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 Десятилетие со времени начала сольной карьеры Кари Рюслаттен решила отметить выпуском пятого полноформатника – «Истории других людей». Начав свой сольный путь с двух релизов в стиле фольк-рок, для которых была характерна некая детская наивность и сказочность, в которые временами вклинивались отчаянные нотки, продолжив их “Mesmerized”, где стал очевиден крен в коммерцию, Кари пришла к более экспериментальному и как бы «взрослому» звучанию, практически подчистую убрав фольк, и перейдя в область трип-рока и эмбиента, что особо чётко было заметно на предыдущем альбоме – «Pilot» 2002 года. В очередной раз расширять границы творчества не имело смысла, поэтому мы получили лишь добротное продолжение прошлого диска. Отличия от «Pilot» заключаются в ещё более мягком, “плавающем” саунде, а также в почти полном отсутствии резких смен и перепадов звучания, имевших место в 2002 году. Особое внимание, как мне показалось, стало уделяться более “живому” звучанию, то есть акустическим гитарам и слегка перкуссионным ударным, отчего и без того не всеобъемлющее электронное начало стало ещё более стеснённым. Несмотря на наличие в line-up альбома ещё и электрогитары, её, в сильно приглушённом виде, услышать можно разве только в жёстковато-синтетической “Push”, которая неплохо бы смотрелась, например, на “Assembly” “Театралов”, здесь же она выглядит едва ли не как на корове седло.
В остальном же, музыка «Историй» по своему воздействию на человека похожа на колыбельную, источающую тёплый свет, медленно согревающий внутренний мир, чего не скажешь про лирику… Уже на “Пилоте” были видны положительные тенденции в этом плане, где приторная любовная основа перешла в категорию “теперь всё не так хорошо, как было прежде”. Гнетущая меланхолия, и особая атмосфера - вроде есть и свет, и любовь, но всё это проходит через призму боли, как будто ты вспоминаешь с улыбкой кого-то, которого недавно потерял. Лириксы теперь действительно интересно читать и вникать в их суть, с чем раньше были проблемы. Особенно в этом плане примечательна «Ride», где Кари явно предчувствовала, что скоро станет мамой, родив девочку. В 2007 году так и вышло. И именно по этой причине она взяла бессрочный отпуск, который, по некоторым источникам, скоро закончится, и Кари примется за написание нового материала.
Возвращаясь к альбому, я лишь кратко подытожу – несмотря на такую же оценку, какую я выставил прошлому диску, «Истории» в своём спокойствии получились чуток скучнее. |
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In my darkest hour I just killed a man
With the silver bullet in the barrel of my gun
I should know beter
By the age of twenty-eight
But I took the chance and I never once looked back
When the sun climbs up over victoria hill
I will stop and take one last breath
They they'll come for me
2. Sorrow To My Door
Rumours where I lit the fire, I lit the fire then ran away
My oh my, hold me tight, make it right
The house burned down to the ground, to the ground – ashes and dust
My oh my, hold me tight, make it right
I have tried to search my soul for traces of remorse
I find nothing of the kind
I will dance upon your grave
I won't shed a tear that day
I will not bring sorrow to my door
I still hear you scream from the house, scream from the house – trapped inside
My oh my, hold me tight, make it right
3. Cry
I walk out of the shade
Into the light
For what must be the very first time
I don't walk fast
I'm enjoying each step
Then I see you from a distance
And I smile
Smile through my tears
Falling apart is not for me
I'd rather stick to fghting
When I've been here for years
For a thousand years
There will still be dark days ahead
I cry
Even though I smile
Smiling through tears is something that I will recommend
Sometimes when you're near
Oh, I sense you in here
I know it has taken a while for me to come clear
It's getting darker outside
I put on a coat
It's been a while since I felt cold
4. Dog Star
Did you ever think of me
Did you ever think that I cared
How could you walk away just like that
You knew that I depended on you
I was only ever scared
When you tried to make me feel
Like I was the only one
You where only ever there
When I tried to push you away
Oh, you've come back for more
Did you ever come to ask
Did you ever come to see
How come you never let me go
How come I never said – no
Look how she's dancing
Look how she's holding her head up high
Don't say a word
I have found peace
This will be my home
My home is where you are
5. When Lilies Bloom On Winter Days...
Mother, I feel so cold, she says into the dark
I take hold of her hands
She's burning like fire
I have seen the lilies bloom on a cold winter day
I have heard dead men speak
And wash their sins away
No more shall I fear the night
I have seen it all
I'd give away my heart and soul if only
That could bring her back to life
She was fair, like light and day
She was my heart's delight
She says no-one's to blame
But indeed I blame myself
6. Push
I couldn't stop driving
I drove all night
All the way from Berlin
I thought I might shoot her
I never thought crying would make me weak
But when she stood there all tearful
I had to ask myself why
Is she worth coming here for
Will she do me good
Don't try to push me now
I'm working hard for my living
Don't try to tell me how
I'm supposed to live my life
And how easy it all could have been
How easy somebody's life can be
She came from somewhere
She was too young
She had it coming
She took it too far
I could say something
Just to be nice
But I don't believe in making things right
I put on my gloves
I have done this before
It won't cost a thing
7. Ride
I ride with my daughter
She keeps me safe and warm
As if it was me who was the newborn
I know it should not matter
I know I do not have to say this
But I think I'll be a good mother to her
As long as she keeps quiet
As long as she lies perfectly still
So for now
We will take
One step at a time
8. Fishing
Fishing, fishing now
Down by the bay
Fishing with the girls
It's so lively out there
Shall I cast the line?
Cast it in, cast it in. all the girls are saying
But I've got my eyes set on just one
And it's you
Oh, it's you
It's you who I'm standing in front of with nothing to hide
Take me in
Take me inside
Take me inside of your dreams and your thoughts and your mind
This time I am leaving the girls
Look, I'm wearing your pearls
I have desided to stay here forever
Once I was restless but now I am where I'd like to be
9. Carved In Stone
I let myself in
Through the kitchen door
Silence at first
I found her on the floor
I have walked through fire, she said
I ran, I ran as fast as I could
But I was still too late
Just like my father
She gave away every hour of every day
She could never find a way out of this place
Her life was carved in stone
There was not much I could do
She let me stay the night
I have walked through fire, she said
Even the birds are ctying
How come I feel no pain
No sadness at all
10. Life
While there is light there is life I hear you say
While there is life there is hope I hear you say
I didn't want to meet your eyes
But when I do they shine – I'm not worthy of being shone for
Wherever you wandered I followed you there
But nothing seems to last for a lifetime anymore
I cannot feel your touch – I am numb
When you speak I find it hard understand your words
I never meant to cause you any anger of grief
We both agree that nothing is what it once was
When I look at you it hurts
When I hold you tight it feels like we only just met
11. Orlando
There's a time for rivers to run beneath the trees
There's a time for birds to fly across the sky
There's a time for lovers to wander into the woods
Orlando there's a time for you and I
There's a time, Orlando
For me to sing your story
There's a time, Orlando
To sing other people's stories
There's a time, Orlando
To sing my own story too