Ideas from lyrics

From my understanding, the song relates to her entering the music business, here I will write down briefly what I think the lyrics mean, and at various points I will write down any current ideas I have to help create a storyboard.

‘The looking glass, so shiny and new
How quickly the glamour fades’
This could relate to her entering the music business and everything seeming good, but it soon the novelty of it all wears off. At this point in my video the actress could be looking glamorous looking in a mirror, then it cuts to the same place with her looking quite rough.

'I start spinning, slipping out of time
Was that the wrong pill to take?'
This could mean that the fame is too much to take and was it the right path to follow. At this point in the video she could be spinning around, with an effect to disorientate whats on the screen.

(Raise it up)
In a different scene, close up of the mouth miming words with old fashioned microphone.

You made a deal, and now it seems you have to offer up
But will it ever be enough?


(Raise it up, raise it up)
Close up of microphone and mouth, changing angle the second time.

It's not enough

(Raise it up, raise it up)
Close up of microphone and mouth, changing angle the second time.

Here I am, a rabbit hearted girl
Frozen in the headlights
It seems I've made the final sacrifice
This could be suggesting how scared she is, and that she's made the commitment. Here the actress could be crouching to the ground as if she's give up.

We raise it up, this offering
We raise it up

(CHORUS) This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight
I would like the chorus to be set in a different location. Possibly on a stage so it creates live action.
Raise it up, raise it up
Raise it up, raise it up

And in the spring I shed my skin
And it blows away with the changing wind
The waters turn from blue to red
As towards the sky I offer it
Here the music slows down, so I could use a slow motion effect of her walking away from the camera

(CHORUS) This is a gift, it comes with a price
Who is the lamb and who is the knife?
Midas is king and he holds me so tight
And turns me to gold in the sunlight x3

This is a gift