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The document provides a detailed lyrical timeline for the song 'Riptide' by Vance Joy, breaking down the lyrics and describing corresponding visuals for each line of the song over the course of its 3 minute and 6 second runtime.

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Lyrical Timeline Grid

The document provides a detailed lyrical timeline for the song 'Riptide' by Vance Joy, breaking down the lyrics and describing corresponding visuals for each line of the song over the course of its 3 minute and 6 second runtime.

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Lyrical Timeline for: Vance Joy Riptide

Time
(MM:SS)
00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04
00.05
00.06
00.07
00.08
00.09
00.10

Lyrics

Visual

I was scared of dentists

High angle shot of the


dentist building as if
looking up at it and shots
of public walking through
the town centre

00.11
00.12
00.13
00.14
00.15

and
the dark

00.16
00.17
00.18
00.19
00.20

Pretty girls
And starting
conversations

00.21

Are turning

00.22
00.23
00.24

green

00.25
00.26
00.27

Assistant

00.28
00.29
00.30
00.31
00.32

I was scared of

Oh, all my friends

Youre the magicians

Actor (Louis) singing and


playing music to himself
as though reminiscing on
old memories. Different
angle shots
Shy expression
Laying down on green
grass with shut eyes
Effect green tint

Close up shot of pack of


cards and hands playing
tricks

In their dream

Panning shot of a bed and


zoom close to the pillow to
represent dreams

Oh

Boy walking through


greenery

00.33
0034

Oh

Sped up long shot of the


sun

00.35
00.36

And they come

Close up of two hands


becoming untied

00.37
00.38
00.39

unstuck

00.40
00.41
00.42

running down
To the
Riptide

00.43

Taken away to the

00.44
00.45
00.46

Dark side
I wanna be your
Left hand

00.47

man

00.48

I love

00.49
00.50

you
When youre singing

00.51
00.52

That song and


I got a lump in my

00.53
00.54
00.55

Throat cause
Youre gunna sing
Words wrong

00.56
00.57
00.58

Theres this movie

Lady,

00.59
01.00
01.01
01.02

That I think youll


like

01.03

To quit his

This guy decides

Medium shot of girl


walking out of the frame
of the camera
Shot of field and trees
Medium shot of a
lake/river
Shot of hands becoming
untied in reverse so come
together again turn to
black
Pitch black
Left hand held out helps
girl get up
Boy lip sync I love you
Back to shots of boy
playing guitar and singing
different angle shots for
variation
Boy looks into camera
teary eyed
More shots of boy playing
guitar

Boy walking along grass


alone slow motion

Shots of buildings low


angle shots so the
buildings look intimidating

01.04
01.05
01.06
01.07
01.08
01.09
01.10
01.11
01.12
01.13
01.14
01.15
01.16
01.17
01.18
01.19
01.20
01.21
01.22
01.23
01.24
01.25
01.26
01.27

Job and
Heads to New York
city
This cowboys
Running from
himself

01.28
01.29
01.30
01.31

To the
riptide
Taken away to the
Dark side

01.32
01.33
01.34
01.35
01.36
01.37
01.38
01.39

I wanna be your
Left hand
man
I love
You
When youre singing that
song and
I got a lump in my

01.40
01.41
01.42
01.43
01.44
01.45
01.46
01.47
01.48
01.49

Throat cause
Youre gonna sing
the words
wrong

And shes been living


On the highest
shelf

Takes a toy doll off a shelf


Close up of the dolls face

Oh

Throw doll onto bed


Field/wind

Oh

Long shot of sun

And they come


unstuck

Hands become untied

Lady
Running down

Cut out words


Added to each shot at a
fast pace

Dark in black letters


stand out from all the other
colourful letters
Left hand out
Man lip sync I love you
Male actor playing guitar
Boy looks down from
camera - shy
Close up of guitar

01.50

I just wanna

01.51
01.52
01.53
01.54
01.55

I just wanna
know

01.56
01.57
01.58
01.59
02.00
02.01
02.02
02.03
02.04
02.05
02.06
02.07
02.08
02.09
02.10
02.11
02.12
02.13
02.14
02.15
02.16
02.17
02.18
02.19
02.20

If youre gunna
stay

02.21
02.22
02.23
02.24
02.25
02.26
02.27
02.28
02.29
02.30
02.31
02.32
02.33
02.34
02.35
02.36

Taken away to
The dark
Side
I wanna be your
Left hand
man
I love You
When youre
Singing that song and
I got a
Lump in my
Throat cause
Youre gunna sing
The words wrong

If youre gunna

Girl sitting in a park alone


singing

Same girl sitting on a


bench singing

I just gotta
I just gotta
know
I cant
Have it
I cant have it
Any
other way
I swear shes
destined
For the screen
Closest thing to
Michelle Pfeiffer
That youve
Ever
Seen, oh
Lady
Running down to the
Riptide

Oh, Lady

Medium shot of girl

Close up

Shots of field and river


Cut out words added one
by one again

Left hand out


Male actor singing
Playing guitar

Cut out words added one

by one to the shot repeated


02.37
02.38
02.39
02.40
02.41
02.42
02.43
02.44
02.45
02.46
02.47
02.48
02.49
02.50
02.51
02.52
02.53
02.54
02.55
02.56
02.57
02.58
02.59
03.00
03.01
03.02
03.03
03.04
03.05
03.06

Running down
To the
riptide
Taken away to
The dark side
I wanna be your
Left hand
Man
I love
You
When youre singing that
Song and
I got a lump in my
Throat cause
Youre gunna sing
The words
wrong
Oh
Lady
Running down to the
Rip
Tide
Taken away to the
Dark side
I wanna be your
Left hand
Man
I love
You
When youre singing that

03.07
03.08

Song and
I got a lump in my

03.09
03.10
03.11
03.12
03.13
03.14

Throat cause
Youre gunna sing
The words
wrong
And I got a lump in my
Throat cause

03.15
03.16
03.17
03.18
03.19
03.20
03.21

Youre gunna sing the


Words wrong

Guitar shots

Ends up at sea front/river


Breath relief -

Girl singing I love you


Medium shot of couple
walk away from the
camera holding hands

Long shot of sun fade


out

03.22
03.23
03.24

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