The Nap Cats – Misspent Youth

Membicarakan masa remaja yang habis digilas festival Warped Tour dan kaos merchandise Mayday Parade selalu menyisakan rasa getir yang ganjil. Pasangan musisi pop The Nap Cats menolak meratapi masa lalu saat melepas single anyar bertajuk Misspent Youth, memilih merayakannya dengan kepala tegak tanpa rasa bersalah.

Ia melangkah santai dari bait-bait bergaya dream pop yang berkabut, sebelum seketika mekar menjadi ledakan indie rock riang beraroma awal dua ribuan di bagian chorus. Tarikan vokal Celinda melayang manis dan sedikit kekanak-kanakan, berpadu renyah dengan ayunan melodinya yang menangkap desau rekaman kamar tidur.

Ada letupan nostalgia yang gurih saat kita diajak mengunyah racikan nada bersahaja ini, sebuah gubahan manis yang lekas membuat kepala kita spontan mengangguk-anggukkan ritme mengikuti ayunannya yang semarak.

“Give me something to hold on to / While I celebrate my misspent youth,” serunya lantang tanpa pretensi untuk memutar balik waktu. Lirik tembang Misspent Youth milik The Nap Cats ini menolak kepura-puraan dewasa yang kaku, memilih memeluk kembali kenaifan masa lalu yang sempat dianggap memalukan.

Toh menjadi tua dan sedikit jenuh memang bagian dari perjalanan, kawan.

Lirik Lagu The Nap Cats – Misspent Youth

Growing up got complicated

Afterschool
Anime
Glamour Kills
And neon days
Gave all of
My things away
To grow up fast
Said"it was just a phase"

The world was smaller then
We lived by the sword
And we died by the pen

Give me something to hold on to
While I celebrate my misspent youth
Cuz I'm taking back all of the things
That made me feel alive
This time
Take me back to the parking lots
Where all of my dreams were sold and bought
Cuz I'm taking back all of the love
I should have gave to myself
This time

Growing up got complicated
We got a little bit jaded
Growing up got complicated
We got a little bit jaded

After show
Breakfast Club
No Nine to Five
To kill the fun
At Warped Tour
On the hottest day
On my Emo Shit
With Mayday Parade

The future was wide open
We were royalty
In Econoline vans

Give me something to hold on to
While I celebrate my misspent youth
Cuz I'm taking back all of the things
That made me feel alive
This time
Take me back to the parking lots
Where all of my dreams were sold and bought
Cuz I'm taking back all of the love
I should have gave to myself

When we all sang
"Na na na, na na na na na
Na na na, na na na na
Hey! Hey!
Na na na, na na na na na
Na na na, na na na na
Hey! Hey!"

Growing up got complicated
We got a little bit jaded
Growing up got complicated
We got a little bit jaded

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