Today Was A Fairytale
“Time slows down whenever you're
around. I can feel my heart, it's beating in my chest. Did you feel it? I can't
put this down.” –Taylor Swift, Today
Was A Fairytale (OST. Valentine’s Day)
Penyanyi country cantik, Taylor Swift, selain
ikut mengambil peran dalam film “Valentine’s Day”, juga turut menyumbangkan
suara manisnya untuk membawakan sebuah lagu soundtrack
dari film tersebut. Lagu yang berjudul “Today Was A Fairytale” ini ditulis
liriknya dan diaransemen oleh Swift sendiri, dan diproduksi bersama dengan
Nathan Chapman. Digital single dari
lagu ini dirilis pada tanggal 19 Januari 2010, sebagai promotional single dari album “Valentine’s Day: Original Motion
Picture Soundtrack” yang dirilis sebulan kemudian, yaitu pada tanggal 9
Februari 2010. Sebenarnya Swift telah merancang blue print dari lagu ini sejak tahun 2008, namun karena lagu ini
tidak pernah sesuai dengan materi album solonya, akhirnya ia mendapatkan
kesempatan untuk merilis lagu ini ketika mendapatkan peran dalam film “Valentine’s
Day”. Ia merasa lagu ini sangat sesuai dengan nuansa film komedi romantis multiplot
tersebut, yang kemudian disetujui oleh produser dari film ini. Alhasil, lagu
manis ini pun semakin mempermanis film “Valentine’s Day”.
Lagu ini mengisahkan tentang
perasaan seorang gadis yang tengah berbunga-bunga ketika jatuh cinta. Ditengah segala
kesederhanaan yang ada, ia tetap merasa bagaikan berada di sebuah negeri
dongeng. Jatuh cinta memang bisa membuat segalanya terasa indah. Waktu serasa
melambat setiap kali lelaki itu berada di dekatnya. Senyum lelaki itu bahkan
membawanya terbang tinggi ke planet antah berantah. Tidak ada yang masuk akal. Semuanya
terasa sempurna bagaikan sihir. Pikiran yang melompat-lompat, detak jantung
yang bertalu-talu, senyum yang selalu terkembang di bibir. Bagaikan menemukan
seorang pangeran dalam negeri dongeng, setiap waktu dan setiap hari yang mereka
lewati bersama bagaikan dalam sebuah negeri dongeng. Happily ever after.
“Today Was A Fairytale”
adalah sebuah lagu country pop khas
Taylor Swift. Seperti kebanyakan lagu yang ditulis oleh Swift, lirik lagu ini
mempertemukan antara kisah happily ever
after dalam dunia fantasi dengan hal-hal sederhana dari kehidupan nyata. Melodinya
pun seolah membawa para pendengar lagu ini ke dalam sebuah kisah cinta manis
dalam kehidupan nyata yang melambungkan angan dan harapan ke dalam dunia
fantasi. Lagu ini debut pada posisi runner-up
tangga lagu Billboard Hot 100 pada minggu pertama perilisannya, dengan menembus
angka 325.000 digital download. Selanjutnya,
seiring dengan popularitas film “Valentine’s Day”, lagu ini meraih sukses di
berbagai negara di seluruh dunia, dan menjadi salah satu lagu soundtrack
terpopuler. Setiap kali mendengarkan lagu ini, perasaan berbunga-bunga turut
berdesir di dalam hati. Lagu ini memiliki kekuatan yang sanggup membuat para
pendengarnya turut merasakan getar-getar cinta yang terjadi ketika orang sedang
jatuh cinta. Indeed, “Today Was A Fairytale” is such a sweet love
song.
“It must have been the way, today
was a fairytale.” –Taylor Swift, Today
Was A Fairytale (OST. Valentine’s Day)
* Ditulis sambil
mendengarkan lagu “Today Was A Fairytale” oleh Taylor Swift.
“Today was a fairytale
You were the prince, I used to be a damsel in distress
You took me by the hand and you picked me up at six
Today was a fairytale, today was a fairytale
Today was a fairytale
I wore a dress, you wore a dark grey t-shirt
You told me I was pretty when I looked like a mess
Today was a fairytale
Time slows down whenever you're around
Can you feel this magic in the air?
It must have been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must have been the way, today was a fairytale
It must have been the way, today was a fairytale
Today was a fairytale
You've got a smile that takes me to another planet
Every move you make everything you say is right
Today was a fairytale
Today was a fairytale
All that I can say is now it's getting so much clearer
Nothing made sense until the time I saw your face
Today was a fairytale
Time slows down whenever you're around
I can feel my heart, it's beating in my chest
Did you feel it? I can't put this down
But can you feel this magic in the air?
It must have been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must have been the way, today was a fairytale
It must have been the way, today was a fairytale
Today was a fairytale”
You were the prince, I used to be a damsel in distress
You took me by the hand and you picked me up at six
Today was a fairytale, today was a fairytale
Today was a fairytale
I wore a dress, you wore a dark grey t-shirt
You told me I was pretty when I looked like a mess
Today was a fairytale
Time slows down whenever you're around
Can you feel this magic in the air?
It must have been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must have been the way, today was a fairytale
It must have been the way, today was a fairytale
Today was a fairytale
You've got a smile that takes me to another planet
Every move you make everything you say is right
Today was a fairytale
Today was a fairytale
All that I can say is now it's getting so much clearer
Nothing made sense until the time I saw your face
Today was a fairytale
Time slows down whenever you're around
I can feel my heart, it's beating in my chest
Did you feel it? I can't put this down
But can you feel this magic in the air?
It must have been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must have been the way, today was a fairytale
It must have been the way, today was a fairytale
Today was a fairytale”
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