Saturday, December 1, 2018

Alessia Cara - 7 Days

Artist :   Alessia Cara
Title :   7 Days
Cipt :   Alessia Cara, Andrew "Pop" Wansel & Warren Felder
Album :   The Pains of Growing
Dirilis :   2018


If there's a God
Do you think he's looking down, curled up on his couch right now?
As we fail to figure it out, does he turn down the sound?
Is he proud? Are we proud?
Guess we forgot how to live a life with no filter
Making boring people famous
Let's pretend they're fascinating
Let's tell little girls that pretty girls are better
Or that pigment or religion really matters

We're in some trouble
Mr. Maker, don't turn away from your screen
At least the bubble that we've created could make for some good TV

Oh, Mr. Man Upstairs
I know you're tuning in up there, way up there
Would you care to answer my question?
Oh, the land of poor taste
The spectacle of cut and paste that we've made
Would you say, please say it was worth the seven days

[Verse 2]
Does he hang his head at all the greed that we possess?
As the anti-social media perpetuates the mess
Maybe it's a test, maybe he's upset by the loose ends
Stressed like the rest of us, it happens to the best of us
God, or is it Mr. G to me?
I hope that through the static, you’ll show us the clarity
'Cause it's hard to find the silver lining in the bittersweet
Wonder if you're praying for us 'fore you go to sleep
Do you sleep in peace?

'Cause we're in some trouble
Mr. Maker, but don't turn away from your screen
At least the bubble that we've created has made for damn good TV

Oh, Mr. Man Upstairs
I know you're tuning in up there, way up there
Would you care to answer my question?
Oh, the land of poor taste
The spectacle of cut and paste that we've made
Would you say, please say it was worth the seven days

Don't touch the remote, we'll be back in a moment
We are not hopeless, we are just coping
The mayhem is rolling, but it ain't showbiz
Reality's potent, chaotic, I know it
But we're growing, have some hope in us
And were we worth all the time you gave up?

Oh, Mr. Man Upstairs
I know you're tuning in up there, way up there
Would you care to answer my question?
Oh, the land of poor taste
The spectacle of cut and paste that we've made
Would you say, please say it was worth the seven days
Yeah, oh, oh

Terjemahan Alessia Cara - 7 Days :

Jika ada Tuhan
Apakah kau pikir dia melihat ke bawah, meringkuk di sofa sekarang?
Ketika kita gagal untuk mengetahuinya, apakah dia menolak suara?
Apakah dia bangga? Apakah kita bangga?
Kurasa kita lupa bagaimana menjalani hidup tanpa filter
Membuat orang-orang membosankan terkenal
Mari berpura-pura mereka menarik
Mari kita beri tahu gadis kecil bahwa gadis cantik lebih baik
Atau pigmen atau agama itu benar-benar penting

Kami dalam masalah
Tuan Pencipta, jangan berpaling dari layarmu
Setidaknya gelembung yang kita buat bisa menghasilkan TV yang bagus

Oh, Tuan Man ke atas
Aku tahu kau menyetel disana, kesana
Maukah kau menjawab pertanyaanku?
Oh, tanah selera buruk
Tontonan cut dan paste yang kita buat
Apakah kau mengatakan, tolong katakan itu layak tujuh hari

Apakah dia menggantung kepalanya di semua keserakahan yang kita miliki?
Karena media anti-sosial melanggengkan kekacauan
Mungkin ini tes, mungkin dia kesal dengan hal-hal yang longgar
Tertekan seperti kita semua, itu terjadi pada yang terbaik dari kita
Tuhan, atau itu Tuan G padaku?
Aku harap melalui statis, kau akan menunjukkan kejelasan pada kita
Karena sulit untuk menemukan lapisan perak di pahit
Bertanya-tanya jika kau berdoa untuk kita karena kau pergi tidur
Apakah kau tidur dengan tenang?

Karena kita dalam masalah
Tuan Pencipta, tetapi jangan berpaling dari layarmu
Setidaknya gelembung yang kita buat telah dibuat untuk TV yang sangat buruk

Oh, Tuan Man ke atas
Aku tahu kau menyetel disana, kesana
Maukah kau menjawab pertanyaanku?
Oh, tanah selera buruk
Tontonan cut dan paste yang kami buat
Apakah kau mengatakan, tolong katakan itu layak tujuh hari

Jangan sentuh remote, kami akan kembali sebentar lagi
Kami tidak putus asa, kami hanya mengatasinya
Kekacauan itu sedang bergulir, tapi itu bukan showbiz
Realitas itu kuat, kacau, aku tahu itu
Tapi kami tumbuh, memiliki harapan dalam diri kami
Dan apakah kita berharga sepanjang waktu kau menyerah?

Oh, Tuan Man ke atas
Aku tahu kau menyetel disana, kesana
Maukah kau menjawab pertanyaanku?
Oh, tanah selera buruk
Tontonan cut dan paste yang kami buat
Apakah kau mengatakan, tolong katakan itu layak tujuh hari
Ya, oh, oh