MERAHPUTIH.COM - JAMES Andrew Arthur, atau yang dikenal sebagai James Arthur, merupakan penyanyi sekaligus penulis lagu asal Inggris yang memiliki ciri khas lewat karakter vokalnya yang kuat dan lirik-lirik penuh emosi. Namanya mulai dikenal luas setelah berhasil menjuarai ajang The X Factor UK pada 2012, sebelum akhirnya membangun identitas musikal yang melekat di hati para pendengarnya.
Kariernya semakin bersinar lewat lagu debut Impossible yang berhasil menduduki posisi puncak tangga lagu Inggris. Kesuksesan tersebut berlanjut melalui Say You Won’t Let Go, salah satu lagu populernya yang menjadi bagian dari album Back from the Edge (2016).
Secara garis besar, Say You Won’t Let Go menggambarkan harapan seseorang agar sang kekasih tetap berada di sisinya. Lagu ini menjadi ungkapan cinta dan permohonan untuk mempertahankan hubungan dalam berbagai keadaan, baik saat suka maupun duka, hingga akhir hayat memisahkan keduanya.
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Lirik lengkap 'Say You Won't Let Go' dari James Arthur
… I met you in the dark, you lit me up
You made me feel as though I was enough
We danced the night away, we drank too much
I held your hair back when
You were throwing up
… Then you smiled over your shoulder
For a minute, I was stone-cold sober
I pulled you closer to my chest
And you asked me to stay over
I said, "I already told ya
I think that you should get some rest"
… I knew I loved you then
But you'd never know
'Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go
I know I needed you
But I never showed
But I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
… I'll wake you up with some breakfast in bed
I'll bring you coffee with a kiss on your head
And I'll take the kids to school
Wave them goodbye
And I'll thank my lucky stars for that night
… When you looked over your shoulder
For a minute, I forget that I'm older
I wanna dance with you right now
Oh, and you look as beautiful as ever
And I swear that everyday you'll get better
You make me feel this way somehow
… I'm so in love with you
And I hope you know
Darling, your love is more than worth its weight in gold
We've come so far, my dear
Look how we've grown
And I wanna stay with you until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
… I wanna live with you
Even when we're ghosts
'Cause you were always there for me when I needed you most
… I'm gonna love you 'til
My lungs give out
I promise 'til death we part like in our vows
So I wrote this song for you, now everybody knows
That it's just you and me 'til we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go
… Just say you won't let go
Oh, just say you won't let go.(Far)
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