The song describes overcoming hardship and pain inflicted by someone who broke promises and left the singer alone. While these actions caused deep hurt, the wounds and scars have shaped the singer and helped them build strength. No matter what is done to undermine them, the singer will remain resilient and come back as the leader.
1. Remember the moment you left me alone and
Broke every promise you ever made
I was an ocean, lost in the open
Nothing could take the pain away
So you can throw me to the wolves
Tomorrow I will come back
Leader of the whole pack
Beat me black and blue
Every wound will shape me
Every scar will build my throne
The sticks and the stones that
You used to throw have
Built me an empire
So don't even try
To cry me a river
Cause I forgive you
You are the reason I still fight
So you can throw me to the wolves
Tomorrow I will come back
Leader of the whole pack
Beat me black and blue
Every wound will shape me
Every scar will build my throne
Intro- establishnarrative
and the band in their
respective locations
Vocals shot comesin, band to
follow.Cut to kick drum only
(Behind).Cutback and forth
from vocals to lead narrative.
Throw in some guitar and keys
too
Lead running through
woodland.Cut to
performance.Cut to lead
with black eye-static/(just
stoppedrunning) Cut back to performance.
Keys and guitar for âevery
woundâ â cut to vocals
(Christair pose) at âevery
scarâ
Back to the kick drum. And
keys
Cut to narrative lead,
beginningto get
confidence toretaliate.
Enter secondary narrative
role (Katie) Standing in
front of lead.Insinuates
blame.
Cut to vocals at âyouareâ
and back to narrative
quickly(âstill fightâ) and
into an arc shot around the
two-spinning?reversed?
Lead narrative stepping
closertowards narrative 2.
Staring each other down.
Cut back to vocals and
around the rest of the
band (3 secseach)
Cut to vocals and around
the rest ofthe band (3 secs
each)
2. So you can throw me to the wolves
Tomorrow I will come back
Leader of the whole pack
Beat me black and blue
Every wound will shape me
Every scar will build my throne
I'll leave you choking
On every word you left unspoken
Rebuild all that you've broken
And now you know
I'll leave you choking
On every word you left unspoken
Rebuild all that you've broken
And now you know
Every wound will shape me
Every scar will build my throne
So you can throw me to the wolves
Tomorrow I will come back
Leader of the whole pack
Beat me black and blue
Every wound will shape me
Every scar will build my throne
Recycle last shots
At âwill buildâ flickerbetween
vocals and lead narrative â
establisheslink.
On âthroneâ Goback to
performance â show the
restingstage for each
musician.
Cut to narrative-slowzoom
to close-upof leadface.
For âIâll leaveâ cutto vocals but
cut to snare drum whenit starts
And cut back to vocals and then
betweenall musicians
Continue on the zoom to lead
narrative. â closedeyes
Cut to performers-slowzooms
(inor out?) of each of them â
shot in slow-motion
Buildstension. Continue on the zoom to lead
narrative. â closedeyes
âEverywoundâ Straight on
close up of vocals until âbuild
myâ
âMythroneâ Halt narrative
zoom â actor open eyes
âEverywoundâ Continue onthe
zoom to lead narrative. â closed
eyes
Cut to a âthroneâwith
performersaround it (shot
togetherfor the first time)
âSoâ â showlead narrative
(solo) with some kind of
weapon â displayingrebellion
Cut to performers(again
together) Performing
Addingquick cuts to individuals
in slowmotion