I hate to see you cry Lying there in that position There's things you need to hear So turn off your tears And listen
Pain throws your heart to the ground Love turns the whole thing around No it won't all go the way it should But I know the heart of life is good
You know, it's nothing new Bad news never had good timing But, then your circle of friends Will defend the silver lining
Pain throws your heart to the ground Love turns the whole thing around No it won't all go the way it should But I know the heart of life is good
Pain throws your heart to the ground Love turns the whole thing around Fear is a friend who's misunderstood But I know the heart of life is good I know it's good
從一出道,才華橫溢的John Mayer就被很多行家看好。但直到這張《Continuum》的麵世,我們才真正感受到這位音樂才子的成熟。總的來說,《Continuum》是一張吉他出色,充滿靈性而又非常悅耳的專輯。而無論是這張專輯的曲風,還是John Mayer的唱腔都能體現出他受Blues,Jazz和老式R&B音樂的影響都是非常重的。開場曲《Waiting On The World To Change》,民謠曲風的《The Heart Of Life》,慢版流行布魯斯小調《Slow Dancing In A Burning Room》都是十分動聽的曲目。其中,《Slow Dancing In A Burning Room》中的吉他演奏簡直與這首歌曲的名字一樣煽情。通過鋼琴伴奏的《Dreaming With A Broken Heart》以及略帶Jazz曲風的結束曲《I'm Gonna Find Another You》,很多以前不是John Mayer歌迷的聽眾或許都會被他所打動。此外,《Bold As Love》是John Mayer翻彈吉他巫師吉米·亨德裏克斯(Jimi Hendrix)的名曲。雖然Mayer的版本在很多人心目中遠不能同原版相比,但年輕一代的音樂人敢於嚐試這種類型的曲子本身就是值得鼓勵的,何況,John Mayer的演繹本身也是相當棒的。