JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "In Our Talons" dibawakan oleh band folk asal Amerika Serikat, Bowerbirds.
Lagu tersebut rilis pada 2007 dan menjadi album debut yang bertajuk Hymns for a Dark.
"In Our Talons" menjadi trek kedua dari 10 lagu dalam album tersebut.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Belly of June - Horse Feathers
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "In Our Talons" dari Bowerbirds.
Intro: Bm - Gmaj7 - Bm - Bm (x4)
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm Gmaj7 Bm
And the warblers sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm Gmaj7 Bm
And the sparrows sing: deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm A Gmaj7
Through the wheeeeeeeeels, through the wheels on the interstate,
F# F#7 Bm
And hear no refrain.
(Bm - Gmaj7 - Bm - Bm) x4
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm Gmaj7 Bm
And the beetles creeps (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm Gmaj7 Bm
On the crippled trees, (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm A Gmaj7
And he looooooooks down to where the soil must have been,
F# F#7
Wondering.
Gmaj7 A6 Gmaj7 A6
And no, you're not alone. No, my cousins, you're not alone.
D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 F#7
You're in our talons now, and we're never letting go.
(Bm - Gmaj7 - Bm - Bm) x4
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm Gmaj7 Bm
And the branches bend (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm Gmaj7 Bm
To the growing sea. (deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet-deet!)
Bm Gmaj7 Bm Bm A Gmaj7
And they aaaaaaaaaaask, and they ask it to spread their seeds,
F# F#7
For they know they're drowning.
Gmaj7 A6 Gmaj7 A6
And no, you're not alone. No, my cousins, you're not alone.
D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 A6
You're in our talons now, and we're never letting go.
D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 A6
You're in our headlights, frozen, and no, we're not stopping.
D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 A6
You may not believe, but even we were scared at first.
D Emadd9 Bm A Gmaj7 A6
It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth.
D Em Bm A Gmaj7 F#7
We're only human; this at least we've learned.