To me, this is the best song on "The Warning." I'm not usually a fan of minimalist computer-generated music, but Hot Chip strikes me as an alternative to a genre troubled by terrible lyrics and awful singers. Most critics find that Hot Chip's music is either (1) not music at all or (2) is a bit pretentious. And to those naysayers, I say, listen to this song. We are definitely missing the lyrics at the end of this piece, but the poetry of such simple words here:
I have but one true friend
She sings to me
In my solitude
And I know her name
I tried to know her
In all her changes
...but I don't know her
It asks a good question. With so many changes occuring in the world, will we ever fully know someone? It's difficult, but we can try.
To me, this is the best song on "The Warning." I'm not usually a fan of minimalist computer-generated music, but Hot Chip strikes me as an alternative to a genre troubled by terrible lyrics and awful singers. Most critics find that Hot Chip's music is either (1) not music at all or (2) is a bit pretentious. And to those naysayers, I say, listen to this song. We are definitely missing the lyrics at the end of this piece, but the poetry of such simple words here:
I have but one true friend She sings to me In my solitude And I know her name I tried to know her In all her changes ...but I don't know her
It asks a good question. With so many changes occuring in the world, will we ever fully know someone? It's difficult, but we can try.