Lyric discussion by kuubone 

Well my opinion about the meaning of the video goes like this..

It's singed from a pets perspective. As you can see from the video, in the beginning the "lump" is on top of the bed, just like cats and dogs are.

After that, Kristen is eating breakfest and the "lump" comes into kitchen and wants to eat. Well it can't coz s/he is ill.

After that Kristen goes to somekind of audition, but the lump gets sicker and she has to leave.

She grabs the lump and rushes in to veterinary hospital, notice the dogs as she is inside.

Well the doctors cant save her and the lump dies.

kuubone, Im pretty sure youre right. I recently read this release about the song:

"Anyone who’s lost a beloved cat or dog can relate to the absurd, heartbreaking new video for Yeasayer’s “Madder Red”. The clip stars Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars”,Forgetting Sarah Marshall) as a distraught owner of a sick pet. The pet happens to be an amorphous, one-eyed (and oddly lovable!) mass of flesh. It was made by wildly talented Swedish director Andreas Nilsson (Fever Ray, MGMT) and you can check it out below or at Pitchfork.tv."

definitely an interesting song!

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