Even though this video came out a year ago, it just recently came to my attention. And I love it. I've watched the music video a few times and still can't seem to get down what exactly is happening. Like any good film, every time I watch it there's something more to take away.
We find our character on the brink of falling in love. She's a redhead at night, the time during which she struggles the most with and distances herself from her lover. In one shot she promptly removes his hand from her waist as he tries to embrace her while asleep. In another he comes in for a kiss while she backs away.
"I tell myself you don't mean a thing,
And what we got, got no hold on me"
And what we got, got no hold on me"
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"I tell myself I don't care that much"
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"Say I wouldn't care if you walked away"
These night bedroom scenes are intermixed with those of the two characters seen in literally the light. She's not pushing him away, but embracing him and what they have. He does mean something, it does have a hold on her, she does care. She's blonde too - her natural color. Her wig, her disguise, her cover, her protection, is gone.
Love can make us do crazy things that make us not ourselves. However, it can also do the opposite and show us exactly who we are and how we feel. Love hurts. It hurts because she has to pretend to be something she is not. Pretend to not feel something she obviously does. To deny the existence of love.
Her wig symbolized her protection - preventing herself from the potential hurt of being without him. But when she isn't around him, it hurts even more.
"But when you're not there I just crumble"
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"But I feel like I die 'til I feel your touch"
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"But every time you're there I'm begging you to stay,
When you come close I just tremble
And every time, every time you go,
It's like a knife that cuts right through my soul"
When you come close I just tremble
And every time, every time you go,
It's like a knife that cuts right through my soul"
Take off the wig, look in the mirror, and see who you really are - how you really feel.
My favorite cinematic sequence is her quite literally allowing herself to fall into love. Right after the bridge, there is a vocal pause and then BAM! She falls from her lover's arms (falling for him) and then right into the water as the chorus begins again.
This song and video resonate so deeply within me. If not now, at some point in the past or future, it will also resonate with you. What causes you to prevent yourself from experiencing it? Love. Don't be scared to take the plunge.
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