本網(wǎng)小評：玫瑰花很美，鮮紅如火、奔放熱烈，火紅的玫瑰永遠(yuǎn)會令情人怦然心動。只是，當(dāng)玫瑰花枯萎時，凋零的花兒是否更顯失意者言之不盡的哀怨、凄惋和無助？

僅就歌詞而言，這首歌獨(dú)具匠心之處在于意象的選取——落日、石頭和凋零的玫瑰花，三者完美的結(jié)合把失戀者凄涼落魄的心境、孤注一擲的堅強(qiáng)以及堅強(qiáng)外表下不堪一擊的脆弱揮灑得淋漓盡致。由此，歌曲雖然反映的是失戀，卻沒有象大多數(shù)失戀歌曲那樣，璇入一發(fā)不可收拾的傷感泥淖，配上主唱清涼、勁道的嗓音，更讓歌曲盡顯Roxette獨(dú)樹一幟的熱烈和奔放…… 

推薦曲目1：It must have been love——此曲后來被收入全球熱門影片Pretty Woman（《風(fēng)月俏佳人》）電影原聲專輯中，是Roxette最成功的作品。    

推薦曲目2：Listen to your heart——與The look同出自專輯Look sharp（《小心》），成為該專輯最受歡迎的熱門單曲之一。  

推薦曲目3：Listen to your heart——D.H.T純美鋼琴伴奏版“不插電”演唱，2005年，正是憑借這首舍掉電子合成后的unplugged翻唱版，名不經(jīng)傳的比利時D.H.T（Dance House Trance）樂隊(duì)得以成功打入美國音樂界。

 推薦曲目4：Joyride—— Roxette 第三章專輯 Joyride 同名主打歌曲，意為“兜風(fēng)、駕車游玩”。有點(diǎn)遺憾，這支曲子本應(yīng)在五一節(jié)期間向您推薦，但不妨保留下來，留待下個假日與您一起快樂去“兜風(fēng)”。

    Lyrics

Fading like a flower             by  Roxette

In a time where the sun descends alone
I ran a long long way from home
To find a heart that's made of stone

I will try, I just need a little time
To get your facerightout of my mind
To see the world through different eyes

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can'tlet go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

Tell me why
When I scream there's no reply
When Ireach outthere's nothing to find
When I sleep Ibreak downand cry
Cry, yeah

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

Fading like a rose
Fading like a rose
Beaten by the storm
I Talking to myself
Getting washed by the rain
It's such a cold cold town
Oh, it's a such cold town

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

   Words and phrases

1.   right:completely; quite（完全地、徹底地，常與off, out 等連用）；例如：

He wandered right off the path. （他一路閑逛，完全偏離了路線。）

2.   let go:放手；放棄

3.   reach out:伸出（雙手）去抓、追求，常與for連用；例如：

The monkey reached out a hand for the banana.（猴子伸出手去夠香蕉。）

Nixon was too shattered to reach out genuinely. （尼克松真的是一蹶不振，心灰意冷了。）

4.   break down:to lose control of one's feelings（感情失去控制）；例如：

John broke down and wept when his mother died.（約翰的媽媽去世了，他止不住失聲痛哭。）