My Journal

Must’ve Been the Wind Alec Benjamin I heard a glass shatter on the wall in the apartment above mine Aku mendengar sebuah gelas pecah di dinding apartemen di atasku At first I thought that I was dreamin' Pada awalnya kukira aku bermimpi But then I heard the voice of a girl Namun aku lalu mendengar suara seorang gadis And it sounded like she'd been cryin' Dan kedengarannya seperti ia telah menangis Now I'm too worried to be sleepin' Sekarang aku terlalu khawatir untuk tidur So I took the elevator to the second floor Jadi aku naik lift untuk ke lantai dua Walked down the hall and then I knocked upon her door Berjalan di lorong dan kuketuk pintunya She opened up and I asked about the things I've been hearing Dia membuka pintu dan aku bertanya tentang apa saja yang kudengar She said, "I think your ears are playing tricks on you" Dia bilang, “Aku rasa telingamu tengah mempermainkanmu” Sweater zipped up ...

The Cost of the Crown M ercedes Lackey   The stars are very beautiful, above the palace walls, Bintang-bintang sangat indah di atas dinding istana They shine with equal splendour, still above far humbler halls. Mereka bersinar dengan kemegahan yang sama, jauh di atas dinding yang sederhana. I watch them from my window, but their bright entrancing glow, Aku melihat mereka dari balik jendelaku, namun cahaya terang mereka yang memikat, Reminds me of the freedom I gave up so long ago. Mengingatkanku atas kebebasan yang telah kuserahkan dulu sekali. The royal circlet of bright gold rests lightly on my brow, Mahkota kerajaan bersandar tenang di alisku, I once thought only of the rights this circlet would endow. Aku pernah mengira hanya hak yang mahkota ini akan berikan. But once I took the crown to which I had been schooled and bred, Tapi saat kulepas mahkota yang  telah aku disekolahkan dan dibesarkan, I found it heavy on the heart, thoug...

The Book of You and I Alec Benjamin Well, it all began in the back of her car Yah, itu semua berawal di belakang mobilnya I was just sixteen, but I fell so hard Aku dulunya hanya enam belas, tapi aku jatuh sangat dalam Well, the years went by and she held my heart Yah, tahun berjalan dan ia memegang hatiku But her love ran dry and we fell apart Tapi cintanya mengering dan kita menjadi berantakan I felt her growing distant Aku merasakan ia mulai menjauh I knew her love was shifting Aku tahu cintanya berubah And all that I could say was Dan semua yang bisa kukatakan hanyalah Don't tell me that it's over, the book of you and I Jangan beritahu aku bahwa itu berakhir, buku tentang kamu dan aku Now you've scribbled out my name Sekarang kamu telah mencoret namaku And you've erased my favorite lines Dan menghapus baris-baris favoritku There were so many chapters that we never got to write Ada banyak sekali bab yang be...