20240226 Daniel Powter - Bad day

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(가사)

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
You tell me your blue skies fade to grey
You tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on

Because you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Well, you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day

(Oh.. Holiday..)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong (ahhh...)

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh, you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

'Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

(Oh, yeah, yeaaah, yeah)
Had a bad day
(Oh, had a bad day)
Had a bad day
(Oh, yeah, yeah, yeeeeah)
Had a bad day
(Oh, had a bad day)
Had a bad day...
Had a bad day...

 

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캐나다의 팝 가수인 대니얼 파우터가 2005년 발표한 싱글곡이자, 본인의 가장 대표곡인 Bad day이다. 

당시에는 빌보드 핫100은 물론, 연말 차트까지도 1위를 한 대단한 곡이었지만, 이 곡을 끝으로 더이상은 히트곡을 발매하지 못한, 소위 원히트 원더가 되어버린 점이 참 아쉽다.

 

노래 가사도 가사지만, 대니얼 파우터의 목소리도 참 매력적인 노래이다. 가사와 잘 어울리는, 묘하게 돌려보게 되는 뮤비도 인상적. 특별한 것은 없지만, 그렇기에 더 잔잔함이 오래 남는 기분이랄까.

 

참 여러모로 힘들고, 그리 좋지 못한 날들이 이어지는 요즘이다. 

외부의 요인도 있지만(사실은 외부의 요인이 메인인것 같기도 하지만) 내부적으로도 내 마음과 정신이 그리 잘 정렬되지 않는다고 느끼는 중이다. 이럴땐 그냥 억지로 좋은척, 괜찮은 척하기보다는 그냥 담담히 다 인정하고 흘려보내는 것이 도움이 되는 것 같기도 하다.... 라고 쓰지만 사실 잘 모르겠다. 내가 좋지 않은 상황임을 인정하는 것이 소위 T식 문제해결의 측면에서는 도움이 될지 모르겠지만, 내 정신건강과 공감의 측면에서 도움이 되는지는 솔직히 모르겠다.

 

 

나쁜 날, 나쁜 일, 나쁜 생각은 어쩌면 천재지변과 같은 것일지도 모르겠다.

내가 원하지 않는다고 해서 오지 않는 것도 아니고, 그렇다고 겪었을 때 담담하게 흘려보내기에는 너무나도 괴로운, 그런 일들. 뭐, 어쩌겠는가. 결국 인간은 운명과 대결하는 존재인 것을. 이럴땐 또 헤밍웨이를 소환하는수밖에

 

"But man is not made for defeat," he said.

"A man can be destroyed but not defeated"

 

- The Old Man and The Sea -