グラミー賞を計11部門受賞しているブルーノ・マーズとグラミー賞を計３度受賞しているアンダーソン・パークによるユニット『Silk Sonic（シルクソニック）』から１stアルバム『An Evening With Silk Sonic』がリリースされた。
2021年3月に１stシングル『Leave The Door Open』をリリースし全世界に衝撃を与えた豪華なコラボによる１stアルバムがついにリリースとなり多くの注目が集まっている。
『Silk Sonic』は７０年代のスウィート・ソウルへのオマージュを感じさせるサウンドと現代の音楽をミックスさせ、洗練された極上のメロディーにも特徴があり、新しさと懐かしさを感じさせてくれる。
この記事ではこのアルバムに収録された『Put On A Smile』の歌詞を紹介
Put On A Smile
Uh lookie here fellas
Take it from your Uncle Bootsy
Aint no shame beggin in the rain
Tell her how you really feel
I could pretend when I’m out with my friends I aint thinking about you
I could pretend like I aint in my feelings, but that aint true
Nah, when I called you out your name
That was my ego my pride and pain
I should be a movie star the way I play the part like everything’s ok
Oh now I try to be the life of the party
All night buying shots for everybody
But it’s all just an act
Cuz I can’t have you back
Without you I been going crazy
Tryna put on a smile (put on a smile)
Tryna fight these tears from cryin
But lord knows I’m dyin dyin
Tryna put on a smile (put on a smile)
Out here smiling like a fool
When the only thing worth smiling for
Baby girl the only thing worth smiling for was
You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you
If I could turn back the hands on my Rolly you know I would
I would have spent all my time making sure that my baby good
I’m trying hard to hide the shame
I know I’m playing a dangerous game
But since you been gone I aint been the same
There’s only so much a man can fake
Oh now I try to be the life of the party
All night buying shots for everybody
But it’s all just an act
Cuz I can’t have you back
Without you I been going crazy
Tryna put on a smile (put on a smile)
Tryna fight these tears from cryin
But lord knows I’m dyin dyin
Tryna put on a smile (put on a smile)
Baby, out here smiling like a fool
When the only thing worth smiling for
Baby girl the only thing worth smiling for
When the only thing worth smiling for
Baby girl the only thing worth smiling for
Was you, you, you
I’m tryna put on a smile (put on a smile)
Tryna fight these tears from cryin
But lord knows I’m dying
Put on a smile
I’m smiling like a fool
When the only thing worth smiling for
Baby girl the only thing worth smiling for
When the only thing worth smiling for
Oh the only thing worth smiling for
Was you, you, you
You, you, you, you, you