Jakarta (ANTARA) - Lagu "Backburner" yang dipopulerkan oleh penyanyi asal Jakarta Nicole "NIKI" Zefanya hadir bersama album yang diberi nama dirinya "Nicole" pada 12 Agustus 2022.

Salah satu artis Indonesia yang menandatangani kontrak dengan perusahaan media dan label rekaman yang sedang berkembang, 88rising, ini menulis lagu "Backburner" seorang diri dengan melihat ke belakang, kisah masa remaja.

Lagu "Backburner" mengangkat cerita tentang menjadi pilihan kedua seseorang.

Sesuai judulnya, "Backburner" adalah istilah yang dikenal di Amerika Serikat dengan arti "pada posisi tidak akan segera mendapat perhatian dan tindakan", menurut kamus bahasa Inggris Merriam-Webster.

Dari penggalan liriknya yang emosional "The Goo Goo Dolls are dead to me, the way you should be too / But you still bring them up along with how much I fucking miss you" terlihat bahwa sosok dalam lagu ini membenci posisinya tersebut.

Dilansir dari laman Grammy, pengagum karya penyanyi Tulus dan Nadine Amizah itu menceritakan bahwa album "Nicole" terdiri atas lagu nostalgia yang tersusun berdasarkan alur waktu "Oceans and Engines" di babak tengah cerita, "High School in Jakarta" awal dari segalanya, dan "Before" di akhir cerita.

Lirik lagu "Backburner"

[VERSE 1]
I can’t lie, it feels nice that you’re calling
You sound sad and alone and you’re stalling
and for once, I don’t care about what you want, as long as we keep talking
 
[VERSE 2]
I mean, you gotta admit the history’s
kind of unmatched
Asian Calvinism— we made it out of that
Well, whether we’re free of will or predestined,
Clearly I’ve not learned my lesson even now
Hope He doesn’t strike me down (strike me down)
 
[PRE CHORUS 1]
The Goo Goo Dolls are dead to me
the way you should be too
but you bring them up
along with how much I fucking miss you
 
[CHORUS 1]
Maybe I’m just not better than this, I haven’t tried
Maybe life’s less romantic when I don’t wanna die
You’d think I’d be a fast learner
but guess I won’t ever mind crisping up on your backburner

[POST]
Your backburner
Your backburner
Your backburner
 
[VERSE 2]
It’s pathetic but at least, you are too
I don’t know what to do
I don’t like anyone except sometimes you
And now you’re sounding like a hurt puppy
You look ugly when you cry
but I’m the one you think to call
How do you feel lucky and appalled
at the same time?
After everything you put me through
I somehow still believe in you, oh (I do, I do, I do).

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[PRE CHORUS 2]
but I know in a week or so,
you’ll fade away again
and I wish that I cared
Hey are you still there?
Good

[CHORUS 2]
Maybe I’m just not better than this, I haven’t tried
Cause maybe you’ll finally choose me after you’ve had more time
I thought I was a fast learner,
but guess I won’t ever mind, guess I won’t ever mind
Maybe I blame my mother bleeding into my stride
Maybe it was my father and his wandering eyes
(It’s their fault that) I’ll always be in your corner
Cause I don’t feel alive ‘til I’m burning on your backburner
 
[POST]
Oh, and I know that it’s sad that I settle for the backburner
​​​​​​​Oh, guess I won’t ever mind crisping up on your backburner
Oh, as long as you still think of me
Oh

Ditulis oleh: Nicole Zefanya
Produksi: NIKI dan Ethan Gruska

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Pewarta: Abdu Faisal
Editor: Suryanto
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