A close up of the hands and face at the start of the video which is in line with the blowing of the wind before the start of the music. The shot then fades over and becomes blurry which then cuts back to a wide shot showing the main singer on the edge of the cliff. After this the close ups return firstly of the lips and then the eyes which give the viewer a very close feel to the lead singer.
A straight cut form this to the singers hands then cut to a blurred close up of his lips try to give the viewer a feel for the emotions the lead singer is feeling through his actions. Shots then start to occur where the lead singer is laying down which is in time with the lyrics "if i lay here." The video carries on with close ups of the band so the customer feel close to them, this is an intent ploy by the video producers so that the viewers gets a better understanding of the feelings and emotions in the video.
A point of view shot looking at the clouds tries to put the viewer in the lead singers shoes. Close ups of the hands and then the face of the hands as the rain starts to pour down show more pain being added to the song than there already is. Shots of rain then hit the puddle in time with the beat of the song which is very effective and also looks very good.
More close ups of the singer appear as the lightning flashes across his face and then the lead singer rolls into a puddle which from a mid shot below makes it look like the lead signer is floating from below.
A shot of the lead singer floating in the puddle is then glared out as it turns to a close up of the singer sitting up. Close up of his hands and then back to his hands on his knees show him getting up and it kind of shows us that the singer is trying to get out of the pain he is in.
A still camera then shows the singer getting to his feet and then looking at his chest which cuts to a high angled shot. The camera then pans as the singer looks up towards the camera. The music stops as the blowing of the wind takes over as the sound again and the camera pans away from the singer. The last shot shows the singer laying on a mountain which may be trying to signify that the singer is lost and needs to find his way back to the top.
This video is quite simple and doesn't really include a narrative with parts of the video having no real connection to the shots shown in the video. I would say that the video concentrates more on the performance of the singers.
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