Jalur pendakian menuju Scotchman Peak di Idaho, seorang pria awal tiga puluhan yang merasa belum cukup banyak mencapai apa-apa, dan sebuah lagu yang ikut turun gunung bersamanya. Begitulah Wait Awhile lahir dari Jordan Smith Reynolds.
Lagu ini berjalan pelan, folk akustik yang tidak terburu-buru, dan di atasnya duduk suara tenor yang dulu ditempa di jalur klasik, kini dipakai untuk bercerita alih-alih memamerkan jangkauan. Ia terdengar seperti tarikan napas panjang di tengah tanjakan. Ajakan untuk menunggu sebentar dan berjalan menyusuri laut kembali lagi dan lagi, makin lama makin lirih, sampai di putaran terakhir baris tentang tertawa agar tidak menangis justru tidak lagi dinyanyikan.
Ada duka yang tidak pernah meledak di sini, duka orang yang melihat jarak antara lelaki yang ia jadi dan sosok yang dilihat orang makin lebar, lalu memilih menertawakannya. Hanya saja jembatannya terlalu terang meminjam Dylan, dan pinjaman sebesar itu susah disembunyikan dari telinga kita.
Februari nanti, saat album Jordan Smith Reynolds keluar utuh, Wait Awhile kemungkinan baru menemukan tempatnya, tepat sebelum lagu penutup tentang apa pun yang ditanam akan tumbuh.
Lirik Lagu Jordan Smith Reynolds – Wait Awhile
Tracing the distance Between you and me The man that I've become And the person that people see But I am not so self assured I flutter round Like a flightless bird Waiting for someone To call me home Oh Won't you wait awhile Walk along the sea Trap the ghosts of your past In the footprints that you leave Trading time for trinkets Fading with the seasons I laugh so I won't cry anymore Living in the shadow Of a vision in my mind The pressure is building Building all the time But nothing ever really lasts And nothing ever comes to pass 'Less someone had The heart to let it go Won't you wait awhile Walk along the sea Trap the ghosts of your past In the footprints that you leave Trading time for trinkets Fading with the seasons I laugh so I won't cry anymore Oh I need to know There's a reason Is it still blowing in the wind? Won't you wait awhile Walk along the sea Trap the ghosts of your past In the footprints that you leave Trading time for trinkets Fading with the seasons I laugh so I won't cry anymore Won't you wait awhile Walk along the sea Trap the ghosts of your past In the footprints that you leave Trading time for trinkets Fading with the seasons
Jordan Smith Reynolds Profile
Track Info & Review Summary
- Artist: Jordan Smith Reynolds
- Track: Wait Awhile
- Genre: Singer Songwriter, Indie Folk, Acoustic Folk
- Release Date: October 9, 2026
- Label: Independent
- Rating: 4.2 / 5
- Reviewed by: ParaPop.net
Petikan dawai akustik yang tulus dan penulisan lirik kontemplatif senada mengalir dalam ulasan Lily like the flower – Golden Man serta arsip ulasan Rachel Cousins – To Fail.
