Ben Fellows

An Act of Kindness Bastille

Lyrics:
An act of kindness
Is what you show to me
None more than I can take
Oh none more than I can take
Kindness is what you showed to me
It holds me 'till I ache
Overflow and start to break
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh I got a feeling this'll shake me down
Oh I'm kind of hoping this will turn me round
[Chorus]
And now
And now
And now
And now
And now
And now
And now
And now

it
it
it
it
it
it
it
it

follows
follows
follows
follows
follows
follows
follows
follows

me
me
me
me
me
me
me
me

every
every
every
every
every
every
every
every

day
day
day
day, every day, every day
day
day
day
day, every day, every day

[Verse 2]
An act of kindness
Is what you showed to me
It caught me by surprise in this town of glass and ice
Kindness, so many people passed me by
But you warmed me to my core and you left me wanting more
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Oh I got a feeling this'll shake me down
Oh I'm kind of hoping this'll turn me round
Oh I got a feeling that however small
Oh I'm kind of hoping this will reach my soul
[Chorus]
And now
And now
And now
And now
And now
And now
And now

it
it
it
it
it
it
it

follows
follows
follows
follows
follows
follows
follows

me
me
me
me
me
me
me

every
every
every
every
every
every
every

day
day
day
day, every day, every day
day
day
day

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And now it follows me every day, every day, every day
[Bridge]
Oh my back's up against the wall
I feel guilty, I feel guilty
You want nothing in return
I feel guilty, I feel guilty
Oh my back's up against the wall
I feel guilty, I feel guilty
Want nothing in return
I feel guilty, I feel guilty
[Chorus]
And now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day, every day, every day
And now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day
And now it follows me every day, every day, every day
(Now it follows me every day)
[Outro]
Back's up against the wall
I feel guilty, I feel guilty
And you want nothing in return
I feel guilty, I feel guilty
Lyric Analysis:
Timings

Lyrics

What the
lyrics mean
to me:

What I plan
to shoot
here:

26 Seconds

An act of
kindness, is
what you
showed to
me
Not more
than I can
take, oh not
more than I
can take.

That someone
has done a
person a good
deed

Close up shot
on lead
singer, to
show emotion

He feels its
too nice, and
that he
doesnt know
a way to
return the
deed
The need to
return the
favour

Shot in
different
angles.
Panning
around his
head

Performance

Action of lead
singer puling
himself into

Performance

32 Seconds

43 Seconds

It holds me
till I ache,
overflow and

The type of
video that
will be shot
with the
lyrics:
Performance

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48 Seconds

59 Seconds

1:22

1:34

1:45

1:57

start to
break.
Oh I got a
feeling this'll
shake me
down.
Oh I'm kind of
hoping this
will turn me
round.
And now it
follows me
every day.
(x8)

overrides the
person
Feels like he
can change
his ways and
become a
better person
because of it

An act of
kindness is
what you
showed to me.
It caught me
by surprise in
this town of
glass and ice.
Kindness, so
many people
passed me by.
But you
warmed me to
my core and
you left me
wanting
more.

The good
deed came
out of
nowhere it
was
unexpected

Oh I got a
feeling this'll
shake me
down.
Oh I'm kind of
hoping this'll
turn me
round.
Oh I got a

feeling that
however
small.
Oh I'm kind
of hoping

another shot
Small amount
of shaking on
the camera,
then a turnaround
transition to
connect to
lyrics
Close up on
face, small
shows of
dance with
lead; band
comes into
shot and zoom
transitions
when lyrics
every day is
sung.
Mid-shot of
lead, with
transition to
outside
location, and
back to studio

Performance

Out of all of
the people in
the world, or
around him,
that person
was kind to
him for no
reason

Effect of
people
walking past
the lead
singer

Performance

48
Seconds

Performance

Despite the
deed being
only small and
simple, it was
something
that reached
out to him and

Close up
angles of the
lead singing
the lyrics with
passion

Performance

The memory
of the deed
sticks with
him, every
day

Performance

Performance

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2:07

2:31

2:36

this will
reach my
soul.
And now it
follows me
every day.
(x8)
Oh my
back's up
against the
wall,
I feel guilty, I
feel guilty.

warmed him

You want

There was
nothing he
could do to
return the
niceness, and
he feels bad
about that
fact

nothing in
return,
I feel guilty, I
feel guilty.

2:42

2:48

2:53

3:17

3:22

Oh my

back's up
against the
wall,
I feel guilty, I
feel guilty.
Want
nothing in
return,
I feel guilty, I
feel guilty.
And now it
follows me
every day.
(x8)
Back's up
against the
wall,
I feel guilty, I
feel guilty.
And you
want nothing
in return,
I feel guilty, I
feel guilty.

Performance

Feels guilty for

not, or not
being able to
return the
favour / good
deed

Side shot of
lead singer up
against a wall,
mirrored so
that a walking
transition of
lead can occur
in conjunction
Walking
transition
moves into a
tracking shot
of lead
walking in
front of
camera
Walks back to
a wall, and the
opposite
mirror walks
off

Performance

Different
angle shots of
the lead

Performance

Shots of lead
on a piano
playing

Performance

Moves away
from the piano
smoothly

Performance

Transitions
smoothly into
another shot
of lead on a
couch

Performance

Performance

Performance