A TRIBUTE TO WESTLIFE, by WINDARTI

The reason why did I make this little-something is that I miss Westlife. It’s a pity that they had chosen their own path. I know that as an artist, once we make ourselves known by public, we aren’t belong to ourselves only, but public also. Maybe they were tired of being possessed by so many people and they wanted peace in their lives: they wanted to live the ordinary life. That was sad for me, as a fan, because I still want to hear their voices, see their performances, and I just wanna see them. But now I know that maybe it’s best for them. No matter what, I still love them.

          What have made me so bound up with them or love them this way, is that their songs are the song that made me love English, even since I didn’t really know the meaning, because at that time, I haven’t learnt any language besides Javanese and just a little Indonesian. Because of curiosity, I insisted on learning English so I could figure out what the meaning of the song was! I looked it up in my aunt’s dictionary and translated it literally. Although I didn’t understand what the songs were all about, this activity just made me happy, made me fully content. Then I would sing it while reading the printed lyrics, keeping up with the beat as if I knew the meaning. Because of that, I knew how to pronounce word in English later on when English became my additional subject in my school curriculum.

          I’m grateful I love English since that time, and part of it (if not all) was because Westlife and their songs. That’s why I love them. Because they have gave me so many things, now I want to give them this little thing: this is (maybe) a poem consists of 104 title of their songs which I wrote in capital letters. Just enjoy it and feel the love I sent to them…

A TRIBUTE TO WESTLIFE

SOLEDAD, an UPTOWN GIRL that I love..

The first time I met you, YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL (TO ME),

WHEN YOU CAME AROUND, I was so sure

That you’re the PUZZLE OF MY HEART..

You CATCH MY BREATH and COLOR MY WORLD..

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?

HAVE YOU EVER felt this way?

When you came CLOSER, you DRIVE me crazy,

You make DIFFERENCE IN ME..

My ANGEL, be with me in BEAUTIFUL TONIGHT,

And FLY ME TO THE MOON,

NO ONES GONNA SLEEP TONIGHT,

NO NO..

                   But MY LOVE is LEAVING,

                   You know HOW TO BREAK A HEART,

                   OVER AND OUT, with GREASED LIGHTNING..

                   I CRY,

                   I GET WEAK, SOMEBODY NEEDS YOU here,

                   Why did you give me the chance, IF YOUR HEART’S NOT IN IT?

                   AIN’T THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD?

                   When you CHANGE THE WORLD I lived,

                   To the WORLD OF OUR OWN, such a BEAUTIFUL WORLD..

                   WHAT ABOUT NOW? You’ve changed it into ANOTHER WORLD..

                   Full of SHADOWS, TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART..

                   The SOUND OF A BROKEN HEART makes me

                   WIDE OPEN tonight..

                   IF I LET YOU GO, will you be happy?

I was looking for THE REASON of WHY DO I LOVE YOU,

I was STILL HERE,

TOO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE…

You’re still the PICTURES IN MY HEAD,

BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE, please TURN AROUND,

ALL OR NOTHING… OPEN YOUR HEART…

I believe that I’LL SEE YOU AGAIN,

I WILL REACH YOU..

                   And it’s AMAZING..

                   How MIRACLE happens in DESPERADO..

                   Like DREAMS COME TRUE,

                   SHE’S BACK saying DON’T SAY IT’S TOO LATE..

                   I SMILE, feeling like coming back HOME..

                   HEY WHATEVER,

                   I’LL HIT YOU WITH THE REAL THING

                   NO MORE HEROES, just you and me..

                   It’s OBVIOUS that LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE..

                   THAT’S LIFE

TONIGHT, you look so BEAUTIFUL IN WHITE,

As I bring you THE ROSE,

YOU MAKE ME FEEL that I’m the luckiest person in the world..

This feeling is MORE THAN WORDS I could explain..

SWEAR IT AGAIN:

That we would be this CLOSE forever..

WE ARE ONE..

I know WHAT I WANT IS WHAT I’VE GOT..

When you lay your head ON MY SHOULDER,

I know SOMETHING RIGHT,

The QUEEN OF MY HEART, IT’S YOU…

I DON’T WANNA FIGHT anymore..

I WANNA GROW OLD WITH YOU..

You asked me: WHERE WE ARE,

I said we’re on the LAST MILE OF THE WAY..

To our LIGHTHOUSE..

I’M ALREADY THERE, waiting for you..

To walk this EVERGREEN avenue..

                   I HAVE A DREAM, as I LAY MY LOVE ON YOU..

                   BOP BOP BABY,

                   THE DANCE we always do..

                   Is THE EASY WAY to say I MISS YOU..

                   YOU RAISE ME UP, and HEAL my wounds, make me SAFE..

                   WHAT’S MAKE A MAN doesn’t love you tenderly,

                   WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING LIKE THAT?

                   I know that it’s US AGAINST THE WORLD,

AGAINST ALL ODDS..

But I knew also, that our love is UNBREAKABLE..

WRITTEN IN THE STARS by the POET’S HEART,

And the SEASON IN THE SUN..

I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU whenever you need me to,

NO PLACE THAT FAR for me,

Because I don’t want to be FOOL AGAIN,

THE DIFFERENCE is that now,

I’m FLYING WITHOUT WINGS with you…

Windarti 2013