JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “Perfect Way to Die” merupakan lagu yang diciptakan dan dipopulerkan oleh musisi papan atas, Alicia Keys.
Lagu ini terinspirasi dari kematian Mike Brown dan Sandra Bland akibat dibunuh oleh polisi Amerika Serikat yang brutal dan rasis terhadap kelompok kulit hitam.
Video klip lagu ini disutradarai oleh Chris Robinson dan ditayangkan perdana di ajang BET Awards pada Juni 2020.
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Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Perfect Way to Die" dari Alicia Keys.
[Intro]
F7 Bb Bbm F G C F
[Verse 1]
Dm7 C Fmaj7
Simple walk to the corner store
Dm7 C Fmaj7
Mama never thought she would be gettin' a call from the coroner
Dm7 C
Said her son's been gunned down, been gunned down
F
"Can you come now?"
Gm7
Tears in her eyes, "Can you calm down?
F Bb C
Please, ma'am, can you calm down?"
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm7 C F
But it rained fire in the city that day, they say
Dm7 C
A river of blood in the streets
F
No love in the streets
Dm7 C F
And then came silence in the city that day, they say
Bb
Just another one gone
C
And they tell her move on
[Chorus]
And she's stuck there, singing
F7 Bb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
Bbm F
'Cause this could be our final time
G C F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
F7 Bb
And I think of all you could have done
Bbm F
At least you'll stay forever young
G C F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
G C F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"
[Verse 2]
Dm7 C F
New job, new city, new her
Dm7 C F
Bright-eyed, you would have been proud if you knew her
Dm7 C F
Flashing lights in the mirror, pull over, pull over
Gm7 F Bb C
A couple nights in detention and it's over, a whole life's over
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm7 C Fmaj7
They came marching in the city that day, they say
Dm7 C
Carryin' signs in the streets
F
Cryin' eyes in the streets
Dm7 C F
But they heard nothing from the city that day, they say
Bb
Just another one gone
C
And the city moved on
[Chorus]
We're stuck here singing
F7 Bb
"Baby, don't you close your eyes
Bbm F
'Cause this could be our final time
G C F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
F7 Bb
I'll think of all you coulda done
Bbm F
At least you'll stay forever young
G C F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
G C F
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way to die"
[Bridge]
Dm7 C
Another dream lost
F7 Bb
Another king and queen lost
Cm6 F C
Another broken promise they refuse to make right
Dm7 C
Oh, another night to live in fear
F7 Bb
Oh, another night that you're not here
Cm6 E6sus(b2) C
Another reason to get out there and fight
[Chorus]
F7 Bb
But I said, "Baby, don't you close your eyes
Bbm F
'Cause this could be our final time
G C F
And you know I'm horrible at saying goodbye
F7 Bb
But I'll think of all you coulda done
Bbm F
At least you'll stay forever young
G C F
I guess you picked the perfect way to die
G C
Oh, I guess you picked the perfect way..."