“Drift”是一种没有目的的漂流——跟着水、泥、声音和想象力走。

“Drift”is a carefree wandering, carried by puddles, mud, sounds, streets, and imagination.

Track 02. Drift Through Babylon

《Drift Through Babylon》 是一首从孩子视角出发的城市幻想曲。贫困街区不再只是破旧、污水和泥土，而变成孩子眼里的巨大游乐场：污水坑是河流，泥巴是地图，电线杆是守卫，废弃轮胎是赛车，纸箱是城堡。孩子没有意识到这里的“贫困”，他只是在漫游、发现、想象、玩耍。

歌曲用极其简单、重复、朗朗上口的英语，营造一种天真又带着城市律动的感觉。间或加入法语 scat singing 和法国爵士乐句，让歌曲像孩子在街上边走边哼唱、边玩边即兴创造自己的语言。

这里的 “drift” 不是单纯的行走，而是一种没有目的的漂流——跟着水、泥、声音和想象力走。Babylon 既是真实的贫困社区，也变成了一个六岁孩子心中无边无际的奇幻王国。

“Drift Through Babylon” is a playful urban fantasy seen through the eyes of a six-year-old child. A poor neighborhood becomes a giant playground: a puddle becomes a river, mud becomes a map, a street pole becomes a guard, an old tire becomes a race car, and a cardboard box becomes a castle.

The child doesn't see poverty the way adults do. He simply sees things to discover, things to touch, things to turn into games. He wanders through the streets with endless curiosity and imagination.

Built around very simple, repetitive English and the infectious refrain “Drift, drift, Babylon,” the song has the feel of a children's chant mixed with French jazz. Short French scat passages and playful vocal phrases drift in and out like a child humming to himself while walking through the neighborhood.

Here, “drift” means more than walking. It is a carefree wandering, carried by puddles, mud, sounds, streets, and imagination. Babylon is both a real poor neighborhood and a magical kingdom as seen through the eyes of a six-year-old.

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Track 02. Drift Through Babylon

[Verse 1]

Look! Look!
Water!

Big, big water!
Jump!

One, two—
SPLASH!

My shoes are boats.
My shoes can float.

[Chorus]

Drift, drift, Babylon
Come on, come on, come on!
Drift, drift, Babylon
This is where we play!

Drift, drift, Babylon
Come on, come on, come on!
Drift, drift, Babylon
All day, all day, all day!

[Verse 2]

Look!
Mud!

Black mud.
Good mud.

Make a road.
Make a house.

Chop, chop, chop—
Little knife.

Now a train!
Now a mouse!

[Chorus]

Drift, drift, Babylon
Come on, come on, come on!
Drift, drift, Babylon
This is where we play!

Drift, drift, Babylon
Come on, come on, come on!
Drift, drift, Babylon
All day, all day, all day!

[Verse 3]

Look up!

A tall pole.

Who is that?

A soldier!

“Hello, soldier!”

He says nothing.

He is good
at being quiet.

[Little Game / Jazz Break]

Red car!
Blue car!

Run, run, run!

Tin can!
Bang, bang!

Sun, sun, sun!

Hey!
Look!

The moon is stuck
on the roof!

Push it down!

No, no, no—

It's a balloon!

[Chorus — children join]

Drift, drift, Babylon
Come on, come on, come on!
Drift, drift, Babylon
This is where we play!

Drift, drift, Babylon
Come on, come on, come on!
Drift, drift, Babylon
All day, all day, all day!

[Verse 4]

A little hole.

What's inside?

A frog!

Hi, frog.

Where's your house?

Right here?

Oh.

That's my house too.

[Bridge — very soft]

My street is a river.
My pole is a king.
My shoes are two horses.
I can do anything.

Anything.
Anything.

[Final Chorus — more and more playful]

Drift, drift, Babylon
Come on, come on, come on!

Drift, drift, Babylon
Where are we going?

I don't know!

Drift, drift, Babylon
Come on, come on, come on!

Drift, drift, Babylon
Where are we going?

Anywhere!

Drift, drift, Babylon...

Drift, drift...

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

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