Kaktus
The Sastro Lyrics


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tempat kenangan tercipta
dari baris senja terkunci
tiba dikota yg sama
Berbicara terpaku tak terdengar suara
Berat nafasku terikat, Salemba menyimpan jiwa
beku rintik hujan mengurung kenangan…
tajam tatapan matamu
membunuh jiwa dan raga
maafkan aku Jakarta
tentang kenangan lama akhir pekan berdua
usai di usia muda, senja menembus surga
ada bayang menghalang terjebak dalam hujan

hujan deras di jakarta
memburu jiwa dan raga
masih di kota yang sama
berbicara terpaku dan terdengar suara
berat nafasku terikat, salemba menyimpan jiwa
beku rintik hujan membunuh kenangan…

sengaja kukenang bagian lain dimata




jejakku, kisah dijiwaku kurangkaikan
dalam lamunan kota jakarta yg hujan…

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Sastro's song Kaktus are hauntingly beautiful and tell the story of memories that are locked away in a place where the sun sets. The song highlights the feeling of being trapped by these memories and the weight of the past that we all carry with us. As the singer arrives in the city and begins to speak, she finds herself unable to make a sound. Her breath is heavy and she feels as though her soul is trapped in Salemba, the area of the city where she is.


The lyric "maafkan aku Jakarta" (forgive me Jakarta) seems to be a plea for forgiveness from the city itself, for the memories that are being relived and the pain that is being felt. The sharpness of the gaze from the city is felt, as it seemingly kills both the soul and the body, but still the memories remain. The rain becomes a metaphor for the suffocation and imprisonment of these memories, yet the singer finds herself unable to escape them.


Overall, the lyrics of Kaktus are full of emotion and paint a vivid picture of a person struggling to face their past and the memories that haunt them. The song speaks to many of us who carry the weight of our past with us, and how it can be difficult to move forward when we are trapped by memories.


Line by Line Meaning

tempat kenangan tercipta
A place where memories are created.


dari baris senja terkunci
Locked from the lines of dusk.


tiba dikota yg sama
Arrived in the same city.


Berbicara terpaku tak terdengar suara
Speaking, yet no sound is heard.


Berat nafasku terikat, Salemba menyimpan jiwa
My breath feels heavy, as my soul is held captive in Salemba.


beku rintik hujan mengurung kenangan…
Frozen raindrops encapsulate memories…


tajam tatapan matamu
The sharpness of your gaze.


membunuh jiwa dan raga
Killing my spirit and body.


maafkan aku Jakarta
Forgive me, Jakarta.


tentang kenangan lama akhir pekan berdua
About old memories of weekends spent together.


usai di usia muda, senja menembus surga
After our youthful days, the sunset pierced the sky.


ada bayang menghalang terjebak dalam hujan
A shadow hindering me from escaping the rain.


hujan deras di jakarta
Heavy rain in Jakarta.


memburu jiwa dan raga
Hunting my spirit and body.


masih di kota yang sama
Still in the same city.


berbicara terpaku dan terdengar suara
Speaking, yet the voice is stiff.


beku rintik hujan membunuh kenangan…
Frozen raindrops kill memories…


sengaja kukenang bagian lain dimata
Intentionally remembering other things in my mind.


jejakku, kisah dijiwaku kurangkaikan
My footprints, stories in my soul are incomplete.


dalam lamunan kota jakarta yg hujan…
In a dream of rainy Jakarta…




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