The heart of the matter - Don Henley我很愛的 Eagles 主唱 Don Henley 的另一首佳作，收錄於 1989 年 Don Henley 單飛時期的專輯《The End of the Innocence》，歌詞是 Don Henley 與 J.D. Souther 合寫，是二十世紀百大最受歡迎西洋歌曲第七十名，寓意深遠，值得細細品味~~~
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The heart of the matter - Don Henley
I got the call today, I didn’t wanna hear 今天接到一通不想接的電話
But I knew that it would come 但我知道這是遲早的事
An old true friend of ours was talkin’ on the phone 一位熟識的老朋友在線上
She said you’d found someone 她說她有了新的伴侶
And I thought of all the bad luck, 我想好運從不曾降臨在我身上
And the struggles we went through 我們曾經歷那麼多的試煉
And how I lost me and you lost you 但我們還是迷失了
What are these voices outside love’s open door 這些不屬於愛的聲音
Make us throw off our contentment 使我們總是拋棄已到手的幸福
And beg for something more? 並乞求更多
I’m learning to live without you now 如今我學著習慣沒有你的生活
But I miss you sometimes 但有時還是很想念你
The more I know, the less I understand 我知道的愈多，就愈發現自已的無知
All the things I thought I knew, 我以為我都知道
I’m learning again 其實都必須再度學習
I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the heart of the matter 我試著要瞭解事情的真相
But my will gets weak 但我的意志越來越軟弱
And my thoughts seem to scatter 思想越來越無法集中
But I think it’s about forgiveness 但我想這應該是
Forgiveness 原諒與寬恕
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore 就算你已不再愛我
These times are so uncertain 這是一個不確定的時代
There’s a yearning undefined 有許多意義不明的渴望
And people filled with rage 和充滿憤怒的人們
We all need a little tenderness 我們都需要一點溫柔
How can love survive in such a graceless age
學會愛才能在這個粗野的年代生存
The trust and self-assurance that can lead to happiness
信任和自信能引領我們找到幸福
They’re the very things we kill, I guess
我猜，我們已扼殺了這些最重要的事物
Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
傲慢與對抗無法充盈我們的空虛
And the work I put between us, 而我在我們之間所做的事
You know it doesn’t keep me warm 你知道那不會使我更好受
I’m learning to live without you now 如今我學著習慣沒有你的生活
But I miss you, baby 但我想念你，寶貝
The more I know, 我知道的愈多
the less I understand 就愈發現自已的無知
All the things I thought I figured out, 我以為我都搞清楚了
I have to learn again 其實我都必須再次學習
I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the heart of the matter 我試著要瞭解事情的真相
But everything changes 但一切都已改變
And my friends seem to scatter 朋友們似乎已不在我身邊
But I think it’s about forgiveness 但我想這應該是
Forgiveness 原諒與寬恕
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore 就算你已不再愛我
There are people in your life who’ve come and gone
許多人在你的生命中來來去去
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
有人讓你失望，因為他們傷了你的自尊
Better put it all behind you, baby, ’cause life goes on
但你最好忘了它，寶貝，因為生命一直往前行
You keep carryin’ that anger, it’ll eat you up inside, baby
如果你始終滿懷怒氣，它只會侵蝕你的內心
I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the heart of the matter 我試著要瞭解事情的真相
But my will gets weak 但我的意志越來越軟弱
And my thoughts seem to scatter 思想越來越無法集中
But I think it’s about forgiveness 但我想這應該是
Forgiveness 原諒與寬恕
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore 就算你已不再愛我
I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the heart of the matter 我試著要瞭解事情的真相
Because the flesh will get weak 因為肉體會腐朽
And the ashes will scatter 塵土將回歸大地
So I’m thinkin’ about forgiveness 所以這應該是有關
Forgiveness 原諒與寬恕
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore 就算你已不再愛我
