"Not Me, Not I" is the fourth single to be lifted off delta Goodrem's debut studio album Innocent Eyes. It peaked at number 1 on the ARIA singles chart. Its b-sides were Right There Waiting. song written by Delta Goodrem, Kara DioGuardi, Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, and Jarrad Rogers, produced by Barlow and Kennedy for Goodrem's first studio album, Innocent Eyes. The single before it was Innocent Eyes (Song) and the single after it was Predictable.
Composition:[]
This single is a love song, which talks about her pain at losing her first love. There has been speculation she is singing about her ex-boyfriend and fellow Neighbours star Blair McDonough.
The song is acoustic rock, with pop rock influences. It is heavily piano-driven with some use of a string ensemble. The song has a prominent emphasis on the instrumental arranging, and is written in the key or E minor. The chords follow in this order: Em–C–D–B7, and then for the chorus: Em–C–Am7–D.
Music VIdeo:[]
This video was shot during the early stages of Goodrem's cancer at Newtown, Sydney, Australia. The video clip for the song was filmed in August 2003 and was directed by Michael Spiccia, who has worked with other artists including Disco Montego and Killing Heidi. Goodrem posed in a range of outfits during the shoot at a secret location in Redfern Railroads. The clip includes a trademark shot of Goodrem playing the piano, along with other visual effects including the ethereal goddess scene. It has a Million views as of September 2022 and was uploaded on her youtube July 2020.
Lyrics:[]
Verse 1:
You mixed me up for someone
Who'd fall apart without you
Yeah you broke my heart for the first time
But I'll get over that too
It's hard to find the reasons
Who can see the rhyme?
I guess we were seasons out of time
I guess you didn't know me
[Chorus:]
If you think love is blind?
That I wouldn't see the flaws between the lines
Surprise, and I caught you out
On every single time that you lied
Did you think that every time I see you I would cry
No not me, not I, not I, no not me, not I
Verse 2: The story goes on without you
And there's got to be another ending
But yeah you broke my heart it won't be the last time
But I'll get over them too
As a new door opens we close the ones behind
And if you search your soul I know you'll find
You never really knew me
[Chorus]
Middle 8: All you said to me
All you promised me
All the mystery never did believe
No I never cry no I never not me not I
Tracklisting[]
- Not Me, Not I
- Right There Waiting
- Not Me, Not I (Instrumental)