This video is essentially about liminality - all of the in between places in life. The transitional places not only between physical spaces, but between thoughts or even vocalized communications. No matter where the person in the video is they are in between something, being neither here nor there. Even when they find a bright and flashy electronic party, they find them self wishing for "organic cures" as opposed to the likely chemical distraction.
Afterwards, they come out of it, zooming out and emerging on the path for an oubliette. (noun, french; a little place of forgetting. A small, windowless room where someone is locked away, forgotten, left to go mad.)
It is also supposed to be a comment on perspective and perception. At some points in the video, it is intentional that you are not sure exactly what you're looking at until the point of view is shifted, which is frequently how I find real life to be as well.
"Thoughts seem to stumble out of my mouth
I can't seem to stop and talk to them
Fear tries, to pierce the armor of truth
Hollow point sniper hyperbole
I can't, seem
To follow a pendulum
And there must be organic cures for me
Report to base
Instrumental Case
Here's the map to my oubliette"
Source footage:
Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole by USS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpmC3tVfK2g
Liminality of twilight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yMVU3lY-ZM
Liminal Spaces
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hv00ds6MP8
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