The official music video for “Easy Way Out” by Gotye. From the album Making Mirrors. Get the album here: https://gotye.lnk.to/MakingMirrors Official Gotye Store: https://store.gotye.com/ Follow Gotye online: http://www.gotye.com/ https://instagram.com/gotye https://facebook.com/gotye https://twitter.com/gotye Subscribe to Gotye on YouTube: http://gotye.lnk.to/subscribe Video credits: Director: Darcy Prendergast www.ohyeahwow.com Directors of Photography: Andrew Goldsmith & Jeremy Blode VFX Director: Andrew Goldsmith Animators: Darcy Prendergast, Seamus Spilsbury Assistant Animators: Josh Thomas, Jeremy Blode, Michael Greaney, Sam Lewis, Andrew Goldsmith Costume: Paige Prendergast Lighting: Shelley Farthing-Dawe, Andrew Goldsmith, Jeremy Blode Motion Control: Glenn Anderson Art Direction: Darcy Prendergast Editor & Colourist: Andrew Goldsmith Rotoscoping: Andrew Goldsmith, Josh Thomas Sound: Ben Matthews Model Makers: Michael Greaney, Josh Thomas, Benjamin Aguesse Set Builders: Seamus Spillsbury, David Pennay, Cody Sevedge, Benjamin Aguesse, Wes Starr, Jeremy Blode Production Manager: Nicky Pastore Cardboard Flame Painters: Fiona Dalwood, Shaun Stares, Nora Juncker, Giulia Sandri, James Bailey Music credits: Produced by Wally De Backer Mixing and additional production by Francois Tetaz, assisted by Andy Stewart and Wally at The Mill, Gippsland, VIC Bass guitar: Lucas Taranto Drums, percussion, guitar and orchestra samples, lead and backing vocals: Wally Contains samples from Echoette as performed by Buddy Merrill. Licensed courtesy of Accent Records LYRICS Seventeen seconds and I'm over it Ready for the disconnect Putting on a brave face Trying not to listen to the voices in the back of my head (But it's alright now) It's a distant memory baby (It's alright now) You know you should just let it go But some feelings have a habit of persisting even though you wouldn't let it show Wearing me out (All this) Hanging around (It just starts) Getting me down ('till I'm just) Looking for an easy way out Braindead from boredom I'm led to distraction Scratching the surface of life Nothing really happens But it's easy to keep busy When you tell yourself you're traveling right (But it's alright now) Was it really worth it baby? (It's alright now) Was it just a waste of time? Keep on second-guessing Use my memory like a weapon On everything I try