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Runner up
~chill intro, finger snappin’~
[Verse 1]
Can you tell me
What it feels like to be the last one standing
Do you see me
Breathless on the ground with cuts and bruises
All the things I give my life
To break apart and crumble down
In front of my eyes
Build a castle with my wornout tools
Even though I know the throne will go to you
[CHORUS]
Hardly have enough to spare
But you take, take, take
And I try to keep it cool
But finally break, break, break
It’s hard to stand up when you’re always runnerup
But it’s okay
I’m used to it anyway
[Verse 2]
Start again
Or risk it all for one turn of pitchandtoss
Lose again
Still I never breathe a word ‘bout my loss
See I just strut the day with a painted smile
Put fill the sheets with tears as I fret the night
Darlin’, sleep away all the fears
But your dreams become the killer
And stays up ’till you die
[CHORUS]
Hardly have enough to spare
But you take, take, take
And I try to keep it cool
But finally break, break, break
It’s hard to stand up when you’re always runnerup
But it’s okay
I’m used to it anyway
[Bridge]
Don’t come inside
It’s warm in here
But you’re inside
It’s so cold
Don’t come inside
It’s warm in here
But you’re inside
It’s so cold
[CHORUS]
Hardly have enough to spare
But you take, take, take
And I try to keep it cool
But finally break, break, break
It’s hard to stand up when you’re always runnerup
But it’s okay
I’m used to it anyway
runnerup is a song about…
● being/feeling inferior
● exhausting yourself to catch up with everyone else; out of breath from trying your
hardest
● controlled (puppetry?)
● haunted
● playing someone else’s game
notable imagery:
● building a castle, throne
○ turnaround chair (or camera swerves around chair)
● crumbling
● dreams, nightmares
● (bridge part) blue and red neon lighting, glass door separating inside/outside
NARRATIVEBASED
glimpses into different people’s stories; several characters
the song/story starts off in a defeated emotional state
a bit of story prelude before the groovy song intro
comedic tone she gets followed by this (somewhat omniscient) backing band
(mariachi style but more modern costumes) maybe consisting of 23 people, playing
the bass part, snapping finger, and drums. or followed by a hovering makeshift
raincloud; swats it away
dollhouse theme > different setups and costumes
pastel colours, faded aesthetic, orange/pink background
range of shot lengths
shots synced to the beat esp. “take, take, take”, “break, break, break”
pacing of shots to add variance to mood and tension
like the LEGO movie, kid playing with toys and controlling their own world
meta: at the end she stop the song (record player) in front of the child playing
different settings indoor, and hk city (racetrack? or too cliche?)
sunlight, dappled light
nonlinear narrative
don’t be afraid to be weird af
go small, focus on details, show less instead of more. through simplicity, find poetry (thanks,
tony zhou)



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