This is How I See Things

Singing and music have always played an important role in learning and the communication of culture. Children learn from what their role models do and say. For many years, some children's television very effectively used the combination of words, music, visuals, and fast-paced animation to achieve learning.

Let us check out this music video:

We can see how some clips transition from slow-paced to fast-paced depending on the scene or the setting. We can also see the tint of vignette in every corner of the video. The song jives with the visuals just as how the visuals jive with the song; once the video gets a slow vibe to it, the song does not reach its peak, but once the happenings escalate to some sort of climax, the song boosts up as well. Both the visuals and the song go hand in hand in creating this masterpiece and in properly conveying the message of the whole concept as well.

Well, what was it trying to impart to the viewers anyway? It was probably about how love "conquers" all. While the intro did go that way, it ended tragically for it led to the man's demise. It was about how two persons loved each other regardless of their social status, appearance, or ranking in one's life. Love may go that way, but be sure to be prepared for all the hindrances that may come you way that may hamper your relationship. Love truly is great yet unpredictably menacing at the same time.

Now, how about Poppy?

You are not supposed to know what a Poppy video really means the first time you watch it, or even the fifth. She is the pop star of inscrutable meaning but unmistakable emotion, of inspirational slogans applicable to nearly any situation that resembles mundane life remixed in a dream. The first time I watched the video for her song “Lowlife,” I didn’t know what it was about. I just knew it was mysterious, heavy, and of course, wonderful.

Other viewers, though, picked up on something pretty obvious: The video has subliminal messages relating to the so-called "Illuminati." Well, who would not have thought of that? A devil was featured in the music video and the video had an eerie feeling to it, but overall, it was a great music video.

In the video, we can see how the visuals affected the song and vice versa. The pastel theme gives the song a light feeling to it just as how the mild lyrics accompanies the music video. The setting that gave it the "illuminate vibe," the persons in whole body onesies who are dancing oddly in the background, the old business men who are wearing oxygen masks in wheelchairs, Poppy's dresses, the fans, and most especially, the devil who accompanied Poppy throughout the video made up the music video and helped it become to how it is seen today.

Based on how the visuals portrayed the message, how the lyrics affected the feelings of the listeners, and the overall mashup of the elements in the music video, we may interpret that the message is about drugs. The song could be a commentary on drug abuse and drug addiction—or perhaps mental illnesses and taking medication for them. In addition to all the possible references to drug abuse in just the lyrics, the devil is present throughout most of her music video and after she uses what we may assume is an oxygen tank in the car, he is gone—perhaps symbolizing the high feeling that drugs provide that rids of one's distress (which could be symbolized as the devil in her music video). This oxygen tank symbolizing drugs could also be argued for when you think about all of the producers in wheelchairs with oxygen tanks. Perhaps they have had drug addictions for most of their life and now, the addiction has taken their toll on them. This might also explain why Poppy is the only one who sees the devil—really. When she is sober (before using the oxygen tank), she is the only one who sees the issues, perhaps, with the filming or production.

Check out the music video for yourself: