POSKOTA.CO.ID – Lagu “How to Save a Life” dari The Fray pertama kali dirilis pada 13 September 2005 sebagai bagian dari album debut mereka yang juga berjudul How to Save a Life.
Lagu ini memiliki durasi sekitar 4 menit 23 detik dan menjadi salah satu anthem emosional paling dikenal dari dekade 2000-an.
Selain sukses di tangga lagu internasional, lagu ini juga populer karena sering muncul di berbagai serial drama, terutama Grey’s Anatomy, di mana lirik dan nadanya yang melankolis kerap digunakan untuk mengiringi adegan emosional dan penuh konflik.
Lagu ini telah menjadi simbol patah hati, introspeksi, dan kehilangan, serta meninggalkan kesan mendalam bagi para pendengarnya.
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Lirik lagu How to Save a Life-The Fray
[Verse 1]
Step one, you say, "We need to talk"
He walks, you say, "Sit down, it's just a talk"
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came
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[Chorus]
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
[Verse 2]
Let him know that you know best
'Cause after all, you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
Pray to God He hears you
And pray to God He hears you, and
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[Chorus]
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
[Verse 3]
As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came
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[Chorus]
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
[Post-Chorus]
How to save a life
How to save a life
[Chorus]
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend (Where did I go wrong?)
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night (I would have stayed up)
Had I known how to save a life
[Outro]
How to save a life
How to save a life
Itulah lirik lagu Hot to Save a Life dari The Fray.