本网小评：玫瑰花很美，鲜红如火、奔放热烈，火红的玫瑰永远会令情人怦然心动。只是，当玫瑰花枯萎时，凋零的花儿是否更显失意者言之不尽的哀怨、凄惋和无助？

仅就歌词而言，这首歌独具匠心之处在于意象的选取——落日、石头和凋零的玫瑰花，三者完美的结合把失恋者凄凉落魄的心境、孤注一掷的坚强以及坚强外表下不堪一击的脆弱挥洒得淋漓尽致。由此，歌曲虽然反映的是失恋，却没有象大多数失恋歌曲那样，璇入一发不可收拾的伤感泥淖，配上主唱清凉、劲道的嗓音，更让歌曲尽显Roxette独树一帜的热烈和奔放…… 

推荐曲目1：It must have been love——此曲后来被收入全球热门影片Pretty Woman（《风月俏佳人》）电影原声专辑中，是Roxette最成功的作品。    

推荐曲目2：Listen to your heart——与The look同出自专辑Look sharp（《小心》），成为该专辑最受欢迎的热门单曲之一。  

推荐曲目3：Listen to your heart——D.H.T纯美钢琴伴奏版“不插电”演唱，2005年，正是凭借这首舍掉电子合成后的unplugged翻唱版，名不经传的比利时D.H.T（Dance House Trance）乐队得以成功打入美国音乐界。

 推荐曲目4：Joyride—— Roxette 第三章专辑 Joyride 同名主打歌曲，意为“兜风、驾车游玩”。有点遗憾，这支曲子本应在五一节期间向您推荐，但不妨保留下来，留待下个假日与您一起快乐去“兜风”。

    Lyrics

Fading like a flower             by  Roxette

In a time where the sun descends alone
I ran a long long way from home
To find a heart that's made of stone

I will try, I just need a little time
To get your facerightout of my mind
To see the world through different eyes

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can'tlet go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

Tell me why
When I scream there's no reply
When Ireach outthere's nothing to find
When I sleep Ibreak downand cry
Cry, yeah

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

Fading like a rose
Fading like a rose
Beaten by the storm
I Talking to myself
Getting washed by the rain
It's such a cold cold town
Oh, it's a such cold town

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

Every time I see you oh I try to hide away
But when we meet it seems I can't let go
Every time you leave the room I feel I'm fading like a flower

   Words and phrases

1.   right:completely; quite（完全地、彻底地，常与off, out 等连用）；例如：

He wandered right off the path. （他一路闲逛，完全偏离了路线。）

2.   let go:放手；放弃

3.   reach out:伸出（双手）去抓、追求，常与for连用；例如：

The monkey reached out a hand for the banana.（猴子伸出手去够香蕉。）

Nixon was too shattered to reach out genuinely. （尼克松真的是一蹶不振，心灰意冷了。）

4.   break down:to lose control of one's feelings（感情失去控制）；例如：

John broke down and wept when his mother died.（约翰的妈妈去世了，他止不住失声痛哭。）