The crack in the wall is almost like his feelings are trying to seep through but they “only ever wanted one thing from this” loving the symbolisms of the video, perfect bastille essence too
It could also represent reality. The album itself is all about escapism. Outside of the room he keeps flashes of things he would like to ignore, but reality keeps flooding into the room
“Bond to you with a tie that we cannot break” referring to the Chinese proverb, red string of fate. “The thred may stretch and tangle, but it will never break”
I feel like I actually caught on quite quickly to what the video was about: The person is inside their head and the subjective world in which every individual's mind takes. This girl comes into his life and he starts to have feelings toward her, he tries to patch these up, he doesn't want them, but soon, they overwhelm his mind, all the imagery that then pops up is the subsequent chaos which his mind undergoes in light of his feelings. That's my take after watching it once.
THIS IS REAL?! The fact that two music entities respect each other's work to the point they collab makes me feel so happy. It's like when a friend gets along with another one! Bastille's Bad Blood and Alessia Cara's Miss Know it All are one of my favorite albums. They both has such color and relatability to their work!
I just want to say his music videos are so beautiful and deep. This music video represents to me he is trapped inside his head with his ex lover on his mind. The black liquid that keeps pouring out of the wall is his broken heart that he tries to cover up but can’t. He is going insane in his mind and at the end when he starts covering the window with the black liquid his him putting up walls so that he might never get hurt again
Wow, that's a great interpretation but there's one mistake : it's not just his music video, it's their music video because Bastille are tha band, not just Dan
For me, this "room" represents his life and his feelings, he can not stand the outside world any more with recent events like wars, etc.. But the cracks in the wall represents his feelings towards a person (Alessia here), the wounds he can feel due to words or a break. That's what i think, anyway, this music and this video clip are a work of art. ( Sorry for my bad english i'm french).
The fact that this can be interpreted into so many things is just mind blowing. Romance, Politics and so many more 🤯 We need more music like this. It's So deep
I feel like the video gives the vibe that we're all trying to stay safe as houses within our spheres, trying to ignore the goings on outside (forest fires, nuclear missiles, natural disasters) but that it's always going to seep through in the end, and we see a different side of ourselves when confronted with this (the two Dan's in the reflection of the blood)? Dan Sand coming out of his hands also gave the impression that our time is running out no matter how much we try to hide from what's ultimately going to end up as humanity's doom if nothing is done, our body clocks are running out. My interpretation anyway!
I love how honest and raw the experiences are in the lyrics and how it comes across in Dan’s voice. Genuine songwriting talent. It doesn’t use the gimmicks or blatancy found in a lot of pop songs talking about the same situations. Always original, always real.
I think the video represents a fear of vulnerability, of letting emotions spill over and having them visible to everyone peering in. His world is falling apart and the everyone is watching, especially people close to him, and its terrifying. Everyone outside the windows is also so much larger than his little room, which adds to the feeling of powerlessness. He doesn't want to admit that things are wrong, not even to himself. He won't accept the troubles without or within. He's trying to patch up his holes to stop them from showing and paints up the windows to his soul. The only time he quietly lets his feelings out is when he's alone, letting the sand spill from his hands without any attempt to stop it (possibly eluding to s-lf h-rm, but not necessarily physical).
What a great emotional multidimensional Song! Love it really much! Indeed in another time and in antoher place what could we have been.....it's a motto
This may be my favorite video now. Here's some interpretations that may be entirely "wrong", but as a person that works with conceptual photography, I know that no interpretation is wrong. In fact, every thought and possibility is right. It's obvious here that these two people were in a relationship, and it didn't work out, possibly for a variety of reasons. He is upset about it, sitting there, wishing she could see what it has done to him, and how it makes him feel. Every person we meet becomes a part of us. She was a part of him. He can see and feel bits and pieces of what he has become from her, falling away. He can't stop thinking about her, his feelings are pouring in through the walls. However, this black ink may symbolize feelings for a new person. He doesn't want them. Either he is stuck on her, or simply wants to be on his own. In the end, he uses the new relationship to cover up the feeling that she is watching him. Maybe it is that new relationship that will fix him. He takes a chance, and lets them in, uses them to cover up the windows, ultimately shutting off that feeling of being watched, and may finally be able to move on. The ink could also represent how he feels about her and their relationship. The tears, the pain, the heartbreak, we try to stop feeling these emotions, we try to cover it up, maybe even attempt to ignore it. It almost never works: He gives up, succumbing to the dark wave of heartbreak. We can see him distraught, in a panic like state, with the emotions staining him, and the sheets of the bed. This is the realization point. Where you finally become aware of all that has ended, allowing yourself to feel. It is a horrible yet necessary act. He recovers, and takes his emotions and acceptance to heal, covering up the constant thought of her, and moves on. The ink may stain, but it is now a part of you. Your experiences make you who you are. Another scenario may be that he has taken those emotions (the black ink) and in a panic decides to black out the existence of her, and in the future, denying that they were ever together, and possibly denying he even knew her. She stays on the outside, never knowing anything about him anymore. All she has are memories of what they used to be, suddenly cut off by a relationship ending, and denial. The covering of the windows could ALSO mean that he decides to hide how he feels on the inside (the room that he is in) and stays in his mind, obsessing over what could have been, which is what the whole song is about. Logically this would be the most accurate to the song, hence his lyrics "In another place, what could we have been." Additional interpretations: We see Woody, Kyle, and Will all peeking in. These are his friends, checking in on him, trying to distract him from her, trying to cheer him up. When Kyle sings along it may represent empathy, maybe he knows how Dan feels. They don't know for sure what's happening on the inside. They just want to make sure he is okay. 2:50 Woody is banging on the window, "Dan get out of there! Get back to reality!" We all get to a point where we are so messed up from a heartbreak, a tragedy, a mental illness, that we stop helping ourselves. We get to a certain point where we begin to feel content in our own sadness. We put down our tools and give up, too tired to fight. Sometimes it's not even about giving up, but you begin to feel as if there is no way out, and start to be completely fine with ignoring reality, and living inside your own mind. Content, we feel. Not happy, but okay with living inside a deep dark hole of despair.
The thing with music like this there's millions of ways to interpret it. And your way if you wanted to would be a way that many of people would accept. Ultimately the tone of it all is escapism and that there was a feeling that was there but the main person is torn cause of it, which is what bastille/alessia are portraying correctly.
Also at 1:33 the door keeps opening and closing which may be a sign that he is unsure whether to give a chance and try again with her and at 1:40 the person thrown into water maybe a symbol for bad blood video which means he has the same vibes of bad feelings and heartbreak as before and don’t want to repeat that and that’s why he isn’t sure about giving it another chance with her
And also maybe as you said she is still watching him and keeping up with his news but from a distance and wonder what’s wrong with him and don’t know how his heart is broken without her so he is not sure whether to tell her about his feelings and let her into his life again or try with the new person that has entered his life not because he is afraid of being heartbroken by her again also from being heartbroken by that new person as well or maybe that new person just gave him memories of his last heartbreak and made him worry so he is stuck not knowing what to do...stay safe alone or try with someone new or try again with the same person
THE LYRICS YOURE LOOKING FOR ‼️ [Verse 1: Dan Smith] I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break With a night that we can't replace I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make It's a feeling we always chase [Pre-Chorus: Dan Smith] I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow And the way you think and how you make me feel You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real [Chorus: Dan Smith] So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break We only ever wanted one thing from this Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away We only ever wanted one thing from this Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? [Post-Chorus: Dan Smith] Mmm, in another time And in another place Verse 2: Alessia Cara] I hate that you know You can make me feel so small Can't stop myself from falling back into you We get so close then you pull yourself away Maybe we just need a saving Come save me [Pre-Chorus: Alessia Cara] I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow And the way you think and how you make me feel You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real [Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara] So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break We only ever wanted one thing from this Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away We only ever wanted one thing from this Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? [Bridge: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara] It felt like something special but it never felt like love Wonder what we could be living in another life Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above [Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara] So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break We only ever wanted one thing from this Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away We only ever wanted one thing from this Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? [Outro: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara] Mmm, yeah In another time And in another place
The other place where Dan wishes to live with his one night stand partner, mentioned in the lyrics, becomes - more universally speaking - his safety bubble, one where he hides from all the bad things happening in the world. The fact that this bubble is artificial can be first detected by the surreal placement of the furniture in the room which makes us question its legitimacy. Also, in one of the first shots, we see an eclipse taking place outside the window, which is another symbol for escapism. While Dan is trying to detach himself from reality, Alessia, Woody, Kyle and Will are bursting into his bubble - acting in an almost prophetic way: shaking him, trying to wake him up with the truth and making him face what he’s avoiding (personal, political and environmental catastrophes). He nevertheless attempts at savaging this bubble he created, to the point where he puts a band-aid on the crack on the wall (“do it with the plaster”, anyone?), paints the windows black (“don’t paint wonderful lies on me that wash away”); but ultimately is bombarded with reality which filters from every crack. I may be reaching with this one, but does anyone else see the shape of a heart in the crack that Dan tries to mend with duck-tape (min 1:05 and 1:06)? So if we assume the black liquid to be the harsh Truth, we can infer that such Truth seeps in through the heart in the form of Love - which is the basic premise of the song? This video is the definition of the concept behind Doom Days - taking the blue pill, closing the curtain, choosing to escape - but at the same time shows how impossible it is to completely detach oneself from the real world, no matter how terrible it is. I love it.
It's truly magic when you are able to watch extremely talented people in just one place. Guys you're amazing. Keep doing music Bastille and Alessia are the best! 💛❤️😍
I always make sure to listen to the original/solo version of a song before the version with a featured artist. I like to hear it unchanged first, I guess. I tend to prefer the original version more but... god those HARMONIES! Alessia makes the song sound so much fuller, I love it. This song was one of my faves already, but now it might be my number one.
Sparkleanddance When did you see her? I saw her live last month in DC and it was awesome I tried to buy a Meet And Greet but they went out fast so I'm gonna try to get it when she tours for her next album
why is dan laying down in all the recent videos? the bed in another place, the couch in those nights, the grass in joy... is it a coincidence, or is there some deeper meaning behind it that's going over my head?
[Verse 1: Dan Smith] I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break With a night that we can't replace I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make It's a feeling we always chase [Pre-Chorus: Dan Smith] I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow And the way you think and how you make me feel You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real [Chorus: Dan Smith] So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break We only ever wanted one thing from this Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away We only ever wanted one thing from this Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? [Post-Chorus: Dan Smith] Mmm, in another time And in another place [Verse 2: Alessia Cara] I hate that you know You can make me feel so small Can't stop myself from falling back into you We get so close then you pull yourself away Maybe we just need a saving Come save me [Pre-Chorus: Alessia Cara] I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow And the way you think and how you make me feel You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real [Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara] So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break We only ever wanted one thing from this Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away We only ever wanted one thing from this Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? [Bridge: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara] It felt like something special but it never felt like love Wonder what we could be living in another life Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above [Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara] So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break We only ever wanted one thing from this Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away We only ever wanted one thing from this Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? [Outro: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara] Mmm, yeah In another time And in another place Hope you guys love it ❤️😘
I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break With a night that we can't replace I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make It's a feeling we always chase I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow And the way you think and how you make me feel You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break We only ever wanted one thing from this Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away We only ever wanted one thing from this Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Mmm, in another time And in another place [Alessia Cara:] I hate that you know that you could make me feel so small Can't stop myself from falling back into you We get so close and you pull yourself away Maybe we just needed saving, come save me I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow And the way you think and how you make me feel You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real [Both:] So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break We only ever wanted one thing from this Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away We only ever wanted one thing from this Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? [Alessia Cara:] It felt like something special but it never felt like love [Bastille:] Wonder what we could be living in another life [Alessia Cara:] Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love [Bastille:] Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above [Both:] So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break We only ever wanted one thing from this Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away We only ever wanted one thing from this Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? Oh, in another place In another time, what could we have been? [Alessia Cara:] Oh [Bastille:] Yeah, yeah [Alessia Cara:] In another time [Bastille:] And in another place
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His voice is really a damn gift and a blessing for those who really listen to him.
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don't say no more 🤩
Love the way u worded that dude, couldn't agree more, he's something real special!
He reminds me of the lead singer of Poet Of The Fall!!
Their cover of No scrubs was the song that made me fell in love with his voice, so beautiful😍
I know it's been said before, but Bastille are criminally underrated.
Eheu!
Even alessia! She’s an absolutely talented singer and songwriter!
@@saraz1991 especially songwriter.
Comparing 2019 to 2013 Bastille I think he was more underrated before, he's gathering hundred millions now since Pompeii.
@@strider029 Bastille is a band not a guy :)
The crack in the wall is almost like his feelings are trying to seep through but they “only ever wanted one thing from this” loving the symbolisms of the video, perfect bastille essence too
the fact that the crack is shape of a heart
It's kind of shaped like a heart!
@@almiraozek1587 No it's not
It could also represent reality. The album itself is all about escapism. Outside of the room he keeps flashes of things he would like to ignore, but reality keeps flooding into the room
could have sealed that tape easily with flex tape, smh my head
"Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away"
Best lyrics from this song.
Their voices go together sooo nicely. This is so fuckin good
It's soo cute
U r right girl
agree
666th like lmAo
SWORE!
I’m sad this song is not getting the attentions it deserves
Yaa 😢😭
thats the whole magic about it... finding these gems on yt, hidden between the dumb mainstream shit thats played over and over on radio ☺️❤️
I love this song so much that I'm trying to get radio stations to stream it. I tweeted Z104 radio on Twitter to stream it on the radio
I understand your thought, but why? If you like this song, whatever what other thinks 😁
i agree of what u said of this video
Alessia Cara is a diamond of music industry, bye.
♥️🎋🧸🎍♦️🎍🧸🎋♥️
I totally agree hey im a huge fan
YESSSSSSS
Bastille too
Wacha
Again here 2024 ❤
Me too
Me 🎉🎉
✌🏽🌸
This song is okay tbh! But still a good song!
Auf Jeden Fall
*We got Alessia and Dan singing together, I can die peacefully and happy now*
I totally get you! This was a collaboration I never realized I wanted or needed :')
Jen Frost Yeah, we can imagine many collabs of people we want to hear together but sometimes artists can surprise us
She’s wrecked the song
But what about Dan from Joywave Collab? They Collabed Abit on the tour if not the whole tour
@@kid29 Good wrecked or bad wrecked?
“Bond to you with a tie that we cannot break” referring to the Chinese proverb, red string of fate. “The thred may stretch and tangle, but it will never break”
That huge shot of Kyle tho. What a masterpiece
kyle could literally blink and i'd tell him it was a masterpiece
it's so random
love it
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If you're here, you have a good taste in music.
So be Happy!
gee thanks haha
:)
This comment actually did make me happy so thank you haha
I feel like I actually caught on quite quickly to what the video was about: The person is inside their head and the subjective world in which every individual's mind takes. This girl comes into his life and he starts to have feelings toward her, he tries to patch these up, he doesn't want them, but soon, they overwhelm his mind, all the imagery that then pops up is the subsequent chaos which his mind undergoes in light of his feelings. That's my take after watching it once.
Thank you for describing it so perfectly.
Yeah. I relate.
The chaos part also symbolizes him “painting lies” over the chaos in the world so he no longer has to see it
nice, summary... 🤔
They sure did pack alot-- into this video..
Dan briefly mentioned it's about a one night stand
Feeling bad for those unlucky people who hasn't listen this song yet
Siddhant Jain I love this song and I feel like I can listen to it forever
finally here
@@lauracorbett4577 same here ❤️🤩
Siddhant Jain I hope this song ends up on the radio 📻 soon since a lot of people love ❤️ it
@@lauracorbett4577 me too
2:51 woody is my mum knocking at the door trying to wake me up on a school morning
THIS IS REAL?! The fact that two music entities respect each other's work to the point they collab makes me feel so happy. It's like when a friend gets along with another one! Bastille's Bad Blood and Alessia Cara's Miss Know it All are one of my favorite albums. They both has such color and relatability to their work!
This is the type of song that people will be listening to even after 10 years
*won't remember after 10 years
@@anandikajinadasa875 i will remember
@@anandikajinadasa875 well I can't speak for your shitty taste in music now or 10 years from now
It's fcking underrated people wtf? 😕
@raf ch Just too fast.
I just want to say his music videos are so beautiful and deep. This music video represents to me he is trapped inside his head with his ex lover on his mind. The black liquid that keeps pouring out of the wall is his broken heart that he tries to cover up but can’t. He is going insane in his mind and at the end when he starts covering the window with the black liquid his him putting up walls so that he might never get hurt again
Wow, that's a great interpretation but there's one mistake : it's not just his music video, it's their music video because Bastille are tha band, not just Dan
For me, this "room" represents his life and his feelings, he can not stand the outside world any more with recent events like wars, etc..
But the cracks in the wall represents his feelings towards a person (Alessia here), the wounds he can feel due to words or a break.
That's what i think, anyway, this music and this video clip are a work of art. ( Sorry for my bad english i'm french).
This is a deep but epic analogy
The fact that this can be interpreted into so many things is just mind blowing.
Romance, Politics and so many more 🤯
We need more music like this. It's So deep
Is that what makes it deep??...
Just asking eagerly. 🙂
And this is how overthinking looks like
Julia Eliza Zaparucha overthinking kills you
@@lauracorbett4577 Like Perfection(?)
Omg yes :c
Damn, their voices sound SO good together
I feel like the video gives the vibe that we're all trying to stay safe as houses within our spheres, trying to ignore the goings on outside (forest fires, nuclear missiles, natural disasters) but that it's always going to seep through in the end, and we see a different side of ourselves when confronted with this (the two Dan's in the reflection of the blood)? Dan Sand coming out of his hands also gave the impression that our time is running out no matter how much we try to hide from what's ultimately going to end up as humanity's doom if nothing is done, our body clocks are running out. My interpretation anyway!
Wow
What about the different people?
Very beautiful!
🤯
Like the Coronavirus that was brought into our countries and spreading to all people around these infectious individuals.
😢this song is so deep and emotional always hits the heart ❤ always good to listen to
The collab I never thought I needed
Alessia is SO special, she's soooooo very great
I love how honest and raw the experiences are in the lyrics and how it comes across in Dan’s voice. Genuine songwriting talent. It doesn’t use the gimmicks or blatancy found in a lot of pop songs talking about the same situations. Always original, always real.
Love the lyrics. We’ve all felt that before. “What could we have been...in another time and place...”
The first music Video by Bastille i can understand. Thats great
Finally the Bastille beat I love!!! And with Alessia... Pure bliss!
I think the video represents a fear of vulnerability, of letting emotions spill over and having them visible to everyone peering in. His world is falling apart and the everyone is watching, especially people close to him, and its terrifying. Everyone outside the windows is also so much larger than his little room, which adds to the feeling of powerlessness. He doesn't want to admit that things are wrong, not even to himself. He won't accept the troubles without or within. He's trying to patch up his holes to stop them from showing and paints up the windows to his soul. The only time he quietly lets his feelings out is when he's alone, letting the sand spill from his hands without any attempt to stop it (possibly eluding to s-lf h-rm, but not necessarily physical).
What a great emotional multidimensional Song! Love it really much! Indeed in another time and in antoher place what could we have been.....it's a motto
I felt I was in that room.
Right there.
Trying to breathe and stay calm.
damn dan's got this self isolation thing down before everything when to shit.
seriously though, stay safe guys.
This may be my favorite video now. Here's some interpretations that may be entirely "wrong", but as a person that works with conceptual photography, I know that no interpretation is wrong. In fact, every thought and possibility is right.
It's obvious here that these two people were in a relationship, and it didn't work out, possibly for a variety of reasons. He is upset about it, sitting there, wishing she could see what it has done to him, and how it makes him feel. Every person we meet becomes a part of us. She was a part of him. He can see and feel bits and pieces of what he has become from her, falling away. He can't stop thinking about her, his feelings are pouring in through the walls. However, this black ink may symbolize feelings for a new person. He doesn't want them. Either he is stuck on her, or simply wants to be on his own. In the end, he uses the new relationship to cover up the feeling that she is watching him. Maybe it is that new relationship that will fix him. He takes a chance, and lets them in, uses them to cover up the windows, ultimately shutting off that feeling of being watched, and may finally be able to move on.
The ink could also represent how he feels about her and their relationship. The tears, the pain, the heartbreak, we try to stop feeling these emotions, we try to cover it up, maybe even attempt to ignore it. It almost never works: He gives up, succumbing to the dark wave of heartbreak. We can see him distraught, in a panic like state, with the emotions staining him, and the sheets of the bed. This is the realization point. Where you finally become aware of all that has ended, allowing yourself to feel. It is a horrible yet necessary act. He recovers, and takes his emotions and acceptance to heal, covering up the constant thought of her, and moves on. The ink may stain, but it is now a part of you. Your experiences make you who you are.
Another scenario may be that he has taken those emotions (the black ink) and in a panic decides to black out the existence of her, and in the future, denying that they were ever together, and possibly denying he even knew her. She stays on the outside, never knowing anything about him anymore. All she has are memories of what they used to be, suddenly cut off by a relationship ending, and denial.
The covering of the windows could ALSO mean that he decides to hide how he feels on the inside (the room that he is in) and stays in his mind, obsessing over what could have been, which is what the whole song is about. Logically this would be the most accurate to the song, hence his lyrics "In another place, what could we have been."
Additional interpretations: We see Woody, Kyle, and Will all peeking in. These are his friends, checking in on him, trying to distract him from her, trying to cheer him up. When Kyle sings along it may represent empathy, maybe he knows how Dan feels. They don't know for sure what's happening on the inside. They just want to make sure he is okay.
2:50 Woody is banging on the window, "Dan get out of there! Get back to reality!" We all get to a point where we are so messed up from a heartbreak, a tragedy, a mental illness, that we stop helping ourselves. We get to a certain point where we begin to feel content in our own sadness. We put down our tools and give up, too tired to fight. Sometimes it's not even about giving up, but you begin to feel as if there is no way out, and start to be completely fine with ignoring reality, and living inside your own mind. Content, we feel. Not happy, but okay with living inside a deep dark hole of despair.
The thing with music like this there's millions of ways to interpret it. And your way if you wanted to would be a way that many of people would accept. Ultimately the tone of it all is escapism and that there was a feeling that was there but the main person is torn cause of it, which is what bastille/alessia are portraying correctly.
Also at 1:33 the door keeps opening and closing which may be a sign that he is unsure whether to give a chance and try again with her and at 1:40 the person thrown into water maybe a symbol for bad blood video which means he has the same vibes of bad feelings and heartbreak as before and don’t want to repeat that and that’s why he isn’t sure about giving it another chance with her
And also maybe as you said she is still watching him and keeping up with his news but from a distance and wonder what’s wrong with him and don’t know how his heart is broken without her so he is not sure whether to tell her about his feelings and let her into his life again or try with the new person that has entered his life not because he is afraid of being heartbroken by her again also from being heartbroken by that new person as well or maybe that new person just gave him memories of his last heartbreak and made him worry so he is stuck not knowing what to do...stay safe alone or try with someone new or try again with the same person
Jessie Rose This is one of my favorite songs
I love interpreting songs. You explained it quite well ;)
This song is adsoluty fantastic .... This duo deserved more !
Bastille and Alessia Cara together? We have been blessed. ❤️
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
THE LYRICS YOURE LOOKING FOR ‼️
[Verse 1: Dan Smith]
I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
With a night that we can't replace
I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make
It's a feeling we always chase
[Pre-Chorus: Dan Smith]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
[Chorus: Dan Smith]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Post-Chorus: Dan Smith]
Mmm, in another time
And in another place
Verse 2: Alessia Cara]
I hate that you know
You can make me feel so small
Can't stop myself from falling back into you
We get so close then you pull yourself away
Maybe we just need a saving
Come save me
[Pre-Chorus: Alessia Cara]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Bridge: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
It felt like something special but it never felt like love
Wonder what we could be living in another life
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above
[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Outro: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
Mmm, yeah
In another time
And in another place
The lyrics you're looking for - kill me
Thank You 😘😘
They are also in the description but thanks anyway 😅
@@erikgissen23 I think there is little mistake in description, when you try to sing Alessia part....
Erik Gissén it's different in alessia's part
Yesssss
The other place where Dan wishes to live with his one night stand partner, mentioned in the lyrics, becomes - more universally speaking - his safety bubble, one where he hides from all the bad things happening in the world.
The fact that this bubble is artificial can be first detected by the surreal placement of the furniture in the room which makes us question its legitimacy. Also, in one of the first shots, we see an eclipse taking place outside the window, which is another symbol for escapism.
While Dan is trying to detach himself from reality, Alessia, Woody, Kyle and Will are bursting into his bubble - acting in an almost prophetic way: shaking him, trying to wake him up with the truth and making him face what he’s avoiding (personal, political and environmental catastrophes).
He nevertheless attempts at savaging this bubble he created, to the point where he puts a band-aid on the crack on the wall (“do it with the plaster”, anyone?), paints the windows black (“don’t paint wonderful lies on me that wash away”); but ultimately is bombarded with reality which filters from every crack.
I may be reaching with this one, but does anyone else see the shape of a heart in the crack that Dan tries to mend with duck-tape (min 1:05 and 1:06)?
So if we assume the black liquid to be the harsh Truth, we can infer that such Truth seeps in through the heart in the form of Love - which is the basic premise of the song?
This video is the definition of the concept behind Doom Days - taking the blue pill, closing the curtain, choosing to escape - but at the same time shows how impossible it is to completely detach oneself from the real world, no matter how terrible it is.
I love it.
Love your explanation❤
@@morningstarofdarkness thank you! What's yours?
@@zuairaislam4020 almost like yours ,but not that perfect
Oh wow, after watching this a few times I can definitely see this being the message for the video.
@@Jok3s.on.h3r of course!
Alessia Cara is just so beautiful and her voice with Dan's is so complimentary! Queen tings
This band should have more recognition
Alessia Cara is so beautifulll
Oh, I like this. I love Bastille's music and Alessia Cara's music, so this is amazing
*This deserves atleast 500M views!!*
Yes 🙂
It's truly magic when you are able to watch extremely talented people in just one place. Guys you're amazing. Keep doing music Bastille and Alessia are the best! 💛❤️😍
Love how you guys having such collaborations specially with Alessia, she is amazing.
Bastilian forever.
Lovely! Any song by Bastille is like a christmas present for my ears.
Hope this song gets the award for best song of 2k19
Siddhant Jain I hope so too and I hope it'll be on the radio 📻 soon
that was SO good, dan, your best acting to date
I never realized how much I needed to hear their voices together in this melody
This collab came unexpected but I love it
Love this!!
Same
NO PROBLEM WITH YOUR PARENTS
Good lord, this video is beautiful. It reminds me of several horror anthologies. Alessia’s part is a great addition to an already amazing song. 🖤
I think the video represents the heart of him: The holes in the wall means the hurts that him suffering for the another person at all.
This video is actually art!
Beautiful. Bastille always delivers and Alessia is a wonderful addition to this song.
Wow, the heartbreak was strong on this one. Loved it!!
I’ve been addicted to this song 😔
Great video, beautiful visuals. The addition is only "eh" for me, but I'm sure fans of Alessia Cara will like it.
Savannah Burris I was thinking the same thing
Already got a better reception than Bastille and Lizzo did. I remember the original version of that song got taken down so fast.
Yeah she’s good, but not fantastic. Was hoping for a duet with a more authentic voice tbh
same with me. i’m not the biggest fan of alessia, but she did a good job. i just like the original better :/
Exactly. I go to Bastille songs to hear Dan and nobody else, tbh
This song is too amazing that i can't resist myself from replaying it
The effects are so realistic
This song gives me goosebumps every single time. I just cant handle the feeling
Never clicked so fast in my life :>
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the lyrics of this song startlingly hit home.
This is BEAUTIFUL and Alessia adds so much to this song! It feels like this song was always meant for 2 voices and I just love this so much ❤️
I always make sure to listen to the original/solo version of a song before the version with a featured artist. I like to hear it unchanged first, I guess. I tend to prefer the original version more but... god those HARMONIES! Alessia makes the song sound so much fuller, I love it. This song was one of my faves already, but now it might be my number one.
I heard them play this live in Toronto and I'm so happy they did a collab, it's fantastic 😍
Bastille + Alessia Cara = Perfect Song!!
Love it!!!! Its like you're in a dolls house the way they're looking in on you
Two best Voices of Music Industry.
i absolutely adore alessia cara's voice
Bastille has a song for every sad moment of my life
The collabo that i never knew i needed
Anything with Alessia Cara is an absolute YES for me any day and time. First time hearing this guy sing and I must say his voice is Gold!
Seeing Alessia was officially the best moment of my life
Sparkleanddance When did you see her? I saw her live last month in DC and it was awesome I tried to buy a Meet And Greet but they went out fast so I'm gonna try to get it when she tours for her next album
why is dan laying down in all the recent videos? the bed in another place, the couch in those nights, the grass in joy... is it a coincidence, or is there some deeper meaning behind it that's going over my head?
[Verse 1: Dan Smith]
I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
With a night that we can't replace
I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make
It's a feeling we always chase
[Pre-Chorus: Dan Smith]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
[Chorus: Dan Smith]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Post-Chorus: Dan Smith]
Mmm, in another time
And in another place
[Verse 2: Alessia Cara]
I hate that you know
You can make me feel so small
Can't stop myself from falling back into you
We get so close then you pull yourself away
Maybe we just need a saving
Come save me
[Pre-Chorus: Alessia Cara]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Bridge: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
It felt like something special but it never felt like love
Wonder what we could be living in another life
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above
[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Outro: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
Mmm, yeah
In another time
And in another place
Hope you guys love it ❤️😘
😘❤❤❤❤
@Ieva P Your Welcome ☺️
This song needs more recognition.
Loved it when they came out on stage in Toronto!!!
Love Alessia cara ❤️
This was already a good song, but Alessia Cara was a FANTASTIC addition to it. Damn. D A M N.
I don't know how this song didn't get more traction than it did, they are both criminally underrated artists in their own rite.
Damn... I just can't get enough of this song. It's so good, I keep replaying it
That feeling when you cannot hide the pain in just one place.
Other people’s heart ache/bad blood bastille will forever be unmatched
All I'm saying is that Allessia Cara is a Queen when it comes to the music business. And this video- this video deserves a billion of views.
This deserves so much views.
Obsessed
I already know the song by heart since I listen to the album everyday, I hope this collaboration give more eyes to it!
Honestly this is a power duo.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT... I WAS WAITING FOR IT FOR A LOOOONG TIME
The views should be more than 500 millions...Another great song
I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
With a night that we can't replace
I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make
It's a feeling we always chase
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Mmm, in another time
And in another place
[Alessia Cara:]
I hate that you know that you could make me feel so small
Can't stop myself from falling back into you
We get so close and you pull yourself away
Maybe we just needed saving, come save me
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
[Both:]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Alessia Cara:]
It felt like something special but it never felt like love
[Bastille:]
Wonder what we could be living in another life
[Alessia Cara:]
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
[Bastille:]
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above
[Both:]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Alessia Cara:] Oh
[Bastille:] Yeah, yeah
[Alessia Cara:] In another time
[Bastille:] And in another place
I'm so happy! This song is getting more and more famous. It's been played a lot on the radio (in germany), FINALLY
This such a good song Alessia and Bastille y'all did y'all thing
I love this song so much. A little too much.
this is one of the most beautiful music videos ever 😍
Bastille and Alessia Cara combination is bestest combination than any other combination in whole universe could ever have