JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Sharpener" dipilih sebagai singel utama dalam album EP terbaru Cavetown yang bertajuk Man's Best Friend.
Lagu ini rilis jauh lebih dulu pada Oktober 2020 sedangkan albumnya menyusul kemudian pada Juni 2021.
"Sharpener" juga menjadi lagi penutup dalam album yang memuat tujuh lagu itu.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Trying - Cavetown
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Sharpener" dari Cavetown:
[Intro]
Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7 G
Sharpener's callin' me again
Cmaj7
Tryin' to turn it into some-
G G6
thing I can draw into my skin
Cmaj7 G
Make it a picture that I love
Cmaj7
Instead of something that I wish
G G6
I could get in the bath and scrub right off
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Am F C
Why am I ashamed to look the way I do?
G Am F C
All ‘cause an escape to me was just a sharpener to you
[Interlude]
G Am F Cmaj7
G Am F Cmaj7
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7 G
Big old pill to inch around
Cmaj7
There's no copping out this time
G G6
Try my best to get it down (Get, get, get, get it down)
Cmaj7 G
Sometimes seems like I'm still young
Cmaj7
Lookin' at the boy across the sink
G G6
Thinking "What the hell have you just done?" ("What the hell have you just done?")
[Chorus]
Cmaj7 Am F C
Why am I ashamed to look the way I do?
G Am F C
All ‘cause an escape to me was just a sharpener to you
G Am F Cmaj7
Why am I afraid of things I let inside my room?
G Am F Cmaj7
Just wanted some company, broke the sharpener in two
[Outro]
G Am
You say, why am I like this?
Cmaj7
You mean, why am I stupid?
G Am Cmaj7
‘Cause you know you’re not trying to fix it
G Am
You mean, why am I like this?
Cmaj7
You say, why am I selfish?
G Am Cmaj7
‘Cause you know honey you can’t help it