미국 시카고 출생. 5세 때부터 아버지의 상업광고에 등장해 17세까지 CM송을 노래했다. 1987년 데뷔앨범 《Richard Max》를 발표해 1988년 더블 프래티넘을 획득했다. 영화 《데킬라 선라이즈》의 주제곡 를 작곡했으며 여성 메탈그룹 빅슨·포코·에니모션 등에게 곡을 주어 능력을 인정받았다. 1989년 두 번째 앨범 《Repeat Offender》를 발표하였다. 앨범은 트리플 플래티넘을 획득했으며 1991년 세 번째 앨범《Rush Street》를 내놓고 내한하였다. .... ....
Seek and you shall find what you may already have. Sometimes it's your own shadow standing in your path. I have spent my life with a vision of myself, But I may have been somebody, somebody else. I feel a change in the tide As I hold my heart open wide.
Never Knew what I could be. I never felt the power inside of me. Now I stand in all the wonder That the mirror couldn't see. I have the power inside of me, yeah. I have the power inside of me.
Every time I held a rose, I only felt the thorns. I feel like today's the day I finally was born. Now that I see me through these eyes, I can do more than fantasize.
Never Knew what I could be. I never felt the power inside of me. Now I stand in all the wonder That the mirror couldn't see! I have the power inside of me, oh woah. Inside of me, Inside of me! Yeah.
We Were Strangers Starting Out On A Journey Never Dreaming What We'd Have To Go Through Now Here We Are And I'm Suddenly Standing At The Beginning With You
No One Told Me I Was Going To Find You Unexpected What You Did To My Heart When I Lost Hope You Were There To Remind Me This Is The Start
* Life Is A Road And I Want To Keep Going Love Is A River I Wanna Keep Flowing Life Is The Road Now And Forever Wonderful Journey I'll Be There When The World Stops Turning I'll Be There When The Storm Is Through In The End I Wanna Be Standing At The Beginning With You
We Were Strangers On A Crazy Adventure Never Dreaming How Our Dreams Would Come True Now Here We Stand Unafraid Of The Future And The Beginning With You
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I Knew There Was Somebody Somewhere Like Me Alone In The Dark Now I Know My Dream Will Live On I've Been Waiting So Long Nothing's Gonna Tear Us Apart
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Life Is A Road And I Wanna Keep Going Love Is A River I Wanna Keep Going On Starting Out On A Journey
Life Is A Road And I Wanna Keep Going Love Is A River I Wanna Keep Flowing In The End I Wanna Be Standing At The Beginning With You
Wise men say only fools rush in. But I can't help falling in love with you. Shall I stay? Would it be a sin? If I, I can't help falling in love with you. Like a river flows, surely to the sea, Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be. Take my hand, take my whole life too. For I, I can't help falling in love with you. Like a river flows, surely to the sea, Darling so it goes, some things are meant to be. Take my hand; take my whole life too. For I, I can't help falling in love with you. No I, I can't help falling in love with you.
My mother came to hazard when I was just seven Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes That boy's not right Three years ago when I came to know Mary First time that someone looked beyond the rumers and the lies And saw the man inside
We used to walk down by the river She loved to watch the sun go down We used to walk along the river And dream our way out of this town
No one understood what I felt for Mary No one cared until the night she went out walking alone And never came home Man with a badge came knocking next morning Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly Pointed right at me
I swear I felt her by the river I swear I felt her safe and sound I need to make it to the river And leave this old Nebraska town
I think about my life gone by And how it's done me wrong There's no escape for me this time All of my rescues are gone, long gone
I swear I felt her by the river I swear I felt her safe and sound I need to make it to the river And leave this old Nebraska town
Summer came And left without a warning All at once I looked and you were gone And how you're looking back at me Searching for a way that we can be like we were before
Now I'm back to what I knew before you Somehow the city doesn't look the same I'd give my life for one more night of having you here to hold me tight Oh, please take me there again
And I remember how you loved me Time was all we had until the day we said goodbye I remember every moment of those endless summer nights
I still recall the walks along the beaches And the way your hair would glisten in the sun Rising in the afternoon Making love to you under the moon
Do you remember all the nights we spent in silence Every single breath you took was mine We can have it all again Say that you'll be with me when the sun brings you heart to mine
And I remember how you loved me Time was all we had until the day we said goodbye I remember every moment of those endless summer nights
There's only so much I can say So please don't run away from what we have together It's only you and me tonight So let's stay lost in flight Oh, won't you please surrender
And I remember how you loved me Time was all we had until the day we said goodbye I remember every moment of those endless summer nights
-해석- 여름은 왔다가 아무 말도 없이 가버렸어요 문득 바라보니 당신이 떠났더군요 우리가 사이가 예전으로 돌아갈 수 있는 길을 찾으며 뒤돌아 나를 바라 보던 당신의 모습
이제 난 당신을 만나기 전으로 돌아왔어요 어찌된 일인지 도시의 모습은 예전같지 않아요 나를 꼬옥 안아 줄 당신과의 하룻밤을 위해서라면 목숨도 버리겠어요 제발, 날 다시 그 때로 데려가 주세요
당신이 날 어떻게 사랑했는지 알아요 우리가 이별을 고하기 전까지 우리에는 주어진 건 시간뿐이었어요 그 오랜 여름날 밤을 난 순간순간 기억해요
해변을 따라 걸었던 산책, 햇살에 반짝이던 당신의 머릿결, 오후에 일어나 달님아래 나누던 사랑을 난 아직도 기억해요
아무 말없이 지샜던 그 모든 밤을 기억하나요 당신의 숨결 하나하나에 난 매료됐었죠 우린 다시 돌아갈 수 있어요 태양에 당신의 마음이 내게 끌리면 나와 함께 있어주겠다고 말해 줘요
당신이 날 어떻게 사랑했는지 알아요 우리가 이별을 고하기 전까지 우리에는 주어진 건 시간뿐이었어요 그 오랜 여름날 밤을 난 순간순간 기억해요
내겐 할 말이 너무도 많아요 제발 우리 함께 했던 날들을 버리고 떠나지 말아요 오늘밤은 당신과 나 뿐인걸요 하늘을 날 듯 빠져 보는 거에요 내 사랑을 받아 주지 않을래요
당신이 날 어떻게 사랑했는지 알아요 우리가 이별을 고하기 전까지 우리에는 주어진 건 시간뿐이었어요 그 오랜 여름날 밤을 난 순간순간 기억해요
Whenever I'm weary from the battles that rage in my head 내 머리에서 솟구쳐 일어나는 고뇌로 내가 지칠때에도 You make sense of madness when my sanity hangs by a thread 당신은 내가 위기에 처했을때의 괴로운 심정을 이해해 주었지 I lose my way but still you seem to understand 내가 갈길을 잃어도 당신은 나를 여전히 이해하는 듯 하지요 Now and forever I will be your man 난 언제나 영원히 당신의 남자야
Sometimes I just hold you Too caught up in me to see 때때로 내게 너무도 흠뻑 빠져 아무것도 보지 못하게 당신을 붙잡아 두기도 하지요. I'm holding a fortune that heaven has given to me 저는 하늘이 나에게 준 복을 안고 있는거지요. I'll try to show you each and every way I can 나는 할 수 있는 각각의 그리고 모든 방법을 보여드릴려고 노력할께요 Now and forever I will be your man 지금 그리고 영원히 내가 당신의 남자가 될거야
Now I can rest my worries and always be sure 나의 지친 맘을 달래주는 당신 That I won't be alone anymore 이제 더 이상 외롭지 않을거라 생각해요 If I'd only known you were there all the time 내가 오직 원하는 당신만이 언제나 곁에 있어준다면. All this time 이생 내내
Until the day the ocean doesn't touch the sand 바다가 모래를 적시지 않는 날이 올때까지 Now and forever I will be your man 난 언제나 영원히 당신의 사람인거야 Now and forever I will be your man 난 언제나 영원히 당신의 남자가 될께
Oceans apart day after day And I slowly go insane 바다를 사이에 두고 헤어져 하루하루를 보내며 나는 조금씩 미쳐갑니다 I hear your voice on the line But it doesn't stop the pain 전화로 그대 목소리를 듣지만 고통은 멈추지 않네요 If I see you next to never How can we say forever 그대를 볼 수 없다면 어떻게 영원이란 말을 할 수 있을까요
Wherever you go Whatever you do 그대 어디로 가든 그대 무엇을 하든 I will be right here waiting for you 나는 바로 여기서 그대를 기다릴께요 Whatever it takes Or how my heart breaks 어떤 대가를 치르더라도 내 마음이 찢어진다해도 I will be right here waiting for you 나는 바로 이 자리에서 그대를 기다릴께요
I took for granted all the times 난 그대와의 시간들을 당연한 거라 여겼죠 That I thought would last somehow 우리 사랑은 영원할 거라 생각했어요 I hear the laughter, I taste the tears 그대 웃음소리가 내 귓가에 맴돌고 난 눈물이 흘러내려요 But I can't get near you now 하지만 지금은 그대 곁으로 다가갈 수 없군요 Oh, can't you see it, baby 아, 그대 모르시나요 You've got me going crazy 그대를 미칠 듯이 사랑해요
Wherever you go Whatever you do 그대 어디로 가든 그대 무엇을 하든 I will be right here waiting for you 나는 바로 여기서 그대를 기다릴께요 Whatever it takes Or how my heart breaks 어떤 대가를 치르더라도 내 마음이 찢어진다해도 I will be right here waiting for you 나는 바로 이 자리에서 그대를 기다릴께요
I wonder how we can survive this romance 어떻게 이 사랑을 이어갈 수 있을까 고민하지만 But in the end if I'm with you 끝까지 그대와 함께 할 수 있다면 I'll take the chance 모든 걸 걸어보겠어요
Oh, can't you see it, baby 아, 그대 모르시나요 You've got me going crazy 그대를 미칠 듯이 사랑해요
Wherever you go Whatever you do 그대 어디로 가든 그대 무엇을 하든 I will be right here waiting for you 나는 바로 여기서 그대를 기다릴께요 Whatever it takes Or how my heart breaks 어떤 대가를 치르더라도 내 마음이 찢어진다해도 I will be right here waiting for you 나는 바로 이 자리에서 그대를 기다릴께요 Waiting for you 그대를 기다릴께요
Hey, you got the look of a lonely woman's eyes What'cha thinking when you're standing so close to me Ain't no law says a man can't fantasize There's a secret locked up in you tight Ooh, I'd love to turn the key . Whoah, playing with fire Whoah, fighting my desire, baby Whoah, my conscience is a liar Oh, Lord, have mercy on the shameless sinner Whoah, playing with fire Whoah, walking on a wire, now I Whoah, I face the crucifier What'cha doin' to me . Live by rules made up by society But I guess I must've missed election day 'Cause so much about you looks so good to me, yeah For what I'm thinking I could go to jail But some laws are born to break . Whoah, playing with fire Whoah, fightin' my desire, baby Whoah, my conscience is a liar Oh, Lord, have mercy on the shameless sinner Whoah, playing with fire Whoah, stakes are getting higher, now I Whoah, I face the crucifier Look what'cha doin' to me . Whoah, playing with fire Whoah, fighting my desire, baby Whoah, my conscience is a liar Oh, Lord, have mercy on the shameless sinner Whoah, playing with fire Whoah, walking on a wire, now I Whoah, I face the crucifier . Whoah, playing with fire Whoah, fighting my desire, baby Ooh, I'm beggin' you Lord, have mercy on the shameless sinner Whoah, playing with fire Whoah, stakes are getting higher I think I'm losing it, oooh
Victim of temptation Can't make it go away You see it and you want it baby Never hear a word I say You know I don't want nothing I don't deserve Oh, no I won't take less than I know I'm worth . All this talking makes me feel like a monkey in a cage Ain't no point in trying to change a man of my age . Love unemotional, purely physical What I'm staying for's a mystery to me Love unemotional, the heart's invisable Love unemotional is what you want from me . People say I'm crazy Wonder why I play your game Sure beats feeling lonely, baby But the story ends the same I want to feel like I'm living in a fairy tale Don't want to be just another broken heart for sale . Do I have to hit my knees and beg for something more Maybe this is not the love I've waited for . Love unemotional, simply physical What I'm staying for's a mystery to me Love unemotional, the girl's insatiable Love unemotional is what you want from me . You feel no shame in being so unkind All touch and zero feeling I don't see a way of changing, your mind . Girl, this kind of life is bound to leave you all alone The light inside your heart is on, but no one's home . Love unemotional, purely physical What I'm looking for's a mystery to me Love unemotional, the heart's invisable Love unemotional's what you want from me . Love unemotional, the soul's invisable What I'm doing here's a mystery to me Love unemotional, the girl's insatiable Love unemotional's what you want from me (You're just a victim of yourself) (You're just a victim of yourself) You're just a victim (You're just a victim of yourself) You're just a victim (You're just a victim of yourself) Yeah yeah (You're just a victim of yourself
You know just flow to hurt me And how to take all the pain away Girl, you must be the devil in disguise There were times, I think you knew When I was so afraid of you There's some kind of madness in your eyes You know a place buried deep in my heart Nobody else can see Something in you has taken some kind of hold on me
I don't know why I keep coming back to you, baby I don't know why I keep coming back to you To you baby
You say we shouldn't be lovers And I say we can't just be friends And all this talking just makes me want me want you more You've got a way of confusing a heart That nobody else could do Why should I try, I don't want to get over you
I don't know why I keep coming back to you, baby Just tell me why I keep coming back to you I don't know why I keep coming back to you, my baby Tell me why I keep coming back to you
I'm so in love, so in love with the games that you play So in love, and nothing can keep me away You've got a way of confusing a heart That nobody else could do Why should I try, I don't want to get over you
I don't know why I keep coming back to you, baby Just tell me why I keep coming back to you I don't know why I keep coming back to you, baby Teel me why I keep coming back to you I don't know why I keep coming back to you, baby Tell me why I keep coming back to you I don't know why I keep coming back to you, baby Just tell me why I keep coming back to you
My mother came to hazard when I was just seven Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes That boy's not right Three years ago when I came to know Mary First time that someone looked beyond the rumers and the lies And saw the man inside We used to walk down by the river She loved to watch the sun go down We used to walk along the river And dream our way out of this town
No one understood what I felt for Mary No one cared until the night she went out walking alone And never came home Man with a badge came knocking next morning Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly Pointed right at me I swear I felt her by the river I swear I felt her safe and sound I need to make it to the river And leave this old Nebraska town I think about my life gone by And how it's done me wrong There's no escape for me this time All of my rescues are gone, long gone
I swear I felt her by the river I swear I felt her safe and sound I need to make it to the river And leave this old Nebraska town
We're all victims of the system, still we love to place the blame, we're running out of choices and there's no rules to the game. I'm getting tired of feeling this way, what can a single man do? what can he say? Every day you walk the edge of a knife, you're left with nothing at the end of your life. They've got their hands in your pocket, they'll take the clothes off your back... ...They'll stop you like a heart attack. We put people into power but we fight our wars alone, they take such good care of the rest of the world, but, what about the folks? At home, oh yeah! Point the finger at the man you chose, he'll say he's sorry, but it's just the way it goes. He sits in judgement like a king on a throne, 'till that November when he'll beg for a bone... ...Brother, don't ignore the facts...!
I had a dream that you stood right in front of me And called to me in black and white Though I could see you, I couldn't reach you You faded into the light
And when the sun turns a dream to reality I'm left with such an empty space I feel your spirit, know that I'm near it I swear I can see your face
Hear me calling you Calling you But you just don't seem to answer anymore
Am I supposed to pretend I don't feel the pain Like it happened only yesterday No use in trying, to stop the crying I can't make it go away
Hear me calling you Calling you But you just don't seem to answer anymore
I'm calling you Calling you And I'm afraid you won't answer anymore
Where is the healing you promised me Maybe this feeling will burn in me forever
Hear me calling you Calling you But you just don't seem to answer anymore
I'm calling you Calling you And I'm afraid that you won't answer anymore
Calling you And I'm afraid that you won't answer anymore
You're the queen of your own little world - you really made a splash Got the offers rollin' in but you're nothing more than high paid trash Everybody wants to know what goes on in your head Pity if they found out that you're lonely in your bed Maybe it all happened to you just a little too fast
Won't let anybody touch you So you do it for yourself Plain to see there's a woman ... Cryin' out for help
You're a superstar, but you don't know who you are And your money won't get you very far You're a mystery, nothing can set you free Your demons haunt you endlessly
You face the end of your youth in a tired little masquerade You talk to people with a tongue like a newly sharpened razor blade Yours is not a life that lets you take a look inside Morals and convictions meet a fate of genocide But in the end you'll be sleeping in the bed you made
All you want's a daddy The one you never had (There's) a need for understanding ... Achin' in you bad
You're a superstar, but you don't know who you are And your money won't get you very far You're a mystery, it seems so clear to me There's something that you'd rather be
Take a look around you now before it's much too late Make the choice to change or be a victim of your fate All your life you've been running from the girl inside
You're a superstar, but you don't know who you are And your fame won't get you very far You're a mystery, oh but it's plain to see yeah There's someone that you'd rather be ....
You're a superstar ... And your money won't get you very far You're a mystery, and it's plain to me yeah There's someone that you'd rather be ...." SUPERSTAR : Richard Marx (c) 1991 Chi-Boy Music ASCAP
She's still another party blonde / Who had it all her way Now just another hanger on / With a faded resume He's gonna be a leading man / In the Gary Cooper mold Now working at a pretzel stand / But it's him that's getting sold
Big dreamer gonna take the town / But she's running out of time Still singing at a sleazy lounge / To a house of drooling swine Self satisfied narcissist / With a body like a god He's thinking that's all there is / But I don't want that job
Streets of pain / They don't hear the crying Streets of pain / Never felt the tears Streets of pain / They just keep on lying Get it through your head / 'Cause some things never change
Won't it finally be obvious / That there's very little chance Can't they see it's a Greyhound bus / And not their handsome prince Isn't anybody satisfied / With the average girl next door Does she have to be glamorized / So the world will love her more
Streets of pain / Sinking like a rock in a river Streets of pain / Never felt so cold Streets of pain / Lower than a snake can slither Not to mention all the / Stories never told
Pretty girl becomes a socialite / Standing in somebody else's light Anything can happen late at night In the morning she'll be out of sight Made a million on a lucky streak / Threw it all away as foolishly One of many comic tragedies / What else can there be
So you better get on the road / To the desolation station And you better bring all you own / It's a permanent vacation We're waiting here with open arms / But it isn't what it seems Just looking for the boulevard / On the trail of broken dreams
Streets of pain / They don't hear the crying Streets of pain / Never felt the tears Streets of pain / They just keep on lying Get it through your head / 'Cause some things never change Streets of pain / Sinking like a rock in a river Streets of pain / Never felt so cold Streets of pain / Lower than a snake can slither Not to mention all the / Stories never told
Got a house full of fortune and they pay me in gold For something I'd do for free But there's still something missing that a man can't hold It's like a weight over me
So scared the thrill will be gone But I'm the one who keeps the pressure on
All I've got is all I need But I get no sleep and I'm tired to the bone All I've got is all I need But I get no sleep and I know I'm not alone
Well, I'm sick of walking 'round with blood in my eyes Just keeping up with this town I'm a roadrunner racing, but I don't see the signs I've got to learn to slow down
My life makes it hard to complain But there's time I'd take my school days back again
All I've got is all I need But I get no sleep and I'm tired to the bone All I've got is all I need But I get no sleep and I know I'm not alone
Four o'clock and I'm still counting sheep Love to change the system, but I'm in too deep I keep the pressure far away as I can But it still comes back again, back again, yeah, yeah
My life makes it hard to complain But there's time I'd take my school days back again
All I've got is all I need But I get no sleep and I'm tired to the bone All I've got is all I need But I get no sleep and I know I'm not alone All I've got is all I need But I get no sleep and I'm sure I'm not alone I'm not alone, yeah
I've been searching / Not the first or the last Trying to figure out the mystery of the half empty glass Time is turning for the rest of the world While a temporary leap of faith helps the story unfurl
They say that hearts don't stay broken Even though the scars remain And eyes don't stay swollen Even if it feels that way
But it's not that serious / I'm a big boy now And I'm not delirious / So don't show me how Cause I've gotten beyond the agony And my perspective is saving me
Never doubted what the cards would reveal And if the joker showed his ugly face Not that big of a deal It's just a moment in the scheme of it all But it's difficult to visualize when the axe starts to fall
But then a heart won't stay broken Even on its darkest day The right door could open Pick you up and drift away
But it's not that serious / I'm a big boy now And I'm not delirious / So don't show me how Cause I've gotten beyond the agony And my perspective is saving me
With all the confusion How does anybody come through But life is illusion And no one can tell you what you've gotta do
You know a heart won't stay broken Even on its darkest day The right door could open Pick you up and drift away
Out of my sight But the vision is still the same Out of my mind But the memory remains unchanged stones thrown in anger hold twice the hurt Return to sender could only make things worse
Girl, You've got to break these chains around my heart Cause I've been lonely too long You've got to break these chains around my heart So I can finally get on with my life
Don't ask me why Why I've lived with this all alone Locked up inside And it's cutting me to the bone Love is a stranger avoiding me Beware of danger's the only sign I see
Girl, You've got to break these chains around my heart Cause I've been lonely too long You've got to break these chains around my heart So I can finally get on with my life
Are you listening Is there something that you'd like to say Am I getting through Are you just gonna leave me this way
Girl, You've got to break these chains around my heart Before it tears me in two You've got to break these chains around my heart That's all I'm asking of you You've got to break these chains around my heart Cause I've been lonely too long You've got to break these chains around my heart So I can finally get on with my life
나에게 리처드 막스는 바로 이 곡이다. Now and forever도 아니고
Right here waiting도 아니고 바로 Slipping away.
이 노래를 아주아주 예전에 무슨 컴필레이션 음반에서 첨 들었는데
그냥 이유없이 너무너무 좋았다.
나중에 이 노래를 또 듣고 싶어서 앨범을 사기 위해 온갖 씨디몰을 다 뒤졌건만
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