Erich Russek and Poets in Heat
From the album Childish Things (May 28, 2025)
In Say My Name (Rumpelstiltskin), Erich Russek and Poets in Heat reimagine the ancient folktale as a psychological duel between power and vulnerability, good and evil, self and shadow. Anchored by a hypnotic groove, the track becomes a dark conversation — or perhaps a confession — unfolding in the space between temptation and identity.
The narrator asks: Am I a good man living inside the bad, or a bad man hiding in the good? What follows is a seduction wrapped in riddles — a promise to spin pain into gold, with just one condition: say the name.
The chorus pulses like a spell: Say my name. Play my game. But the real tension lies in the question behind it — what happens when you do?
With its restrained arrangement and lyrical intensity, Say My Name casts Rumpelstiltskin not as a villain, but as a mirror — one that reflects what we’re willing to trade for power, escape, or the illusion of control.