Lirik dan Makna Lagu Babylon - Taylor Swift

Ilustrasi Taylor Swift. Foto: Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP

Taylor Swift kembali merilis karya baru lewat empat lagu dalam album deluxe The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore pada Jumat (25/9). Max Martin dan Shellback kembali dipercaya sebagai produser yang memberikan warna pop energik pada album ini.

Salah satu lagu yang dirilis dalam The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore adalah "Babylon". Lagu penutup album ini berkisah tentang kehidupan seorang figur publik yang terjebak dalam penyesalan masa lalu dan tidak menghargai kehidupan yang dijalaninya saat ini.

Melalui metafora keruntuhan peradaban kuno Mesopotamia, lagu ini juga menggambarkan bahwa kejayaan yang telah berlalu tidak dapat terulang kembali. Lantas, seperti apa lirik dan makna lagu “Babylon” Taylor Swift? Simak selengkapnya dalam artikel berikut.

Lirik dan Makna Lagu Babylon Taylor Swift

Ilustrasi lirik dan makna lagu Babylon Taylor Swift. Foto: Unsplash

Dalam The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, “Babylon” menjadi track ke-16 sekaligus penutup album Taylor Swift. Lagu ini termasuk dalam empat materi baru yang ditambahkan ke album, bersama “Patient Zero”, “Cleveland!”, dan “Pink Clouding”.

Berikut lirik dan makna lagu “Babylon” Taylor Swift yang perlu dipahami.

Lirik Lagu Babylon Taylor Swift

Dikutip dari laman Genius, berikut lirik lagu “Babylon Taylor Swift:

[Verse 1]

The casino doesn't like when you run the tables

And though the box is wrapped up nice, it's just a cage to you

Those electric fences buzz

The stallion flees the stable

And that small town's even smaller now in your rear view

You ran with all the wild things

A liberated libertine who then longed for home

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause it's where you're from

Aunt Virginia with her church dress on

No elbows on the table

And the neighbor's lawn always looked better

Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall

[Chorus]

And you hate this song

But you wake up on the train with your headphones gone

Then that melody is all you want

You never knew that it was Babylon

'Til it was gone

[Verse 2]

Give the people what they want, then you keep it movin'

Make your plans and friends, a stranger's makeup on your tie

Twenty watches in the safe 'cause your time is money

Love is ice upon the ladder that you need to climb

She captured your attention, so free of all pretension

It stopped you cold

[Pre-Chorus]

Because she loved you so

Pretty as a picture that you didn't post

Lookin' at you like you're made of solid gold

Never official

You mention you're single to the girls at the bar

[Chorus]

You hate this song

But you wake up on the train with your headphones gone

And then that melody is all you want

You never knew that it was Babylon

'Til it was gone

[Bridge]

You're using nostalgia as a weapon to hurt yourself

But darling, you end up hurting everybody else

The self-harm of never being where you are

It's bedtime, but you're sitting in your car

You're missin' all the best parts

[Pre-Chorus]

And they're all at home

She's hangin' Christmas lights with your son

Sneaking to the bathroom to call her mom

And say, "It's not workin'

It's just not worth it if we're not what he wants”

[Chorus]

But you love this song

You wake up on the train with your headphones gone

Then that melody is all you want

You never knew that it was Babylon

And now, it's almost gone

[Pre-Chorus]

Aunt Virginia with her church dress on

No elbows on the table

And the neighbor's lawn always looked better (It's almost gone)

Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall

[Chorus]

But you love this song

You wake up on the train and you're all alone

Then that memory is all you want

You never knew that it was Babylon

'Til it was gone

Makna Lagu Babylon Taylor Swift

Menyadur laman Capital FM, Babylon merupakan nama kerajaan kuno yang pernah berdiri di sekitar wilayah Baghdad sebelum akhirnya mengalami keruntuhan.

Dalam lagu "Babylon", Taylor Swift mengisahkan seorang pria yang tidak mampu menghargai kehidupan yang sedang dijalaninya karena terus terikat pada nostalgia dan kesenangan masa lalu.

Lewat kisah tersebut, Taylor seolah mengajak pendengar untuk lebih menghargai kehidupan saat ini agar tidak kehilangan hal-hal berharga yang sudah dimiliki.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Makna Lagu Patient Zero - Taylor Swift

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