Muse Of The Day: Gotye - 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 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
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Have you been cut off from a friend, an ex, a family member? Have they cut you off? Do you even know or care why?


The Childhood Friend

  

We all probably have that best friend - childhood friend, the one you used to hang out with when you were young, possibly a neighbour, a friend from school. You used to share everything together, including all the fond and not so fond experiences of growing up. Do you still keep in touch with this childhood friend of yours? Or has life and its priorities changed you till the extent you no longer remember what memories you used to share with this friend?

   



 





The High School / Uni Gang!


This is the gang you used to hang out with, doing anything & everything together! The late nights, crazy early mornings, seeing them more often than you would even see your own parents! Your parents would know each of them by name, due to the frequency you would see this group. However, after Uni/College officially ended, some would get married, some would migrate, and each had their own path to follow.



The One Who Migrated



All of us i'm sure, would have heard before about how countries overseas pay much better than Malaysia. The spending power, dollar to dollar is a lot higher, and for the Western countries, even part timers earn at least 20$ an hour! Compare that to your RM3.50/hour for McDonalds and you may decide to just stay home instead!

Your friends - e.g the Uni Gang are now part of this travelling entourage, some having left for the US, UK, China, Singapore, Australia etc etc. You may be the travelling friend too!

 

Last but not least, there are your exes! How's your current relationship with your ex? This is a tricky one especially if you are currently in a relationship. Too close, and it'll potentially spell trouble for you. Friends? Yet there'll always be an akwardness, plus the additional flashbacks now and then. No further contact since the break up? Do you wonder how he/she is doing now and has he/she moved on? Do they even think about you every once in a while?

Does your ex hate your guts, refuse to speak to you, plus talk badly about you to everyone whom the both of you used to know? That's probably how Gotye felt when he got the inspiration to sing this song.

When you do meet these people on the street, would you remember them? Would you remember their names? Social Networking - e.g Facebook has helped us to connect in many ways, yet I still get the feeling every now and then that this isn't exactly it. There's still a difference when it comes to finding out updates directly from your friend that by reading about it on their status pages.

So what are you waiting for? Time and tide wait for no man (or woman)! Is there that someone you would like to reconnect with, or meet up to share like you used to about everything that has happened to you since? Anyone you would like to apologize to and hope to make everything better? 



Question Of The Day: Who Are You Missing Now?