Ada satu kata yang tiba-tiba lenyap di In Margins. Dua kali refrain ditutup dengan ancaman dicat merah, tapi di putaran ketiga warnanya tak pernah datang, kalimatnya putus begitu saja di “paint you”. Lubang kecil itu terasa seperti coretan di pinggir halaman, pas dengan judulnya.
The Republic Of Wolves, kuartet asal Long Island, masih betah di wilayah yang gelap. Gitar elektrik dan drum saling dorong, vokalnya dilepas pelan tapi menekan, dan energinya naik-turun antara riang dan sedih dalam satu tarikan.
Liriknya pintar dan tahu dirinya pintar. Alusi yang mengelak, bayangan yang membedah, matematika fraktal yang diputar ke masa lalu yang rapuh, lalu bait terakhir menutup semuanya dengan pengakuan sebagai kasus yang sudah tak tertolong. Entah ke siapa semua tuduhan itu dialamatkan, saya tidak tahu.
Masalahnya, kita seperti disodori teka-teki silang yang terlalu padat. Bumbunya enak, tapi satu suapan rasanya terlalu penuh, dan kita baru menangkap separuh sebelum lagu keburu selesai.
Merahnya mungkin menyusul di lagu berikutnya.
Lirik Lagu The Republic Of Wolves – In Margins
give me a broken stream of hollow epiphanies just stay on script under an unlit sky we made a choice to try letting the phase shift allusions eluding me if i’m still lucid won’t you read to me? tell me the odds was i the first lie you told right? were you decaying by lantern light? was it a mistake when you pulled the thread? better repent when they paint you red give me a dull routine steep it in secrecy a glancing blow under a diamond sky i chose a losing side didn’t we all though? reflections dissecting me if i’m still blessed won’t you bleed for me? tell me the odds were you the worst lie i set free? was i a lost opportunity? was it a mistake when you pulled the thread? better repent when they paint you red renounce the crowded womb then tell me who’s infecting whom? don’t race to chain the beast you might forget just how to flee you tried to feel every disease each part of you on fire and freezing don’t lose your nerve this time some things can kill you every single night tell me the odds was i the first lie you told right? was it a weakness to compromise? was it a mistake when you pulled the thread? better repent when they paint you give me a curse to break i need to be unmade by something i can’t solve you weren’t worth my hate i should’ve stayed unsaved call it a long fall spinning a fractal math into a fragile past now i’m a lost cause
The Republic Of Wolves Profile
Track Info & Review Summary
- Artist: The Republic Of Wolves
- Track: In Margins
- Genre: Indie Rock, Emo, Alternative Rock
- Release Date: October 9, 2026
- Label: Independent
- Rating: 3.8 / 5
- Reviewed by: ParaPop.net
Bagi penikmat musik yang menggebu dengan hentakan drum solid, telusuri ulasan Grace Kay – Tired berdampingan dengan ulasan Single Audio Channel – Windows on Trains.
