JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Declan McKenna merupakan penyanyi asal Inggris yang melantunkan lagu “The Key to Life on Earth”.
Lagu tersebut muncul di dalam album kedua miliknya yang bertajuk Zeros, dirilis pada 2020 melalui Columbia Records.
Album tersebut ditulis oleh dirinya sendiri dan berisikan 12 trek, dengan hit lainnya seperti “Beautiful Faces” dan “Be an Astronaut”.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu I Am Everyone Else - Declan McKenna
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “The Key to Life on Earth” dari Declan McKenna.
Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Gold, let it unfold
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And imagine you're dressed in gold
F C G
Roaring crowds in Manchester will manage to?be?told
[Pre-Chorus]
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Oh, and your?king, the boy you loved in?spring
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The way she looks at him
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The common goal, and waiting for the kids to go
[Chorus]
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But we've been held back for after-school meetings
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They've got it in for me
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For all it's worth
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The key to life on Earth
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Jokers, happy go xenophobe locals
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Have got it in for me
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For all I'm worth
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The key to life on Earth
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Holy smokes
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You kids and your jokes
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Asking where we got our jeans and where the hell we found our coats
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'Cause dirty streets these days are graced by Nikes of black and green
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And headstrong boys in chinos barely grasp what that could mean
[Pre-Chorus]
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And they lie, the men that wrung us dry
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The boys who poked your eye
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The common fool, the walk to school for you and I
[Chorus]
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But we've been held back for after-school meetings
Dm Am F
They've got it in for me
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For all it's worth
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The key to life on Earth
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The thing is, these out-of-touch scrounging rich kids
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Are living here for free
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On my home turf
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The key to life on Earth
INSTRUMENTAL
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[Verse 4]
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Call in to wake you up in the morning
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Iron your suit and tie forever until you die
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Join forces, like carousels and their horses forever spinning 'round
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And never coming down
[Outro]
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Come out and join us honey, we will sort you out
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Come work in Brookfield Park and we will shut your mouth
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Come work in Sainsbury's babe until you've had enough
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Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out
F C
Come out and join us honey, we will sort you out
G Dm Am
Come work in Brookfield Park and we will shut your mouth
F C
Come work in Sainsbury's babe until you've had enough
G Dm Am
Come on out, come on out, come on out, come on out