R+P Post 18: Analysis of my track's lyrics and instrumentation

Full lyrics for 'On My Mind' (Click this link)

The first thing that the listener notices when starting this track are the chopped up vocals that, while are technically lyrics, are fairly indecipherable and meaningless. For this section of the video I'm going to try and cut to the beat of the song, and use the fast pace to show a large amount of establishing shots of the locations and characters in the video.

For the "Don't want to feel you, don't want you on my mind" segment, I'm planning to use some shots that last for longer and focus on the singer, in order to fit the calm, dreamy way these lines are delivered.

Verse 1:
"Why on earth would I leave
If you were everything I wanted you to be?
When I saw what you did, who you were with
Got me questionin' the things that I believe"

This implies some kind of relationship has recently ended between the singer and someone else because they were cheating on her. To convey this we are incorporating a narrative story-line into our music video where the singer of our group will similarly end a relationship with a disloyal boyfriend. This narrative will start during this verse, to correspond with the lyrics.

Pre-Chorus:
"So I ask myself, do I let you go?
Or do I keep you in the frame of my mind?
Now I'm growing wise to your sugar-coated lies
Nothing's sweet about my misery, yeah"

For this section, which is repeated once more later in the song, we get another small dose of information, which suggests that the singer is indecisive about whether or not to leave her partner. The wordplay in the last two lines relating to sugar and sweetness are some of the most memorable lines in the song, and I'm considering taking advantage of this by having a shot of the singer stepping on some kind of chocolate bar wrapper as this line plays.

Chorus:
"I Finally found what went wrong

I finally found the wrong in you"

These lines are sung in a way that suggests the singer doesn't seem to be too heartbroken, and may in fact be relieved that they 'Dodged the bullet' with this person. the music supports this by becoming more uptempo, and it is arguably the climax of the song. To react this, I plan to have some energetic group shots for this portion of the video.

Second verse:
"You again, whyd'ya call?

I don't need to hear you crying out my name,

Unlike before, when you and I lay eye to eye,

Now it's time for you to taste the bitter end."

This verse fleshes out the narrative of the song some more, by showing that the boyfriend is trying to win her back, with the words used making his attempts seem pathetic, and the closing couplet puts the singer in a position of power, making her seem like the partner that ended the relationship. In my video I plan to show the phone call detailed in the lyrics, and to show the couple splitting paths on the final line.