I remembered black skies
the lightning all around me
I remembered each flash
as time began to blur
Like a startling sign
that fate had finally found me



And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve



So give me reason
to prove me wrong
to wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross
the distance in your eyes



Give me reason
to fill this hole
connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide



There was nothing in sight
but memories left abandoned
There was nowhere to hide
the ashes fell like snow
And the ground caved in
between where we were standing



And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve



So give me reason
to prove me wrong
to wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes
Across this new divide



In every loss
in every lie
In every truth that you'd deny
And each regret
and each goodbye
was a mistake to great to hide



And your voice was all I heard
That I get what I deserve



So give me reason
to prove me wrong
to wash this memory clean
Let the floods cross the distance in your eyes



Give me reason
to fill this hole
connect the space between
Let it be enough to reach the truth that lies
Across this new divide



Across this new divide
Across this new divide

二十多歲的 Emily（許以純）和 Susan（許以真）是雙胞胎姊妹，她們是台裔美國人。莫拉克颱風重創南台灣，她們兩人用自己方式愛台灣，分別演奏吉他、小提琴，合唱台語歌《愛拚才會贏》，並將影片放到網路上，短短幾天就有四萬多人次點閱，台灣網友稱她們的歌聲「可以療傷」。

Emily 和 Susan長得都很漂亮，加上歌聲優美、溫柔，這支影片引起世界各地網友點閱。一些台灣網友回應這對姊妹花，「妳們的歌聲聽起來真的可以療傷」、「因為有妳們，台灣很快就會站起來」。更有網友說：「再這樣下去，葉啟田(原主唱）大概沒飯吃了。」

Emily和 Susan在美國出生、成長，英語、台語都很溜，國語則不輪轉，是典型台僑第二代。她們不久前甫從美國喬治城大學取得碩士學位，並已有六年樂團經驗。

莫拉克風災重創南台灣，這對雙胞胎姊妹在美國從媒體上看到，災區就在爸爸小時候成長的高雄鳳山附近，內心受到很大衝擊。她們決定用年輕人的方式表達對台灣的關懷。

Emily 和 Susan共同錄了一支影片放到網路上，她們用英語表達希望世界各國一起幫忙台灣度過難關，並一起合唱台語歌《愛拚才會贏》。

兩人在影片中說，九月一日前，如果網友點閱這支影片達五百次，她們就捐一二五美元（約新台幣四千一百元）。沒想到才四、五天時間，到昨天點閱次數已超過四萬兩千次。

本報記者透過電子郵件跟在美國的Emily和Susan聯絡上，她們說，去年十月曾回台灣，並到爸爸的故鄉高雄鳳山去了一趟。這次風災高雄是重災區，她們決定在自己能力範圍為台灣做一些事。

她們表示，小時候媽媽教她們唱《愛拚才會贏》，她們也一直認為這首歌最能表現出台灣精神，所以姊妹決定一起合唱，安慰台灣人受傷的心，並呼籲世界網友一起關懷台灣。

這支影片點閱次數遠超過Emily和Susan當初預期，她們決定捐款加倍，兩個人共會捐出二五○美元幫助台灣災民。