Josienne Clarke - Parenthesis, I (Official Video)

The official music video for 'Parenthesis, I' by Josienne Clarke.
From the album 'Parenthesis, I'
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Video directed & edited by Alec Bowman_Clarke
Starring Josienne Clarke as herself
'This video is the pastoral past, the album cover in three dimensions, we shot this at golden hour over the course of two days in a secret location. Two bunches of roses were harmed during the filming & one was destroyed entirely. The other is taking a slower approach to death in a vase on our kitchen table. ' Alec Bowman_Clarke (director)
Parenthesis, I by Josienne Clarke - lyrics.
Like a sentence
Without a kind word
Leaves me speechless
Untie, untangle and deny
That it ever was at all
Refuse to reply
To words never heard
Fool me once
Shame on me, shame on me, shame me twice
All lines, all ended, then amended, extended, reprised
Every time
Parenthesis, I (think I) am done with you
Put cessation in its place and face down the demon
Now darkness is only an absence of light in its space
To keep staring into the void
Re-wounding indefinitely is a choice
I choose not to make
A path it didn’t take
Undestroyed
Parenthesis, I (think I) am done with you
There are windows to open
A curtain to draw
To let hope out the building
Let the winds roar through the halls
If it doesn’t belong, ‘til it’s gone
Parenthesis, I (think I) am done with you
On a page, in a book, in a drawer
In a house I don’t live anymore
Is a thought
The tiniest pause
One breath
A singular cause for hope
That you ever loved me at all
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[@ralphyboy25]

Poetic. I think I'll have to ponder the term Parenthesis for a while. (And glad to read that at least some of the roses made it through the ordeal 🙂

[@jsjpsn2424]

This really is stunningly beautiful.

[@losangeleslovesyou]

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