Surabaya, Ruang.co.id – Lagu “21 Guns” dari Green Day, yang dirilis pada tahun 2009 sebagai bagian dari album “21st Century Breakdown”, telah menjadi salah satu lagu rock paling ikonik dan penuh makna.
Judul lagu ini sendiri merujuk pada tradisi militer di mana 21 tembakan salvo ditembakkan sebagai tanda penghormatan. Namun, makna yang terkandung dalam lirik lagu ini jauh lebih kompleks dan multi-layer.
Beberapa penggemar melihat lirik lagu 21 Guns ini sebagai metafora untuk hubungan interpersonal yang rumit. “21 Guns” bisa diartikan sebagai upaya terakhir untuk menyelamatkan hubungan yang sudah rusak, meskipun harapannya sudah tipis.
Lirik Lagu Greenday “21 Guns”
Do you know what’s worth fightin’ for
When it’s not worth dyin’ for?
Does it take your breath away
And you feel yourself suffocatin’?
Does the pain weigh out the pride
And you look for a place to hide?
Did someone break your heart inside?
You’re in ruins
One, twenty-one guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, twenty-one guns
Throw up your arms
Into the sky
You and I
When you’re at the end of the road
And you lost all sense of control
And your thoughts have taken their toll
When your mind breaks the spirit of your soul
Your faith walks on broken glass
And the hangover doesn’t pass
Nothing’s ever built to last
You’re in ruins
One, twenty-one guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, twenty-one guns
Throw up your arms
Into the sky
You and I
Did you try to live on your own
When you burned down the house and home?
Did you stand too close to the fire
Like a liar looking for forgiveness from a stone?
When it’s time to live and let die
And you can’t get another try
Something inside this heart has died
You’re in ruins
One, twenty-one guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, twenty-one guns
Throw up your arms
Into the sky
One, twenty-one guns
Lay down your arms
Give up the fight
One, twenty-one guns
Throw up your arms
Into the sky
You and I
