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Owl City is an american electronic band with only one member, Adam Young, who is both songwriter and lead singer, guitarist, keyboard, drummer, arranger, and producer. Since many of his songs are composed during the middle of the night when they are insomnia, they are often quiet and soothing. He likes to use the natural imagery of galaxies, skies, oceans, animals and plants to lyrically, and the style is light and soft, like a sip of ice cream eaten on a hot summer day, with a refreshing sweep away the irritability of the heat.
One of the characteristics of Owl City's songs is that they use a very rich vocabulary, many of which are partially written and even literary, and listening to his songs from time to time is also helpful in accumulating vocabulary.
The song I want to share with you today is Vanilla Twilight, the title of the song literally translates to Vanilla Twilight. Presumably Adam was trying to say that this twilight was so gentle, so peaceful, as intoxicating as the scent of vanilla. The lyrics of this song in Owl City are relatively simple, the sentences are short, the melody is catchy, and it is very convenient for everyone to learn. Let's take a look at what words are worth accumulating in this song:
The stars lean down to kiss you
The stars bend down to kiss you
And I lie awake and miss you
And I tossed and turned to miss you
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere
Give me a large dose of air
'Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly
Because then I can sleep peacefully
But I'll miss your arms around me
But I still miss you wrapping your arms around me
I'd send a postcard to you dear
I will send a postcard to you dear
'Cause I wish you were here
Because I want you to be by my side at this moment
Lean down: Bend over
dose：n. dosage
atmosphere：n. Atmosphere; air
doze off: Doze off
I'll watch the night turn light blue
I would watch the sky slowly turn light blue
But it's not the same without you
But without you everything is bleak
Because it takes two to whisper quietly
Because there are two people to whisper
The silence isn't so bad
I thought the silence wasn't that bad either
Till I look at my hands and feel sad
Until I looked at my own hand and I felt sad
'Cause the spaces between my fingers
For my fingers are empty
Are right where yours fit perfectly
Only your fingers can fill it perfectly
Light blue: Light blue
Whisper: n./v. Whisper, whisper
silence：n. quiescence
I'll find repose in new ways
I tried to turn over and change positions
Though I haven't slept in two days
In fact, I have been sleepless for two days
'Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone
Because the thoughts of you reveal a bone-chilling cold
But drenched in vanilla twilight
But under the shroud of this vanilla-scented twilight
I'll sit on the front porch all night
I'm willing to sit in front of the door all night
Waist-deep in thought because when I think of you
Immerse yourself in waist-deep thoughts
I don't feel so alone
I'm not alone when I think of you
As many times as I blink
Every blink of an eye tonight
I'll think of you tonight
I'll miss you
repose: n./v. Rest, Sleep
nostalgia：n. Nostalgia, nostalgia
chill：n. Cold v. Makes people feel cold
drenched：adj. Soaking wet; shrouded in... Below
vanilla：n. Vanilla adj. Vanilla flavored
twilight：n. Twilight, twilight
porch：n. porch
waist：n. 腰
blink：n. blink
When violet eyes get brighter
When the violet eyes become clear
And heavy wings grow lighter
When the heavy wings become light
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again
I will take another taste of the sky and be reborn
And I'll forget the world that I knew
Then I'll forget about the world as I know it
But I swear I won't forget you
But I swear I can't forget you
Oh, if my voice could reach back through the past
Ah, if my voice could travel back in time
I'll whisper in your ear
I'll whisper it in your ear
Oh,darling. I wish you were here
Ah, my dear, how I wish you were by my side at this moment
violet：n. Violet adj. Violet
In this song, Adam uses a soft voice to slowly express his thoughts about his lover: In such a silent hazy dusk, I sit alone on the steps of the doorway, remembering our past, remembering everything about you, and as I tilted westward, this thought also began to reveal a bone-chilling chill, because I knew that without you, tonight would be sleepless.
So, when you hear this song, do you think of someone who makes you want to sing this song to that person and say "Oh, darling, I wish you were here"?
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