High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco곡 소개
'큰 꿈을 품어야 했어, 먹고살기 위해(Had to have high, high hopes for a living)'. 노래는 가진 것 없던 시절을 회상하는 목소리로 시작합니다. '한 푼도 없었지만 언제나 비전은 있었어(Didn't have a dime, but I always had a vision)', '나는 백만 명 중 하나가 될 거라는 느낌이 늘 있었어(I was gonna be that one in a million)'. 별을 향해 쏘아 올린다는 'shooting for the stars'의 이미지처럼, 무명의 밑바닥에서도 큰 꿈을 놓지 않았던 자의 자기 다짐이 후렴을 가득 채웁니다.
곡을 떠받치는 또 하나의 축은 어머니의 말입니다. '엄마가 말했지, 예언을 이뤄라, 더 큰 사람이 되어 유산을 남겨라(Be something greater, go make a legacy)'. 벌스마다 변주되는 이 '엄마의 말'은 자서전을 불태우고 역사를 다시 쓰라, 가장 거친 꿈에 불을 붙이라며 화자를 떠밉니다. '포기하지 마라, 좀 복잡한 일이야(Don't give up, it's a little complicated)'라는 당부에는, 실패를 거치면서도 멈추지 말라는 격려가 담겨 있습니다.
그래서 'High Hopes'는 결과만을 자랑하는 노래가 아니라 실패를 통과한 분투의 노래입니다. 보컬 브렌든 유리는 자신이 너무 오랫동안 실패가 두려워 기대치를 낮춰왔음을 깨달았고, 계속 성장하려면 높이 겨냥하고 거듭 실패해야 한다는 자각에서 이 곡이 나왔다고 밝혔습니다. 스타가 되기까지의 여정을 돌아보며 스스로를 믿으라고 말하는, 일종의 동기 부여 록인 셈입니다.
이 곡은 패닉! 앳 더 디스코의 앨범 'Pray for the Wicked'에 실려 발표되었습니다. 사실상 브렌든 유리의 원맨 프로젝트로 운영되던 시기의 대표곡으로, 웅장하게 솟구치는 브라스와 후렴이 가사의 상승 정서를 그대로 떠받칩니다. 두 해 동안 보컬을 찾던 끝에 한 공동 작곡가의 어머니에게 바치는 헌사로 완성되었다는 사연도 이 곡의 따뜻한 결을 설명해줍니다.
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High, high hopes Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime, but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes) Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how, but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million Always had high, high hopes Mama said, "Fulfill the prophecy Be something greater, go make a legacy" Manifest destiny back in the days We wanted everything, wanted everything Mama said, "Burn your biographies Rewrite your history, light up your wildest dreams" Museum victories everyday We wanted everything, wanted everything Mama said, "Don't give up, it's a little complicated All tied up, no more love, and I'd hate to see you waiting" Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime, but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how, but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes) Mama said, "It's uphill for oddities Stranger crusaders ain't ever wannabes" The weird and the novelties don't ever change We wanted everything, wanted everything Stay up on that rise, stay up on that rise And never come down, oh-oh Stay up on that rise, stay up on that rise And never come down Mama said, "Don't give up, it's a little complicated All tied up, no more love, and I'd hate to see you waiting They say it's all been done, but they haven't seen the best of me-eh-eh-eh So I got one more run, and it's gonna be a sight to see-eh-eh-eh" Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime, but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes) Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how, but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes) Had to have high, high hopes for a living Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing Didn't have a dime, but I always had a vision Always had high, high hopes Had to have high, high hopes for a living Didn't know how, but I always had a feeling I was gonna be that one in a million Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes)
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