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[Verse 1]
We were born before the wind
Also younger than the sun
Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic
[Verse 2]
Hark, now hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly
Into the mystic
[Pre-Chorus]
And when that foghorn blows
I will be coming home, mm-mm
And when the foghorn blows
I want to hear it, I don’t have to fear it
[Chorus]
And I want to rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And magnificently we will float
Into the mystic, mmm
[Instrumental Verse]
[Pre-Chorus]
When that foghorn blows
You know I will be coming home, mm-ah
And when that foghorn whistle blows
I gotta hear it, I don’t have to fear it
[Chorus]
And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will float
Into the mystic
Come on, girl
[Instrumental Verse]
[Outro]
Too late to stop now
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Van Morrison 是搖滾樂史上「愛爾蘭靈魂樂」的代表人物之一。他把靈魂樂灌注於愛爾蘭民謠與凱爾特氣息中，唱腔很有特色。〈Into the Mystic〉收錄在 1970 年的《Moondance》。《Astral Weeks》被奉為神作，銷售卻不是太理想，Morrison 因此把下一張專輯做得更明亮、更親切。但這首歌仍保留了《Astral Weeks》的幽微感：木吉他開場，貝斯像船身緩慢晃動，薩克斯風則化成遠方霧笛。歌名最初是〈Into the Misty〉，後來才從「霧濛濛」變成「神祕」。歌詞保留 born／borne、sun／son 等雙關，讓航海、愛情、死亡與宗教感彼此重疊。用他自己的話來說，這些歌詞描寫的是「成為宇宙的一部分」。貝爾法斯特港口的海風、霧笛與水手，在 Van Morrison 手中既是真實的記憶，也是靈魂遠行的隱喻。這麼多年下來，〈Into the Mystic〉總是耐聽的，因為它一直能把我帶進更深、更遠的地方。是首在長途巴士上適合閉上眼，細聽的那種旅行歌。
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大人歌單：Into the Mystics。
影像來源：Pixabay
