JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Lagu "Forever ... (is a long time)" yang dilantunkan Halsey dihadirkan dalam album studio ketiganya bertajuk Manic (2020).
Kabarnya, lagu ini merupakan bagian dari lagu trio yang berhubungan dengan trek "Dominic's Interlude" dan "I HATE EVERYBODY".
Melalui akun Twitter-nya, Halsey pernah mengemukakan alasan di balik pemberian judul lagu "Forever ... (is a long time)".
"'Forever ... (is a long time)' disebut begitu karena lagu ini menunjukkan perjalanan jatuh cinta dan kemudian disabotase dengan paranoid dan rasa cemas diri sendiri," cuit Halsey.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu I HATE EVERYBODY - Halsey
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Forever ... (is a long time)" dari Halsey.
[Intro]
D G A D Bm
I spent a long time watering a plant made out of plastic
E A D
And I curse the?ground?for growing green
D G A F# Bm
I spent a long time substituting honest with sarcastic
E A D
And I curse my tongue for being mean
[Verse]
Em Bm
And weightless, breathless restitute
Em Bm
Motionless and absolute
Em Bm E F#
He cut me open, sucked the poison from an aging wound
Em Bm
Now fifty thousand war cadets
Em Bm
Would cower at this small brunette
Em Bm
To my surprise, not six feet high
F#
Would reach and grab the moon if I
Bm F#
Should ask or just imply
B
That I wanted a bit more light
G
So I could look inside his eyes
Gm
And get the colors just right
D D G G D D Bb Gm
Just right, just right, just
[Interlude]
Dm Dm Bb Gm
Dm Dm Bb Gm
Dm Dm Bb Gm
Dm Dm Bb Gm
Dm Dm Bb Gm
Dm Dm Bb Gm
Dm Dm Bb Gm
Dm Dm Bb Gm
Dm Dm
[Outro]
Gm A7
Build love, build God, build provinces
Dm
Build calluses, break promises
Gm A7 Dm
'Cause I could never hold a perfect thing and not demolish it
Gm A7
What am I thinking? What does this mean?
Dm F
How could somebody ever love me?
G N.C. A N.C.
Talk to your man, tell him he's got bad news comin'