βͺ JUST A YOUNG GUN WITH A
QUICK FUSE βͺ βͺ I WAS UPTIGHT, WANNA
LET LOOSE βͺ βͺ I WAS DREAMING OF
BIGGER THINGS AND βͺ βͺ WANNA LEAVE MY OWN
LIFE BEHIND βͺ βͺ NOT A YES SIR, NOT
A FOLLOWER βͺ βͺ FIT THE BOX, FIT THE MOLD βͺ βͺ HAVE A SEAT IN THE FOYER,
TAKE A NUMBER βͺ βͺ I WAS LIGHTNING BEFORE
THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUN-, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUN-THUN-THUNDER,
THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUN-, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUN-THUN-THUNDER,
THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, FEEL THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ LIGHTNING AND THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, FEEL THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ LIGHTNING AND THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER βͺ βͺ KIDS WERE LAUGHING IN
MY CLASSES βͺ βͺ WHILE I WAS SCHEMING FOR
THE MASSES βͺ βͺ WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? βͺ βͺ DREAMING 'BOUT BEING
A BIG STAR βͺ βͺ YOU SAY YOU'RE BASIC, YOU
SAY YOU'RE EASY βͺ βͺ YOU'RE ALWAYS RIDING IN THE
BACK SEAT βͺ βͺ NOW I'M SMILING FROM THE
STAGE WHILE βͺ βͺ YOU WERE CLAPPING IN THE
NOSE BLEEDS βͺ βͺ THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUN-, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUN-THUN-THUNDER,
THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUN-, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUN-THUN-THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, FEEL THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ LIGHTNING AND THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, FEEL THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ LIGHTNING AND THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER βͺ βͺ βͺ βͺ THUNDER, FEEL THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ LIGHTNING AND THE THUNDER,
THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, FEEL THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ LIGHTNING AND THE THUNDER,
THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, FEEL THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ LIGHTNING AND THE THUNDER,
THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, FEEL THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ LIGHTNING AND THE THUNDER,
THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, FEEL THE THUNDER βͺ βͺ LIGHTNING AND THE THUNDER,
THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUN-THUN-THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUN-THUN-THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUN-THUN-THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ βͺ THUN-THUN-THUNDER, THUNDER βͺ
wtf did i just watch, really lol
EDIT: no really, i'd expect a video this weird from Bastille, but not from them, i think i will watch it tomorrow again, now right here is 4AM and i should really sleep lol
Who the fuck releases a video at 10:00??
Edit; whoever the fuck said the video as going to be a Lamborghini in Dubai needs to be an oracle
Well that was probably their weirdest music video they've ever done, but I liked it way more than the Believer music video. Believer felt way too cheesy to me. I thought this was super cool and I thought the aesthetic they were going for was awesome and the strange characters were awesome. I loved the sort of minimalist look they were going for with the black and white. I loved how they referenced Believer in it as well. And the way Ben, Wayne, and Platz were just standing there was pretty funny to me haha. I kind of wish the video matched the song a little more though. The song is so energetic and celebratory and I don't think the video quite matched it as much as it could have. Still really enjoyed it though.
Also I don't think I've really seen anyone mention this, but can we talk about how freaking great that guitar riff at the end is? I didn't even notice it until these past couple days. I think it sounds really dope and makes me love the song even more.
Alright, here is my analysis after the first watch: The theme of the song is not conforming to the status quo
(Not a yes sir, not a follower
Fit the box, fit the mold
Have a seat in the foyer, take a number
I was lightning before the thunder)
This reflected by Dan and the contortionists' dancing and energy among the stark gray-scaled world, where all the other members (the other band members are used for the "masses") pose those who fit squarely in the mold. Hence why there are no other people besides those three "molds" and only one type of car, and no color.
To people saying this is their weirdest video... You remember the illegal puppet fighting ring, right?
I want more videos like On top of the world, am I the only one?
That army of Ferraris tho
They filmed this back in March so they've had a lot of time to work on the album.
There was some "tron" elements throughout the video and the OGB appeared again so those two things I feel are gonna be an influence on the album cover. I liked the video besides the weird sheep floating everywhere...