另一個獨立時代

我們早已習慣這種沒有肢體語言或豐富表情的簡短溝通，從新聞台到部落格到icq/msn噗浪Twitter臉書，大家快樂的丟灑心情，有人像在無目的灌溉，有人尋求螢幕右下角的一絲回應。臉書上的朋友愈來愈多，但真正認識的愈來愈少。語言變得愈來愈稀罕，內向的人好像增添了不少。漸漸我們愈來愈不懂相處之道，不懂怎麼跟人溝通。組成於美國加洲的Post Punk/New Wave樂團於1985年出版的Holy Wars唱片中，有一首歌曲叫 In A Manner of Speaking，由華裔成員Winston Tong主唱，歌曲的憂怨意境襯托出對溝通的渴望，You told me everything but saying nothing，在這google 可得到豐富資料的世代不是如此嗎？但真正的內心感受或電腦背後的你我，又如何google得到？

In A Manner of Speaking ~ Tuxedomoon

In a manner of speaking I just want to say
That I could never forget the way
You told me everything
By saying nothing
In a manner of speaking I don’t understand
How love in silence becomes reprimand
But the may I feel about you is beyond words
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me everything

In a manner of speaking Semantiks won't do
In this life that we live we only make do
And the way that we feel might have to be sacrificed

So in a manner of speaking
I just want to say
That like you I should find a way
To tell you everything
By saying nothing
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
Give me the words
Give me the words
Give me the words