還有數天便是清明節，一連幾天的假期令筆者非常期待，不過身邊不少朋友都會抱怨這幾日可能比平日上班還要疲勞，因為通常都要抽空一、兩天長途跋涉地去掃墓⋯⋯說起來，其實筆者是「零掃墓經驗」──從來沒有去過掃墓，甚麼祭祀儀式，又或應該帶甚麼食物等等，都只是靠聽聞得來的「資訊」！

曾經和朋友討論過，如果有天離開人間，最想在自己的喪禮上播甚麼音樂？真的好奇想知，其實有多少人認真想過這種事？筆者愛聽外國搖滾音樂，但喪禮上播搖滾音樂又好像有點怪怪的⋯⋯假如喪禮儀式是中式，那播放英文歌又會否不太合情理呢？至於那些催淚歌還是可免則免吧，免得筆者會愈來愈留戀人間⋯⋯原來，要選一個在自己喪禮上播放的音樂清單，也不容易呀！可能那些勵志一點的老歌，會是筆者此刻的心水吧！你們的心水又會是甚麼呢？

01 My Way by Frank Sinatra

And now, as tears subside, I find it all amusing
To think, I did all that, and may I say, not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no not me, I did it my way

02 The End by The Doors

This is the end, beautiful friend,
This is the end, my only friend, the end.

03 Dust in the Wind by Kansas

I close my eyes, Only for a moment and the moment’s gone.
All my dreams, Pass before my eyes with curiosity
Dust in the Wind, All we are is dust in the wind.

04 In My Life by The Beatles

All these places had their moments, With lovers and friends, I still can recall,
Some are dead and some are living, In my life I’ve loved them all.

05 Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd

Your lips move but I can’t hear what you’re saying,
When I was a child I had a fever, My hands felt just like two balloons,
Now I’ve got that feeling once again, I can’t explain, you would not understand,
This is not how I am, I have become comfortably numb.

Original cover image via Facebook/ Marta Sędzicka

TEXT: LAM CAT
DESIGN: TONY W/ HOKK FABRICA