JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “I'm Not A Cynic” merupakan sebuah lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh penyanyi kenamaan, Alec Benjamin.
Liriknya diciptakan oleh Alec bersama sang produser, Alex Hope, untuk album debutnya yang bertajuk These Two Windows.
Album tersebut dirilis pada 29 Mei 2020 dan berhasil menempati peringkat ke-75 di Billboard 200.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Death of a Hero - Alec Benjamin
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “I’m Not A Cynic” dari Alec Benjamin.
[Verse 1]
Am7
I'm just being realistic, being honest with myself
F
I've tried being optimistic but it doesn't seem?to help
Dm
So I'll just have to admit this is the hand that I've been dealt
F E7
I'm not being pessimistic, just being honest with myself
[Chorus]
Am7
I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my day
F
I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand different ways
Dm
But from every angle oh, the outlook is the same
F E
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
Am F Dm F E
Ooh, ooh, ooh I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it
[Verse 2]
Am
You only get that what you're given, it's not always up to you
F
Not every Sunday is a picnic, 'cause the sky ain't always blue
Dm
You can't just change the weather by changing your point of view
F E
Some days you have to wait until the storms have passed through
[Chorus]
Am
I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my day
F
I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand different ways
Dm
But from every angle oh, the outlook is the same
F E
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
Am F Dm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
[Verse 3]
Am
So like a boat on the ocean, I'll rock with the waves
F
God, I'm so sick of this notion that I have to fake
Dm
Fake my emotion and pretend I'm okay
F E
So like a boat on the ocean, I'll just rock with the waves
[Chorus]
Am
I'm not a cynic, oh, today's just not my day
F
I've tried to spin it 'bout a thousand different ways
Dm
But from every angle oh, the outlook is the same
F E
I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today
Am F Dm F E
Ooh, ooh, ooh I swear that I'm not a cynic, my glass just has no water in it today