Picture of Love in the Image of Sendu Lyrics Eyes, Nose, Lips Tablo Version
This song is actually Taeyang's that sings it in Korean version. But for this time I chose the Taeyang duet version with Tablo. Indeed "Eyes, Nose, Lips" has been repeatedly covered not only by YG management artists who overshadow Tablo and Taeyang, but also other artists (Eric Nam) and some Youtube artists.
Why do I choose the duet version of Tablo and Taeyang?
I can choose Eyes Nam's Eyes, Nose, Lips, which transforms Taeyang's lyrics into English, unlike Tablo who rewrote the lyrics of this song-and simultaneously change the feel created every time I listen to Eyes, Nose, Lips. Tablo made me not only enjoy the music, but also think about the world summarized man born in Jakarta, Indonesia is through the lyrics.
Hence, I choose Tablo's version of "Eyes, Nose, Lips".
Tablo, despite his simple and rather humble appearance, is a keen lyricist and genius lyricist. He uses all the senses to describe the emotions of this song. Artebianz can see it through the lyrics Eyes, Nose, Lips follows:
VERSE ONE
you left me paralyzed, no cure, no rehab for me
funny that you got the nerve to keep asking me
how i’ve been
you’re the victor in this pageantry
but the only trophy you deserve, catastrophe
i’d rather we be dead to each other
no eulogies said for each other
no “rest in peace”s
the memories got my chest in pieces
i’m praying that your eyes are the first to go
the way they looked when you smiled
the way they opened and closed
and your nose, every single breath against my neck
and then your lips, every empty promise made and said
please fade, fade to black
please fade, fade to black
but the nightmares come back
REFFRAIN
because your eyes, nose, lips
every look and every breath
every kiss still got me dying
uh, still got me crying (2x)
VERSE TWO
forget a promenade, let’s juggernaut,
down memory lane, leave no thought alive
to the slaughter house, i’m taking my pain
time to sever my brain from my heart and soul
my knees are burning hot, but God is cold
I’ve been told, one day you’ll know
too much of heaven’s a sin
after the show, it’s only hell that it brings
so take it slow and let time heal everything
they say that time flies, but you keep breaking its wings
you’ll never fade, fade to black
please fade, fade to black
but the nightmares come back
REFFRAIN
because your eyes, nose, lips
every look and every breath
every kiss still got me dying
uh, still got me crying (2X)
BRIDGE
you wish me well
you wish me well
I wish you hell
I never want to look into your eyes again
no, I never want to hear you breathe again
let me go, let me go
baby, tell me that it’s the end
REFRAIN
because your eyes, nose, lips
every look and every breath
every kiss still got me dying
uh, still got me crying
the tears drive me out of my mind
because your eyes, nose, lips
every look and every breath
your kiss still got me dying
uh, still got me crying
crying, crying
fade out
Probably can guess if this song tells about a man, who broke the heavy heart from the lyrics in verse one. The section describes the situation of the man who was paralyzed, not cured, and can not be rehabilitated after the abandoned the lover.
You left me paralyzed, no cure, no rehab for me
That his current state (wounded and chaotic) is a trophy for the Woman.
The only trophy you deserve, catastrophe
From there, it is seen that the man is a betrayed party. And most likely through adultery.
So hurtful of the man, to the extent that he said if his lover better think that they die in the eyes of each other. Without the need to pronounce eulogy (ies) or the last words, in the form of separation.
I'd rather we be dead to each other
no eulogies said for each other
However, in the next section, the man secretly reveals that he still loves her very much. Because he still remembers well how the figure of his lover .... She still remembers how she smiled, or when she was open and closed. How his nose sucked in the man's neck as they hugged each other.
I'm praying that your eyes are the first to go
the way they looked when you smiled
the way they opened and closed
and your nose, every single breath against my neck
However, as he recalled the lips of the Woman, the Man remembered how his lover was lying to him.
And then your lips, every empty promise made and said
please fade, fade to black
please fade, fade to black
but the nightmares come back
The man's memory is so close to his lover that he prayed. One thing I think is only done by someone when he's really helpless. In the case of the Man, what makes him helpless is his memory and his feelings for the Woman.
The memories are so beautiful but at the same time so painful that the man thinks it is a nightmare and repeatedly (in prayer) he mumbles for the Woman and the memory of the Man upon him soon fades away.
But the funny-though in every verse he describes his suffering, his hatred of the Woman, and his anger to himself who still remembers his lover-to the man's reffrain tells how deeply his love for the Woman is. It was so big that this part was repeated twice, which in my eyes depicted the great love of the Man. And maybe, as well as the pain.
****REFFRAIN****
because your eyes, nose, lips
every look and every breath
every kiss still got me dying
uh, still got me crying (2x)
The peak is in the bridge, when described directly interaction of the Woman and the Man. This part of the bridge is quite short, but very full of emotions and not repeated again. Which shows that the Man still has a love for the Woman. Unfortunately, his anger and resentment are greater. So the man decided to end it all. This is seen in the second part of the bridge and the end of the lyrics (Fade out).
****BRIDGE****
you wish me well
you wish me well
I wish you hell
I never want to look into your eyes again
no, I do not want to hear you breathe again
let me go, let me go
baby, tell me that it's the end
Like the cover songs performed by other YG artists, Tablo changed the songs Eyes, Nose, Lips and customize it with the feel and ambiance cover it does. Unlike Tae Yang who started this song with a piano instrument, Tablo immediately sang before music followed from the refrain of Eyes, Nose, Lips original version (Taeyang).
However, the feel is quite different. When Tae Yang feels a pure song about a broken-hearted man and still romantic in color despite mellow, Tablo's cover song feels more intact-describes his complete love with his cuts and pains when he ends.
In music, the song Eyes, Nose, Lips Tablo version is quite easy-listening. The depth of this song and the new lyrics felt slowly as it approached the reffrain.
Honestly, compared to the cover song Eyes, Nose, Lips more, I prefer the Tablo version. Not just the easy-listening factor, because almost all the cover version of this song is easy-listening, but also because of the lyrics written by Tablo.