Mini-critique N°271

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 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 in someone else?

It is a friend of mine

(Who is it?) Is it my brother?

(Who is it?) Somebody hurt my soul now

(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 a 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 now

(Who is it?) I can't take it 'cause I'm lonely

Hee-hee, hee-hee

Don't try to pick me

Don't try, quit it

It is a friend of mine

(Who is it?) Tell me, I'm bothered

(Who is it?) Somebody hurt my soul now

(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 in someone else?

And it doesn't seem to matter (don't bother me)

And it doesn't seem right (da-da, da-da)

'Cause the will has brought no fortune (da-da, da-da, da)

Still I cry alone at night (think of another, brother)

Don't you judge of my composure

'Cause I'm bothered everyday

Critique :

''Who Is It'' est sorti le 31 août 1992, en tant que cinquième single extrait de Dangerous, le huitième album studio de Michael Jackson.

MJ a écrit et composé la chanson lui-même.

Les paroles évoquent le désespoir d'être abandonné par un être cher ; certains critiques ont établi une comparaison avec les paroles de ''Billie Jean'', un autre single de Jackson tiré de l'album Thriller.

Le clip vidéo a été réalisé par un jeune David Fincher, qui réalisera par la suite des films tels que ''Fight Club'', ''Zodiac'' et ''The Social Network''.