Date: July 15, 2000
Weeks: 1
As long as there has been rock music, there has also been gentle rock music. This is a great example of that genre from the early 2000s. It's not soft, exactly, but it's also not the least bit hard. It's a pleasant enough little piece of ear candy that is largely designed to be as inoffensive as possible. And yet, despite being notably bland, it's not bad.
The traditional guitar-and-drums rock sound is full and the bridge is fairly compelling. But I think it's the synthesized beat that keeps the song interesting. It's fairly unique where the rest of the song is not. The traditional rock part of the song isn't particularly original or deep, but it serves its purpose well enough. It stays listenable throughout.
The vocals are pretty terrible. The lead singer has a really weak and light voice. He sounds like a doormat, which at least matches the lyrics.
As for the lyrics, it's basically that universal "I'm in love with someone who doesn't know I'm alive." thing. The singer laments that the object of his affections is in and out of relationships and wondering why they aren't working out. "He means nothing to you and you don't know why." Meanwhile he's saying "I mean nothing to you and I don't know why." It's pretty unremarkable subject matter, and the lyrics aren't particularly clever, not even the twist of pronouns to make a point in the lines I quoted. It's not as clever as the songwriter thinks it is. Plus it causes this lyric: "I say all the right things at exactly the right time." When you've just used that lyric to express that the other guy isn't as great as he seems to be, you can't turn it around on yourself and expect it to have a different meaning.
My verdict: Like it. This is just barely a pass for me, and it's because the synth is unique and the overall tone of the music is pleasant. Not a great song, but a decent enough one.
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