In the beginning of the music video, it starts with the singer in a corner in a black and white screen. He is sitting rubbing his head looking as if he is losing his mind. The song discusses how “somebody stole his car radio and now he just sits in silence.” As a result, he begins to lose his mind. He can’t focus on anything but his microphone and he just rubs his head. His actions showcase the result of silence and how it can drive someone made- like a schizophrenic.
The songs words are more spoken than sung. He emphasizes the result of the silence to his mind by saying all of the words blankly as he stares into the distance. The words slide off his tongue as if he has internal pain he physically can’t express. The words are said sharply to emphasize not only the result of the silence but to inflict a powerful message to the audience to try and alter their emotions. While “singing” he shows the audience pain. Hurting.
After the consistent monochromatic, lonely setting the scene changes to a crowd of people and the scene changes to a colorful area and the music gets louder and more intense. The change symbolizes what is going on in his mind that he cannot express. He is hurt and his mind is going crazy.
The craziness is shown further by him shaving his own head while looking as if he is scream singing. He continues to scream onstage with a mask on because this is not the person everyone else sees. So when he acts like this, he hides himself behind a mask. When he takes off the mask he is going crazy but cannot express it.
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