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