MUSIC VIDEO SCRIPT

Endlessly by The Cab

Time Lyric What's Happening Shot Type

The girl runs out of her house, in the background we hear some muffled
shouting talking about standards of the family. We see her sit down on
the doorstep obviously upset and we pan up to the sky where the title
appears.
0:00 to 0:14 n/a WS into tilt up
Tilt down from sky to see the guy sat outside on a cheap looking chair
There's a shop down the street with a beer bottle looking somber staring into nothing.
Where they sell plastic rings
0:14 to 0:21 For a quarter a piece, I swear it. MWS from tilt down
We cut to a slow motion shot of a bird flying away with a low opacity
Yeah, I know that it's cheap shot of the girl looking back at the camera. We cut back to the guy
Not like gold in your dreams staring at said bird and smiling softly.
0:21 to 0:29 But I hope that you'll still wear it. WS and CU
Guy walking down street at night, he looks pretty rough and he's singing
Yeah, the ink may stain my skin along to the lyrics.
0:29 to 0:36 And my jeans may all be ripped. WS and dolly shot
We cut to the guy walking down a street and picking a few flowers from
I'm not perfect, but I swear the path and fixing his hair while lip syncing
0:36 to 0:45 I'm perfect for you. OTS MS and CU
We see the guy standing outside the girls house looking scared with
some flowers (that have been picked from a park or something) lip WS from behind that pans
And there's no guarantee syncing. round the guy keeping him
0:45 to 0:51 That this will be easy. central ending with a MS
We see the girl looking out the window and getting excited, we cut to
her trying to go see the guy but the parents stopping her and shutting
the door, rejecting the guy
0:51 to 0:59 It's not a miracle you need, believe me. CU and WS
We cut to a close up of the guy looking dejected and a shot of him
Yeah, I'm no angel, I'm just me dropping the flowers. He is lip syncing and is tearing up.
0:59 to 1:06 But I will love you endlessly. CU
We see him slowly walking down a street and then transitioning into a
run.
1:06 to 1:15 Wings aren't what you need, you need me. WS/MS
He arrives at a beach at sunset having a crisis, walking round holding his
head etc.
1:15 to 1:20 Instrumental CU/MS
We see him sat in the ocean holding a small ruined picture of the girl he
There's a house on the hill looks at it then starts crying.
With a view of the town
1:20 to 1:28 And I know how you adore it. CU
We see him walking down the street again with his clothes wet and
So I'll work everyday maybe with sand on and the picture in his hand singing along to the
Through the sun, and the rain song.
1:28 to 1:36 Until I can afford it. WS/CU
We see him cleaning his face in a mirror trying to fix his hair to look
Yeah, your friends may think I'm crazy better with the picture taped to the mirror and tying a tie.
1:36 to 1:42 Cause they can only see OTS
 We see him grab some new clothes and attempt to sew them up with a
patch.
1:42 to 1:51 I'm not perfect, but I swear, I'm perfect for you. OTS/CU/ECU
We see the guy walking around picking up rubbish trying to improve as
And there's no guarantee a person.
1:51 to 1:58 That this will be easy. MS/WS
1:58 to 2:05 It's not a miracle you need, believe me. We see him buy some flowers from a stall on the street. OTS/MS
He's walking down the street holding the flowers and singing along the
Yeah, I'm no angel, I'm just me song.
2:05 to 2:13 But I will love you endlessly. WS/CU
2:13 to 2:20 Wings aren't what you need, you need me. We see a shot of the girl looking out her window, looking sad. MS/CU
We see him walk up to the girls house and stop as he gets ready to face
her parents.
2:20 to 2:35 you need me x 4 WS
He approaches the door and knock as he sings to the song.
Ink may stain my skin
2:35 to 2:42 And my jeans may all be ripped. WS/ECU
The parents open the door and we see the girl behind smiling at the guy
I'm not perfect, but I swear as he sings.
2:42 to 2:50 I'm perfect for you MS/OTS
The parents seem to consider the guy but then look downon him and
shut the door, we see the girl looking heartbroken as the door shuts.
And there's no guarantee
2:50 to 2:57 That this will be easy. (This will be easy) MS/CU
The guy looks depressed as a slow motion shot of him dropping the
flowers and he steps back and runs out the garden.
2:57 to 3:04 It's not a miracle you need, believe me. (Won't you believe me?) ECU/MS
We see him running down the street very emtional and tearing off a tie.
Yeah, I'm no angel, I'm just me
3:04 to 3:12 But I will love you endlessly. WS/MS
We cut to the girl sneaking out of her house and taking one last look
before leaving the garden.
Wings aren't what you need, you need me. (You know you need me)
3:12 to 3:19 (I know you need me) WS/MS/CU
We see the guy at the beach again looking hopeless, as he looks down
You need me at a crumpled picture of the girl.
(I know you need me)
You need me
3:19 to 3:34 (I know you need me) x 2 CU/MS/WS
We see the guy perk up as if he heard something and as we look over
There's a shop down the street his shoulder we see the girl standing there smiling at him.
Where they sell plastic rings
3:34 to 3:41 For a quarter a piece, I swear it. OTS/WS
They walk towards each other and hug as they sink to the floor as the
Yeah, I know that it's cheap camera zooms out to a establishing shot.
Not like gold in your dreams
3:41 to 3:50 But I hope that you'll still wear it. EST/CU/MS
3:50 to 3:53 Instrumental Fades to black.