MEMORY （SARAH BRIGHTMAN）

midnight
not a sound from the pavement
has the moon lost her memory?
she is smiling alone
in the lamplight
the withered¹ leaves collect at my feet
and the wind begins to moan
memory
all alone in the moonlight
i can smile at the old days
life was beautiful then
i remember
the time i knew what happiness was
let the memory live again
every street lamp
seems to beat
a fatalistic warning
someone mutters
and a street lamp gutters
and soon it will be morning
daylight
i must wait for the sunrise
i must think of a new life
and i mustn't give in
when the dawn comes
tonight will be a memory too
and a new day will begin
burnt out ends of smoky days
the stale² cold smell of morning
the street lamp dies
another night is over
another day is dawning
touch me
it's so easy to leave me
all alone with my memory
of my days in the sun
if you touch me
you'll understand what happiness is
look a new day has begun ...

1 withered   

adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
• The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

2 stale   

adj.因陈旧而乏味的，过时的；没有新意的

参考例句：

• The room smelled musty and stale.这个房间闻起来有股发霉的陈味儿。
• The bread is too stale to eat.面包太陈不能吃了。