芝加哥……”他指向那个被毁坏的商店门脸,“也发生同样的事!请控制你们情绪吧,呼唤爱和上帝!”
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
Man ya gotta have love, this'll set us straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate, to the love ya'll
宋亚和菲姬等人走进旁边的中餐馆,“这家伙,没多少听众呢就开始喊了,晚上还有力气吗?”躲在靠落地窗的座位上,不停观望外面的古德曼吐槽。
“放心吧,他们就是干这一行的。”海登问,“APLUS,你帮华埠解决掉这次危机之后,准备怎么做后续公关?会有不少闲言碎语的。”
宋亚和迪昂威尔逊和Common Sense等人碰拳拥抱,“感谢你们能来。没有后续公关了,我打算直接发首歌阐明态度,顺便靠着这个热度发专,这也将是我首专的最后一首歌。”他回答。
“阐明什么态度?”
“迷茫,一个十七岁的少年,看到洛杉矶的乱象,族群的仇杀,肆意的抢劫和伤害,我迷茫了……”
得到天启的宋亚双手自信地按在胸口,侃侃而谈,“我不知道该支持谁,也不知道谁是对的谁是错的,我也不懂得多大的道理。但我现在只想问一个问题,一个大大的问号。为什么事情会演变成这个样子,米国到底怎么了?各种族之间发生了什么问题?这世间还有大爱的存在吗?人们……何以至此?”
海登和叶列莫夫对视一眼,“好像不错噢,你有灵感了吗?”
“纸笔。”宋亚伸出手。
海登取出纸笔给他铺好。
宋亚落笔如飞,一段伴奏当场一挥而就,“迪莱,你来吧。”
“OK。”迪莱先试了三遍,然后开始。
People killin'
People dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them crying
Will you practice what you preach
Or would you turn the other cheek
Father father father, help us
Send some guidance from above
These people got me got me questionin'
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love, the love, my love
他唱到这,忽然脸色大变,扭头看向旁边的菲姬。
“你唱得真好,词曲也棒极了。”菲姬正趴在桌上,双手托着下巴,一脸崇拜地看着自己,不光她,还有悄悄跟着进来的卡茜蒂、塔拉吉,甚至在场的各年龄段男人们。
没想到,继小李子之后,这个时代第二位在天启MV中被他认出的人,竟然是天天睡在自己枕边的菲姬……难道她以后也会大红吗?
“怎么了?”菲姬蠢萌地低头检查自己的领口,“刚才走光了吗?”
“没有。”宋亚神色复杂,未来少了婴儿肥,脸颊变瘦下巴变尖之后的她……比现在丑多了……
it just ain't the same
old ways have changed
世事无常,他有些怅然若失。
“APLUS?”在场的人们奇怪地看着他。
“呃,没什么。”他甩甩头,现在不是纠结这个的时候,“我把整个词曲写下来,我们就在这练,正好要守到明天早上。”
他当场写词曲,当场分发,“我负责副歌以及部分RAP,菲姬你负责Where is the love, the love, my love这几句,迪莱你有一段,Common Sense你也有,艾尔,你负责最后那段RAP行吗?能搞定吗?”
原曲里关于恐怖分子和CIA、瘸帮、血帮、3K党的几个名词被他替换成了其他名词。
叶列莫夫看他写好完整词曲,“哇喔哇喔,完美的歌曲,十七岁少年迷茫的诘问,完美避开了一切具体议题,但正适合现在米国大众的心境,以及……”
他和宋亚对视一眼,相互了然,现在焦头烂额的象党应该会很喜欢这首促人自省的歌。
“离开这里我们就回去录歌,粗糙点没关系,叶列莫夫,我要它在明天晚上之前出现在全米各地的电台里。还有BET,还有其他所有乐于让这首歌进入公众视野的电视台。”
开唱片公司的不会缺少乐器,大家很快进入排练状态,这次就连比较傲气的Common Sense都被宋亚折服了,“你确实很叼,APLUS。”
“我知道。”宋亚回答。
晚上,借着抗议游行闹事的年轻黑人男子们冲到了克拉克街边,被宋亚组织起的人墙挡住了去路。
音乐响起。
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
as I'm getting older, ya'll people gets colder
most of us only care about money makin'
selfishness got us followin the wrong direction
wrong information always shown by the media
negative images is the main criteria
infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
whatever happened to the values of humanity?
whatever happened to the fairness and equality
instead of spreading love we spreadin' animosity
lack of understandin' leading us away from unity
that's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
that's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
gotta keep my faith alive till love is found
now ask yourself
People killin'
People dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them crying
Will you practice what you preach
Or would you turn the other cheek
Father father father, help us
Send some guidance from above
These people got me got me questionin'
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love, the love, my love