People like Us

持梦菲

美国女歌手Kelly Clarkson从2002年首届《美国偶像》的舞台上走向世界，冠军的头衔带给她耀眼的光环，但她却并未就此止步。在接下来的日子里，她的单曲和专辑纷纷抢占Billboard排行榜前排，一曲“Because of You”更是唱响全球，其中涌动的力量与深情足以触动人们心灵最深处。Kelly幼年遭遇父母离异，出道之前生活落魄，这些特殊经历使她能更真实地面对生活。或许正因如此，她的歌曲总是以平白的歌词和朴实真挚的情感打动人心，配以浑厚却不失温柔的嗓音，总能引爆听者的情绪，励志又催人奋进。

单曲“People like Us”收录在Kelly纪念出道十周年的精选集中，是为主流之外的人而唱的一首励志歌曲。这些人孤独地站在热闹的人群里，因为自身的与众不同，忍受着各种批评和偏见。可是，如果我们注定要生活在一个色彩单一、一成不变的世界里，任何新鲜想法和变革都是忤逆的暴徒行径，你会不会奋起反抗，勇敢地追求自我？Kelly用有力的歌声给出了答案：与众不同的你并不孤独，不必为此而低头，永远不要交出自己的个性，即使在最糟糕的境况里也不要停止发出你的声音，sing it for the people like us。只有人人展现出独特的个性，焕发出不同的色彩，这个世界才会变得更美丽。

We come into this world unknown，

But know that we are not alone.

They try and knock us down.

But change is coming； it's our time now.

Hey ... everybody loses it.

Everybody wants to throw it all away sometimes.

And hey ... yeah， I know what you're going through.

Don't let it get the best of you； you'll make it out alive.

Oh

* People like us we've gotta stick together.

Keep your head up； nothing lasts forever.

Here's to the damned， to the lost and forgotten：

It's hard to get high when you're living on the bottom. *

☆ Oh woah oh oh woah oh

We are all misfits living in a world on fire.

Oh woah oh oh woah oh

Sing it for the people like us， the people like us. ☆

Hey， this is not a funeral.

It's a revolution， after all your tears have turned to rage.

Just wait， everything will be okay，

Even when you're feeling like it's going down in flames.

Oh

Refrain *☆

▲ Oh woah oh oh woah oh

You've just gotta turn it up loud when the flames get higher.

Oh woah oh oh woah oh

Sing it for the people like us， the people like us. ▲

They can't do nothing to you； they can't do nothing to me.

This is the life that we choose； this is the life that we bleed.

So throw your fists in the air；

come out， come out if you dare.

Tonight we're gonna change forever.

Everybody loses it.

Everybody wants to throw it all away sometimes.

Ohh

Refrain *☆

Refrain ▲

Refrain ☆

Refrain ▲

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