Another day In Paradise
She calls out to the man on the street，
“Sir, can you help me?
It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep，
Is there somewhere you can tell me?”
He walks on, doesn't look back,
He pretends he can't hear her,
Starts to whistle as he crosses the street,
Seems embarrassed to be there.
Oh, think twice,
It's another day for you and me in paradise.
Oh, think twice,
It's just another day for you,
You and me in paradise,
Just think about it.
She calls out to the man on the street,
He can see she's been crying,
She's got blisters on the soles of her feet,
She can't walk, but she's trying.
Oh,think twice, is there nothing more anybody can do,
Oh,think twice, there must be something you can say.
You can tell from the lines on her face,
You can see that she's been there.
Probably been moved on from every place,
Because she didn't fit in there.
Oh, think twice,
It's another day for you and me in paradise.
Oh, think twice,
It's just another day for you,
You and me in paradise,
Just think about it.
“Another day In Paradise(天堂里的又一天)”，可称是菲尔创作中的经典之作，菲尔在歌曲中直面现实，将目光投向身边的贫苦百姓，投向冬日寒冷的街头，以蒙太奇手法摄取了城市街头的一个普通场景：在繁华都市的街角，一位无家可归、流离失所的妇女正乞求一位从她眼前走过的、体面的先生伸手援助，然而，铁石心肠的他掩面而过，对耳边哀怨的求助置若罔闻，还吹起口哨，企图掩盖内心的不安。整首歌以第三人称现在时写就，描写出现代都市社会中冷漠的人际关系，同时大胆暴露社会黑暗，并通过歌曲予以无情鞭挞，似乎是在昭示严酷的现实，在批判全社会和政府对于贫困大众的普遍漠视，为生活于社会底层的民众而呐喊呼号，勾起了听众对无家可归者的同情。而嘲讽与自省的口吻也刻画出了现代人在面对如此社会问题时所显现的麻木与无奈。特别值得一提的是歌曲独具匠心的配器。鼓手出身的柯林斯在以击打的鼓声模仿脚步声，踏板之声由弱渐强，迎面而来，听来似脚步声由远及近，是那位铁心先生脚踏皮鞋一路走来，又仿佛是歌者在叩击天堂之门，向上帝发问：为何人世间充满着漆黑寒冷?上帝的公正和仁爱何在?再一听，又像歌者在叩击心扉、扪心自问，这对于一位流行歌星来说实在是难能可贵。
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