Always on Your Side
“But is there someplace far away,
someplace where all is clear? Easy to start over with the ones you hold so
dear, or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally? This isn’t how it’s
really meant to be. No, it isn’t how it’s really meant to be.” –Sheryl
Crow feat. Sting, Always On Your Side
Penyanyi dan musisi pop rock country wanita multitalenta
asal Amerika Serikat, Sheryl Crow, merilis studio
album kelimanya pada tanggal 27 September 2005. Dalam album bertajuk “Wildflower”
ini terdapat sebuah lagu berjudul “Always On Your Side”, yang diciptakan oleh Crow
sendiri. Lagu untuk versi dalam album merupakan lagu yang menampilkan Crow
seorang diri membawakan lagu ini. Namun kemudian pada bulan Maret 2006, “Always
On Your Side” dirilis sebagai single
kedua dari album “Wildflower”, dengan menampilkan penyanyi pria, Sting, sebagai
rekan duet Crow untuk lagu ini. Lagu ini adalah sebuah lagu pop semi ballad, yang ketika semakin
didengarkan tidak akan semakin membosankan.
Lagu ini mengisahkan sepasang
anak manusia yang terjebak dalam suatu kondisi yang rumit. Di satu sisi mereka tidak
dapat terpisahkan satu sama lain, namun di sisi lain mereka selalu mengalami
kesulitan ketika bersama. “My yesterdays
are all boxed up and neatly put away, but every now and then you come to mind. ‘Cause
you were always waiting to be picked to play the game, but when your name was
called, you found a place to hide. When you knew that I was always on your
side.” Si wanita, setiap kali ia mencoba melangkah pergi dari pria itu,
benaknya selalu melayang kembali padanya. Namun ia merasa pria itu selalu
memiliki cara untuk menghindar darinya justru ketika ia datang, karena pria itu
tahu, bahwa apapun yang terjadi, wanita itu akan selalu ada di sisinya. “Well everything was easy then, so sweet and
innocent, but my demons and my angels reappeared. Leaving all the traces of the
man you thought I’d be, too afraid to hear the words I've always feared. Leaving
you so many questions all these years.” Si pria, ia adalah seseorang yang
memiliki kesulitan dalam mengungkapkan perasaannya, sehingga bertahun-tahun ia
menggantung si wanita dalam ketidakpastian dan pertanyaan. Namun selalu ada
satu hal yang ia takutkan, yaitu ditinggalkan oleh wanita itu. Ketika seorang
wanita dan pria telah saling mengenal secara dalam untuk waktu yang lama,
terkadang meskipun mereka sempat terpisah, akan selalu ada jalan untuk kembali
bersama dengan mudahnya. Sulit untuk bersama, sukar untuk berpisah, pada
akhirnya mereka akan selalu hidup bersisian, meskipun mungkin tanpa suatu
ikatan pasti, setidaknya mereka saling menyadari bahwa mereka hanya memiliki
satu sama lain, mencintai dan menyayangi.
“Always On Your Side”
meraih nominasi penghargaan dalam ajang bergengsi Grammy Award untuk kategori
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals pada tahun 2007. Sebuah music video (MV) yang disutradai oleh Nigel Dick dirilis untuk lagu
ini. MV tersebut menampilkan Crow dan Sting, beserta para musisi orkestra,
bermain musik dalam sebuah studio membawakan lagu ini. Album “Wildflower”
sendiri menuai sukses secara keseluruhan. Album ini meraih sertifikat Platinum
di Amerika Serikat, mengukuhkan Crow sebagai salah satu penyanyi wanita
terbaik. Ia mengaku bahwa “Always On Your Side” sangat berarti baginya, karena
ia menulis lagu ini dengan inspirasi dari hubungannya dengan sang kekasih (kini
telah menjadi mantan), Lance Armstrong.
“Well they say that love is in the
air, but never is it clear how to pull it close and make it stay. Butterflies
are free to fly, and so they fly away. And I’m left to carry on and wonder why
even through it all, I’m always on your side.” –Sheryl Crow feat.
Sting, Always On Your Side
* Ditulis sambil
mendengarkan lagu “Always On Your Side” oleh Sheryl Crow feat. Sting.
“My yesterdays are all boxed up and
neatly put away
But every now and then you come to mind
Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side
Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
But my demons and my angels reappeared
Leaving all the traces of the man you thought I’d be
Too afraid to hear the words I've always feared
Leaving you so many questions all these years
But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn’t how it’s really meant to be
No it isn’t how it’s really meant to be
Well they say that love is in the air, but never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away
And I’m left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I’m always on your side
Well if they say that love is in the air, never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
If butterflies are free to fly, why do they fly away
Leaving me to carry on and wonder why
Was it you that kept me wondering through this life
When you know that I was always on your side”
But every now and then you come to mind
Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side
Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
But my demons and my angels reappeared
Leaving all the traces of the man you thought I’d be
Too afraid to hear the words I've always feared
Leaving you so many questions all these years
But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn’t how it’s really meant to be
No it isn’t how it’s really meant to be
Well they say that love is in the air, but never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away
And I’m left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I’m always on your side
Well if they say that love is in the air, never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
If butterflies are free to fly, why do they fly away
Leaving me to carry on and wonder why
Was it you that kept me wondering through this life
When you know that I was always on your side”
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