Television: So far so good

 Television: So for so good

Rex Orange Country

Lagu "Television / So Far So Good" dari Rex Orange County adalah salah satu lagu chill yang vibes-nya tuh santai banget, tapi kalau dengerin liriknya lebih dalem, ternyata penuh makna. Lagu ini kayak punya dua bagian: yang pertama (Television) lebih upbeat, ceria, dan playful, sedangkan bagian kedua (So Far So Good) lebih mellow dan reflektif. Perpindahannya smooth banget, bikin suasana lagu jadi kayak perjalanan emosi yang asik.

Di bagian awal, Television, si penyanyi bercerita tentang rasa suka sama seseorang yang bikin dia semangat lagi. Sosok itu digambarin kayak obat penyembuh dari rasa cemas atau kebosanan yang sebelumnya melanda hidupnya. Ada energi segar, optimisme, dan semacam rasa jatuh cinta yang sederhana tapi kena banget. Bagian ini serasa menggambarkan momen pas kita nemu seseorang yang bikin hari-hari terasa lebih berwarna.

Lalu di bagian So Far So Good, nada lagunya jadi lebih pelan dan kontemplatif. Di sini, si penyanyi kayak lagi nge-refleksiin perjalanan hidupnya. Dia ngomongin soal rasa puas dengan proses yang udah dilewatin meskipun nggak semuanya sempurna. Ada kesan kalau dia lagi ngajak kita untuk embrace kehidupan apa adanya, tanpa harus terus-terusan ngejar kesempurnaan atau validasi dari orang lain.

Makna dari lagu ini relatable banget sama kehidupan sehari-hari, khususnya soal menerima keadaan dan menemukan kebahagiaan di hal-hal kecil. Di bagian Television, lagunya kayak bilang kalau hidup bisa jadi lebih menyenangkan kalau ada seseorang yang bikin kita merasa didukung dan dilihat. Tapi di bagian So Far So Good, pesan utamanya lebih dalam: kebahagiaan itu sebenarnya datang dari rasa syukur dan penerimaan terhadap perjalanan hidup kita sendiri.

Lagu ini cocok banget buat mereka yang lagi ngerasa stuck, overthinking, atau sekadar butuh diingetin kalau hidup itu nggak selalu harus sempurna. Kadang, yang penting tuh so far so good aja udah cukup, kan? Musiknya yang unik dan liriknya yang jujur bikin lagu ini kayak pelukan hangat di hari-hari yang terasa berat.

Lirik

HeyI'm not afraid, I can be myself and IHope you can be yourself as well'Cause I can make you feel alrightAnd there was so much happiness thatWe were still yet to findI said that you can call me Alex, babyWelcome to my life
But don't you worry, don't you, don't worry girlNo I'm not sure if I'm into youThe last time that you checked I was probably so sad and confusedI don't know, no, I don't know what you likeBut if you're looking for something newI know somebody that you could choose
What about me?What about me?What about me and you together?Something that could really last foreverWhat about me?What about me?What about me and you together?Something that could really last forever
If all my friends wanna be in her bedThen I begin to wonder whyI guess that I'd be lying to myselfBecause who the fuckWould be dumb enoughTo reject an offer?Oh what an offer?
Now two two ten one fiveCouple hours can change your lifeFrankie saying, "Oh what a night?"What a night?What the fuck is a girlfriend?I'ma need adviceMaybe I should go outsideSo I could get a fucking lifeI made a friend and she spent the night now
I'm in love and she remains in my lifeAnd back when we spoke in EuropeI need insurance, on my emotionsI can't get hurt againFuck the past, fuck them, they all made me sadAnd I had no time to prepare to face my fearsI guess that it's time that I dried these tears

But if I could just be happy by the end of this songBut if by the time you hear it you are already goneAnd it didn't go to planThen why should I continue in this lifeWhen there's no one around to be the one who makes me smile?But so far everything's good
(Ooh)Oh oh ohOh oh oh oh ohI said, so far everything's goodOh oh ohOh no no noNo no no no no oh
Want the crowd in tears when they hear thisIs that so wrong?
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