8 Lagu Barat Tentang Perpisahan Sahabat yang Menyentuh Hati

4. Elton John – Candle in the Wind

Perpisahan dengan sahabat nyatanya tidak hanya berbicara soal kelulusan dan pindah tempat kerja saja. Banyak pula kisah yang menceritakan tentang persahabatan yang dipisahkan oleh kematian. 

Lirik Candle in the Wind milik Elton John tampaknya mengisahkan tentang momen tersebut. Dirilis tahun 1973, Candle in the Wind ditulis oleh Elton sebagai ucapan selamat tinggal kepada aktris Marilyn Monroe.

Goodbye, Norma Jeane
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork

And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would’ve liked to know you 
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh, the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would’ve liked to know you 
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

Goodbye, Norma Jeane
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
From the young man in the twenty second row
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would’ve liked to know you 
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

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5. Eric Clapton – Tears in Heaven

Tears in Heaven merupakan lagu yang ditulis oleh Eric Clapton bersama Will Jennings untuk mengenang kematian Conor, putra Eric Clapton. Liriknya yang menyentuh hati membuat siapapun yang mendengarkan lagu ini akan hanyut dalam kesedihan. Mendapat penghargaan dari Grammy untuk kategori “Song of the Year” pada 1993, Tears in Heavenjuga bisa masuk dalam playlist kamu ketika sedang rindu dengan sahabat yang sudah berpulang.

Would you know my name?
If I saw you in heaven
Would it be the same?
If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong
And carry on
‘Cause I know I don’t belong
Here in heaven

Would you hold my hand?
If I saw you in heaven
Would you help me stand?
If I saw you in heaven

I’ll find my way
Through night and day
‘Cause I know I just can’t stay
Here in heaven

Time can bring you down
Time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart
Time can break your heart
Have you begging please
Begging please

Beyond the door
There’s peace, I’m sure
And I know there’ll be no more
Tears in heaven

Would you know my name?
If I saw you in heaven
Would you be the same?
If I saw you in heaven

I must be strong
And carry on
‘Cause I know I don’t belong
Here in heaven

6. The Beatles – In My Live

Para penggemar The Beatles tentu sudah tidak asing lagi dengan lagu berjudul In My Live. Lgu ini mengisahkan tentang persahabatan John Lennon dengan Stu Sutcliffe yang meninggal pada 1962, dan Pete Shotton sahabat Lennon yang lain.

Paul McCarteny maupun John Lennon juga mengatakan bahwa lirik lagu ini juga turut mengisahkan tentang Mimi, tante John Lennon serta istri pertamanya, Cynthia. Ringkasnya, lagu ini bercerita tentang pertemuan dan perpisahan dengan orang-orang yang dicintai.

There are places I’ll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain

All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I’ve loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new

Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more