memahami lirik lagu Wither - Dream Theater

kayaknya banyak yg udah tau kalo Wither itu temanya adalah "writer's block", yaitu saat di mana seorang penulis mengalami kebuntuan. saya dulu sering kali bikin novel fiksi, n gara2 gak bisa ngelawan mood n writer's block, novel tsb gak pernah bisa selesai... :D
jadi saya coba ngasih gambaran, gimana sih writer's block itu, verse by verse...

Wither

Let it out, let it out
Fill the empty space
So insecure
Find the words
And let it out
Intinya tuangkan saja kata2 yg ada di pikiranmu di atas kertas kosong, biarkan mengalir dengan sendirinya

Staring down, staring down
Nothing comes to mind
Find the place
Turn the water into wine
Namun ide tak kunjung datang, hanya bisa menatap kertas kosong. Kalau kautahu mau mulai menulis darimana, kamu bisa mengubah air mnjadi anggur (memengaruhi orang yg membaca tulisanmu)

But I feel I'm getting nowhere
And I'll never see the end
Masalahnya, malah jadi buntu ide. Kapan dapat inspirasi, malah gak tau

So I wither
And I render myself helpless
I give in
And everything is clear
I break down
And let the story guide me
Intinya menyerah sajalah, istirahat dulu. Siapa tau ide akan datang dengan sendirinya

Turn it on, turn it on
Let the feelings flow
Close your eyes
See the ones you used to know
Biarkan semua mengalir. Coba tutup matamu, mungkin kau akan melihat hal2 yg luput dari pikiranmu

Open up, open up
Don't struggle to relate
Lure it out
Help the memory escape
Intinya gak usah frustasi, biarkan hal yg membuatmu gak fokus pergi jauh2 dari pikiranmu

Still this barrenness consumes me
And I feel like giving up
Namun tetep buntu ide. Udahlah, istirahat dulu

So I wither
And I render myself helpless
I give in
And everything is clear
I break down
And let the story guide me
I wither
And give myself away

Like reflections on the page
The world's what you create
Apa yg kautulis di atas kertas, itulah refleksi dirimu. Kalau kamu tau mau nulis apa, kamu bisa menciptakan duniamu sendiri

I drown in hesitation
My words come crashing down
All my best creations
Burn into the ground
The thought of starting over
Leaves me paralyzed
Mulai ragu, kata2nya sama sekali gak dapet. Gak bisa lagi bikin karya sebagus dulu. Mau mulai dari awal, alamak, bikin pusing…

Tear it out again
Another one that got away
Satu lagi kertas yg disobek2, satu lagi ide yg ilang gitu aja

I wither
And render myself helpless
I give in
And everything is clear

I wither
And render myself helpless
I give in
And everything is clear
I break down
And let the story guide me
I wither
And give myself away

Like reflections on the page
The world's what you create

The world's what you create
Let it out, let it out

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by : IDTFC