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Proporsi zaman sekarang adalah menghadirkan lagu rap dengan bantuan vokal di dalamnya. Kehadiran vokal itu kemudian menjadi sangat krusial karena menjadi faktor penentu apakah lagu memiliki kesempatan untuk didapati liriknya secara 100% oleh pendengar, berhubung lirik oleh rapper acap kali lepas dari proses penyerapan otak. 'Rough Water', yang terbaru dari Travie McCoy memberikan kepercayaan sepenuhnya kepada Jason Mraz untuk diserahi tanggung jawab tersebut. Dalam kebiasaan Jason yang cenderung folk dan tradisional, ia mampu mengimbangi diri, menunjukkan betapa versatilnya diri untuk menyanyikan hook.
"Hey oh, never let go of me
Hold tight, it's gonna get hard to breathe"
Demikian penggalan lirik yang dibawakan oleh Jason. Mendengarkan Jason membuka lagu ini, ia hampir terdengar seperti Ryan Tedder. Penyesuaian yang ia lakukan menjadikan dirinya terpapar pada kenyataan tersebut. Sementara Travie, ia punya kualitas pribadi yang gampang dikenali. Bagian rap-nya yang sudah luar biasa menyedot tenaga tak menjadikannya kehabisan kata-kata di bagian lain. Sesekali ia menyahut dari apa yang Jason nyanyikan. Begitu pula sebaliknya, ada moment dimana Jason ikut serta menimpali Travie. They compliment each other.
Percaya ga percaya, ini adalah lagu cinta. Mempertahankan cinta dalam sebuah tragedi. Referensi yang diambil dalam verse kedua adalah Titanic. Perjuangan Jack menyokong hidup sang kekasih besar mempengaruhi bagian ini. Sebesar pengaruh yang dimiliki 'Rough Water' untuk menempatkannya dalam playlist favorite banyak orang. I believe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO3n1oSPW58
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(Ai Hasibuan / CreativeDisc Contributor)
LYRIC
[Chorus - Jason Mraz]
Hey oh, never let go of me, yo
Hold tight, it’s gonna get hard to breathe (hold tight, baby)
And I will never let you drown (never),
Even if we’re going down
Hey oh, never let go of me
When I’m sinking (let's go)
[Travie]
Loose lips sink ships that’s what someone told me
But this boat will stay afloat for as long as you hold me
We been through rough water anytime it was tougher
But the fact I came back to remind you I love ya
And if that’s not enough, well I can one up ya
I pinky promise touch thumbs I’ll never make you suffer
And all I ask in return is some reciprocation
I’ll be your oxygen when you’re running out of patience
So take a deep breath, and hold it tight
My heart is yours, just reassure me that you’ll hold it right
Don’t be offended, I’m just the cautious type
To always be around and hold you down and never under, like
[Chorus]
Hey oh, never let go of me (ha, never let go)
Hold tight, it’s gonna get hard to breathe (hold tight, baby, hold tight)
And I will never let you drown (never),
Even if we’re going down (going down)
Hey oh, never let go of me, yeah, yeah
When I’m sinking (yeah, let's go)
Oh oh oh oh,
Said, oh oh oh oh, oh
I said oh oh oh oh,
Said oh oh oh oh, oh
This is my message in a bottle, I hope that you receive it
If it washes up at your feet then open it and read it
To whom it may concern, insert your name here
It’s destiny that we were both born in the same year
Three months apart, but on the same sphere
Staring at the sun, inhaling the same air
This type of love we got, they’ll never get it
I’ll be the Leo DiCaprio to your Kate Winslet
Sometimes I panic but I never take it for granted
I’ll hold you ‘til my lips turn blue like Jack in Titanic
And if I lose my grip, then just promise me this
You’ll keep my love in a locket and always rock it, like
[Chorus]
Hey oh, never let go of me (never let go, never let go)
Hold tight, it’s gonna get hard to breathe (hold tight, mama, hold tight)
And I will never let you drown (never),
Even if we’re going down (going down)
Hey oh, never let go of me, yeah, yeah
When I’m sinking (yeah)
Oh oh oh oh,
Said, oh oh oh oh, oh
I said oh oh oh oh,
Said oh oh oh oh, oh
[Middle 8]
There’s times where like
We find it hard
To hold on to something
That was never meant to be held onto
(Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh)
But you let it go
If it comes back it was meant to be
If not, just let it be
C’mon
[Chorus]
Hey oh, never let go of me (never let go, never let go)
Hold tight, it’s gonna get hard to breathe (hold tight, mama, hold tight)
And I will never let you drown (never),
Even if we’re going down (going down)
Hey oh, never let go of me, yeah, yeah
When I’m sinking (yeah)
Oh oh oh oh,
Said, oh oh oh oh, oh
I said oh oh oh oh,
Said oh oh oh oh, oh
C’mon
