Gnarls Barkley’s sophomore disc, The Odd Couple, didn’t hit the charts quite as hard as their first effort, St. Elsewhere. Clearly, drastic measured needed to be taken. When the first single from The Odd Couple, the unbelievably catchy “Going On,” failed to rule the Billboard charts like the juggernaut “Crazy,” they cooked up a gruesome video for “Who’s Going to Save Your Soul?”

The coffeeshop video, which features Gnarls Barkley’s Cee-Lo Green and DangerMouse as cooks, starts as a girl is telling her boyfriend their romance is over.

The emotionless guy then stabs himself with a knife, removes his heart and places it on a plate, stating, “It’s for you… It’s actually yours now, I’m never going to be able to get over you.” The shocked girlfriend responds, “Maybe I can keep it for a little while…and then, eventually, I’ll give it back to you when we both find someone new.” But the lovelorn boyfriend insists he’ll never recover from the split, explaining, “I will treat every woman I meet with a passive aggressive contentiousness.” The heart then develops lips, teeth and a singing voice and staggers through the cafe leaving a trail of blood on food plates and counters, as diners look on in disbelief.

Regardless of how The Odd Couple fares, Cee-Lo pledged only be one more Gnarls Barkley album before they call it quits. For now check out the previous single, “Going On,” in the player below.

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