LABVIRAL.COM - Berikut ini lirik lagu 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)' yang dinyanyikan oleh Kate Bush dan dirilis pada 5 Agustus 1985 silam.

'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)' adalah single pertama dari LP Hounds of Love karya Kate Bush 1985.

Judul asli lagu tersebut, “A Deal With God”, diubah atas desakan departemen pemasaran EMI agar lebih cocok untuk negara-negara religius.

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Single ini dirilis pada 5 Agustus 1985, sebulan sebelum rilis album. Lagu memuncak di No 3 di tangga lagu Inggris, No 6 di tangga lagu Australia dan No 30 di US Billboard Hot 100. Di AS, tetap pertama dan satu-satunya keberhasilan charting utama Bush.

37 tahun kemudian, kebangkitan popularitas akhirnya membawa lagu itu ke No. 1 di tangga lagu iTunes AS pada Mei 2022 setelah ditampilkan dalam serial televisi Sci-fi Stranger Things.

Lirik Lagu Running Up That Hil Milik Kate Bush

[Verse 1]
It doesn't hurt me (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)
Do you want to feel how it feels? (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)
Do you want to know, know that it doesn't hurt me? (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)
Do you want to hear about the deal that I'm making? (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)

[Pre-Chorus]
You
It's you and me

[Chorus]
And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building
Say, if I only could, oh

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[Verse 2]
You don't want to hurt me (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)
But see how deep the bullet lies (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)
Unaware, I'm tearing you asunder (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)
Oh, there is thunder in our hearts (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)
Is there so much hate for the ones we love? (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)
Tell me, we both matter, don't we? (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)

[Pre-Chorus]
You
It's you and me
It's you and me, won't be unhappy

[Chorus]
And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building (Ye-yo)
Say, if I only could, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
You (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)
It's you and me
It's you and me, won't be unhappy (Ye-yeah, yeah, yo)

[Bridge]
Oh, come on, baby (Ye-yeah)
Oh, come on, darling (Ye-yo)
Let me steal this moment from you now
Oh, come on, angel (Ye-yeah)
Come on, come on, darling
Let's exchange the experience (Ye-oh, ooh, ooh)

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[Chorus]
And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
I'd be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems
Say, if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
I'd be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems
Say, if I only could
I'd make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
I'd be running up that road
Be running up that hill
With no problems

[Outro]
Say, if I only could
Be running up that hill
With no problems
If I only could, be running up that hill
If I only could, be running up that hill

Editor : Yusuf Tirtayasa