ARASVARA.ID - Seperti yang kita tahu, Avenged Sevenfold baru saja selesai menggelar konser mereka di Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) pada Sabtu, 10 Oktober 2026 kemarin.
Band heavy metal asal Amerika Serikat tersebut membuka penampilannya dengan lagu bertajuk "Nightmare", salah satu karya andalan mereka yang langsung memancing antusiasme penonton.
Momen tersebut tentu membuat lagu yang dirilis pada tahun 2010 silam ini kembali menjadi perbincangan hangat di kalangan penggemar musik rock dan metal.
Bukan hanya punya riff gitar yang agresif dan permainan drum yang intens, "Nightmare"
juga menyimpan cerita tentang rasa takut, konsekuensi perbuatan, dan pergulatan batin.
Nuansa gelap dalam lagu ini terasa semakin kuat ketika dikaitkan dengan periode sulit yang dialami Avenged Sevenfold setelah kehilangan drummer mereka, James Owen Sullivan atau yang lebih dikenal dengan panggung The Rev, pada tahun 2009 lalu.
Lantas, apa makna lagu "Nightmare" dari Avenged Sevenfold dan bagaimana liriknya? Simak ulasannya berikut ini.
Makna Lagu "Nightmare" Avenged Sevenfold
Secara umum, lagu ini dapat dimaknai sebagai gambaran tentang seseorang yang terjebak dalam situasi mengerikan akibat pilihan atau perbuatannya sendiri.
Judulnya, yang berarti mimpi buruk, menjadi representasi dari keadaan ketika rasa takut, penyesalan, dan ancaman terasa begitu nyata hingga sulit dihindari.
Namun, lagu ini tidak harus dipahami sebagai cerita horor secara harfiah. Gambaran gelap yang muncul dalam liriknya juga bisa dibaca sebagai metafora tentang hukuman, kehilangan kendali, dan kondisi ketika seseorang merasa tidak memiliki jalan keluar.
Lirik Lagu "Nightmare" Avenged Sevenfold
Nightmare! Now your nightmare comes to life
Dragged you down below down to the devil's show,
To be his guest forever,
Peace of mind is less than never
Hate to twist your mind, but God ain't on your side
An old acquaintance severed,
Render of your last endeavor
Ashes burning, you can smell it in the air,
Cause men like you have such an easy soul to steal.
So stand in line while banging numbers in your head,
You're now a slave until the end of time
And nothing stops the madness turning,
haunting, yearning, pull the trigger!
[Chorus]
You should have known
The price of evil,
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah
Ooooh, it's your f@#kin' nightmare
While your nightmare comes to life
Can't wake up in sweat, cause it ain't over yet,
Still dancing with your demons,
Victim of your own creation beyond the will to fight,
Where all that's wrong is right
where hate don't need a reason
Love is self-assassination
You've been lied to just to rape you of your sight,
And now they have the nerve to tell you how to feel.
So sedated as they medicate your brain
And while ya slowly go insane the tell you
Give in with your best intentions
Help ya with your complications
[Chorus]
You should have known the price of evil
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah
No one to call, everybody to fear
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah.
Ooooo it's your f@#kin' nightmare ha ha ha ha
(ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha)
Fight, fight, not to fail, fail
Not to fall, fall anekatips
Or you'll end up like the others.
Die, die, die again, die
Drenched in sin, sin
With no respect for another
Oh!
Death, You!
Feel the fire, fire
Feel the hate, hate
Your pain is what we desire.
Lost, lost, hit the wall, wall
Watch you crawl, crawl
Such a replaceable liar.
And I know you hear their voices
(calling from above),
And I know they may seem real
(these signals of love),
But a life's made up of choices
(some without appeal),
They took for granted your soul
And it's ours now to steal
As your nightmare comes to life
[Chorus]
You should have known the price of evil
And it hurts to know that you belong here, yeah.
No one to call, everybody to fear,
Your tragic fate is looking so clear, yeah
ooooh it's your f@#kin' nightmare
Demikian ulasan mengenai makna lagu "Nightmare" dari Avenged Sevenfold dan liriknya yang menjadi opening song di konser bertajuk Avenged Sevenfold Live in Indonesia.