"Somebody That I Used To Know"

A few weeks ago I discovered this song by playing the "Popular" songs on Grooveshark.com.  It sounded very "emo" so I started to skip it then somehow got hooked by the chorus. Then I listened to the lyrics and wanted to say "wow... how did you know my life?"  I posted it once on Facebook with a comment that it made me think of my ex-husband and got a couple of responses of "WHICH ex?"  Bahahahahaha... not really funny, but kind of. 

Anyway, I was just listening to it again after one of my music idols MARK HOPPUS posted it and claims to be addicted as well.  So I decided to use MY blog to vent MY feelings about Somebody That I Used to Know.

You have been warned. If you don't want gory details then turn away now. (I cannot get the font colors to cooperate...my apologies)

"Somebody That I Used To Know"
(feat. Kimbra)

[Gotye:]
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die (yep...he did)
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  (yessss...I felt more alone when I was married to him than I do now that I am actually alone)
 
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness   (wow..hadn't thought of it in these words until now)
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  (he SWORE we'd even hug when greeting each other)
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over   (the relief was overwhelming)

But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing   (ask him ...or his wife... now. You'd think we barely new each other)
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough  (TOTALLY flippin' ignores me even if I speak to him- won't even be in the same room with me if he can avoid it)
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number (well...he did change his number but I am not "allowed" to call him anyway. Only email which SHE answers)
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 (but thanks...it made it easy to move on. The man I married and had children with no longer exists.)

[Kimbra:]
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  (O M G... every single time. Just ask my BFF about the daily calls asking her if I was crazy)
And 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 (Bahahahahahaha now THAT is hilariously ironic)

[Gotye:]
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
And 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

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

Yep. But he tells me to "move on". I've been told I talk of him too much. It's tough. We were married for EIGHTEEN years! But it's true. I do talk about him more than I should. The drama that continues keeps him in my thoughts. Sharing four children that speak of him all the time makes it rough.  But one of my goals is to keep working on that. Our thoughts determine our lives. So my energy would be better spent elsewhere.  

My favorite? This song...