《Where You Come From》是由美國搖滾樂隊The Mighty Mighty Bosstones於2000年1月1日發行的單曲，收錄于樂隊第六張錄音室專輯《Pay Attention》中，由Island Def Jam唱片公司發行。該曲延續了樂隊融合斯卡朋克與硬核搖滾的創作風格，被描述為“輕快的合唱歌曲”，展現了90年代另類搖滾的典型特徵。
歌曲以反覆吟唱“重要的不是來處，而是去向”為核心意象，通過“齒輪”“時鐘”等隱喻探討時間流逝與個人成長的命題。歌詞借“作家是醉漢與鬥士”等表述諷刺社會對成功標準的僵化認知，副歌以詰問形式揭示社會壓力下的身份焦慮，最終以“出發吧，去爭取”的宣言傳遞突破宿命論的積極態度。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Where You Come From
- 歌曲原唱：The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- 發行日期：2000年1月1日
- 歌曲語言：英語
歌曲歌詞
It's not where you come from
It's more where you're going
And knowing the going might get strange
The world's greatest writers
Are all drunks and fighters
Get going, that isn't going to change
Will you still wager on the egg?
Is it the egg or are you chicken?
There's an outside possibility
Your life might start to kick in
Your heart will start to race
Will you chase or set the pace?
Brace yourself
The plot's about to thicken
It's not where you come from
It's more where you're going
And knowing the going might get strange
The world's greatest writers
Are all drunks and fighters
Get going, that isn't going to change
It's been a thousand years or two
And still the seconds keep on clicking
Clogging cogs and greasing gears
Still you can't stop the clock from ticking
It's time that's overrated
And being great's become outdated
The apples, oranges?
Not worth picking
It's not where you come from
It's more where you're going
And knowing the going might get strange
The world's greatest writers
Are all drunks and fighters
Get going, that isn't going to change
Where is it we're going?
Who was it who said it?
Which stones are worth throwing?
Who will we discredit?
A pathetic aesthetic
In a world less poetic
It's not where you come from
It's going, go get it
