Telling Myself dan Terjemahan

Joshua Bassett

Started out, started out so simple
Awal mulanya begitu sederhana
We were runnin' 'round, runnin' round like children
Kita saling mengejar layaknya anak kecil
How did we allow, we allow
Bagaimana bisa kita biarkan
This story to fall so south?
Kisah ini jadi jatuh terpuruk?
What were we, what were we both thinking?
Apa yang kita berdua pikirkan?
We were so naive, so naive believin'
Begitu naifnya kita percaya
We were still happy, still happy
Bahwa kita masih bahagia
How could I ignore my doubts?
Bagaimana bisa kuabaikan keragukanku?

I keep on telling myself
Selalu kuyakinkan diriku
We had something good
Bahwa kita memiliki kisah yang sempurna
Did we stay together longer than we should?
Apakah kita bersama lebih lama dari yang seharusnya?
Were we just playing pretend because we could?
Atau kita hanya bersandiwara karena kita bisa melakukannya?
Was it really that good?
Sesempurnakah itu kisah kita?
I keep on telling myself
Selalu kuyakinkan diriku
It's not what it was
Ini bukanlah seperti yang kupikirkan
Did we just want to believe that this was love?
Apakah kita tidak seserius itu menganggap hubungan ini?
Was it really worth the trouble that it 'caused?
Apakah itu sebanding dengan masalah yang ditimbulkan?
Look where we ended up
Lihatlah jadinya kita sekarang

I keep on telling myself
I keep on telling myself
I keep on telling myself
I keep on telling myself
Selalu kuyakinkan diriku

Don't pretend, don't pretend
Jangan berpura-pura
You're all of a sudden innocent, innocent
Kau merasa tidak bersalah
My darlin' how could you forget
Sayangku bagaimana bisa kau lupa
You forget the first half of the story now
Kau lupa bagian pertama dari kisah ini

I keep on telling myself
Selalu kuyakinkan diriku
We had something good
Bahwa kita memiliki kisah yang sempurna
Did we stay together longer than we should?
Apakah kita bersama lebih lama dari yang seharusnya?
Were we just playing pretend because we could?
Atau kita hanya bersandiwara karena kita bisa melakukannya?
Was it really that good?
Sesempurnakah itu kisah kita?
I keep on telling myself
Selalu kuyakinkan diriku

And now that you're gone
Kini kau telah pergi
I see it all clearly
Dengan jelas aku mengerti
And don't get me wrong
Dan jangan salah paham
I wouldn't change a thing
Aku takkan coba mengubah apa pun yang telah terjadi

I keep on telling myself
Selalu kuyakinkan diriku
We had something good
Bahwa kita memiliki kisah yang sempurna
Did we stay together longer than we should?
Apakah kita bersama lebih lama dari yang seharusnya?
Were we just playing pretend because we could?
Atau kita hanya bersandiwara karena kita bisa melakukannya?
Was it really that good?
Sesempurnakah itu kisah kita?
I keep on telling myself
Selalu kuyakinkan diriku
It's not what it was
Ini bukanlah seperti yang kupikirkan
Did we just want to believe that this was love?
Apakah kita tidak seserius itu menganggap hubungan ini?
Was it really worth the trouble that it 'caused?
Apakah itu sebanding dengan masalah yang ditimbulkan?
Look where we ended up
Lihatlah jadinya kita sekarang

I keep on telling myself
I keep on telling myself
I keep on telling myself
I keep on telling myself
Selalu kuyakinkan diriku