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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Feb 23, 2015 ^^
Rating : 4.878 (1,031/32,886 LTDR)
RYD date created : 2022-03-28T02:17:02.785512Z
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What I especially love about this vid is it's simplicity whilst procuring such a powerful and thought provoking message...The emotions conveyed speak of loneliness and desperation..feelings that are so much a part of all of us and sometimes ignored; all because this society is so fast paced that there's no acceptance of weakness, Once you've been hurt, there's no time for 'wasteful poetry' but only to move on
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FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SING ALONG:
If you're willing to wait for the love of your life
Please wait by the line
And you know dispersive prisms rainbow
But my native optimism isn't broken by the light
The idea of life without company fell suddenly
It crashed through the ceiling on me
And pinned me to the pine
And layer upon layer of hope and doubt
Will crush bones to oil in time
Are you a pusher or are you a puller?
I pull the weight towards me
And I lack the zest of a lemon, looking forward
Unless I have a woman pushing me
A canopy of red-billed quelea
Passed over the blue
A five hour flock, not one dives down
To tell you the truth
As night falls, a quelea crawls
And whispers on his last wings
So abundant are we, left alone I shall be
But a waited phone never rings
Are you a pusher or are you a puller?
I pull the weight towards me
And I lack the zest of a lemon, looking forward
Unless I have a woman pushing me
Are you a pusher or are you a puller?
We could hold hands for fifteen minutes in the sauna
We could hold hands for a pool length under water
I can push and pull
Her
If you're willing to wait for the love of your life
Please wait by the line
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If you really pay close attention to the song, alt-J Is really just trying to say that relationships and love is all dependent on how desperate you are for love and compassion, and that when you let your mind get the best of you can pine and chase and lose your mind in desperation. The music video seems to say the same thing, it may not be about love but clearly, no matter how you look at it, the man shouting is losing himself in his desperation.
If you're willing to wait for the love of your life, please wait by the line.
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I know I'm kinda late, but this masterpiece never gets old. I think that the men standing there are representing people. They look the same and throughout the whole video, they have the exact same expression. Also, the weather and scenery at the beginning of the video is gray and sad. The main character is a person, that has enough of the not-changing world. He is a lonely man and needs somebody to love. But he feels too old and nobody ever came to be a love for life. You can clearly see he is desperate and shouting for help. The men around him don't react, so this could be another meaning: the blindness of people. They stare at him shouting for help but don't react in any way. After he gives up, they just stare a little longer and continue their lives as nothing happened. Too much stress and routine can destroy a human and we don't see the signs that somebody needs help. We don't even know when we need it.
This is my interpretation, it's a masterpiece and it's amazing how everyone can see the same piece completely different
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“As night falls, a quelea crawls
And whispers on his last wings,
So abundant are we,
Left alone I shall be, but a waited phone never rings.”
That is the most lonely verse I have ever heard. I wanted this tattooed on me since hearing this song.
Alt J is a band that gives a durable bandaid and then rubs some battery acid in the other wounds.
Talented band! ❤️
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Did anyone else notice the woman at 2:45 ? Woman, dark skin, and head shaved but not bald - contrasting all the men in the crowd. She also stands closest to the man on the podium. Interestingly, she only appears right as the song goes, "unless I have a woman pushing me," when the man is finally pushed over the edge and commits suicide.
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If you're willing to wait for the love of your life
Please wait by the line
And you know dispersive prisms rainbow
But my native optimism isn't broken by the light
The idea of life without company fell suddenly
It crashed through the ceiling on me
And pinned me to the pine
And layer upon layer of hope and doubt
Will crush bones to oil in time
Are you a pusher or are you a puller?
I pull the weight towards me
And I lack the zest of a lemon, looking forward
Unless I have a woman pushing me
A canopy of red-billed quelea
Passed over the blue
A five hour flock, not one dives down
To tell you the truth
As night falls, a quelea crawls
And whispers on his last wings:
So abundant are we, left alone I shall be
But a waited phone never rings
Are you a pusher or are you a puller?
I pull the weight towards me
And I lack the zest of a lemon, looking forward
Unless I have a woman pushing me
Are you a pusher or are you a puller?
We could hold hands for fifteen minutes in the sauna
We could hold hands for a pool length under water
I can push and pull
Her
If you're willing to wait for the love of your life
Please wait by the line
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@igetalittlecrazy
9 years ago
Art. This is art, there's no other explanation. This gave me the chills.
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