Bastille are an English rock band formed in London in 2010. They began as a solo project by singer-songwriter Dan Smith, who later decided to form a band. The four-piece consists of members; Dan Smith, Chris Wood, William Farquarson and Kyle Simmons. The name of the band derives from Bastille Day – an event celebrated on Smith's birthday, 14 July.

 

巴士底乐团  来自英国伦敦，成立于2010年，起初由词曲创作人 Dan Smith 发声，他后来决定组建一支乐团。团名取自于「法国国庆日(Bastille Day)」，同时也是 Dan Smith 的生日。其余团员有 Chris Wood, William Farquarson 和 Kyle Simmons。

 

 

什么？你还不认识 Bastille 那你可就落伍了 

今天小编要介绍的歌曲是全球热销 ，Billboard 第五、英国排行第二的歌曲 Pompeii 

 

小编知识小提醒庞贝城 是古罗马时的城市之一，因为维苏威火山爆发，一夜之间，庞贝活埋于火山灰下。当庞贝城再次重见天日时，在那儿发现很多古代文物、建筑，因为这个火山的灾难，却避过了时间对事物的摧残，不被俗世所摧毁。

 

 

 

 

I was left to my own devices
到头来 我还是困在自己的网中
Many days fell away with nothing to show
平凡的日子 一天又一天的过

And the walls kept tumbling down
突然 墙砖不停地坍塌、倒下
In the city that we love
在我们所爱的城市 坍方
Great clouds roll over the hills
巨大的乌云笼罩整个山丘
Bringing darkness from above
将黑暗 带到我们的城市中

But if you close your eyes,
但假如你 闭上双眼
Does it almost feel like
是不是就像是
Nothing changed at all?
一切都没有变呢？
And if you close your eyes,
假如你闭上你的眼睛
Does it almost feel like
有没有感觉到
You've been here before?
一切似曾相识呢？
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
为什么 我还能那么地乐观呢？
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
为什么 我还能够乐观看待呢？

We were caught up and lost in all of our vices
我们都被自己的所作所为所禁锢
In your pose as the dust settles around us
直到最后葬身于尘埃中

And the walls kept tumbling down
突然 墙砖不停地坍塌、倒下
In the city that we love
在我们所爱的城市 坍方
Great clouds roll over the hills
巨大的乌云笼罩整个山丘
Bringing darkness from above
将黑暗 带到我们的城市中

But if you close your eyes,
但假如你 闭上双眼
Does it almost feel like
是不是就像是
Nothing changed at all?
一切都没有变呢？
And if you close your eyes,
假如你闭上你的眼睛
Does it almost feel like
有没有感觉到
You've been here before?
一切似曾相识呢？
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
为什么 我还能那么地乐观呢？
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
为什么 我还能够乐观看待呢？

Oh where do we begin?
噢 该从哪开始弥补呢
The rubble or our sins?
从身边的杂乱 还是自身的混浊？
Oh where do we begin?
噢 该从哪开始弥补呢
The rubble or our sins?
从身边的杂乱 还是自身的混浊？

And the walls kept tumbling down
突然 墙砖不停地坍塌、倒下
In the city that we love
在我们所爱的城市 坍方
Great clouds roll over the hills
巨大的乌云笼罩整个山丘
Bringing darkness from above
将黑暗 带到我们的城市中

But if you close your eyes,
但假如你 闭上双眼
Does it almost feel like
是不是就像是
Nothing changed at all?
一切都没有变呢？
And if you close your eyes,
假如你闭上你的眼睛
Does it almost feel like
有没有感觉到
You've been here before?
一切似曾相识呢？
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
为什么 我还能那么地乐观呢？
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
为什么 我还能够乐观看待呢？

If you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?
假若 你闭上双眼 是不是就像甚么都没改变过呢？

 

 

 

 听音乐学英文

 

• tumble down　倒塌; 垮掉
  

The old barn we bought to convert into flats was practically tumbling down.

那个旧谷仓我们买下想改建住房的, 实际上已经快塌了。

• vice (n.) 恶，邪恶

Can't you tell vice from virtue?   难道你不能辨别善恶吗？

• rubble (n.) 碎石；瓦砾堆
  
• sin (n.) 罪孽，罪恶；过错，过失 =vice