No doubt one of the most emotional songs in the band’s history “Bring Me Home” has gotten the video treatment but it’s not exactly the usual set up.
Dealing with the death of his father Phil Bozeman wrote the song in honour of both his father’s memory and the feeling he felt when he was younger. Brought to you by Naughty Mantis the video itself is stylishly shot, doubt building on from their work on their video for the video documentary the band shot. The song itself received a bit of flack for being the first song with clean vocals appearing but personally I feel it was a fantastic and very organic evolution for the band. Not selling out but merely experimenting with a different tonality.
The singer also comments :
This video means more to me than any video we’ve ever done. It portrays my struggle through dealing with my dad’s death at the age of 10. The shots of me show me at my darkest moments. Suicidal thoughts, suicide note and feeling alone. The atmosphere of the room we shot this is nailed exactly how I was feeling at the time. Dark, depressed and suicidal. The shots of the man and young boy portray my bond I had with my dad and how devastated I was when he left. They are presented to be in a dream like state of me remembering him. The last shot is from my dad and mom’s actual gravesite. It’s really awesome to have that authenticity to the video. The final scene is showing that I came out of it alive but no matter what, I will push forwards and not give up.
