Rise Against's video for "Savior" is very confusing. At first, the video honestly did not make sense to me in the least bit. However, after watching it a couple of times and reviewing the lyrics, I have come to the conclusion that it is about a failing relationship that does not end badly. Why are the people in the video dressed as animals? The costumes are a representation of the innocence that is seen in the relationship. Both the boy and the girl in this relationship realize that it is not working, which is highlighted in the chorus, which says, "So tell me now/ if this ain't love then how do we get out?/ because I don't know/ that's when she said I don't hate you boy/ I just want to save you while there's still something left to save/ that's when I told her I love you girl/ but I'm not the answer for the questions you still have." The costumes cover the true person and his and her personality. They act as a disguise to the problems at hand in the relationship. This disguise is what makes each individual realize that there are problems in the relationship. The costumes, however, are seen not only on the couple, but also on the other "humans" in the video. The costumes are a type of persona each individual puts on, such as is seen in real life, when people are often referred to as fake. Under each costume is a real person, which is how people are in real life. It is a way of saying there is more to a person than what is seen on the outside.
The fight that occurs is a representation of the fights and difficulties that are in the relationship. The polar bear is pushed around and is hurt emotionally. She then leaves, and her "boyfriend," who is the elephant, is left in the mess of the fight, where he gets hurt as well. He is the original one who hurt her in the fight, which also relates back to the chorus. She leaves him ("...that's when she said I don't hate you boy"), and he is later hurt in the fight because he is seen limping alongside the road ("...that's when I told her I love you girl"). He is hurt because she left him. However, she sees that he is hurt and she is there for him, having the bus pick him up. In the end she holds his hand, representing a friendship and the idea of forgiveness. The firecracker that is lit can represent the idea of a full relationship and the stages that occur throughout a relationship. In the beginning of the relationship, the idea is fresh and new, like the beginning spark of the firecracker. However, as it burns down, it signifies the ending of the relationship, and how the idea of a new relationship dies down as it goes along like the flame.
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