JAKARTA – Mt. Joy, band indie rock dari Amerika Serikat, kembali memikat pendengar dengan lagu “Astrovan” yang dirilis pada tahun 2018 sebagai bagian dari album debut mereka, “Mt. Joy.” Lagu ini telah menjadi salah satu karya terkenal mereka dan telah meraih perhatian luas di berbagai platform musik.
“Astrovan” adalah sebuah lagu yang menggambarkan perasaan kebebasan dan pencarian jalan hidup yang benar. Dengan melodi yang mendalam dan lirik yang penuh semangat, Mt. Joy berhasil menciptakan karya yang menyentuh dan menginspirasi. Lagu ini menggambarkan pengalaman pribadi Matt Quinn, vokalis band, saat ia mencari makna dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.
[Intro]
D Em D Em
[Verse 1]
D
Angels smoking
cigarettes on
Em
rooftops in
fishnets in the
D
Morning with the moon
Em
still glowing
D
And here comes Jesus
Em
in an Astrovan
rolling down the
strip again
D
He’s stoned while
G
Jerry plays
[Chorus]
D
He said life ain’t
ever what it seems
Em
These dreams are more
than paper things
D
But it’s alright mama
you’re afraid
Em
I’ll be poor along the
way
D
But I don’t wanna see
those tears again
Em
You know, Jesus drives
D
an Astrovan
Em
Yes, he does (I say,
D Em
“whoooooooo”)
[Verse 2]
D
And in my heart
there’s a holy
Em
ghost writhing
on the floor
from an overdose
D
You know the best
Em
ones never come down
D
So if I love at the
Em
tip of my toes
reaching out for the
great unknown
D
Every addict has
Em
illusions
[Chorus]
D
Life ain’t ever what
it seems
Em
These dreams are more
than paper things
D
And it’s alright mama
you’re afraid
Em
I’ll be poor along the
way
D
But I don’t wanna see
those tears again
Em
You know Jesus drives
D
an Astrovan
Em
Yes, he does (I say,
D Em
“whoooooooo)
D Em
(it’s true…
D Em
yeah)
[Bridge]
D
And when I see those
G
angels on the roof I
know I’ve made it
when my
D
Doobie smoking Jesus
G
puts my name up on
his guestlist
He said son you’re
D
famous in heaven
G
Maybe you’re famous in
heaven
D
And maybe there is no
heaven
Em
And maybe we’re all
along together now
D
And I don’t wanna see
those tears again
Em
You know Jesus drives
D Em
an Astrovan
D Em
[Outro]
D Em D Em
D
And I don’t wanna see
those tears again
Em
You know Jesus drives
an Astrovan
