"When I See You Again"

[redbird]

"When I See You Again" makes me tear up a little, but I do agree that it's undercooked. The vocal is sometimes okay, but it other times it doesn't compensate for the lyrics well (the infamous "wassamatterbaby"). I couldn't ever really get behind "stare at the stairs" either though I see what she was going for. But there are some really heartbreaking aspects to the song, always for me that line about there being at least one dream left, it just gets me in the old ticker.

I think the appeal of the song for me is a little too meta to chalk it up to the song's inherent merit, but I still listen to it. Even though "Seven Wonders" is more polished, WISYA and "Welcome to the Room Sara" are deeper songs (even though I don't like the latter much at all).