JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Penyanyi dan penulis lagu kenamaan, Alanis Morissette, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Surrendering”.
Lagu ini diciptakan dan diproduseri sendiri olehnya. Lirik dan judul lagu ini ditulis untuk laki-laki yang pernah dikencani Alanis pada Maret 2002.
“Surrendering” muncul dalam album kelimanya yang bertajuk Under Rug Swept, dirilis melalui Maverick Records.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Hands Clean - Alanis Morissette
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Surrendering” dari Alanis Morissette.
[Verse 1]
D D
You were full and fully capable
D D
You were self sufficient and needless
D D
Your house was fully decorated in that sense
D D
[Verse 2]
D D
You were taken with me to a point
D D
A case of careful what you wish for
D D
But what you knew was enough to begin
D D
[Pre-Chorus 1]
D D
And so you called and courted fiercely
D D
So you reached out, entirely fearless
D D
And yet you knew of reservation and how it serves
D D
[Chorus 1]
G A
And I salute you for your courage
G A
And I applaud your perseverance
G A G A
And I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces that I represent
D D
[Verse 3]
D D
So you were in but not entirely
D D
You were up for this but not totally
D D
You knew how arms length-ing can maintain doubt
D D
[Pre-Chorus 2]
D D
And so you fell and you're intact
D D
So you dove in and you're still breathing
D D
And so you jumped and you're still flying if not shocked
D D
[Chorus 2]
G A
And I support you in your trusting
G A
And I commend you for your wisdom
G A G A
And I'm amazed by your surrender in the face of threatening forces that I represent
D D
[Verse 4]
D D
You found creative ways to distance
D D
You hid away from much through humor
D D
Your choice of armor was your intellect
D D
[Pre-Chorus 3]
D D
And so you felt and you're still here
D D
And so you died and you're still standing
D D
And so you softened and you're still safely in command
D D
[Chorus 3]
G A
And I salute you for your courage
G A
And I applaud your perseverance
G A G A
And I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces that I represent
D D
[Bridge]
Cmaj7 G/B
Self-protection was in times of true danger
Cmaj7 G/B
Your best defense to mistrust and be wary
Am G
Surrendering a feat of unequalled measure
D D
And I'm thrilled to let you in
D D
Overjoyed to be let in in-kind
[Chorus 4]
G A
And I salute you for your courage
G A
And I commend you for your wisdom
G A G A
And I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces
G A
And I support you in your trusting
G A
And I applaud your perseverance
G A G A
And I'm amazed by your surrender in the face of threatening forces that I represent
D D
[Outro]
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