JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Grup band rock kenamaan asal Inggris, The Cure melantunkan lagu berjudul ‘The Holy Hour” pada 1981.
Lagu yang direkam di studio Morgan, London, tersebut merupakan bagian dari album studio ketiga mereka yang bertajuk Faith.
Album bergenre post-punk itu berhasil menduduki peringkat ke-14 di tangga lagu UK Albums Chart.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “The Holy Hour” dari The Cure:
[Intro]
(Bass riff)
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[Verse 1]
Am Em
I kneel
Am Em
And wait in silence
Am Em Am Em
As one by one the people slip away
Am Em
Into the night
Am Em
The quiet and empty bodies
Am Em
Kiss the ground before they pray
Am Em
Kiss the ground and slip away
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[Verse 2]
Am Em
I sit
Am Em
And listen dreamlessly
Am Em Am Em
A promise of salvation makes me stay
Am Em
Then look at your face
Am Em
And feel my heart pushed in
Am Em
As all around the children play
Am Em
The games they’re tired of yesterday...
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They play
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They play
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[Verse 3]
Am Em
I stand
Am Em
And hear my voice cry out
Am Em
A wordless scream at ancient power
Am Em Am Em
It breaks against stone
Am Em
I softly leave you crying
Am Em
I cannot hold what you devour
Am Em
The sacrifice of penance in the
[Outro]
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holy hour
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