修炼爱情

凭什么要失望
藏眼泪到心脏
往事不会说谎别跟他为难
我们两人之间不需要这样
我想

修炼爱情的心酸
学会放好以前的渴望
我们那些信仰 要忘记多难
远距离的欣赏 近距离的迷惘
谁说太阳会找到月亮
别人有的爱
我们不可能模仿

修炼爱情的悲欢
我们这些努力不简单
快乐炼成泪水 是一种勇敢
几年前的幻想 几年后的原谅
为一张脸去养一身伤
别讲想念我 我会受不了这样

记忆它真嚣张
路灯把痛点亮
情人一起看过多少次月亮
他在天空看过多少次遗忘
多少心慌

笑着说爱让人疯狂
哭着说爱让人紧张
忘不了那个人就投降

JJ Lin's 10th anniversary album <<因你 而在Stories Untold>> is due to be out on 13 March. But before the official release, we can already have a chance to listen to two song offerings, 修炼爱情  and  因你而在. The latter, a chirpy upbeat tune dedicated to JJ's fans did not leave a big impression so I am giving that a miss to talk about 修炼爱情, loosely translated into Practice of Love.

I have always enjoyed majority of JJ's works (mainly ballads) because he's a great composer and he sings well. Some of such memorable ballads range from 翅膀 to 学不会,  不存在的情人 . This latest offering, Practice of Love, isn't as "ballad-ish" and carries a more encouraging and positive tone. Frankly, I have been sitting on this post for more than a week since the lyrics aren't so clear-cut and I am trying to understand the story-line (if there is one). Watching the MV didn't help much since it was a animated story and its contents were not easy to relate to. Some of lyrics (chorus and bridge) stood out and I would be selectively covering this song.

修炼爱情的心酸 \ 修炼爱情的悲欢; Love ain't easy and the practice of love is one long arduous journey. It brings along happiness and sadness and I love the contrast/irony of the term 悲欢.

学会放好以前的渴望 \ 我们那些信仰 要忘记多难; Expectations are something we all have and it is never easy learning to let them go.

远距离的欣赏 近距离的迷惘 \ 谁说太阳会找到月亮; Appreciation from far, perplexity when near. It is always good to see other couples happily in love but when experienced first-hand, you may not have the same sweet pleasant relationship.

几年前的幻想 几年后的原谅 \ 为一张脸去养一身伤; The years before spent fantasying about love, the years after and the forgiveness. All the injuries incurred for a lone person.

笑着说爱让人疯狂 \ 哭着说爱让人紧张; Laughingly saying that love makes one go crazy, cryingly saying that love makes people nervous.

忘不了那个人就投降; Admit defeat if you can't forget that person.

Credits: Music Baidu
http://music.baidu.com/song/34201134