i guess nothing lasts forever

in releasing the music videos for his album, ben has repeatedly reiterated that he is telling us a story. he is telling the story of relationships past, yes, but when you see the videos it is clear he has another story to tell: the process of creating the album itself.

it all begins with bad habit, in the writing process. we see a piano in an intimate space, where ben sits down and starts to play. this transforms into him walking around, listening to music, looking back at memories (or photographs) for inspiration. tapping into the emotions of the past and channeling them into his music to share with us. at the end, when it switches to black and white (inside the ‘photographs’, or the memory of the relationship) it’s tying into the next video, ease my mind.

in ease my mind, the story continues with the recording process. we begin in the flashback, because the finalized songs have completely swept him away into the past. reliving the experience of the relationship and eventual breakup. as the song goes on it cuts between ben singing it in the studio, and ben being engulfed by the memories of the past. then, in the final shot, he puts on a jacket in a dressing room. this is the jacket he’s wearing in grow as we go.

lastly, in grow as we go, it’s filming the music videos. this is why at the start of the video, we see the ‘start’ of a take, and ben slipping into the heightened performance to tell the story. this time, the dancers are the ones experiencing the story for him, as a sort of extension of his emotions. it’s not the literal story anymore, it’s the retelling. and once the retelling is over, and we see the ‘cut’, there’s the realization that it doesn’t really ‘cut’ for ben. he goes on, with the stories he shared still a part of him.

Street Artist Transforms Ordinary Public Places Into Funny Installations 

me: oh my god

Has no idea what’s going on

Asks their friends MORE than they ask their teacher

“what the fuck is this”

Calculator is their only weapon of survival (might use it to hit you too)

Wears earphones religiously

Sometimes appears to be the most quiet student and sometimes appears to be the MOST ANNOYING STUDENT, there’s no in between

Thinks that they’re the worst in class

Acts like they understand what the teacher is saying when they’re actually screaming internally, having a learning crisis, calling themselves “stupid” 15,473,609 times in their head and wondering why they’re even here

Able to score good marks but they can be really lazy

Procrastinators

Has notes but only reads 18% of the notes

Will literally one you up and knock your lights off once they study and memorize the entire notes

Hates everyone in the entire school sometimes but still treats everyone with respect

Has bad handwriting yet people say that they’re handwriting is ‘neat’

WILL ROAST YOU TO HELL IF YOU PISS THEM OFF but prefers to keep themselves calm most of the time

Easily forgets what assignments are given and due

98.9% never asks the teacher because they’re too independent

Often thinks differently and uses different methods to finish their work, compared to their classmates

“IM COLD”

Lends you their stationaries and does not mind AT ALL

Oblivious as fuck

GENEROUS. GIVES👏🏻YOU👏🏻THEIR👏🏻FOOD👏🏻NO MATTER👏🏻WHAT

Has a crush on nobody in the entire school

Tries their hardest to not sleep in every class

Worries about their grades all the time

Introverted and gets adopted by extroverts

Says “I wanna die” M O R E than they call themselves “stupid” in their head

Has many casual friends but only has a few close friends (isn’t embarrassed about it)

They can help you in your work, they just suck at teaching sometimes

Does not strive to become THE BEST in the class and only wants to be between the best and the worst

Looking for someone to keep your secret safe with? They’re the right person to talk to

“I can’t wait to go home and sleep for a year”

INTELLIGENT ASF but they doubt themselves a lot

Don’t really know what’s going on