這首《The Hardest Part》最初收錄於英國靈魂樂新星 Olivia Dean 2020 年的 EP 中，而在 2023 年，她特別邀請了美國靈魂樂歌手 Leon Bridges (里歐布里基) 重新演繹這首經典之作。歌曲以復古溫暖的靈魂樂（Soul）為基調，講述了一段關係結束後，雖然仍有依戀，但雙方都已意識到彼此不再適合對方的無奈與釋懷。Olivia Dean 清亮且充滿敘事感的嗓音，搭配 Leon Bridges 醇厚深情的聲線，將那種「成長後發現回不去」的酸楚演繹得淋漓盡致。這不僅是一首關於分手的歌，更是一首關於自我成長與向前看的療癒之作。
Olivia Dean - The Hardest Part (feat. Leon Bridges) 中英文對照翻譯歌詞(Lyrics)
[Verse 1: Olivia Dean]
Call me up to meet you
打電話約我見面
Static on the phone
電話裡傳來雜訊
Normally I need you
通常我會需要你
This time I don't wanna go
但這次我不想去
Lately I been growing into
最近我已逐漸蛻變成
Someone you don't know
一個你不認識的人
You had the chance to love her
你曾有機會去愛她 (指蛻變後的我)
But apparently you don't
但顯然你沒有
No, you don't
不，你沒有
[Chorus: Olivia Dean]
So even if I could wouldn't go back where we started
所以即使可以，我也不願回到我們的原點
I know you're still waiting wondering where my heart is
我知道你還在等待，想知道我的心在哪裡
Pray that things won't change but the hardest part is
祈禱著一切不變，但最艱難的部分是
You're realizing maybe I, maybe I ain't the same
你開始意識到或許我，或許我已不再是原本的我
And what you're waiting for ain't there no more anyway
而你所等待的那個人，反正也早已不復存在
[Verse 2: Leon Bridges]
Oh, I held her up so highly
噢，我曾將她捧得如此之高
Deep under her spell
深深陷入她的魔力之中
Her opinions would define me
她的看法曾定義了我是誰
This time I made some for myself
但這次我為自己做了一些決定
'Cause lately I been certain
因為最近我已確信
There's no further to go
我們已無路可走
Yes, she had the chance to love me
是的，她曾有機會去愛我
But apparently she don't
但顯然她沒有
No, she don't
不，她沒有
[Chorus: Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges]
So even if I could wouldn't go back where we started
所以即使可以，我也不願回到我們的原點
I know you're still waiting wondering where my heart is
我知道你還在等待，想知道我的心在哪裡
Pray that things won't change but the hardest part is
祈禱著一切不變，但最艱難的部分是
You're realizing maybe I, maybe I ain't the same
你開始意識到或許我，或許我已不再是原本的我
And what you're waiting for ain't there no more anyway
而你所等待的那個人，反正也早已不復存在
[Bridge: Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges]
And it's okay
這沒關係
I'm not gonna remember you that way
我不會那樣記住你
You say I'm different now
你說我現在變了
Like that's so strange
好像那很奇怪似的
But I was only eighteen
但我那時才十八歲
You should've known that I was always gonna change
你早該知道我總有一天會改變
[Chorus: Olivia Dean & Leon Bridges]
Even if I could wouldn't go back where we started
即使可以，我也不願回到我們的原點
I know you're still waiting wondering where my heart is
我知道你還在等待，想知道我的心在哪裡
Pray that things won't change but the hardest part is
祈禱著一切不變，但最艱難的部分是
You're realizing maybe I, maybe I ain't the same
你開始意識到或許我，或許我已不再是原本的我
Ain't there no more
已不復存在
But the hardest part is
但最艱難的部分是
You're realizing maybe I, maybe I ain't the same
你開始意識到或許我，或許我已不再是原本的我
And what you're waiting for ain't there no more anyway
而你所等待的那個人，反正也早已不復存在