12.08.2007

The Missing

It was the fearful night of December 8th.
He was returning home from the studio late.
He had perseptively known that it wouldn't be nice.
Because in 1980, he paid the price.
John Lennon died.
With a Smith & Wesson 38,
John Lennon's life was no longer a debate.
He should have stayed at home,
He should have never cared,
And the man who took his life declared,
He said I just shot John Lennon.
What a sad and sorry and sickening sight.


["I Just Shot John Lennon" by The Cranberries]

Yap, ditemani lagu ini gue mengenang tahun ke-27 tewasnya John Lennon. Tidak terbayangkan, jika saja Lennon masih hidup, mungkin 23 hari lagi dia akan tampil sepanggung Sting, Brian May, atau bahkan Ozzy Osbourne untuk merayakan tahun baru. I wish... Baru aja gue pulang sehabis menonton sebuah acara konser Tribute To John Lennon. Suasana yang gue rasakan tak layaknya seperti baru kemarin The Beatles bubar. Euphoria audiens tak habis-habisnya dari awal hingga akhir acara. Melihat foto John, memang miris rasanya. Tak bisa dibayangkan, apa yang ada di pikiran Mark Chapman saat menembakkan pelurunya. Ya sudahlah...kata-kata tak banyak membantu...

Shimatta!

...untuk George juga...semoga kalian membentuk band baru ya..

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