Ready To Fly 展翅飞翔 -Richard Marx

I've been trying to open the door
To the secret of my destiny
And every new road I think is the one
Seems to lead right back to me

I've looked for a way to be wiser
A way to be strong
Now I see the answer was hiding
In me all along

And I'm ready to fly
Over the sun
Like a rocket to heaven
And I'm ready to soar
Right through the sky
Never dreamed I'd find something to lift me so high
I've always had wings
But I wasn't ready to fly

Restless, hopeless, and misunderstood
Like so many others I know
So busy trying to keep holding on
When I should've been letting go

I was given the gift to find it
The spirit inside me
But I never really imagined
All I could be

And I'm ready to fly
Over the sun
Like a rocket to heaven
And I'm ready to soar
Right through the sky
Never dreamed I'd find something to lift me so high
I've always had wings
But I wasn't ready to fly

The answer to all of my wonder
Was right in my hands
Now it's time for me to discover
All that I am

And I'm ready to fly
Over the sun
Like a rocket to heaven
And I'm ready to soar
Right through the sky
Never dreamed I'd find something to lift me so high
I've always had wings
But I wasn't ready to fly

I've always had wings
Now I'm finally ready to fly

 一曲“Right Here Waiting（为你守候）”让Richard Marx（理查·马克斯）与情歌王子的称号结缘。Richard Marx历年专辑的全球销量累积超过3000万张之多，同时拥有9首称霸全美流行榜、摇滚榜、抒情榜的冠军曲。2004年2月的葛莱美奖典礼上，他与节奏蓝调唱将Luther Vandross（路瑟·万德罗斯）合写的感人单曲“Dance With My Father（与父亲共舞）”获颁年度歌曲大奖。

      2005年Richard Marx将由EMI（百代）唱片公司为他打造的最新大碟《My Own Best Enemy（和自己赛跑的人）》带到了中国。在这张专辑中Richard Marx完全赤裸自己的情感，让过去七年来所写的一些私密表白性的歌曲全面曝光，把心灵的挣扎、无奈与伤痛全盘托出。 专辑充分展现了他驾驭摇滚曲风的率真性格。全新派歌曲“Ready To Fly（展翅高飞）”是乐迷所喜欢的Richard Marx一贯拿手慢板作品，向爱情坦白的感人表述更是令人动容不已；抒情的弦乐部分更由Norah Jones（诺拉·琼斯）的唱片监制Arif Mardin（阿里夫·马丁）编写，气势磅礡。“When You're Gone（失去了你）”请到来自澳洲的乡村摇滚跨界红牌歌手Keith Urban（济斯·厄班）(曾在Dixie Chicks（迪克小鸡组合）、Garth Brooks（加斯·布鲁克斯）专辑献艺)以吉他热络歌曲情绪。专辑结束曲'Falling（陷落）'也展现了他运用弦乐营造动人情境的精湛创作。其它像是“Again（又一次）”、“Everything Good（一切都好）”、“Suspicion（猜疑）”都是相当沉稳、内敛的摇滚手笔。而'The Other Side（另一个国度）'则是Richard追悼过世父亲的小品。《My Own Best Enemy》的发行，让我们见到当代创作精英更加洗炼的风采。