Lirik Lagu "What Could Have Been Love" by Aerosmith

Beberapa bulan ini saya mulai tertarik dengan genre musik slow rock 70-90an, alasannya karena warna musiknya mengandung unsur-unsur ballad romance dan lirik-lirik lagu yang meyuarakan pesan hati tidak biasa, sehingga sangat menyentuh pendengarnya selain itu pula kreativitas serta kemampuan para musisinya sangat luar biasa. Oleh karena itu tidak mengherankan karya-karya mereka terus dipuja dan tak lekang oleh jaman. Seperti Queen, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, FireHouse dan White Lion. Dari 5 band yang saya sebutkan diatas, yang paling berhasil menarik perhatian saya adalah Aerosmith. Band yang dijawarai oleh Steven Tyler ini sangat khas dalam menciptakan lagu-lagu yang berunsur ballad dan sering kali menembus chart UK seperti single mereka ”I Dont Wanna Miss A Thing” yang sekaligus menjadi Soundtrack film Armageddon di tahun 1998 selain itu ada pula single hits Crazy, Cryin, What it takes dan masih banyak lagi yang terdapat pada album kompilasi The Essential Aerosmith. Perjalanan band ini cukup panjang dan berhasil meraih kesuksesan yang gemilang dari tahun 1973 sampai pada ahir tahun 2012. Di album “ Music From Another Dimension” Aerosmith mulai merubah sedikit genrenya menjadi lebih kekinian. Dalam tracklisting album ini ada sebuah lagu yang menurut saya sangat memiliki arti yang sangat dalam, lagu tersebut berjudul “What Could Have Been Love” yang secara singkat mengungkapkan perasaan seorang pria yang menyesal karena telah meninggalkan pasangannya dan berharap ingin kembali namun keadaan sudah tak lagi seperti dulu. Pelajaran yang bisa diambil adalah “jangan pernah berhenti memperjuangkan cinta anda walaupun banyak rintangan yang menghadang.” Di bawah ini saya share lirik lagunya, bagi yang penasaran bisa langsung download di Itunes atau musicfire.in

 ”What Could Have Been Love”

I wake up and wonder how everything went wrong.
Am I the one to blame?
I gave up and left you for a nowhere-bound train.
Now that train has come and gone.
I close my eyes and see you lying in my bed.
And I'm still dreaming of that day.

What could have been love
Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be.
Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me.
And now that I'm alone all I have is emptiness that comes from being free.
What could have been love will never be.

An old friend told me that you found somebody new.
Oh, you're finally moving on.
You think that I'd be over you after all these years.
Yeah, but time has proved me wrong.
'Cause I'm still holdin' on.

What could have been love
Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be.
Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me.
(What could have been love)
And now that I'm alone all I have is emptiness that comes from being free.
What could have been love will never be.

We've gone our separate ways.
Say goodbye to another day
I still wonder where you are.
Are you too far from turning back?
You were slipping through my hands and I didn't understand.

What could have been love
Should have been the only thing that was ever meant to be.
Didn't know, couldn't see what was right in front of me.
(What could have been love)
And now that I'm alone all I have is emptiness that comes from being free.
What could have been love will never be.
What could have been love will never be.
What could have been love
What could have been love
What could have been love...