Kisah di Balik Lagu The Killers: Mr Brightside, Curhat Pilu Sang Vokalis Diselingkuhi Pacar
SEAToday.com, Las Vegas – Salah satu lagu The Killers yang paling terkenal adalah Mr.Brightside. Lirik lagu ditulis oleh sang vokalis Brandon Flowers. Menceritakan rasa sedihnya karena menjadi korban perselingkuhan pacarnya.
Brandon menulis lirik Mr.Brightside saat berusia 20 tahun. Brandon masih ingat pacarnya saat itu berselingkuh ketika sedang berada di sebuat kelab malam, Crown & Anchor Pub di Las Vegas, Nevada.
Terkait perselingkuhan itu Brandon pernah mengungkapkan saat diwawancara media. “Aku sedang tidur tapi merasa ada yang tidak beres. Saya memiliki naluri dan akhirnya pergi ke tempat itu ternyata dia sedang bersama pria lain,” kenang Brandon.
Rasa sakit hati itu kemudian ditumpahkan dalam lirik Mr.Brightside. Brandon mengaku dialah sosok Mr.Brightside dalam lagu tersebut. Seorang pria yang penuh luka karena dikhianti oleh orang yang dicintainya. “Secara lirik, ini tentang pacar saya yang aneh. Semua emosi dalam lagu itu nyata. Saat aku menulis liriknya, lukaku masih segar,” tambah Brandon.
Setelah selesai menulis lirik lagu, Brandon kemudian bertemu dengan gitaris The Killers Dave Keuning dan membuat aransemen lagu. Saat merekam Mr.Brightside Brandon dan personel The Killers lainnya tak menyangka bahwa lagu itu akan meledak dan popular bahkan sampai 20 tahun kemudian.
Mereka mulai merasakan banyak orang mengenal The Killers karena Mr.Brightside saat tampil di Glastonbury Festival tahun 2004. Lagu Mr.Brightside pernah bertahan cukup lama di Top 100 UK Singles Chart selama 200 minggu atau 4 tahun.
Kombinasi suara Brandon yang memiliki ciri khas ditambah aransemen musik new wave dan pop rock membuat semua elemen bercampur menjadi satu. Berikut lirik lagu Mr.Brightside milik The Killers:
Coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine
Gotta, gotta be down, because I want it all
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head, but she's touching his
Chest now, he takes off her
Dress now, let me go
And I just can't look, it's killing me
They're taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside
I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine
Gotta, gotta be down, because I want it all
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head, but she's touching his
Chest now, he takes off her
Dress now, let me go
'Cause I just can't look, it's killing me
They're taking control
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Brightside
I never...
I never...
I never...
I never...
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