Heart Attack
“You make me glow, but I cover up,
won’t let it show. So I’m puttin’ my defences up, ‘cause I don’t wanna fall in
love. If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack.” –Demi
Lovato, Heart Attack
Our beloved Princess of rock is back! Yes, setelah hiatus selama dua tahun, Demi Lovato akhirnya comeback dengan merilis sebuah single berjudul “Heart Attack” pada tanggal 24 Februari 2013 lalu. Lagu ini merupakan lead single dari album keempatnya, “Demi”, yang dirilis kemudian pada tanggal 14 Mei 2013. Sebuah official music video (MV) dari lagu ini ditayangkan secara perdana di channel E! News pada tanggal 9 April 2013. MV ini disutradarai oleh Chris Applebaum dan menampilkan dua sisi Demi yang berbeda melalui sebuah transformasi, yaitu dari darker side ke brighter side, seolah menandai transformasi yang sedang terjadi pada diri gadis itu, dalam prosesnya menuju kedewasaan. Served as the first single from her newest album, “Heart Attack” gives a punch preview for how the album will look like. Indeed, Demi shows a more mature side of her with the music and lyrics through this song.
Bukan Demi namanya apabila lirik
lagunya tidak cewek banget. “Heart
Attack” bercerita tentang love-in-denial.
Tentang seorang gadis yang sedang jatuh cinta, namun berusaha untuk menghindar
dari perasaan itu. Gadis itu tak berniat untuk merisikokan hatinya dengan
memberikannya pada orang lain, mungkin karena sebelumnya ia pernah tersakiti
begitu dalam. It’s about a girl who being
really scared to fall in love again after being rejected, after feeling so fragile and vulnerable all
the time. It’s like she’s thinking,
“I don’t know if I can do this ever again.”
Ia adalah pribadi yang skeptis terhadap cinta, serta tak pernah berminat untuk
kembali merasakannya. “Never put my love
out on the line, never said yes to the right guy.” She used to not give a damn about a man. Ketika laki-laki
mengibaratkan perempuan sebagai boneka Barbie, maka perempuan pun dapat
mengibaratkan laki-laki sebagai boneka Ken. “When I don’t care, I can play
them like a Ken doll. Won’t wash my
hair, then make them bounce like a
basketball.” Hingga ia bertemu dengan satu laki-laki. “Never break a sweat for the other guys. When you come around, I get
paralyzed.” Laki-laki yang sanggup meruntuhkan pertahanannya. “But when it comes to you, I’m never good enough.” Yang sanggup
membuatnya bersikap tidak seperti biasa, menjadi lebih feminin dan ingin
terlihat cantik, layaknya gadis yang sedang kasmaran. “But you make me wanna act like a girl.”
Cinta itu datang, ia merasakan tanda-tandanya, dan ia merasa ketakutan atasnya. “It’s just not fair, pain’s more trouble than love is worth. I gasp for air, it feels so good, but you know it hurts.” Karena ia tahu, cinta dan sakit datangnya satu paket. Dan jeniusnya, Demi menggambarkan rasa takut jatuh cinta tersebut dengan alasan kesehatan, heart attack. “You make me glow, but I cover up, won’t let it show. So I’m puttin’ my defences up, ‘cause I don’t wanna fall in love. If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack.” She can’t give in easily, but when love comes, it will find its way no matter what. No matter how hard we try to avoid it, our hearts feel it, and we can’t run away from it. It’s about falling in love and taking that risk. “The feelings are lost in my lungs. They’re burning, I’d rather be numb. And there’s no one else to blame. So scared I take off in a run. I’m flying too close to the sun. And I burst into flames.”
“Heart Attack” ditulis dan
diaransemen oleh Demi Lovato bersama Mitch Allan, Jason Evigan, Sean Douglas,
Nikki Williams, dan Aaron Phillips. Lagu electro-pop
ini diproduseri oleh Mitch Allan dan Jason Evigan dengan nama panggung mereka,
The Suspex. “Heart Attack” merupakan salah satu comeback terdahsyat Demi dan berhasil meraih sukses secara komersil.
Pada akhir bulan April 2013, lagu ini menjadi lagu ketiga Demi yang menempati
posisi Top 10 di Billboard Hot 100 Amerika Serikat. Di bulan yang sama, lagu
ini mendapat sertifikat Gold dari RIAA (Recording Industry Association of
America) atas penjualan mencapai 500.000 kopi hanya dalam waktu empat minggu
setelah perilisannya. Sembilan minggu setelah perilisannya, lagu ini meraih
sertifikat Platinum. Pada bulan Agustus 2013, MV “Heart Attack” mendapat lebih
dari 100 juta pengunjung di situs Youtube, menjadikannya lagu pertama Demi yang
meraih Certified Single dari VEVO.
Lebih dari itu, lagu ini mendapat banyak tanggapan positif dari para krittikus
musik. Billboard menyatakan, “Demonstrates
her maturing vocal range.” Sementara Entertainment
Weekly menulis, “The song is a big
one, with pounding beats, earnest wailing, and some interesting lyrical choices.” Indeed, I have to take stand
with those compliments. “Heart
Attack” is really something! This
song is so addictive with deep meaning lyrics. And by this song, I find
myself falling for Demi deeper and deeper each day.
“The feelings are lost in my
lungs. They’re burning, I’d rather be numb. And there’s no one else to blame.
So scared I take off in a run. I’m flying too close to the sun. And I burst
into flames.” –Demi Lovato, Heart
Attack
* Ditulis sambil mendengarkan
lagu “Heart Attack” oleh Demi Lovato.
“Puttin’ my defences up, ‘cause I don’t wanna fall in love
If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack
Never put my love out on the line, never said yes to the right guy
Never had trouble getting what I want, but when it comes to you, I’m never good enough
When I don’t care, I can play them like a Ken doll
Won’t wash my hair, then make them bounce like a basketball
But you make me wanna act like a girl, paint my nails and wear high heels
Yes, you make me so nervous, and I just can’t hold your hand
You make me glow, but I cover up, won’t let it show, so I’m
Puttin’ my defences up, ‘cause I don’t wanna fall in love
If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack
Never break a sweat for the other guys, when you come around, I get paralyzed
And every time I try to be myself, it comes out wrong like a cry for help
It’s just not fair, pain’s more trouble than love is worth
I gasp for air, it feels so good, but you know it hurts
But you make me wanna act like a girl, paint my nails and wear perfume
For you make me so nervous, and I just can’t hold your hand
The feelings are lost in my lungs, they’re burning, I’d rather be numb
And there’s no one else to blame
If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack
Never put my love out on the line, never said yes to the right guy
Never had trouble getting what I want, but when it comes to you, I’m never good enough
When I don’t care, I can play them like a Ken doll
Won’t wash my hair, then make them bounce like a basketball
But you make me wanna act like a girl, paint my nails and wear high heels
Yes, you make me so nervous, and I just can’t hold your hand
You make me glow, but I cover up, won’t let it show, so I’m
Puttin’ my defences up, ‘cause I don’t wanna fall in love
If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack
Never break a sweat for the other guys, when you come around, I get paralyzed
And every time I try to be myself, it comes out wrong like a cry for help
It’s just not fair, pain’s more trouble than love is worth
I gasp for air, it feels so good, but you know it hurts
But you make me wanna act like a girl, paint my nails and wear perfume
For you make me so nervous, and I just can’t hold your hand
The feelings are lost in my lungs, they’re burning, I’d rather be numb
And there’s no one else to blame
So scared I take off in a run, I’m flying too close to the sun
And I burst into flames”
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