According to The Secrets of Songwriting, “every song communicates something to an audience, and not everyone will necessarily pick up the same message.” This is something that is so important for my music video as I want the audience to truly connect with the lyrics, especially if they are sufferers of depression, anxiety or any other type of mental health.
Below is the song lyrics from ‘Running to the Sea’ by Royksopp:
I could hear them howling from afar
I saw them rushing to your car
In a moment all went screaming wild
Until the darkness killed the light
I saw them rushing to your car
In a moment all went screaming wild
Until the darkness killed the light
I remember running to the sea
The burning houses and the trees
I remember running to the sea
Alone and blinded by the fear
The burning houses and the trees
I remember running to the sea
Alone and blinded by the fear
And the river flows beneath your skin
Like savage horses kept within
And all is wasted in the sand
Like breaking diamonds with your hand
Like savage horses kept within
And all is wasted in the sand
Like breaking diamonds with your hand
I remember running to the sea
Remember falling to my knees
I remember gliding off the shore
Until I touched the ocean floor
Remember falling to my knees
I remember gliding off the shore
Until I touched the ocean floor
And the river flows beneath your skin
Like savage horses kept within
And all is wasted in the sand
Like breaking diamonds with your hand
Like savage horses kept within
And all is wasted in the sand
Like breaking diamonds with your hand
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
And the river grows inside of me
I have intentionally explicitly acknowledged the lyrics within my music video with quite literal shots of the protagonist running to the sea. The song can be interpreted in many ways which is what made me so attracted to the song as I knew that whoever listened to it, they would create a different response to both the song and the video and as a creative, this is very important to me.