JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Politik" merupakan lagu dari Coldplay, band asal Inggris yang terbentuk sejak 1996 saat mereka masih duduk di bangku kuliah.
Lagu ini menjadi trek pembuka dalam album studio kedua mereka yang bertajuk A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002).
Kabarnya, penulisan lagu "Politik" terinspirasi dari kejadian terorisme 11 September 2001 yang sering disebut sebagai peristiwa 9/11.
"Aku menulis lagu ini pada 9/11 dan kami mulai merekamnya pada 9/13," jelas Chris Martin, vokalis Coldplay, dilansir dari buku biografi bertajuk Coldplay Look at the Stars.
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Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Politik" dari Coldplay.
[Intro]
B7 Em B7 Em
[Verse]
B7
Look at earth from outer space
Em
Everyone must find a place
B7
Give me time and give me space
Em
Give me real, don't give me fake
B7
Give me strength, reserve, control
Em
Give me heart and give me soul
B7
Give me time, give us a kiss
B7
Tell me you're a politik
[Chorus]
B7 Em B7 Em
B7 Em
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
B7 Em
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
[Verse]
B7
Give me one, cause one is best
Em
In confusion, confidence
B7
Give me peace of mind and trust
Em
Don't forget the rest of us
B7
Give me strength, reserve, control
Em
Give me heart and give me soul
B7
Wars that heal and cracks that fix
Em
Tell me you're a politik
[Chorus]
B7 Em
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
B7 Em
Open up your eyes, open up your eyes
B7
Just open up your eyes
Em C6 G D6 D
Em C6 G D6 D
But give me love over, love over, love over this ... our love
Em C6 G D6 D
But give me love over, love over, love over this ... our love
Em C6 G D6 D
Em C6 G D6 D Em