**I did hear this song on the way to Chicago. Supa said, "Hey, listen to this weird song." So I listened but I didn't really pay attention to the words at that time. I did agree it was weird. Then I heard two contestants on American Idol sing the song together as a duet. Supa said, "That is that weird song we heard on the way to Chicago!" Yep, it sure was but again, I paid no attention to what the words were in the song. I did make a mental note that it was a good song and I wanted to pay attention next time so I could learn what they hell the song was talking about. That said, a few days later, I sat down at the computer to download some other songs and I decided it was time to go ahead and download it to have a closer listen.**
I googled. I found that the song was by an artist called Gotye. (BTW, it's pronounced
"GOH-tee-yay".) I had never heard of this artist before and I was intrigued. I did a little research (thank you Wikipedia):
**Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter. (AKA Gotye)
**He is one-third of Melbourne indie-pop trio The Basics. (I've never heard of them either!)
**One of Gotye's 2011 singles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the fifth Australian artist to ever do so.
Feast your eyes on Gotye himself:
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| Not bad! Not bad at all! |
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| This almost looks like two different people. |
**Kimbra Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer/songwriter.
**Her debut album Vows charted in New Zealand and Australia.
**She was a model or still does model....
And Kimbra:
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| Pretty! |
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| I like this one! Again, looks like two totally different people. |
I'm going to post the music video so you can push play and then scroll down to read the lyrics. (If you want to just fucking humor me. I promise at the end, I will make my point.)
"Somebody That I Used To Know"
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over
Chorus:
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
And I don't want to live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
Repeat Chorus
Okay, now to my point. I have been internally searching how I really feel about Kitti.
(Ace, I couldn't care fucking less about and I hope she has fun burning in hell. What a sorry excuse for a human being, obviously not worth my time)
Since I listen to music every single day and am usually consumed by it, of course, I have been searching for the right song to correctly express just how I feel about Kitti who hurt me very badly.
When I downloaded this song and listened to the words I knew I had finally found that song. Let me explain:
Now and then I think of when we were together
We didn't hang out when we worked together because she was married to a controlling, psycho asshole. Once she got divorced, we were inseparable.
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
We had so much fun!!!
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
I know it sounds like this is for a significant other but it was still love. I loved her VERY much!! Now it's hurts to think about it.
But you didn't have to cut me off
Kitti, you did not have to completely ignore me and my family. You cut us off like we didn't even matter to you.
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
I don't understand how you could pretend that we weren't as close as we were. What about all those awesome times and adventures we had together? I guess none of that ever happened and we were nothing??
And I don't even need your love
Let me super stress this point. I don't and didn't ever NEED your love. I have plenty of family and friends (best friends) that love me very much.
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
Basically, it's just a really fucked up thing that you did and it felt plenty rough.
No you didn't have to stoop so low
You really could have handled the situation much more adult like. You stooped pretty fucking low.
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
You tried to get D to get your shit from my house but that didn't work. He told you to WOMAN up and get your own shit. :) Good for him! Oh, and BTW, I deleted your number from MY phone.
I guess that I don't need that though
You're damn right I don't need that! I wish I could completely erase being friends with you from my memory. I really wish I could just go back in time and never have met you. That way I wouldn't think of you everytime I heard "that song" or saw "that movie".
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
My point exactly! Now, that I've let you go (personally) and held a funeral (not literally) for a friendship that is now dead, you're no one to me. Just someone I used to know.
To have a song, almost perfectly describe how I feel, makes me SO happy.
Stew on that,
Apple
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