Lirik dan Chord Lagu Never Is A Promise - Fiona Apple

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Penyanyi pop-rock Amerika Serikat, Fiona Apple, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Never Is A Promise” pada 1996.

Lagu ini merupakan trek ketujuh dalam album debutnya, Tidal, yang rilis pada 23 Juli 1996.

“Never Is A Promise” adalah salah satu lagu yang disertakan Fiona dalam demo tape pertamanya untuk dikirim ke Andrew Slater, produser eksekutif label Sony Music.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu For Her - Fiona Apple

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Never Is A Promise” dari Fiona Apple. 

[Intro]
Am G F C
Gm F C
Am G F C
Gm F C

[Verse]
Gm                F  Gm               F
You'll never see the courage I know
Gm                F                   Gm                        F
Its colors' richness won't appear within your view
E   E7       Dm Dm7 E  E7         Dm  Dm7
I'll never glow - the way that you glow
Gm11                   F6                  E            Emaj7      Dm Dm7
Your presence dominates the judgments made on you

[Bridge]
Asus2            G6/9               Fmaj7#11     C
But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
Asus2                    G6/9      Fmaj7#11          C
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
Asus2             G6/9            Fmaj7#11         C
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights
Fsus4      C/E                  Dm7                   Dbmaj7b5
I understand what I am still too proud to mention - to you

[Chorus]
C                        Fadd9    Am                        G7
You'll say you understand, but you don't understand
C                         Fadd9             Am               G6
You'll say you'd never give up seeing eye to eye
Fmaj7               Dm7                    F        Gadd4
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie

[Breakdown]
Am G F C
Gm F C
Am G F C
Gm F C

[Verse]
Gm                 F          Gm                    F
You'll never touch - these things that I hold
Gm               F                   Gm                 F
The skin of my emotions lies beneath my own
E          E7     Dm Dm7 E   E7        Dm   Dm7
You'll never feel        the heat of this soul
Fsus4       C/E                      Dm7            Dbmaj7b5
My fever burns me deeper than I've ever shown - to you

[Chorus]
C                         Fadd9                   Am          G7
You'll say, don't fear your dreams, it's easier than it seems
C                        Fadd9           Am                    G6
You'll say you'd never let me fall from hopes so high
Fmaj7                 Dm7                   F        Gadd4
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie

[Breakdown]
Am G F C
Gm F C
Am G F C
Gm F C

[Verse]
Gm                F    Gm                F
You'll never live the life that I live
Gm           F                       Gm                       F
I'll never live the life that wakes me in the night
E         E7      Dm Dm7 E      E7       Dm  Dm7
You'll never hear        the message I give
Fsus4        C/E                         Dm7                Dbmaj7b5
You'll say it looks as though I might give up this fight

[Bridge]
Asus2            G6/9                Fmaj7#11         C
But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
Asus2                   G6/9      Fmaj7#11           C
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
Asus2            G6/9             Fmaj7#11          C
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights
Fsus4      C/E         Dm7                      Dbmaj7b5
I realize what I am now too smart to mention - to you

[Chorus]
C                      Fadd9      Am                    G7
You'll say you understand, you'll never understand
C              Fadd9                Am                   G6
I'll say I'll never wake up knowing how or why
C                    Fadd9               Am                        G7
I don't know what to believe in, you don't know who I am
C                    Fadd9               Am                   G6
You'll say I'll need appeasing when I start to cry
Fmaj7                Dm7                F        Gadd4
But never is a promise, and I'll never need a lie

[Outro]
Am G F Em
C B Bb7 Am