“The newest music video from The Lumineers shows the heartbreak and destruction brought by alcoholism, as it follows the path of fictional Gloria Sparks, a woman whose alcoholism destroys her family.
“Gloria” is the first song released from The Lumineers’ upcoming album III, which follows three generations of the fictional Sparks family. In the music video, Gloria is seen drinking around her infant, fighting with her spouse, and ultimately leaving the scene of a car accident that she caused.”
The video was directed and produced by Deaton Flanigen. Angela Carter is the 7-year-old daughter of an abusive mother. As she is walking to school, another little girl looks at her and then laughs at her, which could imply she was also a victim of bullying. While she is at school, the teacher and her classmates ignore the bruises on her body, either because they think she just had a minor accident or they want to avoid having problems with her family. One day, a young boy around her age befriends her. One night, Angela and the boy are talking to each other from their bedroom windows, and her mother catches her and beats her to death. After the beating, police officers and an ambulance are shown at her house. At the funeral, Angela’s grave marked as 1995-2002 is shown, surrounded by a group of people, including her school teacher and her only friend. It is implied that the boy is the ghost of a young child who was killed from being abused and then comes to her, before she passes and shows her friendship.
UNITED STATES – JANUARY 01: Photo of Bruce SPRINGSTEEN; performing live onstage on Born In The USA tour, c.1984/1985, wearing bandana (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
I could tell you all the things I do for you But it’s no surprise and you just roll your eyes and say “Here we go again She’s gonna moan again”
I should spare your love, just a thing or two But you don’t disguise it when I’m just white noise And it’s done before it begins ‘Cause your temper’s getting thin
But there’s just one thing that I wanna know Just one little thing before I go Before I go
It’s who takes care of me? Tell me, who takes care of me? Should’ve been you Should’ve been you
Do you realize, no, you never will ‘Cause your head’s held high and you got your pride I got a little of mine still Yeah, the bit you couldn’t kill
I’ll never blame you and I always will I can’t explain it but it hurts like hell And I’m feeling so alone Yeah, I’m lonely to the bone
But there’s just one thing that I wanna know Just one little thing before I go Before I go
It’s who takes care of me? Tell me, who takes care of me? Should’ve been you, oh! Should’ve been you, oh!
And I’m angry And I’m sad I’m the best thing that you ever had All I wanted was your touch But you told me what I wanted was just too much
Oh, who takes care of me? Tell me, who takes care of me? Should’ve been you, oh! Should’ve been you It should’ve been you Should’ve been you
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