The song lyrics describe feelings of frustration, boredom, and isolation. They suggest the singer is having trouble sleeping and is counting sheep, but their mind is restless. Their eyes feel like they will bleed and their face is numb, and they feel "fucked up and spun out" alone in their room. The lyrics analysis indicates the song suggests drug use from boredom and isolation, showing the character as lonely without contact from others. The proposed music video would show the singer looking agitated and annoyed in their messy bedroom, then not reacting as guard dogs bark, representing how they are so dulled by boredom. The video aims to reflect the boredom and frustration that leads to anger and boiling over.

1. Green Day – Brain Stew
I'm having trouble trying to sleep
I'm counting sheep but running out
As time ticks by
And still I try
No rest for crosstops in my mind
On my own... here we go
My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed
Dried up and bulging out my skull
My mouth is dry
My face is numb
Fucked up and spun out in my room
On my own... here we go
My mind is set on overdrive
The clock is laughing in my face
A crooked spine
My sense's dulled
Passed the point of delirium
On my own... here we go
My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed
Dried up and bulging out my skull
My mouth is dry
My face is numb
Fucked up and spun out in my room
On my own... here we go
Lyrics breakdown
The lyrics show frustration and jadedness. It shows boredom to the
point of self-destruction. It also suggests drug use as ‘spun out’ and
‘crosstops’ both link to meth use, the drug use could be because of
boredom or the drug use could lead to frustration. The lyrics are
quite aggressive which is reflected in the music. ‘On my own, here
we go’ makes the character within the song seem lonely and
isolated without any contact with anyone, we will try and reflect
that within our video by having the lead singer/character on his own
for the video for all of it but the performance part.
In our video we will try and reflect the nature of the lyrics, in the
first verse we will have the lead singer/character in his room looking
very agitated and annoyed, which will reflect the lyrics. Also in our
video we will have footage of guard dogs barking at the lead
singer/character to show how he is so dulled by boredom that he
doesn’t react to anything.
Music Video Ideas

2. Settings
Wingate Industrial Estate
In a garage
Bedroom messy
Performance
Boredom/frustration
Anger from boredom
Breaking stuff
Camera
High angle on boy lying next to dog feeling jaded
Hand held close ups of band and individual
Tracking shot on the way to industrial estate
Cut zoom out in the estate next to a fence
Fire
Concept
Boredom and frustration.Frustration born from boredom and nothing to do. Dulled by
boredom the character doesn’t react to anything until it all boils over at the end of the
video.