Alwan Ridha Ramdani
MerahPutih.com - Lagu “Never Getting Laid” dari Sabrina Carpenter menawarkan sudut pandang yang cukup berbeda dalam menggambarkan rasa patah hati.
Alih-alih tenggelam dalam kesedihan atau ratapan, lagu ini justru menghadirkan emosi kemarahan yang disampaikan melalui balutan sindiran yang tajam dan cerdas.
Sosok yang menjadi pusat cerita terdengar seolah tenang dan santai, namun di balik penyampaian tersebut tersimpan luka emosional yang belum sepenuhnya pulih.
Pada bagian awal lagu, Sabrina mengisahkan sebuah hubungan yang sebelumnya dipenuhi kebahagiaan, tetapi tiba-tiba berubah arah tanpa peringatan.
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Ia mempertanyakan bagaimana seseorang yang sebelumnya mengaku membutuhkan dirinya bisa dengan mudah pergi begitu saja.
Tema ini terasa sangat dekat dengan realitas banyak orang, terutama ketika sebuah hubungan berakhir bukan karena hilangnya rasa cinta, melainkan akibat perubahan sikap yang datang secara mendadak dan sulit dipahami.
Berikut lirik lengkapnya:
We were so happy
Why not mix it up?
I'm so at peace
Yeah I can't drink enough
No way to know just who you're thinking of
I just wish you didn't have a mind
That could flip like a switch
That could wander and drift
To a neighboring bitch
When just the other night
You said you need me what gives
How did it come to this?
Boy, I know where you live
Baby I'm not angry
I love you just the same
I just hope you get agoraphobia some day
And all your days are sunny
From your windowpane
Wish you a lifetime full of happiness
And a forever of never getting laid
I think this schedule could be very nice (very nice)
Call up the boys and crack a Miller Light
Watch the fight
Us girls are fun but stressful
Am I right? (am I right?)
And you got a right hand anyway
(And only yesterday)
Was when we called it quits
I was so confident
'Till the thought of it hit
That any given night you could be using your lips
On a girl with big ….
Boy I know where you live
Baby I'm not angry
I love you just the same
I just hope you get agoraphobia some day
And all your days are sunny
From your windowpane
I wish you a lifetime full of happiness
And a forever of never getting laid
(Forever)
(A forever of never getting laid)
At the end of the rainbow
I hope you find
A good whole lot of nothing
Cause you're still inside
And abstinence is just a state of mind. (far)
