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Pick apart
The pieces of your heart
And let me peer inside
Let me in
Where only your thoughts have been
Let me occupy your mind
As you do mine
Your heart's a mess
You won't admit to it
It makes no sense
But I'm desperate to connect
You can't live like this
You have lost
(Too much love)
To fear, doubt and distrust
(It's not enough)
You just threw away the key
To your heart
You don't get burned
('Cause nothing gets through)
It makes it easier
(Easier on you)
But that much more difficult for me
To make you see…
Love ain't fair
So there you are
My love
Your heart's a mess
You won't admit to it
It makes no sense
But I'm desperate to connect
And you, you can't live like this
Your heart's a mess
You won't admit to it
It makes no sense
But I'm desperate to connect
And you can't live like this
Love ain't safe
You won't get hurt if you stay chaste
So you can wait
But I don't wanna waste my love
| FreaXoid | Posted: May 26, 2013 - 05:04 This song is a pure masterpiece! |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: May 26, 2013 - 04:46 This is my favorite "new" song on RP. Of course, that will change in a few weeks, but this guy's talent is undeniable. |
| Bridieboo (Halifax, NS) | Posted: May 17, 2013 - 13:21 Seriously love this. |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: May 05, 2013 - 11:03 I can't believe it's really been nine years since this first sent its tentacles out of my first Mac, way back when... |
| aspicer (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Apr 20, 2013 - 15:59 Excellent song.....made even more impressive that it is one musician..... |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 05:38 milleronic wrote: Oh, how I hate this band. Just awful.  Just so you know - its not a band it is a person working on his own using a variety of instruments and electronics found here and there and put together in a home made studio and without the benefit of a label behind him. OK, I can understand you not liking it - but you have to give respect for someone who can produce something this good off their own back. |
| milleronic (Minnesota) | Posted: Apr 07, 2013 - 18:34 Oh, how I hate this band. Just awful. |
| mkinnan (Kansas City) | Posted: Apr 04, 2013 - 07:24 spoiled by overplay! |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Apr 02, 2013 - 18:39 k8ling1114 wrote: Hmm... an uber relaxed Sting without the heavy-handed metaphors? ... who shouts rather than sings and includes no literary references. I very much like Mr. Gotye, and I very much like Mr. Sting; they create on very different levels, however. |
| Boy_Wonder (Bath, back in the UK) | Posted: Mar 25, 2013 - 07:44 Introduced my new partner's teenage daughter to this and the accompanying video.. and suddenly I was cool!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_CM5-gel6o |
| Mz_fuse | Posted: Mar 03, 2013 - 20:00 GreatGreatest song |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 07:31 blackjackshellac wrote: There's something autotuny about this that grates. dunno... if this was auto-tuned, why are the notes in the acoustic breakdown at the end so flat? |
| Diamond_Dog (Round Equatorial Pound) | Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 07:59 Great song spoiled by overplay! |
| DaMoGan (Beer on the east coast, Beer on the west coast.) | Posted: Feb 26, 2013 - 07:55 This song's a mess You won't admit to it It makes no sense But I'm desperate to eject! |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Feb 12, 2013 - 09:48 blackjackshellac wrote: There's something autotuny about this that grates. Yes, yes...that's it! :) |
| blackjackshellac (Montreal) | Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 04:48 There's something autotuny about this that grates. |
| colleen (Toronto, Canada) | Posted: Jan 31, 2013 - 12:15 Wally sent me this album way back when too. That was neat. I get a kick from showing the cd cover to people where it says it was "recorded in bedrooms around Melbourne...." |
| Tana (Lancaster, PA) | Posted: Jan 31, 2013 - 12:11 Still the best Gotye song. RP sure knows how to spot a rising star. |
| k8ling1114 (Puget Sound, Washington) | Posted: Jan 29, 2013 - 23:42 demenshea wrote: Love this song and the video is simply awesome, from a creative artist! It's reminiscent of Sting when he was GOOD.  Hmm... an uber relaxed Sting without the heavy-handed metaphors? |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 12:21 apd wrote: woah - good spot. It may not be an actual sample (Wally's a drummer, so he probably played it "live") but it certainly sounds similar. Let's call it "homage". (And good for him, with all the success of his new record. Hard to believe that when I bought this cd from his website, he wrote a note thanking me!) I bought this album from his site too, and we passed a few emails back and forth. I doubt he is now that open now he has worldwide fame, but I know for certain his heart is in the right place. |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 12:20 k1j2cat wrote: I must say, this song is just as aurally "sticky" as his bigger hit and I like the weird beats a lot more. Very nice - I stop and really listen almost unconsciously. Totally agree - Someone That I Used to Know is excellent, but there's something about this... |
| Dinges,_the_Dude (below sea-level, N52°37', E4°88') | Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 12:19 I really dig this! Hé, and the drumsolo near the end reminds me of "Take Five" from Dave Brubeck. Anyone? |
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Jan 03, 2013 - 15:13 k1j2cat wrote: I must say, this song is just as aurally "sticky" as his bigger hit and I like the weird beats a lot more. Very nice - I stop and really listen almost unconsciously. Less is more! |
| k1j2cat | Posted: Dec 16, 2012 - 03:29 I must say, this song is just as aurally "sticky" as his bigger hit and I like the weird beats a lot more. Very nice - I stop and really listen almost unconsciously. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Dec 08, 2012 - 11:48 I may have said this before but my little tube amp just loves this.... |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Dec 04, 2012 - 15:43 It doesn't seem like this song is EVER going to end. |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Dec 04, 2012 - 15:40 rockpommel16 wrote: .....the song is a 9 for me....but the vid is definetly a  .......Ha Great song |
| rockpommel16 (rockpommel´s land...near the netherlands) | Posted: Oct 14, 2012 - 10:09 Diamond_Dog wrote: .....the song is a 9 for me....but the vid is definetly a ....... |
| LeftShoe (Erfurt, Germany) | Posted: Oct 14, 2012 - 09:54 stunix wrote: can someone with better ears tell me, is the repeating drum sample part of the middle drum solo from Brubecs "Take Five"?
Not really, but damn sure a wink in that direction |
| avefenixia (Spain) | Posted: Oct 01, 2012 - 12:10 Amazing... |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 10:29 see them on letterman the other night with missy higgins as guest? wonderful! |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Sep 01, 2012 - 08:56 stunix wrote: can someone with better ears tell me, is the repeating drum sample part of the middle drum solo from Brubecs "Take Five"? woah - good spot. It may not be an actual sample (Wally's a drummer, so he probably played it "live") but it certainly sounds similar. Let's call it "homage". (And good for him, with all the success of his new record. Hard to believe that when I bought this cd from his website, he wrote a note thanking me!) |
| fitzworld (The Big A) | Posted: Aug 12, 2012 - 09:18 "I'm desperate to connect." Way too needy and enmeshing for me. I'm running the other way. |
| stunix (Narrowboat nr Caen Locks) | Posted: Aug 04, 2012 - 17:28 can someone with better ears tell me, is the repeating drum sample part of the middle drum solo from Brubecs "Take Five"? |
| RoelantSiekman (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) | Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 01:08 He's kind of an one issue songwriter though, isn't he.. 8/10 Great, but not outstanding.. |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 22:44 give me more! |
| flipchurn (Denver) | Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 14:44 RP was playing Gotye before Gotye was Gotye! |
| Diamond_Dog (Round Equatorial Pound) | Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 10:36 lemonfergie wrote: One of my favorite videos ever! http://youtu.be/GnXFJOXvL_A definately worth a look! |
| aspicer (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 10:27 How is the album overall? |
| blackjackshellac (Montreal) | Posted: Jun 10, 2012 - 06:51 Did I hear some auto-tuning going on there? My ears started bleeding, so it must be. Either that or I'm just hungover. |
| demenshea (Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Range) | Posted: Jun 10, 2012 - 06:48 Love this song and the video is simply awesome, from a creative artist! It's reminiscent of Sting when he was GOOD. |
| alezz_ua (Ukraine, Kyiv and Den Haag) | Posted: May 29, 2012 - 14:35 Can sense little bit of "Yes" in this one which is good thing for me. |
| 07734 (Lost Angels) | Posted: May 29, 2012 - 14:32 Love this song - nice to hear a different Gotye song. His hit is getting a bit overplayed... |
| PopKombo (Up Against the San Gabriels) | Posted: May 24, 2012 - 18:26 I just like saying his name. |
| doriso (Washington, DC) | Posted: May 24, 2012 - 18:22 Love this song. Glad to see he is getting some commercial recognition. And that the quality of the music and artistry still holds despite. |
| glevkovich | Posted: May 23, 2012 - 06:18 Amezing ! i never heard of hin before!! thanks |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 11:52 Wow - many of the kids listening to him - and the dance remixes of his big hit song - on pop radio would definitely be confused. |
| plambert26 (Hingham, MA) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 11:50 love this guy!!!!!!!! |
| lemonfergie (Troll Capital of the World) | Posted: May 01, 2012 - 16:43 One of my favorite videos ever! |
| sandpebble (near Paradise) | Posted: May 01, 2012 - 16:42 jpfueler wrote: His new one is getting a bit too much play on mainstream radio but RP has been playing him for some time now. I didn't care for the new one much until I saw the video. This guy has some incredible talent! |