Lyric Analysis

Once, once upon a time
Thought that you'd be mine
But then you let your colors shine                    Girl realises the boy wasn't what she thought he was.
I wanted to believe                                                 True colours shine for the worst.
That you were right for me
Well how could I be so naive

Now we're broken    
Forget me not                                                        Relationship is broken.
I'm falling down and I can't stop

Let's go down to the apple tree
Naive as Adam and Eve                                         Girl metaphorically describes herself as the couple
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh                                                Adam & Eve, too naive to see her boyfriend cheat.
Let's go down to the apple tree
Fighting against gravity
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Falling too deep                                                     Wants him to fight for her and the relationship.
So can you catch me

Twice, twice I caught you out                                 She let it go once, and her boyfriend took a chance  My head was in the clouds                                     and cheated again.
But I woke up and came around
To see, you play your stupid games                      Mind games are played.
Temptation in your way
Cause I went so fast from love to hate

Now I'm broken                                                      Girl is typically heartbroken.
Is this your plan
I'm falling down and I don't understand

Let's go down to the apple tree                          
As naive as Adam and Eve
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Let's go down to the apple tree                               Chorus repeated
Fighting against gravity
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Falling too deep
So can you catch me

You keep playing, you keep playing                       Mind games are continued through for e.g Jealousy.
I keep praying, I keep praying
That we could have been us
You keep playing, you keep playing
I keep saying, I keep saying
That it should have been us

So let's go down to the apple tree
As naive as Adam and Eve
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh                                                 Chorus repeated
Let's go down to the apple tree
Fighting against gravity
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh

Falling too deep, can you catch me                                              She fell too deep in love with her
Falling too deep, mmmm, can you catch me                                boyfriend and lost independence.
Falling too deep, can you catch me, can you catch me               
Falling too deep


This song connotes a stereotypical break up between the artist and her boyfriend. The narrative of the song evolves around a relationship that falls apart when the boyfriend consistently plays games. This is obvious through the chosen lyrics. We would like our music video the follow indie conventions by incorporating a performance section to express the artist's musical ability, but we would also like to incorporate narrative based segments that expresses the message within the song. There is no real hidden meanings within the lyrics, the subject and storyline is very broad and can be interpreted in many ways. Therefore I think it would be a good idea to display a narrative with a twist ending in order to make the music video unpredictable, however we must make sure the narrative still works with the lyrics.

Rather than displaying a relationship that falls apart when the boyfriend is unfaithful (which is predictable), I think that our video could display a deeper meaning, such as how the influence of drugs, alcohol and relationships can effect an individual. I think the male in the relationship (Drew) should be the one to be influenced by drugs and alcohol, which begins to tear the relationship apart. When the artist (myself) leaves Drew because of his choice of priorities, Drew gains a severe addiction which eventually ends his life - leaving the artist alone and broken hearted. This ideology is instantly supported by the first line "Once, once upon a time, I thought that you'd be mine" and the pre-chorus "Now we're broken...I'm falling down and I can't stop". 

The chorus "Let's go down to the apple tree, naive as Adam and Eve" could imply that the artist wishes that she and her late boyfriend could go back the beginning of their relationship where things were good. Drew's drug and alcohol would become evident during the second verse, supported by the lyrics "Twice, twice I caught you out...Temptation in your way". I think that the second pre-chorus "Now I'm broken, was this your plan" shows that not only does the artist miss her boyfriend, but she is also angry at him in a way for abusing his health so much that he essentially left her - alone and broken. 

"I keep praying, I keep praying, that we could have been us" could imply how the artist prays that her boyfriend was still alive and that they could be as happy as they were before the drugs and alcohol was introduced. This is followed by "I keep saying, I keep saying, that it should have been us". This could either mean that the artist wishes that she had died with him or that he was still with her - just as long as they were together. 

By carefully analysing the lyrics, I have been capable of finding a deep and meaningful message. I think that this interpretation of the lyrics could result in an effective narrative and a moving music video. The reason I like this interpretation is because it is unpredictable and doesn't follow the stereotypical narrative of a love song, yet is still a very naturalistic narrative which is conventional to the indie genre. I will have to present this interpretation to the rest of my group members and see what they think before making this interpretation final.