pitiful

1. Scene Plan
VIDEO START
Messyroom, phone camera,phone underpile of clothes,lookingoutatmaincharacter, foam
comingfromhismouth,asleep,dartseyesopen,seescamera,reachesintopile andgrabsit,
blackout
SONG BEGINS/VERSE 1 Pt 1
‘Made the toast,
Burnt the eggs,
Never got the hang of them,
Just another other day.’
Shotof character sleepilymakingbreakfast,getsangrywheneggsburn,wavingtowel atfire alarm,
eatingburnteggson toast,picksup and putson jacket,looksveryscruffy,leavesthe house
VERSE 1 Pt 2
‘Caught the bus,
Forgot the change,
Looks like I'll be late again,
Hopefully they won't complain.’
Character stoodat busstop, girl staringat him, sneersather andshe scoffsandturnsaway, buspulls
up,close up on handwith emptychange,buspullsoff,charactergetsangryand kicksbus stopand
stormsoff
CHORUS 1 Pt 1
‘My life’s so pitiful,
Give me one good reason why I shouldn't end it all,
If there's a reason then I haven't found it yet.’
Walksto the edge of the road,car coming,placeslegoutinroad, car still coming,pullsfootbackat
lastminute
CHORUS 1 Pt 2
‘And I'll try every drug I find,
Except maybe heroin and cyanide,
But there’s a reason I just can't afford it yet.

2. Oh, it’s just another overdose’
Showshimrun intopublicbathroomstall,laysoutcocaine onthe top of the toilet,POV shotashe
inhales,zoominshotonhiseyes
VERSE 2 Pt 1
‘Went to work,
Saw you there,
But you never seem to care,
For a single thing I say.’
Sat at work desk,looksuptosee woman,she looksoverat him, he smilesatherbut she sneersback
and turnsand walksaway,he getsangry and slingshispaperworkacrosshisdeskandstormsout
VERSE 2 Pt 2
‘I set the clock and went to sleep,
This anxiety I keep,
Through another fucking day.
(Looks like that's all today I’m dying)’
Showshimsleepingona park benchandwakingupwhenhisphone alarmgoesoff,cuts to him
wanderingthroughthe parkwhena teenagerattemptstomughim, he attacks back and injureshim
CHORUS 2 Pt 1
‘My life’s so pitiful,
Give me one good reason why I shouldn't end it all,
If there's a reason then I haven't found it yet.’
Showshimrootingthroughthe teenagersbagandfindingheroin,aniPhone,wiresandabottle of
sleepingpills,he staresatthe sleepingpillslonginglyandsmiles
CHORUS 2 Pt 2
‘And I'll try every drug I find,
Except maybe heroin and cyanide,
But there’s a reason I just can't afford it yet.
Oh, it’s just another overdose.’

3. Showshimduckbehinda tree,getsthe drugready,sticksneedle intohisarmandpushesdownon
the plunger,close-uppupil dilation,he slowlystandsupandbeginssmilingasthe musicbuildsup
GUITAR SOLO
As musicbuildsup,goesintoPOV asit showshimpickingupa rock,thena few quickeditstoshow
himwanderingoutof the park and itturn from dayto night,as guitarsolokicksin,smashesthe
windowof a house withabrick,showshimrunningroundthe house and robbingeverythingand
makinga mess,all inPOV,until house owner findshimandhitshiminthe face,cut to black
BUILD-UP
‘My life's so pitiful...
Pitiful...
Pitiful…
Pitiful…
Pitiful…’
Fadesinto a gradual shotof himwakingupinthe middle of the streetwithabloodynose inthe
middle of the night,he standsup and rusheshome
CHORUS 3
‘My life’s so pitiful,
Give me one good reason why I shouldn't end it all,
If there's a reason then I haven't found it yet.
And I'll try every drug I find,
Except maybe heroin and cyanide,
But there’s a reason I just can't afford it yet.
Well my life's so pitiful.
My life's so pitiful.
My life's so pitiful.
I'm dying.’
Showshimrunningroundthe house,throwingthingsaroundandgenerallygettingangry,thenhe
reachesintohisback pocket and pullsoutthe sleepingpills,he poursthemall intohismouthand

4. thencollapses,asthe songends,hisphone isagaininthe pile of clothesandhe wakesup andgrabs
it again
END