A match made in melancholy: Fontaines D.C. & Rosalía share new single titled “where is gone?.”
Some collaborations feel inevitable. Others make you raise an eyebrow before immediately hitting play. Fontaines D.C. teaming up with ROSALÍA falls firmly into the latter category, and thank goodness for that.
On Where Is Gone?, Dublin’s finest purveyors of beautifully calibrated gloom meet the Catalan pop shapeshifter for a haunting, cinematic slow-burner. Grian Chatten’s weather-beaten vocals find an intriguing counterpart in ROSALÍA’s unmistakable delivery, their voices weaving through an arrangement that favours orchestral drama over the band’s usual post-punk punch.
What could have been an awkward musical blind date instead feels surprisingly natural. Two artists rooted in very different traditions discover common ground in melancholy, vulnerability and a healthy disregard for staying in their lane.
Fontaines D.C. bring the ache, ROSALÍA brings the magic, and together they make heartbreak sound ridiculously good. Turns out opposites don’t just attract, sometimes they make bloody brilliant music.
Lyrics_ Where Is Gone?
[Verse 1: Grian Chatten & ROSALÍA]
The face you pull with pervert lines
The perfect way to say “I love you”
On a rainy day in my head
The picture frame, it shows your face
It’s only worth what you pay in this world
[Pre-Chorus: ROSALÍA & Grian Chatten]
I could care less, so careless
But, baby, when you smile
[Chorus: Grian Chatten & ROSALÍA]
I remember when
They held me up against the summertime
And the tears would fall, baby, if you try
There’s no harm in saying, “Leave it, let it die”
I remember when
Thеy held me up to the sunshinе
Until I called, “Baby, if it’s real
There’s no way I’m going back to how I feel”
[Verse 2: ROSALÍA, ROSALÍA & Grian Chatten, Grian Chatten]
The picture frame is surely wrong
A certain man will come and tell you
That you’re not alone at all
The darkest room
On the brightest day
One dirty trick
[Pre-Chorus: Grian Chatten & ROSALÍA]
And we’re away forever
Not a rainy day in sight
[Chorus: Grian Chatten & ROSALÍA]
I remember when
They held me up against the summertime
And the tears would fall, baby, if you try
There’s no harm in saying, “Leave it, let it die”
I remember when
They held me up to the sunshine
Until I called, “Baby, if it’s real
There’s no way I’m going back to how I feel”
[Outro: Grian Chatten]
So, where is gone?
And why don’t I know?
It’s just the start
Of another show to hurt you
And make you feel alive
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