The first person we see is Adam as being very angry, alone and destructive, and we get the impression that he is quite uncaring for others.
The video then cuts to Adam in the "other room" and it's the version of himself who is relaxed, calm, and much happier in contrast to the first impression we get.
The video is really clever because it illustrates how we don't always want to show our true selves, and we are the only ones who know the deepest darkest secrets of our individual lives.
The mise-en-scene also helps to create these two different versions of the same person- Angry Adam wears black leather jackets, black eye make-up, his room is grey and black, he has a skull on the wall and the light seems really artificial. This could be a myth about certain people who are antisocial, and unhappy. These things also connote death.
Happy Adam, on the other hand, has clothes which look more comfortable, the lighting in his room is more yellow/gold, which usually symbolizes happiness and purity. The props are all in a certain place, and it's really neat. Normally this is a myth for someone who is probably more organised, or sociable, and connotes all the good things about life.
Eventually, Angry Adam sets fire to his room, which has a bad effect on Happy Adam- it causes his oxygen levels to decrease, and he starts dying. Angry Adam has to make the choice of saving his alter ego, or letting him go.
In the end, he saves Happy Adam, and we see Adam walking down the street with two different coloured eyes, implying that they have become one person.
Although the lyrics may make the audience think that the only person who knows you inside and out would be a loved one, this video makes you think twice, and how we are the ones who really know about the deepest and darkest parts of our lives and how it is to face conflict with yourself.
-Janet
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