1

berpaling lagi aku
menggapaigapai menjauh
menguap setapaksetapak
memasang tabir gelap menjadi
b a t u
arang gulita pun ditabur menyala
singgasana kebodohan digelar menjadi

2

gundah gulana entah karena apa

mencoba menyerapi segala
tak tak ada yang terserap
semua menguap

aku sadar
aku berpaling
hingga kapan?

aku

kebodohan adalah aku
kekhlilafan adalah aku

aku bukan siapasiapa
siapasiapa pun bukan aku

aku yang hidup tergantung
di tangan gaib yang agung
dibolakbalik aku

ketika di bawah
itulah aku
ketika di atas
tak ada aku

sepi
Barlian

sepi itu bocah kecil tak berbaju
sepi itu roda pedati lembu tua
sepi itu air yang menguak batu
sepi itu selimut bulan madu
sepi itu kau tanpaku

1977

THE DEATH OF THE INNOCENT

I went to a party, Mom, I rembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom, so I drank soda instead.
I really felt proud inside, Mom, the way you said I would.
I didn't drink and drive, Mom, even though the others said I should.

I know I did the right thing, Mom, I know you are always right.
Now the party is finally ending, Mom, as every one is driving out of sight.
As I got into my car, Mom, I knew I'd get home in one piece.
Because of the way you raised me, so responssible and sweet.

I started to drive away, Mom, but as I pulled out into the road.
The other car didn't see me, Mom, and hit me like a load.
As I lay there on the pavement, Mom, I hear the policeman say.
The other guy is drunk, Mom, and now I'm the one who will pay.

I'm lying here dying, Mom. I wish you'd get here soon.
How could this happen to me, Mom? My life burst just like a balloon.
There is blood all around me, Mom, and most of it is mine.
I hear the medic say, Mom, I'll die in a short time.

I just wanted to tell you, Mom, I swear I didn't drink.
It was the others, Mom. The others didn't think.
He was probably as the same party as I.
The only difference is, he drank and I will die.

Why do people drink, Mom? It can ruin your whole life.
I'm feeling sharp pains now. Pains just like a knife.
The guy who hit me is walking, Mom, and I don't think it's fair.
I'm lying here dying and all he can do is stare.

Tell my brother not to cry, Mom. Tell Daddy to be brave.
And when I go to heaven, Mom, put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.
Someone should have told him, Mom, not to drink and drive.
If only they had told him, Mom, I would still be alive.

My breath is getting shorter, Mom. I'm becoming very scared.
Please don't cry for me, Mom. When I needed you, you were always there.
I have one last question, Mom, before I say good bye.
I didn't drink and drive, so why am I the one to die?

CANDLE IN THE WINDS
Elton John

Goodbye England's rose, may you ever grow in our heart
You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country, and you whispered to those in pain

Now you belong to heaven, and stars spell out your name
And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here among England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before your legend ever will

Loveliness we've lost, these empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry for our nation's golden child
And even though we try, the truth brings us to tears,
All our words cannot express the joy you brought us through the years

Goodbye England's rose, from a country lost without your soul,
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion more than you'll ever know