The music video is very simple, for majority of the video all that the audience are presented with is the singer sitting on a chair playing her guitar in the middle of a dull, grey coloured room. Laura Marling is dressed in casual, dull coloured clothing - a long sleeved, grey top, plain black jeans, and ballerina flat shoes. She wears little to no makeup, and her hair is just tied back. Already, we can make various connotations from these things. The fact she is sitting alone in this dreary room furthers the idea that she is completely alone. Her lack of care for appearance ties with the lyrics, where she sings 'I'm sorry to which ever man should meet my sorry state', almost like she has completely given up - not only emotionally but with her appearance also. The fact she is playing her guitar also adds to the authenticity that she is a real artist, and plays her own music. Throughout the video, shadows of lyrics and symbols are seen on the walls and on the floors, but only certain lyrics, e.g 'first love', 'sorry state' etc. These lyrics seen shadowed almost tell us these are her thoughts and how she feels, but perhaps that all she has left now are her shadows.
In terms of cinematography, there is very little variation in the shot types. Many are just medium shots of the artist from various angles. The video also appears to be very shakey all the way throughout, which makes me think it was shot on a handheld camera, or perhaps it was filmed slightly jolted to further connote the artists confused state of mind.
Usually music videos will have lots of quick, extravagant shotS - this music video does not. The song itself is very simple, so a quick paced music video with lots going on would not suit the mood at all. The video has been edited so as to suit the slow tone of the song, with lots of long, lingering shots. The editor also had to put in all of the shadows on the walls portraying lyrics from the song and various symbols.
Lyrics
I know I said I loved you but I'm thinking I was wrong,
I'm the first to admit that I'm still pretty young,and I never meant to hurt you when I wrote you ten love songs.
but a guy that I could never get 'cause his girlfriend was pretty fit
and everyone who knew her loves her so.
and I made you leave her for me and now I'm feeling pretty mean,
but my mind has fucked me over more times than any man could ever know.
Maybe I should give up, give in,
give up trying to be thin,
give up and turn into my mother,
god knows I love her.
and I'm sorry to which ever man should meet my sorry state,
watch my steady lonesome gait and beware.
I would never love a man 'cause love and pain go hand in hand
and I can't do it again.
So we stayed up late one night to try and get our problems right,
but I couldn't get into his head just what was going through my mind,
and I think he knew where I was going
he put Ryan Adams on
I think he thinks it makes me weak
it only ever makes me strong.
I've got this friend who sounds just like him,
he's the man I'd leave you for, the man that I just adore like you.
The same man, he turns to me he said "I've got to tell you how i feel,
if god could make the perfect girl for me it would be you"
my god told me not tell about how much do you love your fella.
I don't know more everyday
not in this new romantic way.
I'll always be your first love, you'll always be my first love.
But I'm sorry to which ever man should meet my sorry state
watch my steady lonesome gait and beware,
I will never love a man 'cause love and pain go hand in hand and I can't do it, again.
I will never love a man cause I could never hurt a man,
not in this new romantic way.
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