“我只想和最爱的人一起生活在一个安静的小镇里。每天早上，我们会一起去买新鲜的面包，然后一起步行回家，吃了早饭以后，我们就一起坐着，听一些好听的音乐。”
我说：“如果没有经历过那些汹涌和强烈的情感，便也无法从这样表面平静的旋律中，听出那一丝刻骨铭心的眷恋以及时过境迁的无奈吧。”
我说的，仅仅是我的感受。
我说的，是音乐。
我说的，是Damien Rice。
歌词（online译本）：
Woke up and for the first time the animals were gone
熟悉的清晨 鸟儿却已远走他乡
It's left this house empty now, not sure if I belong
久违的寂静 令我不知身在何方
Yesterday you asked me to write you a pleasant song
昨天你让我为你谱下一曲明朗
I'll do my best now, but you've been gone for so long
我尽力而为 可你早已不在身旁
The window's open now and the winter settles in
寒风推窗而入 冬夜悄然无声
We'll call it Christmas when the adverts begin
又是一年圣诞 熙攘依旧的人群
I love your depression and I love your double chin
我爱你微重的下颏 我爱你隐忍的深情
I love 'most everything that you bring to this offering
我爱你的一切 即便是给我留下的烙印
Oh I know that I left you in places of despair
姑娘 我知道 我曾让你陷入无助和伤悲
Oh I know that I love you, so please throw down your hair
可如果你仍爱我 能否放下你的冷漠与戒备
At night I trip without you, and hope that I don't wake up
独自在晦暗的夜梦中彷徨 只想就此一去不回
'Cause waking up without you is like drinking from an empty cup
醒来不见你的身影 那心痛就像无酒的宿醉
Woke up and for the first time the animals were gone
熟悉的清晨 鸟儿却已远走他乡
Our clocks are ticking now so before our time is gone
一切已成回忆 老钟还在滴答作响
We could get a house and some boxes on the lawn
我们本能买下一幢小屋 草地旁摆上你心爱的木箱
We could make babies and accidental songs
或许我们的孩子 有天也会随我们哼唱
I know I've been a liar and I know I've been a fool
我清楚我的虚伪 我知道我的愚鲁
I hope we didn't break yet, but I'm glad we broke the rules
我多希望一切如初 可我们也曾打破禁锢
My cave is deep now, yet your light is shining through
湿冷的角落 依稀还能触到你的温暖
I cover my eyes, still all I see is you
闭上双眼 黑暗中你的微笑恬美依然
Oh I know that I left you in places of despair
姑娘 我知道 我曾让你陷于无助和伤悲
Oh I know that I love you, so please throw down your hair
可如果你仍爱我 能否放下你的冷漠与戒备
At night I trip without you, and hope that I don't wake up
独自在晦暗的夜梦中彷徨 只想就此一去不回
'Cause waking up without you is like drinking from an empty cup
醒来不见你的身影 那心痛就像无酒的宿醉