伴奏放出,玛蒂娜的歌声随之响起:
“well,
she
seemed
all
right
by
dawns
early
light(晨曦微光中,她看似无恙)
though
she
looked
a
little
worried
and
weak(却难掩眼底的忧惧与彷徨)
she
tried
to
pretend
he
wasnt
drinkin
again(她强装镇定,假装他未醉如往常)
but
daddy
left
the
proof
on
her
cheek(但父亲掌掴的淤青,早已烙在她脸庞)”
她主歌部分采用接近气声的弱混声,营造出回忆录般的私密感,台下的女性观众下意识握紧身边人的手,呼吸变得短促,部分人眼眶瞬间泛红,这精准触发了她们对暴力暗夜的心理闪回。
“well,