【Preach】Legend got something to say

MV提及了校園槍擊、有色人種在執法上面對的不公義，以及美國近年愈趨嚴苛的移民政策，有些人可能會覺得為什麼這些事要一再提起，很多歌手都已經唱過這些議題，Gambino唱過、Black Eyed Peas唱過、前前後後許多音樂人都唱過，大家幹嘛老調重彈，問題就在於這些問題仍舊每天發生，到了忍無可忍的地步，每天早上打開手機，就會收到無數社會新聞的推播，已經有無數生命死於冷漠死於偏見死於無心。因此，在被黑暗淹沒之前，即使有些諷刺，John Legend還是要用這首〈Preach〉告訴大家不要只preach，還要在談論、佈道後去行動。即使不提背後含意John Legend極具渲染力的歌聲仍相當值得一聽，在聽完這首歌後坐而言不如起而行，也許世界上大部分問題難以靠我們單獨解決，but do something for nothing，我們一起從小事開始讓世界變得更可愛一點吧！

Lyrics from Genius

[Verse 1]

Every day I wake and everything is broken

每天早上醒來世界已經支離破碎

Turnin' off my phone just to get out of bed

關掉手機才能從床上爬起

Get home every evenin' and history's repeatin'

回家的路一成不變 歷史也天天重演

Turnin' off my phone 'cause it's hurtin' my chest hey

關上手機因為我已無法承受更多

[Pre-Chorus]

And Heaven knows I'm not helpless, yeah

我知道自己還有一絲希望

But what can I do?

但我還能做什麼呢？

I can't see the use in me cryin'

眼淚讓我視線模糊

If I'm not even tryna make the change I wanna see

但如果連我都不試著改變怎麼行……

[Chorus]

I can't sit and hope, I can't just sit and pray that

不能只是坐著乾等 不能只是雙手祈禱而已

I can find the love when all I see is pain

我相信能在苦難中找到愛與和平

Fallin' to my knees, and though I do believe

跪在地上 儘管我對信仰深信不疑

I can't just preach, baby, preach

但不能是說說而已 寶貝

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

喔～喔喔喔喔喔喔喔喔喔

I can't just preach, baby, preach

寶貝 不能只有佈道傳教而已

[Verse 2]

All I hear is voices, everybody's talkin'

每個人都在講 耳裡都是聲音

Nothin' real is happenin' 'cause nothing is new

卻沒有發生新的事情

Now, when all this tragic, and I just feel sedated

悲劇天天上演我卻麻木不仁

Why do I feel numb? Is that all I can do? Yeah

為何我如此冷感無為 難道沒有我可以做的事情？

[Pre-Chorus]

And Heaven knows I'm not helpless, yeah

我知道自己還有一絲希望

But I'm only human

但我只是一介人類

I can't see the use in me cryin'

哭泣沒有幫助

If I'm not even tryna make the change I wanna see

如果連我都不試著改變怎麼行……

[Chorus]

I can't sit and hope, I can't just sit and pray that

不能只是坐著乾等 不能只是雙手祈禱而已

I can find the love when all I see is pain

我相信能在苦難中找到愛與和平

Fallin' to my knees, and though I do believe

跪在地上 儘管我對信仰深信不疑

I can't just preach, baby, preach

但不能是說說而已 寶貝

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

喔～喔喔喔喔喔喔喔喔喔

I can't just preach, baby, preach

寶貝 不能只有佈道傳教而已

[Pre-Chorus]

And Heaven knows I'm not helpless, yeah

我知道自己還有一絲希望

But what can I do?

但我還能做什麼呢？

I can't see the use in me cryin'

哭泣沒有幫助

If I'm not even tryna make the change I wanna see

如果連我都不試著改變怎麼行……

[Chorus]

I can't sit and hope, I can't just sit and pray that

不能只是坐著乾等 不能只是雙手祈禱而已

I can find the love when all I see is pain

我相信能在苦難中找到愛與和平

Fallin' to my knees, and though I do believe

跪在地上 儘管我對信仰深信不疑

I can't just preach, baby, preach

但不能是說說而已 寶貝

Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

喔～喔喔喔喔喔喔喔喔喔

I can't just preach, baby, preach

寶貝 不能只有佈道傳教而已

[Outro]

Fallin' to my knees, and though I do believe

跪在地上 儘管我對信仰深信不疑

I can't just preach, baby, preach

但不能只是講講而已 寶貝 不能只是講講而已