The Official Video

Relationship between videos and lyrics: No Rest - Dry the River


 
What are the emotions it stirs?It stirs emotions of love and longing, as the song is about a long lost love (from what I interpreted atleast). The title of the song also reflects love, as the "river" being dry relates to love that should remain being destroyed as rivers should never dry up.

What do you visualise? How do you picture the music video?
I personally didn't visualise what the song intended and instead pictured a man's descent into turmoil after losing his job. I sensed anger in my first impression also, which relates to my visualisation.

What images are conjured up in your mind when you hear the song?
Images of destruction and sadness spring to mind the most.

Intertextuality, voyeurism, performance, narrative, abstract? A combination?
Mainly a mixture of a gritty performance of a narrative of the man telling his story of his fall from grace.

What did others say about their ideas for a music video? Which did you like the best?
One unique idea was the one about a roman peasant searching for gold to give to his lover. Another one was simply a man walking down the street with his limbs falling off one by one.