Artist(s): Sonny
Title: Gloo
Genre(s): Electropop, Synthpop
Length: 3:18
Writer: S.Bardot
Producer: EaziiBoi, Sonny
Label: Independent
From The EP: New Game
Gloo is a song by Norwegian singer, producer, actor and adult entertainer Sonny Bardot, known mononymously as Sonny. It appears as the fourth track on his debut EP, "New Game". "Gloo" was written by Sonny in the April of 2020 and became the first song he ever co-produced, after working with and being inspired by his good friend and collaborator, EaziiBoi. He described the process as "cathartic", "chaotic" and "extremely liberating" and states that he is "forever indebted" to Slate for educating and believing in him. "Gloo" is a synthpop song, heavily inspired by 1980's pop music and current day production techniques. Sonny believes that "Gloo" features his best vocal performance due to him utilising many different elements of his voice, from his melisma skills, vibrato, a powerful chest voice, to light, airy falsetto. The multiple techniques are said to reflect the different feelings of pain. "Gloo" is about losing a good friend and someone you once had sexual chemistry with to another. While still yearning for their love and missing the close connection once had, the person has moved on and only has romantic feelings and intentions for their new love.
Sonny wrote:"The story of "Gloo" is by far the oldest story on here. It's not something I think about but the whole situation was a big part of my teenage life. It had to be written about. I had this really great, great connection with a girl I went to school with. We had a really strong friend group but her and I in particular just had a real spark. We would do date-like activities, we would playfully flirt and we even kissed while playing a game once. Everyone around us kept saying we should go for it and make it a thing. We never did. I think we were too scared to go the extra mile in case we ruined our amazing friendship. I know that was how I felt, anyway. When she started dating a guy, I was devastated. Then, as fucked up teenage minds like to do, feelings grew stronger. I kept kicking myself for not asking her out and now that she was taken, that was all I wanted. To be with her. We completely lost contact about 8 years ago now. Essentially, the song is about torturing yourself over someone who has moved on and is happy while you're left behind, stuck on nostalgia and clinging to "what if?" instead of "what is". It's a sad one."
GLOOI'm not even gonna try to read your mind
I've seen the signs, I know you're wrapped up in him
But tonight I just gotta lay it all out on the line
It's eating me alive, all these burning thoughts of sin
Tired of coming around and playing happy families
Three's a crowd so let's just do it, you and me
Can we break these damn chains?
I've forgotten what freedom really is
Can we just race off in the fast lane?
Through out all the fucks and live it shameless
You know fine well I'm the one who makes you smile
Don't shatter it all and tell me I'm in denial
I know he's the one but I just can't;
Shake this off, you're in my system, I depend on you
If I could turn away, know that I would
It's not so easy when I'm wired up and hooked on you
And when I fall apart,
I pray that you'll glue me back together again
Even just for that temporary fix
Yeah when I'm all torn up,
Hope you'll stitch me back up at the seams
Then glue it all with a kissI know he's the one but I want you to
Squeeze me, hold me, stick to me, yeah, just like glue
Spent one too many nights out just dancing on my own
Tragic soul, feeling like a murder on the dance floor
I was always there when there wasn't his hand to hold
When I feel alone, all I get is a closed door
Guess that you're having your own party for two
But he doesn't get it started quite like I do
Can we break these damn chains?
I've forgotten what freedom really is
Can we just race off in the fast lane?
Throw out all the fucks and live it shameless
You know fine well I'm the one who makes you smile
Don't shatter it all and tell me I'm in denial
I know he's the one but I just can't;
Shake this off, you're in my system, I depend on you
If I could turn away, know that I would
It's not so easy when I'm wired up and hooked on you
And when I fall apart,
I pray that you'll glue me back together again
Even just for that temporary fix
Yeah when I'm all torn up,
Hope you'll stitch me back up at the seams
Then glue it all with a kissI know he's the one but I want you to
Squeeze me, hold me, stick to me, yeah, just like glue
And if you're going down, down is where you're taking me too
And if you're going down, down is where you're taking me too
And if you're going down, down is where you're taking me too
Like prey in the web, moth to a flame, I'm trapped, it's no use
And I can't even try to run, coming undone, wading in the glue
I know he's the one but I just can't;
Shake this off, you're in my system, I depend on you
If I could turn away, know that I would
It's not so easy when I'm wired up and hooked on you
And when I fall apart,
I pray that you'll glue me back together again
Even just for that temporary fix
Yeah when I'm all torn up,
Hope you'll stitch me back up at the seams
Then glue it all with a kissI know he's the one but I want you to
Squeeze me, hold me, stick to me, yeah, just like glue
Ooh, oh, la, la, la, love
And if you're going down, down is where I'm going too
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