apahabar.com, JAKARTA – Sudah berusia hampir 10 tahun, lagu ‘Back To December’ yang dinyanyikan Taylor Swift masih dapat mewakili perasaan pendengar di sepanjang Desember 2021.
Back To December merupakan single ketiga dalam album berjulu Speak Now. Dirilis 15 November 2020, liri lagu ini ditulis sendiri oleh Taylor Swift.
Sementara video musik Back To December yang dirili 2 Februari 2011, mendapatkan respon positif dari penggemar.
Dalam pantauan apahabar.com, Rabu (1/12), video itu telah ditonton 215 juta kali, serta mendapatkan 1,2 juta like.
Back To December sendiri bercerita tentang kesombongan dan kerinduan. Taylor Swift seakan mengatakan penyesalan, karena kehilangan orang yang dicintai karena gengsi.
Dilansir dari People, Taylor Swift menjelaskan lirik lagu Back To December merupakan permohonan maaf untuk sang mantan pacar, Taylor Lautner.
Beberapa tahun seusai dirilis, Taylor Lautner juga mengonfirmasi bahwa seseorang yang dimaksud dalam Back To December adalah dirinya.
“Saya tidak pernah merasa perlu meminta maaf melalui sebuah lagu. Namun beberapa tahun ini telah mengajarkan hal penting. Terkadang seseorang terlambat belajar, sehingga perlu meminta maaf,” papar Taylor.
Berikut lirik lagu ‘Back To December’ dari Taylor Swift:
I’m so glad you made time to see me
How’s life? Tell me, how’s your family?
I haven’t seen them in a while
You’ve been good, busier than ever
We small talk, work and the weather
Your guard is up and I know why
Because the last time you saw me
Is still burned in the back of your mind
You gave me roses and I left them there to die
So this is me swallowin’ my pride
Standin’ in front of you sayin’ I’m sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time
It turns out freedom ain’t nothin’ but missin’ you
Wishin’ I’d realized what I had when you were mine
I’d go back to December, turn around and make it alright
I go back to December all the time
When your birthday passed and I didn’t call
Then I think about summer, all the beautiful times
I watched you laughin’ from the passenger’s side
And realized I loved you in the fall
And then the cold came, the dark days
When fear crept into my mind
You gave me all your love and all I gave you was goodbye
So this is me swallowin’ my pride
Standin’ in front of you sayin’ I’m sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time
It turns out freedom ain’t nothin’ but missin’ you
Wishin’ I’d realized what I had when you were mine
I’d go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time
I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile
So good to me, so right
And how you held me in your arms that September night
The first time you ever saw me cry
Maybe this is wishful thinkin’
Probably mindless dreamin’
But if we loved again, I swear I’d love you right
I’d go back in time and change it, but I can’t
So if the chain is on your door, I understand
But this is me swallowin’ my pride
Standin’ in front of you sayin’ I’m sorry for that night
And I go back to December
It turns out freedom ain’t nothin’ but missin’ you
Wishin’ I’d realized what I had when you were mine
I’d go back to December, turn around and make it alright
I’d go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time
All the time