Can't Keep video dream !
mandalina
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Last night I feel asleep after listening to Can't Keep on Benaroya, and I had one of the weirdest Pearl Jam dreams ever...it was a video for the song. I just thought I'd share
It starts out with an overhead shot of two people laying in a bed with white sheets, one obviously sleeping, the other on her side.
As the first beat comes in, it shoots to a close-up of the woman's face, her eyes wide open. Then during eache of the following beats, it cuts to a few different shots: a middle-aged man jogging in a marathon, a young guy in a business suit typing at his computer in his cubicle, a woman in a gas station bathroom lying on the floor and crying, a very young girl in a bright pink dress, and then the guys walking down a street. All of these shots are very dark and the sky is always overcast.
As Eddie starts to sing, it cuts back to the woman lying on her side in the bed, and she mouths along with the words....I wanna shake, I wanna wind out..I wanna leave this mind and shout, and she looks like she's really anxious, on the edge of something. Just then, the shot cuts to the man beside her, with a view of her and a window looking out to a stormy ocean in the back ground, and she looks over at him as she sings I've lived all these lives like an ocean in disguise, I won't live forever, you can't keep me here......then the shot moves past her and out the window.
During the break between the chorus and the next verse, you get different shots of all the band member's faces as they walk down the street.
During the line I wanna race with the sundown, it cuts back to the marathon runner's face, as he mouths along with the words.
I want a last breath that I don't let out is mouthed by the woman lying on the floor in the bathroom stall, and she is crying and appears to be screaming the words.
Now, the shot goes back to the young man in a business suit sitting at a cubicle, and he is obviously frustrated. He does not mouth the lyrics, instead, you see the words Forgive every being, the bad feelings - it's just me... being typed up on the computer screen.
Back to the woman in bed - she is now sitting up straight in bed, looking out the big window at the ocean. She now no longer appears apprehensive, but determined. She sings I won't wait for answers, you can't keep me here.
Now, during the break, you see all of the characters (not the band) sort of breaking out...all of a sudden, the marathon guy runs off of the road and down another street, running as fast as he can; the businessman throws his computer off the desk; the woman in the bathroom steps up and out of the stall to look at herself in the mirror; the woman in the bedroom opens up the window and starts to crawl through.
Almost all of the third verse is sung by the band members....Matt mouths I wanna rise and say good night, Mike says I wanna take a look on the other side, Stone says I've lived all these lives, and Jeff says it's been wonderful at night. Then it goes to a shot of the whole band walking, and passing a little girl in the street. She's got a bright pink dress on an rubber boots, and a flowery umbrella. Still with the huge smile, she mouths I will live forever. Then the camera cuts to a shot of Eddie's face, and he mouths You Can't Keep me here...
Then, the end is filled with quick, random shots of all the characters breaking away; and on the final beat, the camera cuts to a shot of the first woman standing knee-deep in the dark, stormy ocean water, as a smile creeps across her face; then it blacks out.
If you took the time to read that, thank you It was a crazy dream, but that's all I envision when I hear the song now!!
I posted this in this forum becuase I think this really gave me an idea of what my sub conscious thinks the lyrics mean
It starts out with an overhead shot of two people laying in a bed with white sheets, one obviously sleeping, the other on her side.
As the first beat comes in, it shoots to a close-up of the woman's face, her eyes wide open. Then during eache of the following beats, it cuts to a few different shots: a middle-aged man jogging in a marathon, a young guy in a business suit typing at his computer in his cubicle, a woman in a gas station bathroom lying on the floor and crying, a very young girl in a bright pink dress, and then the guys walking down a street. All of these shots are very dark and the sky is always overcast.
As Eddie starts to sing, it cuts back to the woman lying on her side in the bed, and she mouths along with the words....I wanna shake, I wanna wind out..I wanna leave this mind and shout, and she looks like she's really anxious, on the edge of something. Just then, the shot cuts to the man beside her, with a view of her and a window looking out to a stormy ocean in the back ground, and she looks over at him as she sings I've lived all these lives like an ocean in disguise, I won't live forever, you can't keep me here......then the shot moves past her and out the window.
During the break between the chorus and the next verse, you get different shots of all the band member's faces as they walk down the street.
During the line I wanna race with the sundown, it cuts back to the marathon runner's face, as he mouths along with the words.
I want a last breath that I don't let out is mouthed by the woman lying on the floor in the bathroom stall, and she is crying and appears to be screaming the words.
Now, the shot goes back to the young man in a business suit sitting at a cubicle, and he is obviously frustrated. He does not mouth the lyrics, instead, you see the words Forgive every being, the bad feelings - it's just me... being typed up on the computer screen.
Back to the woman in bed - she is now sitting up straight in bed, looking out the big window at the ocean. She now no longer appears apprehensive, but determined. She sings I won't wait for answers, you can't keep me here.
Now, during the break, you see all of the characters (not the band) sort of breaking out...all of a sudden, the marathon guy runs off of the road and down another street, running as fast as he can; the businessman throws his computer off the desk; the woman in the bathroom steps up and out of the stall to look at herself in the mirror; the woman in the bedroom opens up the window and starts to crawl through.
Almost all of the third verse is sung by the band members....Matt mouths I wanna rise and say good night, Mike says I wanna take a look on the other side, Stone says I've lived all these lives, and Jeff says it's been wonderful at night. Then it goes to a shot of the whole band walking, and passing a little girl in the street. She's got a bright pink dress on an rubber boots, and a flowery umbrella. Still with the huge smile, she mouths I will live forever. Then the camera cuts to a shot of Eddie's face, and he mouths You Can't Keep me here...
Then, the end is filled with quick, random shots of all the characters breaking away; and on the final beat, the camera cuts to a shot of the first woman standing knee-deep in the dark, stormy ocean water, as a smile creeps across her face; then it blacks out.
If you took the time to read that, thank you It was a crazy dream, but that's all I envision when I hear the song now!!
I posted this in this forum becuase I think this really gave me an idea of what my sub conscious thinks the lyrics mean
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that's so cool, you should direct vids.
just for one day
If Pearl Jam made another vid, you should send in this idea!
Ah, a fifteen year old chicky directing Pearl Jam's new video....*sigh*
ill probly dream it tonight in some form
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