Back to December, a Brokenhearted Song

Actually I'm not a big fans of Taylor Swift, but the "Back to December" song, sung and created by her, changed everything. In this song, I admit her expertise in writing lyrics. 

Taylor Swift - Back to December

Back to December adalah sebuah lagu patah hati, yang "dalem" banget maknanya. Saya bahkan hampir nangis waktu dengar dan baca liriknya. Ikut merasakan penyesalan, gitu deh.. Makanya nggak heran kalau lagu ini banyak memperoleh pujian, tak hanya karena melodi dan vocal-nya, tapi juga karena liriknya.

Terus terang, saya baru tahu lagu ini kemarin, berkat postingan sebuah akun instagram yang memposting video Krissysings saat meng-cover lagu ini. Karena lagunya easy listening dan cara Krissysings membawakannya juga asik sekaligus mengingatkan saya pada M2M, duo yang menemani masa remaja saya, saya jadi terdorong untuk mencari tahu lagu ini. 

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Oh, ternyata, Back to December adalah lagu yang ditulis dan dinyanyikan oleh Taylor Swift, di album ketiganya yang berjudul Speak Now, dan dirilis pada tahun 2010. Wah, ternyata sudah 9 tahun lalu, ke mana saja aku? Okelah, 2010 saya baru saja menikah, jadi wajar kalau sampai nggak ngeh sama lagu patah hati. Haha.. Eh, tapi bukan karena saat ini saya sedang patah hati, saya jadi suka lagu ini, loh yaa... Pas pertama dengar kan, saya nggak paham sama liriknya. Wkwkwk... Saya cuma terpesona sama mereka berdua ini lho...

Krissysings, ketika meng-cover Back to December

Oh ya, pengen tahu liriknya nggak? Supaya paling tidak bisa mengerti "patah hati" yang saya maksud, hehe.. Here you go...

Back to December

I'm so glad you made time to see me

How's life, tell me how's your family?

I haven't seen them in a while

You've been good, busier than ever

We small talk, work, and the weather

Your guard is up and I know why

Because the last time you saw me

Is still burned in the back of your mind

You gave me roses and I left them there to die

So this is me swallowing my pride

Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night

And I go back to December all the time

It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you

Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine

And I go back to December, turn around and make it all right

I go back to December all the time

These days I haven't been sleeping

Staying up paying back myself leaving

When your birthday passed and I didn't call

And I think about summer, all the beautiful times

I watched you laughing from the passenger side

And realized I'd loved you in the fall

And then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind

You gave me all your love and all I gave you was goodbye

So this is me swallowing my pride

Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night

And I go back to December all the time

It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you

Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine

I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind

I go back to December all the time

I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile, so good to me, so right

And how you held me in your arms that September night

The first time you ever saw me cry

Maybe this is wishful thinking

Probably mindless dreaming

But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right

I'd go back in time and change it but I can't

So if the chain is on your door, I understand

But this is me swallowing my pride

Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night

And I go back to December 

It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you

Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine

I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right

I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind

I go back to December all the time

All the time

Okay, let's see the sentence that I bold. All about regrets, right?

Intinya, seandainya bisa memutar waktu, mungkin itu akan dilakukan, supaya tidak lagi ada penyesalan. Kalau lagu Indonesia, mungkin lagunya Rossa yang judulnya Aku Bukan Untukmu, cukup mewakili lagu ini.

Dahulu kau mencintaiku
Dahulu kau menginginkanku
Meskipun tak pernah ada jawabku
Tak berniat kau tinggalkan aku

~ You gave me roses and I left them there to die
~ You gave me all your love and all I gave you was goodbye

Sekarang kau pergi menjauh
Sekarang kau tinggalkan aku
Di saat kumulai mengharapkanmu
Dan kumohon maafkan aku

~ So if the chain is on your door, I understand
~ But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right

Habis itu cowoknya jawab, "Nasi sudah jadi bubur." Wkwkwk...

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Fear is temporary, Regret is forever.

Tuh, sedih kan? Ada yang pernah mengalami hal ini juga? Menyia-nyiakan orang yang beneran tulus mencintai, dan ketika tersadar, dia sudah pergi. But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right.