The song is about loss and longing, and ultimately realizing you are unable to save something…and this video is about that but for art, being together, and human contact. These venues are left empty now, and many of them will not survive. These are people who are usually out at shows, in galleries, going to cinemas etc. It was filmed at the peak of the lockdown in my neighbourhood in East London by the lovely people who live around me, just using their phones. This video is a love letter to live music and the culture and togetherness surrounding it. He revealed more about the video’s meaning on YouTube: And there’s a moment when you see your reflection and you’re like, ‘Oh, fuck.’ All of the lyrics play into that-mirages, hallucinations, things like that. It’s happened to me and I’ve seen it happen to so many friends. You’ll become an attachment for this other person. I was trying to figure out whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing, but ultimately I think it’s about hitting a wall-a point where you can’t change anymore or you’ll lose the foundation of who you are.
Eventually it gets to the point where you’re like, ‘Who is that? Where did my friend go?’ Well, this song is about realizing that it’s happened to you, that it’s you that’s changed. It began with a personal experience that everyone has had: A friend starts dating someone and slowly, they change the way they dress. He expanded on the meaning in the Apple Music Editor’s Notes: i hope you like the song, its a special one to me. I’ll do another post about it tomorrow explaining more. it’s meant to reference the sentiments in the song…about being defeated and unable to save something…but tweaked the context a little. there was a review in a big publication we got early on that said i was ‘too effeminate’ because of the way I sang and that that was weak and gross. but being vulnerable should be a positive thing.
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so we try to cover up our feelings and hide inside of TV shows or video games or drink or drugs. we are often expected to ‘be strong’ and to swallow our sadness.
and realising it’s ok to be defeated by something. it’s about realising you can’t make everyone happy. After the song released, Dave published a note to fans on Twitter:
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