Who Is It : un huis clos émotionnel intense et subjugant

Avec ses tics, ses inflexions vocales, Michael Jackson chante ici la soul comme on ne l'avait jamais fait.

Génie hypersensible, il serre la gorge et ne lâche plus jusqu'au climax : paranoïa, désir, perte, le tout presque en pleur.

Le groove est d'acier, la ligne de basse martèle, la voix se fissure.

Le refrain devient de plus en plus obsédant et résiste aux répétitions, comme les couches d'un gâteau qui ne deviendrait jamais écœurant.

Les femmes séduisantes sont parfois passionnées, aimantes, et parfois insaisissables, comme de véritables serpents.

Cette chanson évoque cette dualité, et plus globalement les mystères enfouis de la perception humaine.

Un huis clos émotionnel d'une intensité rare. Tranchant, nocturne, inoubliable.

Paroles :

"I gave her money

I gave her time

I gave her everything

Inside one heart could find

I gave her passion

My very soul

I gave her promises

And secrets so untold

And she promised me forever

And a day we'd live as one

We made our vows

We'd live a life anew

And she promised me in secret

That she'd love me for all the time

It's a promise so untrue

Tell me what will I do?

And it doesn't seem to matter

And it doesn't seem right

'Cause the will has brought

No fortune

Still I cry alone at night

Don't you judge of my composure

'Cause I'm lying to myself

And the reason why she left me

Did she find someone else?

Is it a friend of mine

(Who is it?)

Is it my brother?

(Who is it?)

Somebody hurt my soul

(Who is it?)

I can't take this stuff no more

I am the damned

I am the dead

I am the agony inside

The dying head

This is injustice

Woe unto thee

I pray this punishment

Would have mercy on me

And she promised me forever

That we'd live our life as one

We made our vows

We'd live a love so true

It seems that she has left me

For such reasons unexplained

I need to find the truth

But see what will I do?

And it doesn't seem to matter

And it doesn't seem right

'Cause the will has brought

No fortune

Still I cry alone at night

Don't you judge of my composure

'Cause I'm bothered everyday

And she didn't leave a letter

She just up and ran away

It is a friend of mine

(Who is it?)

Is it my brother?

(Who is it?)

Somebody hurt my soul

(Who is it?)

I can't take it 'cause I'm lonely

It is a friend of mine

(Who is it?)

To me I'm bothered

(Who is it?)

Somebody hurt my soul

(Who is it?)

I can't take it 'cause I'm lonely

And it doesn't seem to matter

And it doesn't seem right

'Cause the will has brought

No fortune

Still I cry alone at night

Don't you judge of my composure

Cause I'm lying to myself

And the reason why she left me

Did she find someone else?

And it doesn't seem to matter

And it doesn't seem right

'Cause the will has brought

No fortune

Still I cry alone at night

Don't you judge of my composure

'Cause I'm bothered everyday

And she didn't leave a letter

She just up and ran away"