Individual Proposal

LSF - Kasabian


LYRICS

I'm on it, get on it
The troops are on fire!
You know I need it, much closer
I'm treading just a little more
Step on it, electronic
The troops are on fire!
I'm much deeper, a sleeper
Waiting for the final trip

Come on it, get on it
I'm carving thru a letter bomb
I need it, like potions
These drugs are just an hour away
Come on it, electronic
A polyphonic prostitute, the motor's on fire
Messiah for the animals

Ahhh, oh come on!
We got our backs to the wall!
oh!
Get on!
And watch out!
Sayin', "You're gonna kill us all!"

I’m on it, get on it
The troops are on fire!
You know i need it, much closer
I’m treading just a little more
Step on it, electronic
The troops are on fire! I’m much deeper, a sleeper
Messiah for the animals

Ahhh, oh come on
Say, we got our backs to the wall
Get on, and watch out
Ah, Before you kill us all
Ah, oh come on
Say we got our backs to the wall
Get on, and watch out
Ah, before you kill us all
Ahhh... (fades out)

My idea for this song would revolve around a man preparing himself for battle, intercut with performance footage. His actions would include strapping on body armour, wrapping material around his hands, pulling on his boots etc. This may look good in slow motion. The battle theme would tie in with the song's lyrics which include frequent references to 'troops' 'kill' and 'fire'. The song has a military feel, and this is how I would structure my narrative and mise-en-scene. The video would culminate in the man running in slow-motion into battle, perhaps in the forest. Throughout all of this, I would include performance footage of a band in wearing indie-ish clothes in a warehouse-type rehearsal space with quite a gritty, bleak feel.

Not too sure about copyright issues on this one. It was number one a while ago, so I don't know...