JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Pada 1989, Bad Religion meluncurkan sebuah lagu bertajuk "Billy".
Lagu yang diciptakan oleh Brett Gurewitz ini menjadi trek ke-14 dalam album studio keempat mereka, No Control.
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Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Billy" dari Bad Religion berikut ini.
[Verse 1]
A G
I can recall the warm youth of a summer day, yeah
F G
The sweetest lemonade, the darkest game arcade
A G
And Billy had a yearning in the corner of his mind, yeah
F G
It moved him secretly, it moved him powerfully
F C G A
But prescience was lacking and the present was all
F C G
And his aptitudes were carelessly wasted
F C G A
And challenging life with the abandon of a fool
F C A
He squandered the hours of his day, yeah
[Verse 2]
A G
Then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face, yeah
F G
It hit him like a friend, struck something deep within
A G
He couldn't break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him
F G
Just like a fatal tie, toward the other side
F C G A
And Billy was a lunatic just barking at the moon
F C G
And his brain was totally wasted
F C G A
He then exchanged his friends for a needle and a spoon
F C A
And he threw his future away, yeah
[Verse 3]
E G E G E G E G
Bolt the door and throw away the key, yeah
E G E G E G E G
Your dim reflection is all that you can see
F C G A
So where is the justice when no one is at fault
F C G
And a human life is tragically wasted?
F C G A
How fragile is the flame that burns within us all
F G A G C B
To light each passing day, yeah