The Chronicles of Cobra Concert XD

Well, it all started with a tweet... from Adrie Subono, Indonesian concert promoter.

Dy nawarin Cobra Starship konser d Jakarta n diterima. Gw jingkrak2 kegirangan. Meski baru jadi (unofficial) Cobra Crew, tapi gw cinta berat sm band satu ini.

Terus tanggalny jg pas2an sm kakak kelas yg pada UN, jadi gw ngga sekolah!

Yg jadi kendala tuh cuma izin ortu n temen pulang pergi Jakarta-Bandung...

n gw juga nemu dia di Twitter! SNnya missmest, nama aslinya Anggie. Kita sama2 snasib, pengen ntn konser Cobra tp g punya tmen.

Tapi tetep aja gw g dapet izin. Sebel :(

22 Maret 2010, H-1

Masih blom dpt izin juga. Ticket box online di javamusikindo.com ditutup jam 5. At that time, I could really care less, soalny gw pikir gw g bakal ntn.

Eh, tiba2 si mama lagi chatting sm sodara gw, Teh Isti, soal rencana gw di Jakarta bwt ntn Cobra Starship. Nah loh. Kayak yg boleh aja gw ntn konser...

Trus mama ngejelasin smua rencananya. Tinggal minta izin papa.

Waduh. I'm not good with words...

Pada akhirnya, gw bilang gini sm papa: "Pa, boleh ngga?"

"Terserah deh,"

Waduh. Reaksinya g bgitu bagus. Red alert. Tapi tungtungnya mah diizinin, asal mama gw nganterin n nemenin.

23 Maret 2010, Hari H

Hanya satu kendala baru gw. TIKET. Gw blom punya tiket. Sinting.

Untung ada sodara2ku skalian yg tinggal di Jakarta. A Beni, suaminya Teh Isti mesenin tiket festival 2 bwt gw n Anggie, dianter ke kantornya Teh Isti. Oh, thank you!

Gw dan Anggie, yg blom prnah liat muka satu sama laen, janjian di depan komplek gw jam 1 siang. Bgitu ktemu, qt langsung cabut k Bank Mandiri Buah Batu, dimana papa gw udh stand-by, siap nganterin k kantor mama gw, Kimia Farma Cihampelas.

Nungguin bntar smp jam 2. Trus qt langsung k Baraya Travel. Ngambil travel plg cpet ke Melawai and off we go to Jakarta. Slept most of the journey.

Dua setengah jam kmudian, qt nyampe di Pool Baraya Travel Melawai. Nungguin bntar smp Teh Isti dtg, trus kita went straight to Tennis Indoor Senayan.

Kita nyampe skitar jam 6an, trus kita went straight in. Dapet spot di pembatas antara front row n back row. Cukup strategis.

Nungguin LAMAAAAA BANGET.

Tiba2 Danny Hutto, merch guy-ny Cobra Starship, muncul, ngomong trus dia joget2. Cakep n bodor skali. XD

Jam 20:30, the lights went off, and the crowd went crazy. Including me and Anggie.

And Cobra Starship took the stage with The City is at War!

Gw lupa pas lagu apaan, tapi pas beres lagu, Gabe megang kabel mic yg udh g ada micnya.

Vicky-T nanya: "Where the hell's your microphone?"

Ternyata Gabe, saking semangatnya, muter2in micnya pke kabelnya, trus micnya kelempar entah kmana.

Tapi, as Ryland said: "If something's broken, that means we're having a great time!"

BAGUUUS.

They played a total of 15 songs:

1. The City is at War

2. Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous

3. Nice Guys Finish Last

4. Kiss My Sass

5. My Moves are White (White Hot, That Is)

6. Wet Hot American Summer

7. The Church of Hot Addiction

8. Send My Love to the Dancefloor, I'll See You in Hell (Hey, Mr. DJ)

9. Smile for the Paparazzi

10. Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)

11. Hot Mess

12. Guilty Pleasure

---ENCORE---

13. Hollaback Boy (excerpt)

14. The Scene is Dead; Long Live the Scene

15. Good Girls Go Bad

Di tengah Snakes on a Plane, Gabe narik satu cewek, namanya Salsa, buat nge-rap. Pas Gabe nanya namanya, dy kaget trus nanya: "Salsa? Like, Salsa?" sambil joget. Wkwkwkwk XD

All in all, it was the perfect first concert for me.

The aftermath of the jumping and the singing along to songs and the screamings were felt on the next morning though...

HATI PUAS, BADAN LEMAS.

Nyareri cangkeng, sakit kaki, suara serak...

BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT!

Thank you, Cobra Starship, for making my first concert ever a memorable one.

I'll never forget this event, ever!

Desolation Row (cover)

Singer: My Chemical Romance
Written by: Bob Dylan
Album: Watchmen Soundtrack

They're selling postcards of the hanging
Well, they're painting the passports brown
And the beauty parlor's filled with sailors
The circus is in town

And now here comes the blind commissioner
Well they've got him in a trance
One hand is tied to the tight rope walker
The other is in his pants

And the riot squad, they're restless
They need somewhere to go
As Lady and I look up tonight from
Desolation row

Cinderella, she seems so easy
"Well, it takes one to know one," she smiles
And she puts her hands in her back pockets
Oh, Bette Davis style

And now here comes Romeo, moaning
"You belong to me, I believe,"
And someone says, "You're in the wrong place, my friend,
You'd better leave,"

And then the only sound that's left
After the ambulances go
Is Cinderella sweeping up on
Desolation row

At midnight all the agents and superhuman crew
Go out and round up everyone who knows more then they do
Then they bring them to the factory where the heart attack machine
Is strapped across their shoulders and then the kerosene

Is brought down from the castles
By insurance men who go
Check to see that nobody is escaping to
Desolation row

But right now I can't read too good
Don't send me no more letters, no
Not unless you got a mail them from
Desolation row

M.I.A.

Singer: Avenged Sevenfold
Album: City of Evil

Staring at the carnage, praying that the sun will never rise
Living another day in disguise
These feelings can't be right
Lend me your courage to stand up and fight
Whoa, tonight
Stand up and fight

The fighting rages on and on
To challenge me you must be strong
I walk your land but don't belong
Two million soldiers can't be wrong

It's no fun, but I've been here before
I'm far from home, and I'm fighting your war
(Not the way I pictured this, I wanted better things)
Some are scared, others killing for fun
I shot a mother right in front of her son
(Take this from my consciousness and please erase my dream)

Fight for honor, fight for your life
Pray to God that our side is right
Though we won, I still may lose
Until I make it home to you
I see our mothers filled with tears
"Grew up so fast, where did those years go?"
Memories won't let you cry
Unless I don't return tonight

So many soldiers on the other side
I take their lives so they can't take mine
(Scared to make it out alive, now murder's all I know)
Nobody tells me all the reasons we're here
I have my weapon so there's nothing to fear
(Another day, another life but nothing real to show for)

Fight for honor, fight for your life
Pray to God that our side is right
Though we won, I still may lose
Until I make it home to you
I see our mothers filled with tears
"Grew up so fast, where did those years go?"
Memories won't let you cry
Unless I don't return tonight

Staring at the carnage, praying that the sun will never rise
Living another day in disguise
These feelings can't be right
Lend me your courage to stand up and fight

Watching the death toll rise, wondering how I'm alive
Stranger's blood on my hands, shot all I can
There are no silent nights, watching your brothers all die
To destroy all their plans, with no thought of me
No thought of me, no thought of me

Walk the city lonely, memories that haunt are passing by
A murderer walks your streets tonight
Forgive me for my crimes, don't forget that I was so young
Fought so scared in the name of God and country

Hot Mess

Singer: Cobra Starship
Written by: Gabe Saporta, Kara DioGuardi, P. Lawrence
Album: Hot Mess

(Cobra Starship)

You were a problem, child
Been grounded your whole life so now you're running wild
Playing with them good girls, no that ain't your style
You think you're hot shit
Ooh, I love it, I love it, yeah, yeah

Stumbling but yeah, you're still looking hella fine
Keep doing whatcha doin', I'mma make you mine

Well, you're a hot mess, and I'm falling for you
And I'm like, hot damn, let me make you my boo
'Cos you can shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah you know what to do
You're a hot mess, I'm loving it hell yes

You got me hypnotized
The city's your playground, I watch you take a bite
At 5 a.m. roaming the streets, drunk all night'
You think you're hot shit
Ooh, I love it, I love it, yeah, yeah

Stumbling but yeah, you're still looking hella fine
Keep doing whatcha doin', I'mma make you mine

Well, you're a hot mess, and I'm falling for you
And I'm like, hot damn, let me make you my boo
'Cos you can shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah you know what to do
You're a hot mess, I'm loving it hell yes

You're a hot mess, and I'm falling for you
And I'm like, hot damn, let me make you my boo
'Cos you can shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah you know what to do
You're a hot mess, I'm loving it hell yes

If you're dancing up on tables, you go, you go, you got it girl
Say that you're unstable, you go, coco, you got it girl
Dancing up on tables, say that you're unstable
You're a ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, yeah you're a hot mess
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, we're singing hell yes!

Well, you're a hot mess, and I'm falling for you
And I'm like, hot damn, let me make you my boo
'Cos you can shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah you know what to do
You're a hot mess, I'm loving it hell yes

You're a hot mess, and I'm falling for you
And I'm like, hot damn, let me make you my boo
'Cos you can shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah you know what to do
You're a hot mess, I'm loving it hell yes (Hell yes)
Hot mess, I'm loving it hell yes (Hell yes)
Hot mess, I'm loving it hell yes

Summer Hair = Forever Young

Singer: The Academy Is...
Album: Fast Times at Barrington High

We're crashing cars, we used to share
With summer girls, with summer hair
We're driving around, chasing the stars
But the party's busted up, before it ever starts

I'll never let you go, don't ever forget
You and me forever, forever young
I'll never let you fall, it's not over yet
You and me forever, forever young
We're forever young

Stop making plans, start making sense
Don't you believe any word they said
Sparked up, sparked up like a book of matches
Falling through the night, and rising from the ashes

I'll never let you go, don't ever forget
You and me forever, forever young
I'll never let you fall, it's not over yet
You and me forever, forever young
We're forever young

Don't come any closer, don't tell me it's over
Don't kiss me goodbye, here we are
Am I taking this too hard?
Don't say it's easy, the hardest part is leaving
Don't you wonder why, suddenly we're all running out of time?

I'll never let you go, don't ever forget
You and me forever, forever young
I'll never let you fall, it's not over yet
You and me forever, forever young
We're forever young
We're forever young
We're forever young

New Perspective

Singer: Panic! at the Disco
Written by: Brendon Urie, John Feldmann
Album: Jennifer's Body Soundtrack

I feel the salty waves come in
I feel them crash against my skin
And I smile as I respire
Because I know they'll never win

There's a haze above my TV
That changes everything I see
And maybe if I continue watching
I'll lose the traits that worry me

Can we fast forward to go down on me?

Stop there and let me correct it
I wanna live a life from a new perspective
You come along because I love your face
And I'll admire your expensive taste
And who cares divine intervention?
I wanna be praised from a new perspective
But leaving now would be a good idea
So catch me up on getting out of here

Can we fast forward to go down on me?

Taking everything for granted but we still respect the time
We move along with some new passion knowing everything is fine (Everything is fine)
I would wait and watch the hours go in a hundred separate lines
But I regain, repose and wonder how I ended up inside

Can we fast forward to go down on me?

Stop there and let me correct it
I wanna live a life from a new perspective
You come along because I love your face
And I'll admire your expensive taste
And who cares divine intervention?
I wanna be praised from a new perspective
But leaving now would be a good idea
So catch me up on getting out of here
Catch me up on getting out of here

More to the point, I need to show
How much I can come and go
Other plans fell through
And put a heavy load on you, I know
There's no more that need be said
When I'm inching to your bed
Take a look around instead and watch me go

Stop there and let me correct it
I wanna live a life from a new perspective
You come along because I love your face
And I'll admire your expensive taste
And who cares divine intervention?
I wanna be praised from a new perspective
But leaving now would be a good idea
So catch me up on getting out of here

It's not fair, just let me perfect it
Don't wanna live a life that it comprehensive
'Cos seeing clear would be a bad idea
Now catch me up on getting out of here
So catch me up on getting out of here

Can we fast forward to go down on me?
Can we fast forward to go down?

Alpha Dog

Singer: Fall Out Boy
Written by: Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump
Album: Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits

Clap until your hands hurt
Standing ovations or b-b-b-boos
Wa-wa-watch us until we blur
Walk off into the sunset

Tell rock 'n roll I'm alone again
I wanna put the Midwest home again
Your time has passed, they say never means never
Solar flare stares won't last, but never means forever
Never means forever

Alpha dog and oh-oh-omegalomaniac
Alpha dog and oh-oh-mega-mega-low
Welcome to the new deja vu
I can almost see the wizard through the curtains
Alpha dog and oh-oh-omegalomaniac

We must have the best coach, tell the best jokes
We must make it hard but look so easy, doing something so hard
But you must see my wake, they scream when they look at me
I'm a (I'm a) star, I'm a (I'm a) star
I'm a star
Oh, I'm a star

Alpha dog and oh-oh-omegalomaniac
Alpha dog and oh-oh-mega-mega-low
Welcome to the new deja vu
I can almost see the wizard through the curtains
Alpha dog and oh-oh-omegalomaniac

You're not the first or the last
But you're possibly the prettiest, whoa
He's a fighter past his prime
He's in a gutter waving his hand, "I'm just fine,"

Not the first or the last
But you're possibly the prettiest, whoa
He's a fighter past his prime
He's in a gutter waving his hand

Alpha dog and oh-oh-omegalomaniac
Alpha dog and oh-oh-mega-mega-low
Welcome to the new deja vu
I can almost see the wizard through the curtains
Alpha dog and oh-oh-omegalomaniac

Good Girls Go Bad

Singer: Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester
Written by: Gabe Saporta, Kara DioGuardi, Kevin Rudolf, Jacob Kasher
Album: Hot Mess

I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go bad
Good girls go bad

Saporta: I know your type (Your type)
You're daddy's little girl
Just take a bite (One bite)
Let me shake up your world
'Cos just one night couldn't be so wrong
I'm gonna make you lose control

She was so shy
'Til I drove her wild

I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go bad
You were hanging in the corner with your five best friends
You heard that I was trouble but you couldn't resist
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go bad, bad, bad
Good girls go bad, bad, bad
Good girls go

Meester: I know your type (Your type)
Boy, you're dangerous
Yeah, you're the guy (That guy)
I'd be stupid to trust
But just one night couldn't be so wrong
You make me wanna lose control

Saporta: She was so shy
'Til I drove her wild

I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go bad
Meester: I was hanging in the corner with my five best friends
I heard that you were trouble but I couldn't resist
Saporta: I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go bad, bad, bad
Good girls go bad, bad, bad
Good girls go bad

Ooh, she got away with the boys in the place
Treat 'em like they don't stand a chance
Meester: And he got away with the girls in the place
Acting like they're too hot to dance
Saporta: Yeah, she got away with the boys in the place
Treat 'em like they don't stand a chance
Meester: And he got away with the girls in the place
Acting like they're too hot to dance

Saporta: I make them
Both: Good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
The good girls go
Meester: Bad

I was hanging in the corner with my five best friends
I heard that you were trouble but I couldn't resist
Saporta: I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go bad
I make them good girls go
Good girls go bad, bad, bad
Good girls go bad, bad, bad
Good girls go

Everything We Had

Singer: The Academy Is...
Album: Santi

You were the only face I'd ever known
I was the light from the lamp on the floor
And only as bright as you wanted me to be

I am no gentleman, I can be a prick
And I do regret more than I admit
You have been followed back to the same place
I sat with you drink for drink
Take the pain out of love and then love won't exist

Everything we had
Everything we had
Everything we had
Everything we had
Is no longer there...

It was the only place I'd ever known
Turned off the light on my way out the door
I will be watching wherever you go
Through the eyes of a fly on the wall

You have been followed back to the same place
I sat with you drink for drink
Take the pain out of love and then love won't exist

Everything we had
Everything we had
Everything we had
Everything we had

Ooh, is no longer there, longer there
Well you saw for yourself the way it played out
For you I am blinded, for you I am blinded
For you...

I am no gentleman, I can be a prick
And I do regret more than I admit
You have been followed back to the same place
I sat with you drink for drink
Take the pain out of love and then love won't exist

Everything we had
Everything we had
Everything we had
Everything we had
Everything we had
Everything we had
Everything we had

I'll be with you wherever you go
Through the eyes of a fly on the wall

I'm Like a Lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off (Me & You)

Singer: Fall Out Boy
Written by: Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump
Album: Infinity on High

Last year's wishes are these year's apology
Every last time I come home
I take my last chance to burn a bridge or two
I only keep myself this sick in the head
'Cos I know how the words to get you

We're the new face of failure
Prettier and younger but not any better off
Bullet-proof loneliness
At best, at best

Me and you, setting in a honeymoon
If I woke up next to you
If I woke up next to you
Me and you, setting in a honeymoon
If I woke up next to you
If I woke up next to you

Collect the bad habits that you couldn't bear to keep
Out of the woods but I love
A tree I used to lay beneath, kissed teeth stained red
From a sour bottle baby girl
With the eyes the size of baby worlds

We're the new face of failure
Prettier and younger but not any better off
Bullet-proof loneliness
At best, at best

Me and you, setting in a honeymoon
If I woke up next to you
If I woke up next to you
Me and you, setting in a honeymoon
If I woke up next to you
If I woke up next to you
Me and you, setting in a honeymoon
If I woke up next to you
If I woke up next to you
Me and you, setting in a honeymoon
If I woke up next to you
If I woke up next to you

The best way to make it through
With hearts and wrists intact
Is to realize two out of three ain't bad
Ain't bad

Me and you, setting in a honeymoon
If I woke up next to you
If I woke up next to you
Me and you
Honeymoon
Setting in a honeymoon
Me and you, setting in a honeymoon
If I woke up next to you
If I woke up next to you
Me and you, setting in a honeymoon
If I woke up next to you
Honeymoon