Music video synopsis

Theme:
As the song is mainly about love and heartbreak I want this to be reflected in the visuals of my video. The song is about a girl who's wondering what went wrong in her relationship and how they were both holding onto it even though they both knew it wasn't working but didn't want to admit it. At the end of the song the lyrics to the chorus change as the girl finally admits that their relationship isn't what it used to be.

Characters:
I want to have just the one female character as it is used to reinforce some of the lyrics
E.g. "instead we're calling out for help"
This suggests that she feels isolated from her partner because she feels like she can't talk to him anymore because he doesn't understand her situation.

Location:
I want to use 3 different locations to reinforce the connection between the lyrics and the visuals which will then create a stronger ideology.
  1. beach - This represents the overwhelming feeling of not knowing what to do because the girl and her partner don't connect anymore (e.g. "but it's so hard to share")
  2. woods/forest - to represent how she feels lost because she doesn't know what to do because she doesn't want to let go even though she should (e.g. "when did we get so lost in ourselves")          
  3. city - to represent the overwhelming feeling of being unsure (e.g. "but all this weight left on our shoulders... too much for the both of us"
Narrative:
The main character is singing about a relationship that's going sour. They're drifting apart because they don't understand each other anymore and they don't talk. She says that they never used to be like this and that it was good in the beginning. The lyrics contain questions which suggests she's singing directly to him and asking him how this happened because to begin with they both agreed to never end up like most breakups. She feels lost in herself because she doesn't know where it went wrong and she's searching for answers that perhaps don't exist. In the end the main character admits that they aren't working anymore and the weight of it all is too much.

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