12th Bridge - "The Best Thing" Lyrics

The Best Thing

This is something new to me
But I knew that it was coming
I won't let this chance slips away
I'll make you mine permanently
Please don't doubt me, just wait and see

When your man does what he's intended
He'll put his mind through space and time
And all those troubles are just for your smiles

I've always looked down at the time
But I'm glad that we've made this far
You are the best thing I can get on this grand living
Just cast away those question mark
There's nothing left for you to ask
Because the best thing ever happen is your loving back to me

The numbers they keep growing
The talks in your house they demanding
I'll think a perfect word to say
To make you mine permanently
Just sitback and listen closely

When your man has something to say
He's gonna say it loud and clear
And all those words aren't just to make you smile

I have already pick my time
So when you're ready, hold my hand
Because the best thing's gonna happen right away
Together we'll hold for the ride
And like the sun we'll shining bright
We are the best thing ever happen
Yeah, the best thing ever

We're the best thing ever

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Aslinya lagu ini gue ciptain buat sahabat gue. Gue terinspirasi dari situasi dia pada waktu itu yang lagi galau karena, hubungan pacaran yang udah dia jalani dari SMA akhirnya sampai pada satu titik dimana-saat ini-mereka sudah sama-sama dewasa, dan sama-sama merasa bahwa hal yang dulu terlihat sangat jauh sekarang sudah ada di depan mata. Namun keadaan belum terasa ideal karena potongan-potongan kehidupan belum terpasang rapih pada tempatnya. Tapi setidaknya situasi tersebut ngebuat dia jadi tersadar, dan setingkat lebih dewasa dibanding temen-temennya yang lain termasuk gue.

Anyway, soal musiknya, model musik begini bisa dibilang sebagai "zona nyaman" gue dalam bermusik. Musik yang gue denger dari SMP dan yang sekarang gue jadiin sebagai referensi gue dalam bermusik kebanyakan beraliran Rock. So yeah, this is my bread and butter :)

12th Bridge - "Nightmare" Lyrics

Nightmare

You shaped perfect
As you visit my dream
You said you'd take
All things I never said

In the real life
It's a long night
In the real life

Love burnt, faded
Just to find it's breath again
Long lost faces
The moon plays with its ashes

In the long night
It's a real life
In the long night
In the real life
It's a long night
In the real life

All of the times when I'd crawl into your room
Those sleepless nights that I've spent thinking of you
They're all have been gone, 'cause I have made up my mind
I think it's time, you should go
Go
Go

You shaped perfect
As you visit my dream
You said you came
Just to be my nightmare

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"Ketika kita ingin melupakan seseorang, namun orang tersebut justru selalu "menghampiri" kita dalam mimpi. Membuat kita jadi membenci malam hari yang bagaikan kehidupan nyata yang sulit, karena mimpi tersebut tidak lagi indah, melainkan jadi mimpi buruk"

12th Bridge - "A Man and His Memory" Lyrics

A Man and His Memory

Oh my dream
I'm sorry that i can't make you live
But now you've gone and impossible
Life could be better if you around

Oh my heart
I'm sorry that i broke you apart
But now she's gone and never come back
You could be better if she's around

But now it's just you and me
A man and his memory
We can say that we're lonely
Aren't we?
If i could have done better
Everything here would be brighter
So it's not just you and me
Memory
Oh my memory

Oh my life
When i was a child i never
Dream of you to turned out like this
You could be better, oh you could

But i've no regret
This is what i got from what i've done
Life is like a mirror of yourself
You will see better if you show better

But now it's just you and me
A man and his memory
We can say that we're lonely
Aren't we?
If i could have done better
Everything here would be brighter
So it's not just you and me
Memory
Oh my memory

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Gue punya kenalan seorang pria yang udah tua, dia hidup sebatang kara, pernah berkeluarga namun bercerai sebelum sempat punya keturunan, sekarang keluarga sedarah yang dia punya hanya kakak-kakaknya, namun mereka terpisah jarak ratusan kilometer jauhnya, ditambah usia yang sudah tua membuat perpisahan selamanya seolah dapat terjadi setiap saat. Ketika pertama gue denger kisahnya gue tersentuh, gue ngebayangin gimana rasanya jadi dia. Apa dia marah terhadap dirinya sendiri? Apa dulu dia pernah ngebayang atau bahkan meminta masa tua seperti ini? Apa dia menyesal? Seolah-olah saat ini hal yang dia miliki cuma dirinya dan pikirannya (memory-nya), yang isinya-seandainya itu hidup gue-akan penuh dengan rasa marah dan penyesalan. Moral story-nya mungkin jadi: "jangan sia-siakan masa muda, jangan sia-siakan hidupmu".

Soal musiknya, gue bereksperimen dengan gabungin elemen musik Melayu dengan genre Rock. Ditambah "Orkestra-Mini" ala gue yang ngebuat aroma Melayu jadi makin kental. Yaa menurut gue hasilnya cukup unik...atau lucu, tergantung selera lo :)

12th Bridge - "Well, Look At Her" Lyrics

Well, Look At Her

Well look at her, she's very pretty isn't she?
I've never seen such a smile that throws me to the sea
I wonder what kind of boy that can make her heart sick
But of course it's not me or you

Well look at her, she's very happy isn't she?
Her beauty and the love she had are enough to red her cheek
And for the other boys to wake up love that has been slept
Bet that you feel it too

She's got the key to every men's heart
Just take a look by yourself
Then you'll be wicked
She's a wizard
By her voice and her charm, and her eyes that shine bright
We fall in love

Well look at her, look at how she waves her hair
As she talks and takes out every stuff that stuffed inside her bag
Then she continues to talk about a movie she was in
Oh what a lucky girl, what a lucky girl

Don't look at her, she had a boyfriend already
A singer from a jazzy band is her heart's remedy
And they talk about relationship where they are ready
That was hot on tv

She's got the key to every men's heart
Just take a look by yourself
Then you'll be wicked
She's a wizard
By her voice and her charm, and her eyes that shine bright
We fall in love

Well look at her, she's very pretty isn't she?
I've never seen such a smile that throws me to the sea
I wonder what kind of boy that can make her heart sick
But of course it's not me or you

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Lagu ini udah lumayan lama gue tulis, sekitar tahun 2009. Liriknya tentang aktris pendatang baru pada waktu itu yang cukup fenomenal, selain karena emang dia itu cantik banget. Gak ada makna khusus sih di liriknya, just admiring her beauty.