Another Place
Bastille Alessia Cara Lyrics

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Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real

So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

Mmm, in another time
And in another place

I hate that you know
You can make me feel so small
Can't stop myself from falling back into you
We get so close then you pull yourself away
Maybe we just need a saving
Come save me

I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real

So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

It felt like something special but it never felt like love
Wonder what we could be living in another life
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above

So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

Mmm, yeah
In another time
And in another place

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Bastille & Alessia Cara's song Another Place speak about a complex and somewhat bittersweet relationship. The song is about being bound to someone you cannot let go of, even though you know deep down that it might not be the best thing for you. This connection between the two involved is described as a tie that cannot be broken, and a night that they cannot replace. The singer talks about being lost but found in a bed with the person they're singing about and points out that this feeling is something they're always chasing.

The chorus of the song explains that the only thing that the two people involved have ever wanted from this relationship was one thing - which is not made explicit in the song. However, they do not want any lies painted on them, nor do they want any promises that are going to be broken. The song is imbued with a sense of longing and the idea that there is something that could have been between them in another place and time. Despite this sense of what could have been, the singer confesses towards the end of the song that it never really felt like love, though it was certainly something special.

Line by Line Meaning

I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
Our connection is so strong that nothing can sever it

With a night that we can't replace
We shared an unforgettable experience

I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make
In each other's arms, we feel like we've found something special, even though it cannot last

It's a feeling we always chase
We are addicted to the emotions we feel when we are together

I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
Your words are memorable and powerful

And the way you think and how you make me feel
Your mind and heart are inspiring and enchanting

You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Your imagination and passion are intoxicating and irresistible

Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
We know that this is a fleeting, temporary thing and we accept it for what it is

So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
Don't give me false hope that this could be something more than what it is

We only ever wanted one thing from this
We are in this for the moment, not for the long haul

Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
Don't try to deceive me or yourself about the nature of our relationship

Oh, in another place
If circumstances were different

In another time, what could we have been?
What kind of relationship would we have had if things were different?

I hate that you know
I hate that you have a hold on me

You can make me feel so small
Your power over me makes me feel vulnerable and insignificant

Can't stop myself from falling back into you
I can't help but be drawn to you, no matter how much I try to resist

We get so close then you pull yourself away
Just when I think we're making progress, you put up a wall

Maybe we just need a saving
Perhaps we need something or someone to rescue us from this complicated situation

It felt like something special but it never felt like love
We had a unique connection, but we both know it wasn't true love

Wonder what we could be living in another life
We imagine what could have been if things were different

Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
There are moments when we look like a couple in love

Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above
You silence me with your affection

Mmm, yeah
Reiteration of previous feelings/expression

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Alessia Caracciolo, Daniel Campbell Smith, Daniel Robin Priddy, Mark Blair Crew

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@zuairaislam4020

6y↑757

The other place where Dan wishes to live with his one night stand partner, mentioned in the lyrics, becomes – more universally speaking – his safety bubble, one where he hides from all the bad things happening in the world.

The fact that this bubble is artificial can be first detected by the surreal placement of the furniture in the room which makes us question its legitimacy. Also, in one of the first shots, we see an eclipse taking place outside the window, which is another symbol for escapism.

While Dan is trying to detach himself from reality, Alessia, Woody, Kyle and Will are bursting into his bubble – acting in an almost prophetic way: shaking him, trying to wake him up with the truth and making him face what he’s avoiding (personal, political and environmental catastrophes).

He nevertheless attempts at savaging this bubble he created, to the point where he puts a band-aid on the crack on the wall (“do it with the plaster”, anyone?), paints the windows black (“don’t paint wonderful lies on me that wash away”); but ultimately is bombarded with reality which filters from every crack.

I may be reaching with this one, but does anyone else see the shape of a heart in the crack that Dan tries to mend with duck-tape (min 1:05 and 1:06)?
So if we assume the black liquid to be the harsh Truth, we can infer that such Truth seeps in through the heart in the form of Love – which is the basic premise of the song?

This video is the definition of the concept behind Doom Days – taking the blue pill, closing the curtain, choosing to escape – but at the same time shows how impossible it is to completely detach oneself from the real world, no matter how terrible it is.

I love it.

@studynotjustforaesthetic

6y↑454

THE LYRICS YOURE LOOKING FOR ‼️

[Verse 1: Dan Smith]
I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
With a night that we can't replace
I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make
It's a feeling we always chase

[Pre-Chorus: Dan Smith]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real

[Chorus: Dan Smith]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

[Post-Chorus: Dan Smith]
Mmm, in another time
And in another place

Verse 2: Alessia Cara]
I hate that you know
You can make me feel so small
Can't stop myself from falling back into you
We get so close then you pull yourself away
Maybe we just need a saving
Come save me

[Pre-Chorus: Alessia Cara]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real

[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

[Bridge: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
It felt like something special but it never felt like love
Wonder what we could be living in another life
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above

[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

[Outro: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
Mmm, yeah
In another time
And in another place

@SiddhantJainSK

6y↑38

[Verse 1: Dan Smith]
I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
With a night that we can't replace
I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make
It's a feeling we always chase

[Pre-Chorus: Dan Smith]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real

[Chorus: Dan Smith]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

[Post-Chorus: Dan Smith]
Mmm, in another time
And in another place
[Verse 2: Alessia Cara]
I hate that you know
You can make me feel so small
Can't stop myself from falling back into you
We get so close then you pull yourself away
Maybe we just need a saving
Come save me

[Pre-Chorus: Alessia Cara]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real

[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

[Bridge: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
It felt like something special but it never felt like love
Wonder what we could be living in another life
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above
[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

[Outro: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
Mmm, yeah
In another time
And in another place

Hope you guys love it ❤️😘

@jessirose

6y↑34

This may be my favorite video now. Here's some interpretations that may be entirely "wrong", but as a person that works with conceptual photography, I know that no interpretation is wrong. In fact, every thought and possibility is right.

It's obvious here that these two people were in a relationship, and it didn't work out, possibly for a variety of reasons. He is upset about it, sitting there, wishing she could see what it has done to him, and how it makes him feel. Every person we meet becomes a part of us. She was a part of him. He can see and feel bits and pieces of what he has become from her, falling away. He can't stop thinking about her, his feelings are pouring in through the walls. However, this black ink may symbolize feelings for a new person. He doesn't want them. Either he is stuck on her, or simply wants to be on his own. In the end, he uses the new relationship to cover up the feeling that she is watching him. Maybe it is that new relationship that will fix him. He takes a chance, and lets them in, uses them to cover up the windows, ultimately shutting off that feeling of being watched, and may finally be able to move on.
The ink could also represent how he feels about her and their relationship. The tears, the pain, the heartbreak, we try to stop feeling these emotions, we try to cover it up, maybe even attempt to ignore it. It almost never works: He gives up, succumbing to the dark wave of heartbreak. We can see him distraught, in a panic like state, with the emotions staining him, and the sheets of the bed. This is the realization point. Where you finally become aware of all that has ended, allowing yourself to feel. It is a horrible yet necessary act. He recovers, and takes his emotions and acceptance to heal, covering up the constant thought of her, and moves on. The ink may stain, but it is now a part of you. Your experiences make you who you are.
Another scenario may be that he has taken those emotions (the black ink) and in a panic decides to black out the existence of her, and in the future, denying that they were ever together, and possibly denying he even knew her. She stays on the outside, never knowing anything about him anymore. All she has are memories of what they used to be, suddenly cut off by a relationship ending, and denial.
The covering of the windows could ALSO mean that he decides to hide how he feels on the inside (the room that he is in) and stays in his mind, obsessing over what could have been, which is what the whole song is about. Logically this would be the most accurate to the song, hence his lyrics "In another place, what could we have been."

Additional interpretations: We see Woody, Kyle, and Will all peeking in. These are his friends, checking in on him, trying to distract him from her, trying to cheer him up. When Kyle sings along it may represent empathy, maybe he knows how Dan feels. They don't know for sure what's happening on the inside. They just want to make sure he is okay.
2:50 Woody is banging on the window, "Dan get out of there! Get back to reality!" We all get to a point where we are so messed up from a heartbreak, a tragedy, a mental illness, that we stop helping ourselves. We get to a certain point where we begin to feel content in our own sadness. We put down our tools and give up, too tired to fight. Sometimes it's not even about giving up, but you begin to feel as if there is no way out, and start to be completely fine with ignoring reality, and living inside your own mind. Content, we feel. Not happy, but okay with living inside a deep dark hole of despair.

@atlanticmoyo7513

4y↑13

I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
With a night that we can't replace
I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make
It's a feeling we always chase

I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real

So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

Mmm, in another time
And in another place

[Alessia Cara:]
I hate that you know that you could make me feel so small
Can't stop myself from falling back into you
We get so close and you pull yourself away
Maybe we just needed saving, come save me

I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real

[Both:]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

[Alessia Cara:]
It felt like something special but it never felt like love
[Bastille:]
Wonder what we could be living in another life
[Alessia Cara:]
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
[Bastille:]
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above

[Both:]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?

[Alessia Cara:] Oh
[Bastille:] Yeah, yeah
[Alessia Cara:] In another time
[Bastille:] And in another place

All comments from YouTube:

@miahatchard607

6y↑1.9K

The crack in the wall is almost like his feelings are trying to seep through but they “only ever wanted one thing from this” loving the symbolisms of the video, perfect bastille essence too <3

@almiraozek1587

6y↑19

the fact that the crack is shape of a heart

@illuseneofairy

6y↑4

It's kind of shaped like a heart!

@jacobdrain4492

@@almiraozek1587 No it's not

@ScaryThod

6y↑19

It could also represent reality. The album itself is all about escapism. Outside of the room he keeps flashes of things he would like to ignore, but reality keeps flooding into the room

@CinemaMC

6y↑3

could have sealed that tape easily with flex tape, smh my head

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@greynot

6y↑2.1K

His voice is really a damn gift and a blessing for those who really listen to him.

@24c_lyrics_7

https://youtu.be/uAHeH6asOi4

@nightdrift160

6y↑5

don't say no more 🤩

@comefindme460

6y↑4

Love the way u worded that dude, couldn't agree more, he's something real special!

@Ivashkov92

He reminds me of the lead singer of Poet Of The Fall!!

@sunflowerx6425

Their cover of No scrubs was the song that made me fell in love with his voice, so beautiful😍

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@bethisnotokay3746

6y↑1.1K

Their voices go together sooo nicely. This is so fuckin good

@di_fai.official

6y↑1

It's soo cute

@Theworld-oc8wy

6y↑1

U r right girl

@nightdrift160

6y↑2

agree

@wontastic_

6y↑2

666th like lmAo

@arifcso6633

6y↑2

SWORE!

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@erginushi4006

6y↑4.3K

I know it's been said before, but Bastille are criminally underrated.

@titusk.kariuki5510

6y↑12

Eheu!

@saraz1991

6y↑68

Even alessia! She’s an absolutely talented singer and songwriter!

@blogistuff4383

6y↑11

@@saraz1991 especially songwriter.

@strider029

6y↑34

Comparing 2019 to 2013 Bastille I think he was more underrated before, he's gathering hundred millions now since Pompeii.

@a.f8690

6y↑21

@@strider029 Bastille is a band not a guy :)

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@jm-rd6zd

6y↑4.9K

Alessia Cara is a diamond of music industry, bye.

@yesterdaysaregone

6y↑1

♥️🎋🧸🎍♦️🎍🧸🎋♥️

@rufaromukanyi8030

6y↑14

I totally agree hey im a huge fan

@indiamoore5349

6y↑5

YESSSSSSS

@perlapadilla891

6y↑35

Bastille too

@24c_lyrics_7

Wacha

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@jacobdrain4492

5y↑383

"Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away"

Best lyrics from this song.

@doniaforbes6650

6y↑2.2K

We got Alessia and Dan singing together, I can die peacefully and happy now

@jenfrost3906

6y↑11

I totally get you! This was a collaboration I never realized I wanted or needed :')

@doniaforbes6650

6y↑2

Jen Frost Yeah, we can imagine many collabs of people we want to hear together but sometimes artists can surprise us

@kid29

She’s wrecked the song

@staticbuzter452

But what about Dan from Joywave Collab? They Collabed Abit on the tour if not the whole tour

@jacobdrain4492

@@kid29 Good wrecked or bad wrecked?

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@AngelUmpredictable

6y↑1.9K

I’m sad this song is not getting the attentions it deserves

@SiddhantJainSK

6y↑4

Yaa 😢😭

@aguu191

6y↑18

thats the whole magic about it... finding these gems on yt, hidden between the dumb mainstream shit thats played over and over on radio ☺️❤️

@lauracorbett4577

6y↑3

I love this song so much that I'm trying to get radio stations to stream it. I tweeted Z104 radio on Twitter to stream it on the radio

@TheGiando11

I understand your thought, but why? If you like this song, whatever what other thinks 😁

@perrycorrales5954

6y↑1

i agree of what u said of this video

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@addyluvspandas

6y↑923

That huge shot of Kyle tho. What a masterpiece

@rubygascoigne6060

6y↑35

kyle could literally blink and i'd tell him it was a masterpiece

@weslleyfj

6y↑9

it's so random
love it

@24c_lyrics_7

https://youtu.be/uAHeH6asOi4

@samipkarbhari9846

6y↑432

If you're here, you have a good taste in music.

So be Happy!

@ferodriguez1680

gee thanks haha

@vitorperesin375

@chrissyatkinson3971

This comment actually did make me happy so thank you haha

@olivia1135

6y↑328

2:51 woody is my mum knocking at the door trying to wake me up on a school morning

@MADEbySOUL

6y↑49

THIS IS REAL?! The fact that two music entities respect each other's work to the point they collab makes me feel so happy. It's like when a friend gets along with another one! Bastille's Bad Blood and Alessia Cara's Miss Know it All are one of my favorite albums. They both has such color and relatability to their work!

@DBD120

6y↑703

I feel like I actually caught on quite quickly to what the video was about: The person is inside their head and the subjective world in which every individual's mind takes. This girl comes into his life and he starts to have feelings toward her, he tries to patch these up, he doesn't want them, but soon, they overwhelm his mind, all the imagery that then pops up is the subsequent chaos which his mind undergoes in light of his feelings. That's my take after watching it once.

@Sugarskulls_forever

6y↑11

Thank you for describing it so perfectly.

@johnfrancis3203

6y↑3

Yeah. I relate.

@StarlingNite

6y↑18

The chaos part also symbolizes him “painting lies” over the chaos in the world so he no longer has to see it

@kosh9639

nice, summary... 🤔

They sure did pack alot-- into this video..

@Fadingroses19

Dan briefly mentioned it's about a one night stand

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@SiddhantJainSK

6y↑1K

Feeling bad for those unlucky people who hasn't listen this song yet

@lauracorbett4577

6y↑4

Siddhant Jain I love this song and I feel like I can listen to it forever

@sheyshey6854

6y↑2

finally here

@SiddhantJainSK

6y↑2

@@lauracorbett4577 same here ❤️🤩

@lauracorbett4577

6y↑2

Siddhant Jain I hope this song ends up on the radio 📻 soon since a lot of people love ❤️ it

@SiddhantJainSK

6y↑1

@@lauracorbett4577 me too

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@billymain7735

6y↑39

I think the video represents a fear of vulnerability, of letting emotions spill over and having them visible to everyone peering in. His world is falling apart and the everyone is watching, especially people close to him, and its terrifying. Everyone outside the windows is also so much larger than his little room, which adds to the feeling of powerlessness. He doesn't want to admit that things are wrong, not even to himself. He won't accept the troubles without or within. He's trying to patch up his holes to stop them from showing and paints up the windows to his soul. The only time he quietly lets his feelings out is when he's alone, letting the sand spill from his hands without any attempt to stop it (possibly eluding to s-lf h-rm, but not necessarily physical).

@Collectiveconsiousness

37w↑3

“Bond to you with a tie that we cannot break” referring to the Chinese proverb, red string of fate. “The thred may stretch and tangle, but it will never break”

@juliaelizazaparucha1551

6y↑539

And this is how overthinking looks like

@lauracorbett4577

6y↑2

Julia Eliza Zaparucha overthinking kills you

@staticbuzter452

@@lauracorbett4577 Like Perfection(?)

@angelaguarie613

Omg yes :c

@ArtistAVICII

1y↑64

Again here 2024 ❤

@lizeanemarques6623

51w↑1

Me too

@r4trnyc718

46w

Me 🎉🎉

@Dnvvvbg

43w

✌🏽🌸

@Dilbot447

42w

This song is okay tbh! But still a good song!

@jorgosterloh7995

37w

Auf Jeden Fall

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@hadiyairfan1044

6y↑966

This is the type of song that people will be listening to even after 10 years

@anandikajinadasa875

6y↑20

*won't remember after 10 years

@볼트를향해

6y↑10

@@anandikajinadasa875 i will remember

@hadiyairfan1044

6y↑6

@@anandikajinadasa875 well I can't speak for your shitty taste in music now or 10 years from now

@guilty_as_sin

It's fcking underrated people wtf? 😕

@katkatoffel1934

6y↑1

@raf ch Just too fast.

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@chandlerolson886

5y↑68

I just want to say his music videos are so beautiful and deep. This music video represents to me he is trapped inside his head with his ex lover on his mind. The black liquid that keeps pouring out of the wall is his broken heart that he tries to cover up but can’t. He is going insane in his mind and at the end when he starts covering the window with the black liquid his him putting up walls so that he might never get hurt again

@nikisto

5y↑2

Wow, that's a great interpretation but there's one mistake : it's not just his music video, it's their music video because Bastille are tha band, not just Dan

@heatherbramwell4020

6y↑356

I feel like the video gives the vibe that we're all trying to stay safe as houses within our spheres, trying to ignore the goings on outside (forest fires, nuclear missiles, natural disasters) but that it's always going to seep through in the end, and we see a different side of ourselves when confronted with this (the two Dan's in the reflection of the blood)? Dan Sand coming out of his hands also gave the impression that our time is running out no matter how much we try to hide from what's ultimately going to end up as humanity's doom if nothing is done, our body clocks are running out. My interpretation anyway!

@hiyabetesfay1842

6y↑4

Wow

@zaimzainal6635

6y↑1

What about the different people?

@TheKissTheTouch

6y↑1

Very beautiful!

@miless7518

🤯

@cece354

Like the Coronavirus that was brought into our countries and spreading to all people around these infectious individuals.

@davemangibat

6y↑102

The fact that this can be interpreted into so many things is just mind blowing.
Romance, Politics and so many more 🤯
We need more music like this. It's So deep

@curbanime8358

Is that what makes it deep??...
Just asking eagerly. 🙂

@aymericjlf8385

6y↑69

For me, this "room" represents his life and his feelings, he can not stand the outside world any more with recent events like wars, etc..
But the cracks in the wall represents his feelings towards a person (Alessia here), the wounds he can feel due to words or a break.
That's what i think, anyway, this music and this video clip are a work of art. ( Sorry for my bad english i'm french).

@zaynabmalik806

6y↑3

This is a deep but epic analogy <3

@jennysynaard2826

5y↑76

damn dan's got this self isolation thing down before everything when to shit.

seriously though, stay safe guys.

@marxton_

6y↑53

The collab I never thought I needed

@ReallYoU

6y↑78

Damn, their voices sound SO good together

@bekab5690

6y↑7

I love how honest and raw the experiences are in the lyrics and how it comes across in Dan’s voice. Genuine songwriting talent. It doesn’t use the gimmicks or blatancy found in a lot of pop songs talking about the same situations. Always original, always real.

@meganheller4100

2y↑10

Alessia is SO special, she's soooooo very great

@ThePerksOfBooks

6y↑39

Bastille and Alessia Cara together? We have been blessed. ❤️

@laddaki1996

2y↑2

So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away

@zuairaislam4020

6y↑757

@morningstarofdarkness

6y↑10

Love your explanation❤

@zuairaislam4020

6y↑1

@@morningstarofdarkness thank you! What's yours?

@morningstarofdarkness

6y↑1

@@zuairaislam4020 almost like yours ,but not that perfect

@Jok3s.on.h3r

6y↑2

Oh wow, after watching this a few times I can definitely see this being the message for the video.

@morningstarofdarkness

@@Jok3s.on.h3r of course!

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@macizzle1956

5y↑7

Love the lyrics. We’ve all felt that before. “What could we have been...in another time and place...”

@ih4222

6y↑107

The first music Video by Bastille i can understand. Thats great

@deniseguerra294

6y↑8

Finally the Bastille beat I love!!! And with Alessia... Pure bliss!

@poptemporanea

6y↑209

I felt I was in that room.
Right there.
Trying to breathe and stay calm.

@raquelcarreon-hp7pb

2y↑5

Please don't let Tiktok know this song....My comfort song

@TimsePlay

2y↑1

But then it stays so damn underrated :(

@kerstin3289

6y↑18

Oh, I like this. I love Bastille's music and Alessia Cara's music, so this is amazing

@johncowcill2604

1y↑3

😢this song is so deep and emotional always hits the heart ❤ always good to listen to

@juanmiguelpardezaaguilar4238

6y↑146

This band should have more recognition

@shreyajayant4290

5y↑42

This music makes me feel heartbreak, overthinking and sexy all at the same time.

@yashrawat4635

4y↑1

Hey Shreya, you are not alone.❤️

@BeDaniie

6y↑8

It's truly magic when you are able to watch extremely talented people in just one place. Guys you're amazing. Keep doing music Bastille and Alessia are the best! 💛❤️😍

@deskopice

6y↑5

Bastille + Alessia Cara = Perfect Song!!

@studynotjustforaesthetic

6y↑454

@jermansympli1972

6y↑1

The lyrics you're looking for - kill me

@paula-paula

Thank You 😘😘

@erikgissen23

6y↑1

They are also in the description but thanks anyway 😅

@paula-paula

@@erikgissen23 I think there is little mistake in description, when you try to sing Alessia part....

@studynotjustforaesthetic

6y↑1

Erik Gissén it's different in alessia's part

@SiddhantJainSK

6y↑38

@miriamconer2404

6y↑1

😘❤❤❤❤

@SiddhantJainSK

@Ieva P Your Welcome ☺️

@jessirose

6y↑34

@birddeg4102

6y↑2

The thing with music like this there's millions of ways to interpret it. And your way if you wanted to would be a way that many of people would accept. Ultimately the tone of it all is escapism and that there was a feeling that was there but the main person is torn cause of it, which is what bastille/alessia are portraying correctly.

@alihossam6531

6y↑2

Also at 1:33 the door keeps opening and closing which may be a sign that he is unsure whether to give a chance and try again with her and at 1:40 the person thrown into water maybe a symbol for bad blood video which means he has the same vibes of bad feelings and heartbreak as before and don’t want to repeat that and that’s why he isn’t sure about giving it another chance with her

@alihossam6531

6y↑3

And also maybe as you said she is still watching him and keeping up with his news but from a distance and wonder what’s wrong with him and don’t know how his heart is broken without her so he is not sure whether to tell her about his feelings and let her into his life again or try with the new person that has entered his life not because he is afraid of being heartbroken by her again also from being heartbroken by that new person as well or maybe that new person just gave him memories of his last heartbreak and made him worry so he is stuck not knowing what to do...stay safe alone or try with someone new or try again with the same person

@lauracorbett4577

6y↑2

Jessie Rose This is one of my favorite songs

@parthkhandar7530

5y↑1

I love interpreting songs. You explained it quite well ;)

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@Leo-ob6cy

6y↑3

I think the video represents the heart of him: The holes in the wall means the hurts that him suffering for the another person at all.

@justinkcire

6y↑254

Never clicked so fast in my life :>

@Nythsuga

6y↑1

@armandocerda2262

6y↑1

@lucia7133

6y↑1

@joshwiencke7608

6y↑1

@lowellelithioe2628

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@realvibekilla3344

4y↑3

Alessia Cara is just so beautiful and her voice with Dan's is so complimentary! Queen tings

@ih4222

6y↑24

This collab came unexpected but I love it

@Monopolyfreak101

6y↑3

This was already a good song, but Alessia Cara was a FANTASTIC addition to it. Damn. D A M N.

@lindseyrussell9732

6y↑4

Good lord, this video is beautiful. It reminds me of several horror anthologies. Alessia’s part is a great addition to an already amazing song. 🖤

@ferngalileo

5y↑9

I always make sure to listen to the original/solo version of a song before the version with a featured artist. I like to hear it unchanged first, I guess. I tend to prefer the original version more but... god those HARMONIES! Alessia makes the song sound so much fuller, I love it. This song was one of my faves already, but now it might be my number one.

@SavannahBurris

6y↑112

Great video, beautiful visuals. The addition is only "eh" for me, but I'm sure fans of Alessia Cara will like it.

@ItsJakeah

6y↑5

Savannah Burris I was thinking the same thing

@CriAleMar

6y↑2

Already got a better reception than Bastille and Lizzo did. I remember the original version of that song got taken down so fast.

@nicoledekross3

6y↑4

Yeah she’s good, but not fantastic. Was hoping for a duet with a more authentic voice tbh

@kaylawilson3435

6y↑11

same with me. i’m not the biggest fan of alessia, but she did a good job. i just like the original better :/

@annahill99

6y↑5

Exactly. I go to Bastille songs to hear Dan and nobody else, tbh

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@emmaconnelly7298

6y↑6

Seeing Alessia was officially the best moment of my life

@lauracorbett4577

Sparkleanddance When did you see her? I saw her live last month in DC and it was awesome I tried to buy a Meet And Greet but they went out fast so I'm gonna try to get it when she tours for her next album

@gwen5926

6y↑57

0:54 me trying to fix all my problems

@RoccuzzoMusic

Love Alessia cara ❤️

@respectableaf9061

6y↑7

Lovely! Any song by Bastille is like a christmas present for my ears.

@tikchandaraphone3397

6y↑16

I’ve been addicted to this song 😔

@lesundone7229

6y↑18

that was SO good, dan, your best acting to date

@HDpiano

6y↑56

Yesssss <3

@aoi394

6y↑6

This is BEAUTIFUL and Alessia adds so much to this song! It feels like this song was always meant for 2 voices and I just love this so much ❤️

@MA-qo8ch

6y↑3

Love how you guys having such collaborations specially with Alessia, she is amazing.
Bastilian forever.

@olivia1135

6y↑42

The effects are so realistic

@haley9671

6y↑2

I never realized how much I needed to hear their voices together in this melody

@Josh_Palmer_UK

6y↑9

This video is actually art!

@edjares

4y↑5

This song is adsoluty fantastic .... This duo deserved more !

@arundhutighosh5678

6y↑8

I heard them play this live in Toronto and I'm so happy they did a collab, it's fantastic 😍

@SiddhantJainSK

6y↑13

Hope this song gets the award for best song of 2k19

@lauracorbett4577

6y↑1

Siddhant Jain I hope so too and I hope it'll be on the radio 📻 soon

@maritsan8998

6y↑6

Wow, the heartbreak was strong on this one. Loved it!!

@catarinaamaraldacunha3144

5y↑4

When two people are so heartbroken that they are together because they feel better that way and are afraid to fall in love for each other because it would be too painful to be broken again. Who never?

@krusamtv

6y↑8

When your fave two artist came along together. Bastille and Alessia. Yup yup

@lauracorbett4577

5y↑1

Siwach Saentaweesuk I love both Bastille and Alessia

@krusamtv

@@lauracorbett4577 yesss, same as meee.

@lauracorbett4577

Siwach Saentaweesuk I hope to see Bastille live someday hopefully next year they'll do a tour

@shraddha_mysunshine

4y↑13

This deserves atleast 500M views!!

@ibyson

Yes 🙂

@fisiowilian

6y↑4

Bastille and alessia man, Who was ready for it?

@SiddhantJainSK

6y↑10

This song is too amazing that i can't resist myself from replaying it

@norwegianviking7269

5y↑4

The sand running out of his hands is him watching time pass by waiting for it to run out like sand in an hour glass of his life. He is stuck in this room watching the time run out

@SylvesterAshcroft88

6y↑1

I don't know how this song didn't get more traction than it did, they are both criminally underrated artists in their own rite.

@atlanticmoyo7513

4y↑13

@DarkWartex

4y↑2

Bastille has a song for every sad moment of my life

@laurasaur

6y↑7

Love it!!!! Its like you're in a dolls house the way they're looking in on you

@chrismolder

2y↑2

What a great emotional multidimensional Song! Love it really much! Indeed in another time and in antoher place what could we have been.....it's a motto

@WueW-cw6bn

6y↑350

¿Dónde están los latinoamericanos con gustos así?
(México presente wuuu 🇲🇽🤘)

@PabloRodriguez-uk8pm

6y↑5

AQUIIIIIIII
ME ENCANTA BASTILLE
(MÉXICO)

@hot.highpriestess

6y↑2

CUBAAAAA ✌🏼🇨🇺

@anacolin8820

6y↑4

Igual de México ;)

@jhonncytavarez5526

6y↑2

Dominicana 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴❤️🔥🙌🏼❣️🎭

@darcybatista9954

6y↑4

Brasil ❤

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@osamendeekhator4709

6y↑7

Other people’s heart ache/bad blood bastille will forever be unmatched

@christianamitropoulou454

5y↑6

This song gives me goosebumps every single time. I just cant handle the feeling

@lukewarmmess

why is dan laying down in all the recent videos? the bed in another place, the couch in those nights, the grass in joy... is it a coincidence, or is there some deeper meaning behind it that's going over my head?

@lucerogonzales4854

6y↑230

So Dan won't grow his hair out but will grow his beard more😭❤️😩

@ja9zimm

6y↑28

...I ain’t mad. 😏

@nikisto

6y↑2

Yeah... That's so sad 😭

@eriasuanimation

6y↑13

He’s growing the wrong hair out 🙈

@lucerogonzales4854

@@ja9zimm I'm mad I haven't seen the quiff in so long😭😭

@morningstarofdarkness

6y↑1

Get over it mates he still looks good

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@tylerclifton4759

5y↑2

This is one of those songs that’s good, but when it catches you in a certain mood... it become perfect

@lauracorbett4577

This is one of my favorite songs by Bastille and the other songs I love by them are Happier Those Nights Bad Decisions Pompei and Glory

@TK-on7cz

6y↑5

The collabo that i never knew i needed

@callmeabs8525

6y↑2

That feeling when you cannot hide the pain in just one place.

@olafw5264

6y↑4

Bastille (🔥) + Alessia Cara (🔥) = 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@NA-ys6je

6y↑1

Anything with Alessia Cara is an absolute YES for me any day and time. First time hearing this guy sing and I must say his voice is Gold!

@Anna-pb1ql

6y↑4

Beautiful. Bastille always delivers and Alessia is a wonderful addition to this song.

@fashahaidid

6y↑1

Alessia Cara is so beautifulll

@adamdanes346

5y↑3

Imagine how many great relationships could've turn right if they didn't start from "we only ever wanted one thing from this"...

@mollywesy2821

Never in my life, will i ever understand a Bastille video. However much i love them.

@blueruinn

6y↑51

here after dan and alessia's ig live 🥰

@VINCINT

6y↑1

Obsessed

@astonbrian

6y↑8

this is one of the most beautiful music videos ever 😍

@Ponyo_020

Bastille and Alessia Cara combination is bestest combination than any other combination in whole universe could ever have

@Scarlett_xoxo

6y↑393

Who thinks this is one of the best songs of doom days.
Like if u agree
(EDIT)
It isnt my favourite song out all of Bastille's songs but I do like it

(All their other songs are AMAZING too and I love bastille any way they are)

@femkedemoor5488

6y↑4

Nah

@femkedemoor5488

6y↑11

Doom days is the best

@Scarlett_xoxo

6y↑1

@bread stick
I love doom days too
I put ONE OF THE BEST not THE BEST. Because all their songs are really really really good

@bwmanhath3770

6y↑1

@@femkedemoor5488I agree, this one is actually probably my least fav of the album...rest of the album is amazing though...

@adelinelindsay3052

6y↑4

I don't know, I'm still pretty hooked on quarter past midnight

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@sagedurand3926

Alessia's and Dan's voices together is the only peaceful place I can find

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