A very similar song and track from the same album as our chosen piece is "The Only Exception". In this video lead singer Hayley Williams alternates between laying on a bed of love letters singing to the camera, performing solemnly with the other band members and, most predominant to the narrative, walking through many scenarios looking for "true love" and realising she left him behind.
In the video there are very few costume changes and the outfits that feature are more demure than those seen in R&B, hip hop and rap videos, as is more common in pop punk. The theme of the song is unsurprising as love songs span all genres, with searching for love and breakups most popular even within the subgenres of rock.
In the video Hayley walks through many doors into different locations. This could mean she is searching for love as she is not sure the man she was with at the start of the video is "The One". This reinforces the lyrics as she sings
"That was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love if it does not exist,
But darling you are the only exception"
Here she is admitting her feelings but perhaps out of fear, seen in the lyrics
"I got a tight grip on reality but I can't let go of what's in front of me here",
she isn't ready to confront them, which is why she is running and looking for someone else, possibly to see if what she thinks she feels is true.
The opening shot of the video is an image which can really only be described as domestic bliss; Hayley and the male the song in question is about are asleep on a sofa together. As it is daytime, evident by the soft golden light illuminating the room, they have probably fallen asleep together watching a film. Both are dressed casually, showing they have probably been together for a long enough time to feel they do not have to dress to impress each other, something Williams does later on in the video. In the foreground there are two coffee mugs positioned close together on a small coffee table, reflecting the closeness of the couple on the sofa. When she gets up, it's clear Williams is wearing a delicate chain with a heart on it, possibly connoting that her emotions when it comes to a relationship are as fragile as her jewellery.
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