Padi

Released: September 2, 1999

Songwriter: Piyu

Producer: Jan Djuhana Piyu

Menjumpai hari suasana sepi
Menikmati nafas alam tak berasa
Beragam warna terbayang sekilas
Menyingkirkan luka tanpa diminta

Pernahkah ku sadar tanpa itu semua
Dalam terang suria selalu terjaga
Memahami makna arti kenyataan
Keremangan senja selipkan hampa

Di mana kawanku inginku menyapa
Beri aku ruang tempatkan diriku
Di mana kawanku semakin menjauh
Beri aku arti tak ingin berbeda

Kau palingkan wajah acuhkan muka
Menyamakan arti bukan suara hati
Ingin berbicara hasrat pengungkapan
Masih pantaskah aku di sampingmu

Di mana kawanku inginku menyapa
Beri aku ruang tempatkan diriku
Di mana kawanku semakin menjauh
Beri aku arti tak ingin berbeda

Di mana kawanku inginku menyapa
Beri aku ruang tempatkan diriku
Di mana kawanku semakin menjauh
Beri aku arti tak ingin berbeda

Tak ingin berbeda
Tak ingin berbeda

Formed at Airlangga University in Indonesia, Padi (then known as Soda) performed their first show in 1996. The name change occurred a year later – it was meant to symbolize the band’s humility, as the word means rice, which is a symbol of modesty – and by 1999, the band had a deal and an album in stores. The deal, which was signed after a rep from Sony caught a performance at a pub, led to a successful appearance on a various-artists compilation.

The debut, Lain Dunia, was followed by Sesuatu Yang Tertunda in 2001. Selling nearly 500,000 copies, the band solidified its standing with the mega-hit single “Kasih Tak Sampai.” Their next album, Save My Soul, would be even bigger, hitting the half-a-million sales mark its first week after release. Padi released their fourth, self-titled, album in 2005.

There have also been a handful of compilation appearances for the group, including a 2002 World Cup album contribution, “Work of Heaven.”

more tracks from the album

Lain Dunia

From the album

Lain Dunia (1999)

Padi popular songs

Beri Aku ArtiPadi

Padi

Lain Dunia