Regina Spektor 新专辑里有一首叫《Coin》的歌，播放量特别少，旋律也就两段、四个和弦反复，不过歌词是我听一次就哭的那种。特来推荐。我读写英文诗的障碍就是动词名词知道的太少，能用来做比喻的文化知识更少，但这首歌不用任何一个生词、任何一个文化概念，就能把人唱哭。

我把一枚硬币给了一个巫师
他给我看了一个非常光明的未来
我很开心我看到了一切
但我又害怕地醒来

I gave a coin to a shaman
He showed me a vision so bright
I was so glad to have seen it all
But I awoke with a fright

所以我把一枚硬币给了一个科学家
他告诉我我是哪个数字
告诉我事情要发生的顺序
但我忘记顺序是什么了

So I gave a coin to a scientist
Who showed me which number I was
Told me the order of things to come
But I forgot what it was

所以我把一枚硬币给了一个总统
他让我去打他的战争
我还是不知道谁赢了，谁输了
我还是不知道它是为了什么

So I gave a coin to a president
He sent me to fight in his war
I still don’t know who won, who lost
I still don’t know what it was for

（副歌）
关上所有的门吧
坐在地上
他们会来要更多
一直来要更多

Just lock all the doors
And get down on the floor
They’ll be coming for more
Always coming for more

所以我把下一枚硬币给了一个婴儿
他把它放进自己的嘴里
整吞了下去，然后开始爬
我知道他完全不会记得我

So I gave my next coin to a baby
He took it to put in his mouth
Swallowed it whole then started to crawl
I knew he wouldn’t remember me at all

（副歌）
当他长大，看这个世界
当他长大，没有任何东西可以抓住
当他长大，发现那是我的错

When he grew up and took a look at the world
When he grew up and had nothing to hold
When he grew up and saw it’s my fault

所以我拿起我最后一枚硬币，我把它给了你
你笑了，说“你不应该给我的”
但是你的眼睛比嘴巴更响亮
你的眼睛说谢谢
你的眼睛说爱

So I took my last coin and I gave it to you
You smiled and said Oh you shouldn’t have
But your eyes spoke louder than your mouth
Your eyes said thank you
Your eyes said love

（副歌）
爱就够了
足够成为留下来的理由
爱就够了

Love is enough
of a reason to stay
Love is enough