if god had a name, what would it be?
and would you call it to his face
if you were faced with him in all his glory?
what would you ask if you had just one question?

[refrain:]
yeah, yeah, god is great
yeah, yeah, god is good
yeah, yeah, yeah yeah yeah

what if god was one of us?
just a slob like one of us?
just a stranger on a bus
trying to make his way home
[:refrain]

if god had a face, what would it look like?
and would you want to see
if seeing meant that you would have to believe
in things like heaven and in jesus
and the saints and all the prophets

[refrain]
back up to heaven all alone.
nobody callin’ on the phone
‘cept for the pope maybe in rome.

[refrain]
like a holy rolling stone.
back up to heaven all alone
just tryin’ to make his way home
nobody callin’ on the phone
‘cept for the pope maybe in rome.

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pertama dengar lagu ini di sebuah warnet, dan kini…

malam semakin larut

yo, saykoji

sebelum ku mengenalmu tahu isi hatimu
sebelum diriku berharga bagimu
sebelum cinta bersama menjalin rasa
sebelum cinta tertutur lewat bahasa

di saat namaku belum kau kenali
di saat cinta belum memegang kendali
di saat perasaanku belum kau tahu
di saat jarak kita masih terlalu jauh

ku sudah melihatmu di dalam mimpiku
ku impikan seseorang memegang tanganku
ku bayangkan senyum indah di depan mataku
ku lihat kau bahagia mendengar kata-kataku

di dalam hatiku dari dalam jiwaku
ku tahu hanya padamu ku kan terpaku
segenap tenaga daya yg ada padaku
ku pastikan cintaku tetap berlaku

reff: hanyalah dirimu
yg bermain di dalam khayalku
tak sanggup aku melupakan
aku tak sanggup

mungkin sampai nanti
rambutku pun kusam dan memutih
namun cintaku padamu
takkan berubah

mungkin ku tak selalu menjadi yg terbaik
mungkin kerap kali ego dan emosi yg naik
mungkin kita gak selalu hanya tertawa
mungkin kadang cinta terasa jatuh ke bawah

tapi ku tahu pasti ada jalan keluar
ku tahu di pesisir gelap ada mercu suar
ku tahu cinta pasti kalahkan benci
ku tahu kasih antara kita telah terkunci

sewaktu kita sepakat tuk melihat cinta
sewaktu kita ingat kenangan yg indah
sewaku kerutan muka berangsur berubah
sewaktu senyum dan tawa membuat lupa

itulah saat dimana kita menang bersama
lupakan arogansi cinta urutan pertama
di atas segalanya yg terbesar adalah kasih
ku takkan lupa, ku pasti fasih

repeat reff

sampai ku tak lagi kuat untuk berdiri
sampai ku rasakan lemah kaki kanan dan kiri
sampai seluruh helai rambutku memutih
sampai hari tua kita cintaku kan terbukti

tak peduli kecantikan tak terlihat mata
tak peduli tak lagi terdengar kata”
tak peduli saraf tanganku tak terasa
tak peduli mulutku tak bisa berbahasa

tapi hatiku pasti akan berbicara
tapi hatiku pasti akan tunjukkan arah
tapi hatiku pasti tetap rasakan
tapi hatiku pasti kan tetap katakan

kau mencintaiku dan ku mencintaimu
ku ingin di sisimu di sisa hari-hariku
dan ku harap kita bisa pergi berdua
tinggalkan dunia ini di hari tua

repeat reff

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I hear the ticking of the clock
I’m lying here the room’s pitch dark
I wonder where you are tonight
No answer on the telephone
And the night goes by so very slow
Oh I hope that it won’t end though
Alone

Till now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone

You don’t know how long I have wanted
to touch your lips and hold you tight, oh
You don’t know how long I have waited
and I was going to tell you tonight
But the secret is still my own
and my love for you is still unknown
Alone

Till now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone

How do I get you alone
How do I get you alone

Alone, alone

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bagi saya, bulan ramadhan selalu terasa berbeda dengan bulan ramadhan sebelum-sebelumnya. yang saya rasakan adalah semakin berkurangnya aktivitas serta rutinitas keagamaan yang dulu pernah saya rasakan dan alami.

saya bukan orang yang religius, tapi ketika saya kecil, ramadhan menjadi saat dimana saya keliling kampung sambil klothekan untuk membangunkan orang-orang untuk bersahur, menyalakan mercon ketika habis subuhan dan lalu dolan sampai kemudian matahari terbit.

menjelang buka, aktivitas di masjid juga banyak, seperti buka bersama dan pengajian sampai kemudian waktu isya’ tiba dan dilanjutkan dengan sholat tarawih. pada waktu itu sholat tarawihpun sangat meriah dengan berjubelnya ma’mum yang mengisi masjid sampai-sampai harus menggelar tikar di halaman masjid dan bahkan sampai ke jalan.

acara televisi juga diisi dengan berbagai hal yang berbau agama dan lagu-lagu islami. yang paling menonjol adalah grup bimbo yang selalu hadir mengisi hari-hari di bulan ramadhan dengan lagu-lagu islaminya.

tapi sekarang beda…
saya tidak tahu apakah itu efek umur yang ditambahkan kepada saya setiap tahunnya atau memang aktivitas ramadhan semakin surut seiring bertambahnya jumlah angka tahun di kalender kita.

sudah jarang sekali saya temui kegiatan membangunkan sahur keliling kampung dan suara-suara mercon yang merdu membahana . yang bertambah justru aktivitas kongkow2 menunggu pagi tiba, apalagi kalau hari sabtu dan minggu.

menjelang buka, yang banyak dilakukan hanya aktivitas di dalam rumah untuk berbuka dan sholat maghrib. sholat isya’ dan tarawih di masjid yang dulunya berjubel-jubel semakin tahun semakin terasa lowong karena semakin surutnya peserta.

acara televisi yang katanya hanya mengikuti tren, juga diisi oleh acara yang seragam. pada tahun ini banyak diisi oleh ceramah berjamaah uztad-uztad muda. kalau ramadhan tahun-tahun yang lalu saya masih bisa sayup-sayup mendengarkan lagu-lagu islami bimbo di televisi, pada tahun ini saya sudah tidak lagi menemui.

saya tidak tahu apakah bimbo sudah pensiun untuk tampil di televisi, tapi yang jelas, lagu-lagu mereka masih sangat uenak didengarkan bahkan sampai sekarang.

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No more maybes
Your baby’s got rabies
Sitting on a ball
In the middle of the Andes
Yeah i’m a freak of nature
Yeah i’m a freak

If only I could be as cool as you
As cool as you

Body and soul I’m a freak I’m a freak
Body and soul I’m a freak

Try to be different
Well get a different disease
Seems it’s infectious
To need the cold sore cream

Yeah i’m a freak of nature
Yeah i’m a freak

I don’t really know
How to put on a “cool” show
As boring as they come
Just tell me where to go

If only I could be as cool as you

Freak

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When the rain is pouring down
And no one is around
All the doors are closed
You’re a stranger in this town
Wandering around and you feel lost

Please try to find me and I’ll try to find you
You know I need you just like you need me
Please don’t give up cause we’re almost together
We’ve almost made it, hold on and you’ll see

When nobody wants to hear
What you want to say
And you feel down
when your hope has disappeared
Like a morning train
You can’t slow down

Please try to find me and I’ll try to find you
You know I need you just like you need me
Please don’t give up cause we’re almost together
We’ve almost made it, hold on and you’ll see

I’m just like you,
Oh you know it’s true
Don’t give up my friend
This is not the end

Please try to find me and I’ll try to find you
You know I need you just like you need me
Please don’t give up cause we’re almost together
We’ve almost made it, hold on and you’ll see

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Mommy told me something
A little kid should know
It’s all about the devil
And I learned to hate him so
She said he causes trouble when you let him in your room
He’ll never ever leave you if your heart is filled with gloom

Chorus:
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Smilers never lose
And Frowners never win
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Open up your heart and let the sun shine in

When you are unhappy
The devil wears a grin
But oh he starts to run in
When the light comes prowling in
I know he’ll be unhappy
Cause I’ll never wear a frown
Maybe if we keep on smiling
He’ll get tired of hanging ’round
If I forget to say my prayers
The devil jumps with glee
But he feels so awful awful
When he sees me on my knees
So if you feel of trouble
And you never seem to move
Just open up your heart and let the sun shine in

(Chorus)

Suuuuun Shiiiiiine iiiiiin
Suuuuun Shiiiiiine iiiiiin

Mommy told me someting
A little kid should know
It’s all about the devil
And i learned to hate him so
If I forget to say my prayers
The devil jumps with glee
But he feels so awful awful
When he sees me on my knees
So if you feel of trouble
And you never seem to move
Just open up your heart and let the sun shine in

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aku sudah lelah untuk terus berjalan tanpa tujuan
aku ingin bisa menetap dan kemudian berteman
membangun suasana yang penuh kehangatan
dan serta keceriaan bersama teman-teman

untuk teman, terima kasih sudah mengingatkan
yang kemudian membuatku memilih keputusan ini
aku harap kemudian aku bisa menetap dan kerasan
bersama kalian saling berbagi dan saling mengisi hari

untuk kamu…
yang ngomong kalo tuhan mungkin telah memasukkan aku
thanks a bunch alias terima kasih aka matur nuwun
that’s the sentence that finally made me make this decision

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I Don’t know what to say now
I Don’t know where to start
I Don’t know how to handle
A complicated heart

You tell me you are leaving
But I just have to say
Before you throw it all away

Even if you want to go alone
I will be waiting when you’re coming home
If you need someone to ease the pain
You can lean on me, my love will still remain

Don’t know what you’re thinking
To me it seems quite tough
To hold a conversation
When words are not enough

So this is your decision
And there’s, nothing I can do
I can only say to you

Even if you want to go alone
I will be waiting when you’re coming home
If you need someone to ease the pain
You can lean on me, my love will still remain

If this is your decision
And there’s, nothing I can do
I can only say to you

Even if you want to go alone
I will be waiting when you’re coming home
If you need someone to ease the pain
You can lean on me, my love will still remain

Even if you want to go alone
I will still love you when tomorrow comes
When you need someone to ease the pain
You can lean on me, my love will still remain

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Once in a while maybe you will feel the urge
To break international copyright law
By downloading MP3s from file sharing sites
Like Morpheus or Grokster, or Limeware or Kazaa
But deep in your heart you know the guild would drive you mad
And the shame would leave a perminant scar
Cuz you’d start out stealing songs, then you’re robbing liquor stores
And selling crack and running over school kids with your car

[Chorus]
So don’t download this song
The record store’s where you belong
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh don’t download this song

You don’t want to mess with the R-I double A
They’ll sue you if you burn that CD-R
It doesn’t matter if you’re a grandma or a seven year old girl
They’ll treat you like the evil hard-bitten criminal scum you are

[Chorus]
So don’t download this song
Don’t go pirating music all day long
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh don’t download this song

Don’t take away money from artists just like me
How else can I afford another solid gold Humvee
And diamond studded swimming pools, these things don’t grow on trees
So all I ask is everybody please

[Chorus]
Don’t download this song
Even Lars Ulrich knows it’s wrong
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should
Oh don’t download this song

Don’t download this song
{Oh please don’t do it or you}
Might wind up in jail like Tommy Chong {remember Tommy}
Go and buy the CD {right now} like you know that you should {go out and buy it}
Oh don’t download this song

Don’t download this song
Or you’ll burn in hell before too long {and you deserve it}
Go and buy the CD like you know that you should…

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