Somebody That I Used to Know

This is one of the coolest songs I have heard in a long time.  The original, by Gotye, is also fun to watch and listen to.  This one, by Walk Off The Earth is amazing in its musicianship and connectedness among the musicians.  If you are one of the handful of people who have not seen it yet (between this version and the Gotye version it has been viewed well over five-hundred-fifty-million times), you will love how they split up the vocals and the guitar work.  Five humans on one guitar, each with a seperate but essential part.  The harmonies are sweet too.

It is another break-up song.  Both had such high hopes.  Both think the other was hurtful at the inevitable ending.  I was duped.  You weren't who you let on to be.  And who hasn't heard, "We can still be friends, right?"  My favorite line is... You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness - Like resignation to the end, always the end.  Can't you see it in relationships when someone keeps going back for more and you know it is just prolonging the pain?  I was that person when I broke up with my first girlfriend.  Addicted to the sadness.  I wouldn't let myself get over her.  

And what brutal honesty in... 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... You treat me like a stranger and it feels so rough.  

Enjoy.


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 it was over

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
But I don't wanna 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

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

[x2]
Somebody
(I used to know)
Somebody
(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)

(I used to know)
(That I used to know)
(I used to know)
Somebody