JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Let Me Down Slowly" dilantunkan oleh penyanyi-penulis lagu asal Amerika, Alec Shane Benjamin atau lebih dikenal Alec Benjamin.
Awalnya dirilis sebagai versi solo pada 2018 dan dimasukkan dalam mixtape-nya Narrated for You sebelum dirilis menjadi singel duet bersama Alessia Cara.
Alec Benjamin ikut berproses dalam penulisan lagu yang diangkat dari pengalamannya dengan sang mantan pacar.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Out of Love dari Alessia Cara
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Let Me Down Slowly" dari Alec Benjamin:
[Intro]
C#m B G#m A
[Verse 1]
C#m B
This night is cold in the kingdom
G#m A
I can feel you fade away
C#m B
From the kitchen to the bathroom sink and
G#m A
Your steps keep me awake
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m B
Don't cut me down, throw me out, leave me here to waste
G#m A
I once was a man with dignity and grace
C#m B
Now I'm slipping through the cracks of your cold embrace
G#m A
So please, please
[Chorus]
C#m B
Could you find a way to let me down slowly?
G#m A
A little sympathy, I hope you can show me
C#m B
If you wanna go then I'll be so lonely
G#m A
If you're leaving baby let me down slowly
[Post-Chorus]
C#m
Let me down, down
Let me down, down
B
Let me down, let me down
G#m
Down, let me down, down
A
Let me down
C#m B
If you wanna go then I'll be so lonely
G#m A
If you're leaving baby let me down slowly
[Verse 2]
C#m B
Cold skin, drag my feet on the tile
G#m A
As I'm walking down the corridor
C#m B
And I know we haven't talked in a while
G#m A
So I'm looking for an open door
[Pre-Chorus]
C#m B
Don't cut me down, throw me out, leave me here to waste
G#m A
I once was a man with dignity and grace
C#m B
Now I'm slipping through the cracks of your cold embrace
G#m A
So please, please
[Chorus]
C#m B
Could you find a way to let me down slowly?
G#m A
A little sympathy, I hope you can show me
C#m B
If you wanna go then I'll be so lonely
G#m A
If you're leaving baby let me down slowly
[Post-Chorus]
C#m
Let me down, down
Let me down, down
B
Let me down, let me down
G#m
Down, let me down, down
A
Let me down
C#m B
If you wanna go then I'll be so lonely
G#m A
If you're leaving baby let me down slowly
[Bridge]
C#m B G#m A
And I can't stop myself from falling down
C#m B G#m A
And I can't stop myself from falling down
C#m B G#m A
And I can't stop myself from falling down
C#m B G#m A
And I can't stop myself from falling down
[Chorus]
C#m B
Could you find a way to let me down slowly?
G#m A
A little sympathy, I hope you can show me
C#m B
If you wanna go then I'll be so lonely
N.C.
If you're leaving baby let me down slowly
[Post-Chorus]
C#m
Let me down, down
Let me down, down
B
Let me down, let me down
G#m
Down, let me down, down
A
Let me down
C#m B
If you wanna go then I'll be so lonely
G#m A
If you're leaving baby let me down slowly
C#m B
If you wanna go then I'll be so lonely
G#m N.C.
If you're leaving baby let me down slowly