這次要介紹給你的歌是 The Academic 的 "Not Your Summer"!
收錄專輯: Community Spirit 發行時間: 2021
The Academic 是一支來自愛爾蘭的獨立搖滾樂團，由四個人組成，分別是 Craig Fitzgerald (主唱)、Dean Gavin (鼓手)，以及兄弟檔 Matthew Murtagh (吉他) 和 Stephen Murtagh (貝斯)。他們的首張專輯名稱是Tales from the Backseat，於2018年發行，並登上愛爾蘭專輯榜 (Irish Albums Chart) 第一名，也在 Choice Music Prize 的年度歌曲項目被提名。他們的第二張專輯 Sitting Pretty 發行於2023年，再次登上愛爾蘭專輯榜第一名。
"Not Your Summer" 收錄於迷你專輯 Community Spirit，同張專輯還有另一首歌曲 "Kids (Don't End Up Like Me)"。
Not Your Summer 的曲風非常符合夏日搖滾，一開始在YouTube Music 上聽到時就覺得非常好聽，雖然是以夏日作為主題，但是歌詞卻充斥青少年的憂鬱感，而不是夏天的陽光、正向和積極，可能也是因為創作於疫情時間，獨處、隔離的感覺會讓人想要「遠離自己」一下。
對於很多人來說，歌詞或許也很容易引起共鳴，經歷落敗感、不順心或被現實綁架，然後以「不需要道歉」的理直氣壯、小小的自私和放縱來面對，在現實中我們不見得能這麼自我中心，但是透過歌曲卻說出某些人的心聲。聽完這首歌後，即便今夏或甚至今年不如意，也都無所謂了，你可以小小的放縱或釋放一下，做一下自己!
中英文歌詞對照
I wanna go, I wanna leave
我想要出發，我想要離開
I need some time away from me
我需要遠離我自己一下
And this is not an apology
這不是道歉
Apologies aren't necessary
沒有必要道歉
If this is it, let this be it
如果是這樣，那就這樣
I need some time to talk it out
我需要一點時間說出口
Don't be surprised, don't be alarmed
不用驚訝，不用緊張
If first impressions start to let you down
要是你對第一印象感到失望
Maybe it's not your summer
也許今年夏天不適合你
Maybe it's not your year
也許今年不如你意
Maybe it's not as easy for you
也許對你來說並不容易
To walk away and disappear
離開和消失談何容易
It feels like your ears are burning
感覺耳朵很刺
Did someone really call your name?
有人在叫你的名字嗎?
Or maybe you were just daydreaming of
或許你只是在做白日夢
Somebody who can make your day
幻想有人可以讓你開心起來
Maybe it's not your summer
也許今年夏天不適合你
Maybe it's not your summеr
也許今年夏天不適合你
I'm on the edge, I'm on thе brink
我感到不安，我要崩潰了
It took a while to walk away
好不容易遠離了一切
Don't you forget, don't you be naive
你別忘了，不要太天真
Confusing love with a sunny day
以為夏天能找到真愛
It took a while to walk away
好不容易遠離了一切
Maybe it's not your summer
也許今年夏天不適合你
Maybe it's not your year
也許今年不如你意
Maybe it's not as easy for you
也許對你來說並不容易
To walk away and disappear
離開和消失談何容易
It feels like your ears are burning
感覺耳朵很刺
Did someone really call your name?
有人在叫你的名字嗎?
Or maybe you were just daydreaming of
或許你只是在做白日夢
Somebody who can make your day
幻想有人可以讓你開心起來
Maybe it's not your summer
也許今年夏天不適合你
Maybe it's not your summеr
也許今年夏天不適合你
I wanna go, I wanna leave
我想要出發，我想要離開
I need some time away from me
我需要遠離我自己一下
And this is not an apology
這不是道歉
Apologies aren't necessary
沒有必要道歉
Maybe it's not your summer
也許今年夏天不適合你
Maybe it's not your year
也許今年不如你意
Maybe it's not as easy for you
也許對你來說並不容易
To walk away and disappear
離開和消失談何容易
It feels like your ears are burning
感覺耳朵很刺
Did someone really call your name?
有人在叫你的名字嗎?
Or maybe you were just daydreaming of
或許你只是在做白日夢
Somebody who can make your day
幻想有人可以讓你開心起來
Somebody who can make your day
幻想有人可以讓你開心起來
Maybe it's not your summer
也許今年夏天不適合你
Maybe it's not your summer
也許今年夏天不適合你
