Memahami Lirik Lagu ''This Is The Life - Dream Theater''

This Is The Life
[Music by John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess, Lyrics by John Petrucci]

mungkin lagu ini bercerita tentang renungan JP (atau kita semua pada umumnya)

In the heart of your most solemn barren night
When your soul's turn inside out
Have you questioned all the madness you invite?
What your life is all about
(dari lubuk hati yang paling dalam,
pernahkah kita mempertanyakan tentang perbuatan dan makna hidup kita)

Some of us choose to live gracefully
Some can get caught in the maze
And lose their way home
This is the life we belong to
Our gift divine
(beberapa orang hidup dalam kemewahan/elegan, yang lainnya malah tersesat
inilah hidup kita, karunia Illahi)

Have you ever wished that you were someone else?
Traded places in your mind
It's only a waste of your time
(pernahkah kita berharap jadi orang lain, bertukar tempat
itu cuma buang-buang waktu)

Some of us choose to live gracefully
Some can get caught in the maze
And lose their way home
This is the life we belong to
Our gift divine

Feed the illusion you dream about
Cast out the monsters inside
Life begins with an empty slate
Fragile left in the hands of fate
Driven by love and crushed by hate
Until the day the gift is gone
And shadows remain
(buang semua khayalan, hidup berawal dari kekosongan
rapuh oleh takdir, didorong oleh cinta dan dihancurkan oleh kebencian
sampai saat karunia hilang -- mungkin maksudnya perjalanan hidup dari lahir sampai mati)

Some of us choose to live gracefully
Some can get caught in the maze
And lose their way home
Memories will fade
Time races on
What will they say after you're gone?
This is the life we belong to
Our gift divine
Our gift divine
(beberapa orang hidup dalam kemewahan/elegan, yang lainnya malah tersesat
ingatan mulai kabur tapi waktu terus berpacu
apa kata orang2 setelah kita meninggal -- maksudnya perbuatan kita saat masih hidup kita akan diingat baik buruknya
inilah hidup kita, karunia Illahi)

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By IDTFC