the decline

Aku Bisa Saja Menuliskan Bait-bait Pedih Yang Semakin Perih Detik Ini.

Malam Terpaku Kelam Sedang Bintang Yang Mengerlip Tak Jua Entaskan Gelap, Misalnya.

Pun Angin Tetap Angin Yang Berhembus Di Angkasa.

Bersiul Kemudian Ikut Bernyanyi.

Bersamaku Sendu Telah Melagu.

Aku Bisa Saja Menuliskan Bait-bait Pedih Yang Semakin Perih Detik Ini.

Diam-diam Aku Mencintainya.

Begitu Juga

Ia.

Ah, Diam-diam Kami Berdua Telah Jatuh Cinta.

Di

Malam Kelam

,

Ia

Biasa Tertidur Di Bahuku.

Atau Juga: Aku Yang Lelap Memeluknya.

Usai Membagi Gerahnya Kecup, Tentunya.

Dibawah Kedip Bintang.

Hanya Untuk Mencoba Bagi Desah Lelah.

Ia Mencintaiku.

Begitu Juga Denganku.

Bagaimana Tidak,

Peluknya Seperti Tajam Matanya!

Aku Bisa Saja Menuliskan Bait-bait Pedih Yang Semakin Perih Detik Ini.

Ceritakan Bahwa Aku Kemudian Tak Bisa Memilikinya.

Kisahkan Rasa Terpisahkan.

Mendengarkan Semilir Yang Mengilir Suaranya Di Telingaku.

Pandangi Menguningnya Daun Hati Terjerembab Di Selokan Kehidupan.

Ah…

Mengapa Aku Mesti Merasa Bahwa Hidup Mengalir Seperti Sampah Di Got Samping Kontrakkanku?

Dan Sampah Itu Adalah Kita Semua.

Manusia.

Pun Malam Tetap Kelam Pendekap Semesta.

Itu Saja.

Bersama Sendu Melagu.

Dari Penyanyi Parau Tak Ragu Bernyanyi.

Bernadakan Lantang:

Sepasang Hati Tak Ingin Berpisah!

Sepasang Hati Ingin Bersatu!

Sepasang Hati Tengah Mencipta Dunia Mereka!

Tapi, Sepasang Hati Kemudian Mesti Menjadi Keping.

Oleh Manusia Angkuh Juga Sombong Yang Sengaja Pisahkan Mereka.

Bersama tuhannya Bernama Uang Dan Kuasa.

Pun Siang Tetap Terang Pendekap Semesta.

Aku Dengannya, Sejak Saat Itu, Tak Lagi Serupa.

Sesaat Kami Terhenyak.

Sesak.

Dan Disini Diam-diam Aku Tetap Mencintainya.

Begitu Juga

Ia.

Seperti Janjinya.

Seperti Janjiku.

Meski Tahu Kami Berdua Tak Mungkin Bersatu.

Lalu Untuk Saat Ini, Aku Hanya Bisa Hantarkan Sebuah Kecup Pada Angin Yang Semilirkan Suaranya.

Dan Harum Tubuhnya.

Juga Tatap Rindu Dari Matanya.

Bahkan Peluk Tajam Seperti Ledakan Amarahnya.

Ah, Cinta Memang Indah

Tapi Banyak Hal Menyebalkan Ikut Hadir Disana.

Padanya, Detik Ini, Aku Hanya Bisa Titipkan Hatiku.

Karena Aku Tak Bisa Melupakannya.

Entah Kenapa.

Dan Entah Kapan Bait-bait Pedih Yang Semakin Perih Ini Usai Aku Tuliskan…

—

Taman Ismail Marzuki,

Sesaat Sebelum Pagi Mengetuk Pintu Malam.

Pada Dedaunan Yang Mulai Menguning,

Aku Titipkan Amarah !

Pada Reranting Yang Nyaris Mampus,

Aku Ikatkan Gerahnya Geram !

Pada Dedahan Yang Mulai Mengurus,

Aku Cangkokkan Sabar Yang Mulai Jadi Remah !

Pada Bebatang Pohon,

Aku Pahatkan Kata Penuh Cerca !

Hina Dina !

Pada Tetanah Yang Tutupi Akar Mereka,

AKu Kencing Diatasnya !

Pada Hutan Kehidupan Ini:

KEPARAT KAU !!!,

Teriak Juga Tinjuku Lantang !

…Terima Kasih Pada Lyrics-lyrics Ini…

I want to run

I want to hide

I want to tear down the walls

That holds me inside

I want to reach out

And touch the flame

Where the streets have no name

I want to feel sunlight on my face

I see the dust cloud disappear

Without a trace

I want to take shelter from the poison rain

Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name

We’re still building

Then burning down love

Burning down love

And when I go there

I go there with you

It’s all I can do

The city’s a flood

And our love turns to rust

We’re beaten and blown by the wind

Trampled in dust

I’ll show you a place

High on a desert plain

Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name

Where the streets have no name

We’re still building

Then burning down love

Burning down love

And when I go there

I go there with you

It’s all I can do

Our love turns to rust

We’re beaten and blown by the wind

Blown by the wind

Oh, and I see love

See our love turn to rust

We’re beaten and blown by the wind

Blown by the wind

Oh, when I go there

I go there with you

It’s all I can do

—

U2; Where the Streets Have No Name

I think of awhile ago

We might have had it all

But I was so stupid then

You needed time to grow

But now just as things change

As well my feelings do

In time things rearrange

I am so sick of chasing you

But what do I get ’cause I just seem to lose

You make me regret those times I spent with you

And playing those games as I wait for your call

And now I give up, so goodbye and so long

It’s not a change of pace

This time I’ll get it right

It’s not a change of taste

I was the one there last night

You have your other friends

They were there when you cried

Didn’t mean to hurt you then

Best friends just won’t leave your side

But what do I get ’cause I just seem to lose

You make me regret those times I spent with you

And playing those games as I wait for your call

And now I give up, so goodbye and so long

It’s not a change of pace

This time I’ll get it right

It’s not a change of taste

I was the one there last night

When I needed you most

When I needed a friend

You let me down now

Like I let you down then

So sorry, it’s over

(Ahh…)

—

Blink 182; Untitled

I have climbed highest mountain

I have run through the fields

Only to be with you

Only to be with you

I have run

I have crawled

I have scaled these city walls

These city walls

Only to be with you

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

I have kissed honey lips

Felt the healing in her fingertips

It burned like fire

This burning desire

I have spoke with the tongue of angels

I have held the hand of a devil

It was warm in the night

I was cold as a stone

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

I believe in the kingdom come

Then all the colors will bleed into one

Bleed into one

Well yes I’m still running

You broke the bonds and you

Loosed the chains

Carried the cross

Of my shame

Of my shame

You know I believed it

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for…

—

U2; I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Lookin’ For

Endless evenings of non-exist

Are getting shorter, monotonous

Like an intruder, I belong outside

Although I find myself right back

The same place I was before

Saying things I’d say once more

There’s no reason for me to be here, no

I feel so lonesome, surrounded by friends

Who are talking about me, saying things I could care less about

This dialogue is without

Worth, content, significance

Conversational ambivalence

Hear the same things every night, it just ain’t right

I’m not the one to hold the bag

Give me something I can sink my teeth into

Show me a time, tell me a story

That I haven’t heard a million times before

I pass out from boredom

As I watch the people pass

I see moments in their lives, nothing fascinating

Are we all living for the past, never realizing

We’re clinging to an empty bag

Lacking content, significance

Conversational ambivalence

Say the same thing every night, it just ain’t right

We’ll see who’s left holding the bag

—

NOFX; The Bag

And love is not the easy thing

The only baggage you can bring…

And love is not the easy thing…

The only baggage you can bring

Is all that you can’t leave behind

And if the darkness is to keep us apart

And if the daylight feels like it’s a long way off

And if your glass heart should crack

And for a second you turn back

Oh no, be strong

Walk on, walk on

What you got, they can’t steal it

No they can’t even feel it

Walk on, walk on

Stay safe tonight…

You’re packing a suitcase for a place none of us has been

A place that has to be believed to be seen

You could have flown away

A singing bird in an open cage

Who will only fly, only fly for freedom

Walk on, walk on

What you got they can’t deny it

Can’t sell it or buy it

Walk on, walk on

Stay safe tonight

And I know it aches

And your heart it breaks

And you can only take so much

Walk on, walk on

Home…hard to know what it is if you never had one

Home…I can’t say where it is but I know I’m going home

That’s where the heart is

I know it aches

How your heart it breaks

And you can only take so much

Walk on, walk on

Leave it behind

You’ve got to leave it behind

All that you fashion

All that you make

All that you build

All that you break

All that you measure

All that you steal

All this you can leave behind

All that you reason

All that you sense

All that you speak

All you dress up

All that you scheme…

—

U2; Walk On

In the darkest tunnel, it’s nice to see a light,

Not just a headlight,

Like the one that’s heading right for me.

It would be nice if things could turn out right,

Turn out right yeah,

Don’t think I’ll ever see the day.

I must have done something wrong,

Or maybe pissed off God.

I think of Chinese food when I think of life,

That’s sweet and sour,

My life is sweet as saccharine.

You know 3 week old milk and grapes are not,

Not the same, No,

I am the one Johnny Carcinogen.

I must have fucked with some witch,

In turn she cursed me, cursed my life.

At the end of the longest line,

That’s where I will always be,

If you need to find me, just go to,

The end of the longest line.

But officer that was a yellow light,

The light was red, son,

Insubordination, reckless driving,

I must be wrong, this can’t be right,

I don’t belong, this world is much to dangerous,

For someone making love, like me.

At the end of the longest line,

That’s where I will always be,

If you need to find me, just go to,

The end of the longest line.

At the end of the longest line,

That’s where I will always be,

At the end of the longest, line.

—

NOFX; The Longest Line

Something is about to give

I can feel it coming

I think I know what it means

I’m not afraid to die

I’m not afraid to live

And when I’m flat on my back

I hope to feel like I did

’cause hardness, it sets in

You need some protection

The thinner the skin

I want you to know

That you don’t need me anymore

I want you to know

You don’t need anyone, or anything at all

Who’s to say where the wind will take you

Who’s to say what it is will break you

I don’t know, which way the wind will blow

Who’s to know when the time has come around?

Don’t want to see you cry

I know that this is not goodbye

In summer I can taste the salt in the sea

There’s a kite blowing out of control on a breeze

I wonder what’s gonna happen to you

You wonder what has happened to me

I’m a man, I’m not a child

A man who sees

The shadow behind your eyes

Who’s to say where the wind will take you

Who’s to say what it is will break you

I don’t know, where the wind will blow

Who’s to know when the time has come around?

I don’t want to see you cry

I know that this is not goodbye

Did I waste it?

Not so much I couldn’t taste it

Life should be fragrant

Roof top to the basement

The last of the rocks stars

When hip-hop drove the big cars

In the time when new media

Was the big idea

What was the big idea?

—

U2; Kite