Ten Inches High - PV
Ten Inches High
[the video opens to all five of them in a row, all dressed in black leather, though wildly different in styles. Mikagami's wearing a dress, remember?]
[There isn't any music for the first verse besides beats spiked on the high hats]
[The first verse sees them standing where they are; still, silent, meant for effect. It's stark black against stark white, though their hair is a totally different question.]
I'm feeling 10 inches high
With my head high in the sky
And you're 10 inches low
How far can we go?
[heavy percussion frenzy before the guitars come in. Major riffs, the beat is fairly fast. meant to be a instrumental break. throughout the guitar lead, you hear a soft "ten inches... ten inches high... ten inches... ten inches high..." repeated over and over again. It's meant to be a light, breathy, slightly spooky sound.]
[as the drums sound, the lights go off and come on again to see all of them in position with instruments. therefore, you get to see Mikagami headbang to drums. Then Kaoru and Raiha leap forward and do their guitar thing with Joker in the background.]
[After the music break, Kaoru and Raiha part to reveal Kurei, with a mic before him.]
I'm strolling 10 inches high
I hear your voices cry
I hear you scream, hear you shout
Swaying, waving your hands about
[flash flash flash with cuts to the other band members]
[crash crash crash of cymbals]
My feet stay 10 inches high
Above the ground beneath the sky
I can avoid the pouring rain
While you can only try in vain
[the above line is supposed to have an upward sound to it. doesn't resolve itself. the guitar melody does it for the lyric.]
[Kaoru comes in again and does some slightly demented repeating melody. Another instrumental break that has that repeating "Ten inches high... ten inches..." again.]
I'm walking 10 inches high
But you can only try
I think I'm being a little mean
But guess who's the one who can't be seen?
[Throughout above verse, strong wind is blowing to achieve billowy effect of robe and hair.]
[after last line, wind and percussion trail off, music softens, leaving only rhythm guitar]
[the lights flash. When they come on again, Kurei is standing alone. The frame focuses on his mask, but it slowly lowers itself, so at the end of the verse, the camera is at his feet, and it looks as if Kurei is very tall. Kurei is looking down into the frame.]
I'm feeling 10 inches high
With my head high in the sky
And you're 10 inches low
[pause. the rest of the band circle the frame.]
There's a pain my voice won't show
[voice through a vocoder trails off to "ten inches... ten inches... ten inches high...." Vocoder effect should be a 'through the phone' sound, not the Cher 'Believe' thing.]
[ends with light rolling of the crash cymbals to achieve a shimmery effect.]
[The light behind them goes blindingly white before suddenly going off to darkness. end video.]