He is just a poor boy.
Though his story's seldom told,
He has squandered his resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles,
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest.
When He left his home
And his family,
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station,
Running scared,
Laying low,
Seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go,
Looking for the places
Only they would know.
Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job,
But I get no offers.
On Seventh Avenue
I do declare,
There were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there.
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters
Aren't bleeding me,
Leading me,
Going home.
In the clearing stands a boxer,
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev'ry glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame,
"I am leaving, I am leaving."
But the fighter still remains
By eric 1/7/2002
The Boxer - 林志美
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《The Boxer》調性為 G 小調、速度約每分鐘 81 拍、整體情緒憂傷。主要和弦為 Gm、Dm、C、F。（以上為 AI 音訊分析，僅供參考）
歌詞解析
一句話主旨
孤獨的流浪者在現實壓力下掙扎，尋求自我救贖與歸屬感。
主題
邊緣人的生存困境與內在掙扎，探討個人在社會結構中的無力感與堅持。
情緒
低沉、孤寂中帶有隱忍與微弱希望，反映出對現實的無奈與對回歸的渴望。
意象與手法
以「拳擊手」象徵持續抗爭的狀態，「口袋裡的低語」隱喻被動接受的虛假承諾，「第七大道」作為都市孤獨的具象地標，透過對比「貧民區」與「紐約寒冬」強化生存的艱辛。
重點句解讀
1. 「他只是個貧窮的男孩／儘管他的故事鮮少被述說」：點出主角被社會忽略的處境，暗示其經歷可能被主流價值所掩埋。
2. 「他聽進自己想聽的，忽略其他」：批判人性對現實的逃避，也反映主角在絕望中自我安慰的矛盾心態。
3. 「我只求勞工薪資／卻無人提供工作」：直接揭露經濟壓迫與機會不公，凸顯個人努力與現實的巨大落差。
4. 「我說「我離開了」／但拳擊手仍留在原地」：隱喻精神層面的掙扎，即使身體欲離開，內在的鬥志與創傷仍纏綿不休。
適合情境
獨處時反思人生困境、面對壓力需療癒時，或觀察社會邊緣群體的狀態時聆聽。
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）。