A penny for the old guy
In the time we were lost
And scarred in a moment
Tortured by doubt
And surrounded by ruins
Yours was the pleasure
And mine was the praying
The works of our lifetime
Lay crumbled in dust
And when Rome falls
Falls the world
It was blood that I gave you
And blood that you worshipped
And blood was your question
And blood was your answer
You spit in the fires
And eyes of desire
And snatched back the words
You kept locked in your head
And when Rome falls
Falls the world
And what did you give me?
A rusted bent death's head
A black flag that lies bleeding
A dawn that lies dying
We wandered through the rubbles
In the last breaths of morning
In the empty cathedrals
In a world that has ceased
And when Rome falls
Falls the world
And then make me feel
That the world still turn
When broken is the faith
That kept us alive
And where shall I go?
And if I do will I stumble?
Will anyone catch me
When I fall as I must?
And when Rome falls
Falls the world
Rome For Douglas - 趙翊帆
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[00:12.21]A penny for the old guy
[00:16.38]In the time we were lost
[00:19.29]And scarred in a moment
[00:22.38]Tortured by doubt
[00:24.96]And surrounded by ruins
[00:28.17]Yours was the pleasure
[00:31.02]And mine was the praying
[00:33.75]The works of our lifetime
[00:36.48]Lay crumbled in dust
[01:04.26]And when Rome falls
[01:04.98]Falls the world
[01:08.01]It was blood that I gave you
[01:10.86]And blood that you worshipped
[01:13.92]And blood was your question
[01:16.77]And blood was your answer
[01:19.56]You spit in the fires
[01:22.56]And eyes of desire
[01:25.44]And snatched back the words
[01:27.81]You kept locked in your head
[01:38.61]And when Rome falls
[01:39.48]Falls the world
[01:59.97]And what did you give me?
[02:02.85]A rusted bent death's head
[02:05.58]A black flag that lies bleeding
[02:08.76]A dawn that lies dying
[02:11.55]We wandered through the rubbles
[02:13.95]In the last breaths of morning
[02:17.37]In the empty cathedrals
[02:20.07]In a world that has ceased
[02:48.54]And when Rome falls
[02:48.93]Falls the world
[02:51.72]And then make me feel
[02:54.45]That the world still turn
[02:57.48]When broken is the faith
[03:00.33]That kept us alive
[03:04.26]And where shall I go?
[03:06.09]And if I do will I stumble?
[03:10.14]Will anyone catch me
[03:11.73]When I fall as I must?
[03:13.95]And when Rome falls
[03:29.01]Falls the world
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歌詞解析
一句話主旨
以羅馬崩潰隱喻信仰與價值體系的瓦解，探討毀滅中的人性掙扎與虛無感。
主題
個人在宏大崩壞情境下的存在困境，以及對責任、信仰與回應的質疑。
情緒
沉鬱、悲壯而帶著荒涼的反思，夾雜對命運的無力與控訴。
意象與手法
「銅板給老者」「塵土中的作品」象徵微不足道的個人在歷史洪流中的渺小；「血」作為核心符碼，連結獻祭、權力與暴力；重複的「羅馬墜落即世界終結」強化系統性崩解的必然性。
重點句解讀
1. 「A penny for the old guy」
起始句帶有諷刺與哀悼，暗示對過往價值的無力挽回，如銅板般微不足道的補償。
2. 「Blood was your question and blood was your answer」
揭露暴力與極端回應的循環，信仰或權力的爭奪最終以血為代價，形成詭辯式的閉環。
3. 「A rusted bent death's head」
腐蝕的死亡頭顱象徵虛無主義的具象化，暗示毀滅後僅存的殘骸與虛無。
適合情境
面對重大挫敗時的自我審視，或反思社會、信仰體系崩解的沉思時刻。
魔鏡站長解析
站長私房短評：打動人的地方、適合什麼時刻聽（產生後永久保存）。
歌曲冷知識
AI 依歌詞整理 3-4 點有趣觀察（產生後永久保存）。