I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie
is made up on your side
When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
Avril Lavigne
And make it OK
I miss you
I haven't felt this way before
Everything that I do
reminds me of you
And the clothes you left
are lyin' on the floor
And they smell just like you
I love the things that you do
When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you
Out here forever
I know we were
Oh oh oh oh oh
All I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I do I give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me
Yeah
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you
艾薇儿是个很清楚自己想要什么的女孩。因此在她创作歌迷们期盼许久的第三张专辑「The Best Damn Thing」时,她的脑海中已经有了非常明确的目标:要让这张专辑很有趣。当艾薇儿在2004年为了她的上一张在全球创下八百万张销售佳绩的专辑「酷到骨子里(Under My Skin)」巡回表演的时候,这位在加拿大出生的庞克-流行劲妹发现她比较偏好表演速度与节奏较快的歌曲,于是,她决定要录制一张专辑,这张专辑要能捕捉到这种让她在舞台上尽情宣泄的冲劲十足、火力全开的超高能量。
「The Best Damn Thing」盛满了热腾腾的吉他演奏、信手拈来就让人琅琅上口的热闹副歌、强力流行庞克、以及叛逆的摇滚态度。这和调性较灰暗、内敛的「酷到骨子里」专辑大相径庭,而在一些像是直率、奔放、跟劈腿男友说掰掰的"Everything Back But You"之类的歌曲里,艾薇儿兴致盎然地为她的歌词构思出虚构情节,而且就像她所说的,这次的歌词灵感不是「直接源自我的日记里」。结果艾薇儿创造出这些收录在本张专辑中的作品,展现出她在创作以及歌唱方面日渐成长的足迹。从优美、有力的"I Can Do Better"(这是艾薇儿个人最偏爱的歌曲之一)到韧性跃动的第一首主打单曲"Girlfriend "-这首歌曲出人意料之外地将嘻哈节拍与强而有力的副歌、拍手声以及女生团体风格的合唱结合在一起,又在其中注入庞克摇滚的改造-,再到情感盈溢的抒情曲""Keep Holding On"─这首歌曲是艾薇儿受邀为20世纪福斯公司的幻想/冒险片「龙骑士(Eragon)」所特别创作的─,都是最好的左证。
拥有一双对于强劲、有吸引力的流行旋律特别敏锐而且训练有素的耳朵,艾薇儿因此可以积极参与「The Best Damn Thing」专辑的每一个创作阶段:从独立谱写自己的歌曲(「我在创作这张专辑里的歌曲时,身边没有唱片公司的人来左右我的意见。」她特别强调,「我非常清楚我要什么样的音乐。」),到选择制作人和合作伙伴,再到回到录音室里一再琢磨吉他和鼓声,艾薇儿都亲自悉心参与,好确保这张专辑将成为她至今最棒的一张作品。这几年她的态度或许更圆融了些,但她仍是无与伦比、勇敢大胆的艺人。「The Best Damn Thing」展现出艾薇儿迈入新阶段后的生命,她已经走过愤世嫉俗的灰暗青少年时期,并且再度于聚光灯下昂首挺立,她已经准备好要尽情享受工作的乐趣、尽情摇滚、甚至尽情舞蹈。这就是-正如她在专辑标题中所说的-她所做过的最棒的事。 [mp3]http://www.zuyuanmo.com/flash/whenyouaregone.mp3[/mp3]