@Mrnevertalks

7 years ago

I think I'll take a stab at some sort of analysis here. So, an anachronism is "a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists". Keeping that in mind... We’re introduced to the man in the mask first, likely after he has dragged Justin to the bottom of the lake. The first lines of the song Your ghosts are real I feel them in my lungs Breath them in and out as I Breath you in and out as I'm... Could be Justin’s thoughts as he’s drowning, being enveloped by an overpowering darkness and isolation. Also notice that in many of the close up shots of Justin, he’s is blurred, signaling some kind of confusion or distortion. Is the man in the cloak the ghost, or is Justin? The man in the mask is breathing heavily at the start of the video. Is it because of the ghosts he has to live with? Resting on your bones Bowing to your throne I wanna see what you see in the comfort of your skull I'm rising and I'm falling and I'm losing all control Never feel again Never see your faults At this point Justin looks bewildered, and by the way he continually doubles over seems to be in some sort of pain. Justin looks up but covers his eyes, almost as if he’s been blinded. Then continues on with what seems like an acknowledgement of defeat. His face protrudes fear, and he covers his ears as if he doesn’t want to let go of the comforts in his skull. Then we are introduced to the man in the mask in what appears to be the forest Justin was in, burned to the ground (it looks like there are burned trees in the background, and he seems to be surrounded by smoke). Justin continues to wallow in pain while the masked man is slowly revealed to us. The contrast between the two, with one being surrounded by an open yet thriving forest and the other surrounded by smoke and death, leads us to believe that the masked man is the ghost, some kind of malevolent spirit. I'm weaker than you know Fading just below Screaming out with concrete sounds, I'm losing all control And I could be the fire inside of your collapsing home At this point, it seems like Justin is pleading with the masked man. The line between the two has been blurred, and with the masked man clawing his way to the surface and slowly revealing himself, Justin feels he is fading and losing control of himself. He tries to compromise with the spirit by offering to be a place of comfort in a distressing time when both of them are losing their sense of self. The spirit does come closer to him, however….. I could be the storm that tears down everything you hold At this point Justin has trouble breathing, due to the ghost in his lungs. He then awakes in front of the masked man. I remember when You were just a breeze upon my face All of my regrets had gone away It was nothing more, nothing more than you Faced with the cause of his misery, Justin remembers when his ghost was as fleeting as a breeze and he wasn’t haunted by himself (the masked man). When he tries to unmask the ghost and face himself, he is overcome by it and is dragged into the lake where he will be surrounded by the same darkness and isolation that his ghost lived with. Only one of them can live on, as the line between the two was becoming blurry. However, if both were the same person, which was the ghost that didn't belong? Which was the one who was out of place?

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