I used to be a king alone
Like Solomon or Rehoboam
And in the eaves, the Corvidae
Did jealous keep my picture frames
And everything did oxidate in place.
But then you came, a single cell
With astrolabe and carousel
And algebra and symmetry
And none of this was lost on me
And I could see how still I’d been before
If I don’t eat, I don’t sleep at all
Like limbs in procession,
Like so many birds
Stampeding like oxen,
Our hearts are a herd
I loved you in the best
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best
Did you see the light in my heart?
Did you see the sweat on my brow?
Did you see the fear in my heart?
Did you see me bleeding out?
I loved you in the best
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best…
Video:
Like Solomon or Rehoboam
And in the eaves, the Corvidae
Did jealous keep my picture frames
And everything did oxidate in place.
But then you came, a single cell
With astrolabe and carousel
And algebra and symmetry
And none of this was lost on me
And I could see how still I’d been before
If I don’t eat, I don’t sleep at all
Like limbs in procession,
Like so many birds
Stampeding like oxen,
Our hearts are a herd
I loved you in the best
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best
Did you see the light in my heart?
Did you see the sweat on my brow?
Did you see the fear in my heart?
Did you see me bleeding out?
I loved you in the best
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best way possible
I loved you in the best…
Video:
What are the emotions it stirs?
The song is quite emotional, about the loss of a relationship that you put everything into. Quite heartfelt and very emotional.
What do you visualise? What images are conjured up in your mind when you hear the song? How do you picture the music video?
Starts with the lead vocalist sitting in the gutter, direct cut, so character is in the same place, to him in a throne. Vocalist stands and starts to walk through street/corridor in a palace, high street/courtyard or park/royal gardens. Tracking shots and 360 around Vocalist. Background actors and in greyscale, always the same, are labelled 'EX GIRLFRIEND', 'CHILDHOOD FRIEND', 'COLLEGE ROOMMATE', 'GRANDDAD' etc., always lipsyncing. At the end you see characters reach palace gates and stare wistfully into the other world, not seeing themselves there.
Intertextuality, voyeurism, performance, narrative, abstract? A combination?
Performance and Narrative.
What did others say about their ideas for a music video? Which did you like the best?
I liked the idea where the character walks through the street falling apart throughout the song until he's just a pile of ash at the end.