"It's like you're screaming
And no one can hear
You almost feel ashamed
That someone could be that important
That without them - you're nothing
No one will ever understand how much it hurts
You feel hopeless
Like nothing can save you
And when it's over - it's gone
You almost wish that you could have all that bad stuff back
So that you could have the good"
In my opinion after viewing the video with the repeating scenes of:
pill capsules falling, slot machines, mindless partying and raving, police sirens flashing, passing out, doing crazy things no sane person would do in public, smoking, world blurring around them at light speed, endless passionate sex, fireworks, pupils dilating, drinking, buildings destructing, vomiting, trying to drown herself in a tub, fire flames, injecting a substance into her butt, having a home-made tattoo placed on her butt, mood swings (violently fighting and right after making love), and then at the end moving out followed by Rihanna covering her face up while cowering in a corner
This seems to be unequivocally about her and her boyfriend being in a dark place in their lives, feeling life is hopeless, and finding an escape in their love and by taking drugs: "Yellow diamonds in the light... what it takes to come alive".
I question if she is really referring to Chris Brown. The apartment they are living at in the video is rundown and it has few possessions - the mattress doesn't even have sheets. The clothing and many of the appliances in the video are from the 1980s or early 90s. One scene has her shoplifting. Perhaps this is about her life with someone before she became rich and famous and the Chris Brown look-a-like is merely just an off-topic parting shot at her recent public embittered ex, Chris Brown.
BTW Rihanna's full prologue in the video:
"It's like you're screaming And no one can hear You almost feel ashamed
That someone could be that important That without them - you're nothing
No one will ever understand how much it hurts You feel hopeless Like nothing can save you
And when it's over - it's gone You almost wish that you could have all that bad stuff back So that you could have the good"
In my opinion after viewing the video with the repeating scenes of:
pill capsules falling, slot machines, mindless partying and raving, police sirens flashing, passing out, doing crazy things no sane person would do in public, smoking, world blurring around them at light speed, endless passionate sex, fireworks, pupils dilating, drinking, buildings destructing, vomiting, trying to drown herself in a tub, fire flames, injecting a substance into her butt, having a home-made tattoo placed on her butt, mood swings (violently fighting and right after making love), and then at the end moving out followed by Rihanna covering her face up while cowering in a corner
This seems to be unequivocally about her and her boyfriend being in a dark place in their lives, feeling life is hopeless, and finding an escape in their love and by taking drugs: "Yellow diamonds in the light... what it takes to come alive".
I question if she is really referring to Chris Brown. The apartment they are living at in the video is rundown and it has few possessions - the mattress doesn't even have sheets. The clothing and many of the appliances in the video are from the 1980s or early 90s. One scene has her shoplifting. Perhaps this is about her life with someone before she became rich and famous and the Chris Brown look-a-like is merely just an off-topic parting shot at her recent public embittered ex, Chris Brown.
This song and video is beautiful.