Lirik Lagu "Keeping Tabs" - NIKI, yang Kental dengan Rasa Kehilangan

Melalui albumnya yang terbaru, Nicole, NIKI membawakan musik dengan genre indie pop/indie rock. Genre ini lebih sederhana dibandingkan karya-karya NIKI sebelumnya, yang lebih mengacu pada ranah pop atau RnB. 

Lagu-lagu yang dibawakannya melalui Nicole, sebenarnya merupakan karya lama NIKI yang saat itu masih memakai nama panggung "Nicole Zefanya".

NIKI membawakan lagu lama yang masih raw dan diberi sebuah sentuhan yang baru. A nice throwback ke masa-masa NIKI yang masih remaja dan mulai merintis karier! 

Lirik lagu "Keeping Tabs" memiliki makna yang cukup mendalam. Kisahnya menceritakan seorang perempuan yang diam-diam menyukai seorang pria. Berdasarkan lirik lagunya, dijelaskan bahwa perempuan tersebut menyesal karena telah menyukai pria yang dimaksud. 

Perempuan tersebut baru menyadari adanya red flag ketika memiliki perasaan terhadap pria itu. Sehingga, ia mencoba melupakan perasaannya yang terus tumbuh. 

Lose it

Ah-ah

You left without sayin' goodbye (Fuck, fuck, fuck)

Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry

I ball a fist and die inside

I wish I didn't, but regrettably

I entirely understand why you did it

Take one step forward and two jumps back

One hit on the gate of this cul-de-sac

Some crushed part of me wants to be cornered

Right into it even if we crack

You left early and you arrived too late

Just right in time to be a huge mistake

So, I wish you well, and I wish you far away

This was never real, I'll say it 'til I believe it

I wish I never met you

You are the worst thing that

I'm still keepin' tabs on for some stupid reason

You were just being nice

Now, I finally believe you're out there somewhere also keepin' tabs on how I might be feelin'

For some stupid reason

I keep on believin'

You care and you're real until

I don't even know you

Drownin' in my own

Sad, imagined fantasy of who you could be

The reality is you

Unironically love personality tests

All of the data speak out from using it best

But it can never work 'cause I'm an Enneatype four Aquarius

You say the wrong thing every time you talk

The red flags wave, the alarms sound off

I'm so glad our paths didn't cross

I'm so glad, I'll say it 'til I believe it

I wish I never met you

You are the worst thing that

I'm still keepin' tabs on for some stupid reason

You're the same with everyone

I'm not special, no

You're not out there

Just keepin' tabs on how I might be feelin'

It's all just imagined

I keep on believin'

 You care and you miss me, too

I need to get over you

Over, I need to get over you (Yeah)

Itulah lirik lagu “Keeping Tabs” – NIKI yang berhasil mencuri perhatian para penggemar sejak awal perilisannya. Lagu ini sudah bisa Bela nikmati di berbagai platform musik digital.