Lirik dan Chord Lagu Don't Tell Me - Ruel

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Ruel mengawali kariernya pada 2017 dengan meluncurkan lagu debut ciptaannya sendiri berjudul "Don't Tell Me".

Melansir dari laman web Nylon, dikabarkan bahwa Ruel menulis lagu ini saat berumur 12 tahun setelah dilarang keluarganya jatuh cinta dan berpacaran karena dianggap masih terlalu muda.

Meski "Don't Tell Me" adalah karya pertamanya, lagu ini berhasil menembus tangga lagu ARIA dengan menempati posisi ke-76.

Video musiknya diluncurkan menyusul kemudian pada 2018.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Dont Cry - Ruel

Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Don't Tell Me" dari Ruel berikut ini.

[Verse 1]
Am                                  Em
Save your breath, my brother
                      Am
It's not going in
                     Em                                 C
I'm not your disciple, I choose how I sin
Am                               Em
I've got a distant memory of previous lives
C    Am                       Em
So don't say I'm not ready
                                C
Back off with those knives

[Pre-Chorus]
  Am                                      Em
You don't know me like you used to
D                                 C
You can leave, but I refuse to
  Am                                   Em
You can tell me that I'm crazy
G
But I won't stop and this won't make me

[Chorus]
Am   C  Em G
Oh, don't tell me I'm not ready
Am   C  Em G                                       C
Oh, don't tell me I'm not ready for love
Am Em C      Am
              For love

[Verse 2]
                       Em                            C
I don't feel connected to all of your lies
Am                          Em                                     C
But you can do a kindness and look me in the eyes
Am              Em                                           C
My soul's resurrected, yeah it's been there before
Am                                Em                            C
So, don't say I'm not ready to level on my soul

[Pre-Chorus]
  Am                                      Em
You don't know me like you used to
D                                 C
You can leave, but I refuse to
  Am                                   Em
You can tell me that I'm crazy
G
But I won't stop and this won't make me

[Chorus]
Am  C   Em G
Oh, don't tell me I'm not ready
Am   C   Em G                                      C
Oh, don't tell me I'm not ready for love
Am Em C      Am
              For love

[Bridge]
Am
The course that you have set for me
C
The shadows you crossed over me
Em
The road is getting hard to see
G
But I'm gonna make it through
Am
Horizons that are out of sight
C
Lost behind the fading light
Em
Ready for what's coming, and they must be ready too

[Chorus]
Am   C  Em  G
Oh, don't tell me I'm not ready
Am   C   Em G                                      C
Oh, don't tell me I'm not ready for love
Am   Em C      Am
                For love