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Wake Me Up When September Ends, Lagu Green Day Sarat Makna Kehilangan
Tapi, di balik musiknya yang easy listening, ternyata ada cerita sedih yang bikin lagu ini terasa begitu personal.
Makna Lagu Wake Me Up When September Ends
Banyak fans dulu sempat mengira lagu ini tentang perang. Apalagi video klipnya memang menampilkan kisah tentara yang harus meninggalkan pacarnya karena dipanggil bertugas.
Jadi gak heran kalau banyak yang nganggep lagu ini sebagai simbol anti-perang.
Tapi faktanya, Wake Me Up When September Ends punya makna yang jauh lebih personal buat sang vokalis, Billie Joe Armstrong. Lagu yang rilis pada 2004 ini ditulis sebagai bentuk ungkapan rasa kehilangan ayahnya, Andrew Armstrong, yang meninggal karena kanker tenggorokan di September 1982.
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Waktu itu Billie Joe masih berusia 10 tahun. Dari situlah September jadi bulan yang selalu punya kenangan pahit buatnya.
Di Amerika Serikat, lagu ini juga sempat jadi simbol setelah bencana besar, mulai dari tragedi 11 September 2001 sampai Badai Katrina. Lagu ini kemudian diputar dan dianggap sebagai bentuk dedikasi bagi para korban.
Secara musikal, Wake Me Up When September Ends masuk dalam album legendaris American Idiot yang rilis 21 September 2004. Album ini sukses banget, bahkan disebut-sebut sebagai salah satu karya terbaik di dunia punk-rock modern. Lagu ini sendiri sempat duduk manis di posisi keenam Billboard Hot 100 AS dan dapat sertifikasi platinum dari RIAA.
Lirik Wake Me Up When September Ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Like my father's come to pass
Seven years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Ring out the bells again
Like we did when spring began
Wake me up when September ends
Here comes the rain again
Falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
But never forgets what I lost
Wake me up when September ends
Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends
Like my father's come to pass
Twenty years has gone so fast
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
Wake me up when September ends
Chord Gitar Lagu Wake Me Up When September End
Intro C C C
C Em
Summer has come and passed
Am G
The innocent can never last
F Fm C
Wake me up when September ends
C Em
Like my father's come to pass
Am G
Seven years has gone so fast
F Fm C -Bm
Wake me up when September ends
Chorus
Am Em
Here comes the rain again
F C -Bm
Falling from the stars
Am Em
Drenched in my pain again
F G
Becoming who we are
C Em
As my memory rests
Am G
But never forgets what I lost
F Fm C -Bm
Wake me up when September ends
Int. C
C Em
Summer has come and passed
Am G
The innocent can never last
F Fm C
Wake me up when September ends
C Em
Ring out the bells again
Am G
Like we did when spring began
F Fm C
Wake me up when September ends
Chorus
Am Em
Here comes the rain again
F C -Bm
Falling from the stars
Am Em
Drenched in my pain again
F G
Becoming who we are
C Em
As my memory rests
Am G
But never forgets what I lost
F Fm C -Bm
Wake me up when September ends
Intro
Am Em F C -Bm
Am Em F C G
C
C Em
Summer has come and passed
Am G
The innocent can never last
F Fm C
Wake me up when September ends
C Em
Like my father's come to pass
Am G
Twenty years has gone so fast
F Fm C
Wake me up when September ends
F Fm C
Wake me up when September ends
F Fm C
Wake me up when September ends
Makna lagu Wake Me Up When September Ends adalah mengenai kematian ayah Billie Joe Armstrong. Dia berhasil bikin pendengar ngerasain kesedihan mendalam yang ia alami.
Buat banyak orang, lagu ini jadi pengingat tentang kehilangan, kesedihan, dan juga kekuatan buat bertahan.
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