This is Gonna be My Funeral Song, not Bleganjur!!!

JRX, drummer Superman is Dead, aktifis kemanusiaan, sekaligus owner Twice Bar (tempat ziarah tiap anak punk bila berkunjung ke Bali) itu pernah membuat sebuah notes facebook. Apa isinya? Isinya tentang sepuluh lagu yang paling menginspirasi hidupnya.

Nah, lagu ini, When the Angels Sing termasuk di notes itu.

And here we go...

Klik untuk melihat lirik lagu:

at last we meet again, dear God
when the angels sing
The funeral's are nicer, when we know You're there
when the angels sing
sometimes I try so hard to understand the things You do
who am I to question You when it all comes down
when the angels sing

chorus:
stand up strong feel the pain
when the angels sing
love and death don't mean a thing
till the angels sing

the prisoners pray when they're on death row
when the angels sing
the junky cries for love, but its all run out
When the angels sing
the sins of the world, and its cold on the streets when you're all alone
And the tears they start to fall when it all comes down
Hear the angels sing

chorus:
stand up strong feel the pain
when the angels sing
love and death don't mean a thing
till the angels sing
little by little, day by day
I watch the children play
'cause life and death don't mean a thing
till the angels sing

when the angel of death, comes a lookin for me
Hear the angels sing
I hope I was everything I was supposed to be
when the angels sing
There's gotta be a heaven, cause I've already done my time in hell
and a little baby's born, when it all comes down
Hear the angels sing

repeat 2nd chorus:

Lagu ini dibuat oleh Mike Ness, vokalis Social Distortion untuk neneknya yang meninggal. Neneknya selalu mendukung Mike Ness dengan Sosial Distortion-nya. And hell yeah, emosinya tentang kepergian sang nenek tersampaikan lewat lagu ini, dimana ia seolah berbicara pada Tuhan! Ternyata punker bisa lebih puitis dan religius daripada sastrawan, apalagi FPI ataupun band dengan lagu melayu di acara musik pagi. Mungkin karena punkers memandang dunia dari sisi berbeda dari kebanyakan majority robot, atau yang biasa disebut "manusia normal" yang biasa memandang dunia berdasarkan bagaimana lingkungan besar memandangnya. Robot!

Rasakan saja liriknya, maka kematian orang terdekatmu pun (bahkan kematianmu sendiri) akan terasa tegar dan kau akan tersenyum menghadapinya.

Hiperbolis?
Tidak! Lihat saja sendiri beberapa tanggapan lagu ini di YouTube:

"My mom asked this to be played when she died. She left us way too early last Nov and I made sure this was played. Thanks so much for the words, Mike", by chassigrl

"Amazing song, I too want this song played at my funeral. I do have this song title tattooed on my foot, best band ever!" by TheABCDEF1979

"This song is packed with so much emotion. It's a beautiful song. It reminds me to keep my head up, & be grateful for the loved ones in my life, & to think from someone else's perspective", by JeffHardyFanNY

"this song singlehandedly inspired me to be a lyricist... it's my ultimate dream to one day, make a song that makes people feel something as much as this song does" by kidwithalameusername

And this is my fave comment:

"If it makes you feel any better your not alone. My father died last Nov. 18 and I wish I would have played this song at his funeral. My head was so fogged up I couldn't even think straight when it all went down. He too, died too soon. Stay strong." by ortleman

Wow... :)

Aku juga ingin begitu!
Saat ku mati nanti, ku ingin anak-anakku menyanyikan lagu ini dengan bandnya (ohyeah, anakku harus punya band, just like their papa :D ), sebagaimana aku akan menyanyikannya on my dad funeral kelak. Ia pasti senang, karena ia adalah ayah paling rock n roll sedunia! ROCK N ROLL dengan capslock!


That time, I'll sing with a tears on my cheek, and a smile on my lips ;)
Nikmati lagunya, kawan!