9. Mika - We are golden

헬스장에서 열심히 쇠질하고 있는데, 오랜만에 반가운 Mika의 노래가 울려퍼졌다. 어렸을 때 Brit Pop에 관심이 많았는데, Mika 노래를 접하고 신선한 충격을 받았던 기억이 난다. Grace Kelly에서 미카가 보여준 놀라운 가성은 정말이지 대단한 기교였다. 영국판 조관우라고나 할까.

20대 초반까지 Mika 노래를 열심히 들었다. Rain에 한동안 빠져 있었고, 그로부터 몇 년이 지난 후에 다시 We are golden으로 미카의 목소리를 접했다. 노래를 찾아듣는 성격이 아니기 때문에, 한동안 잊고 있던 Mika의 목소리가 다시 귓가에 울려퍼질 때 짜릿한 전율을 느꼈다.

이 노래는 참 뭐랄까, 건전가요 같은 느낌이 있다. 뭔가 박학기 같은 느낌이랄까. 희망적이고, 가슴을 뛰게 하는 그런 에너지가 있는 곡이다. 아침 출근길에 적합한 곡이자, 여행을 떠날 때 듣기 좋은 곡, 뭔가를 새로 시작하거나 도전을 앞두고 있을 때 자꾸 듣고 싶어진다.

힘 있는 곡의 전개와 밝고 명랑한 가사가 잘 어우러져서, 긍정적인 에너지를 마구 발산한다. 일상에 매몰되어 나라는 존재가 점점 작아지고 지워져갈 때, 내가 누구인지 다시 한번 되새길 수 있게 한다.

We are not what you think we are, we are golden.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEhutIEUq8k 

Teenage dreams in a teenage circus

Running around like a clown on purpose

who gives a damn about the family you come from

No giving up when you're young and you want some

 

Running around again (Running around again)

Running from running

Running around again (Running around again)

Running from running

 

Waking up in the midday sun

What's to love for when you could se what I've done?

Stayin' out of motion in the light of day

I was hiding from the things that you'd say

 

We are not what you think we are

We are golden, we are golden

We are not what you think we are

We are golden, we are golden

 

Teenage dreams in a teenage circus

Running around like a clown on purpose

who gives a damn about the family you come from

No giving up when you're young and you want some

 

Running around again (Running around again)

Running from running

Running around again (Running around again)

Running from running

 

I was a boy at an open door, why are you staring?

Do you stil think that you know?

Looking for treasure in the things that you threw

Like a magpie, I love for glitter not you

 

We are not what you think we are

We are golden, we are golden

We are not what you think we are

We are golden, we are golden

 

Teenage dreams in a teenage circus

Running around like a clown on purpose

who gives a damn about the family you come from

No giving up when you're young and you want some

 

Now I'm sitting alone and I'm looking around

Left here on my own, I'm gonna hurt myself

Maybe losing my mind, I'm still wondering why

I had to let the world, let it bleed me dry

 

We are not what you think we are

We are golden, we are golden

We are not what you think we are

We are golden, we are golden

 

Teenage dreams in a teenage circus

Running around like a clown on purpose

who gives a damn about the family you come from

No giving up when you're young and you want some

 

Running around again (Running around again)

Running from running

Running around again (Running around again)

Running from running

 

We are not what you think we are

We are golden, we are golden

We are not what you think we are

We are golden, we are go...

 

We are not what you think we are

We are golden, we are golden