Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (official Music Video) Page
During the freezing midwinter shoot, frontman Tom Chaplin wore a coat gifted to the band by Chris Martin of Coldplay , who was a close friend of Tim Rice-Oxley from their university days. A Message of Perseverance
A local woodland area where the trio spent their childhood days.
The video features the band performing in a forest glade, which is inhabited by small, alien-like spirits. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know (Official Music Video)
They represent the "simple things" mentioned in the lyrics—innocence and pure moments that are often lost as one grows older.
The "pathway" mentioned in the lyrics is the actual trail between Tim Rice-Oxley's parents' house and the local pub. Video Themes and "The Simple Things" During the freezing midwinter shoot, frontman Tom Chaplin
At the time the song was written, Keane was struggling to gain musical success in London and felt like "fish out of water". Rice-Oxley has described the song as a message to the band members to keep going and a reminder that, despite their failures, they still had each other and their shared history.
These creatures are known as "Roxleys" (a play on Tim Rice-Oxley's name) or "Simple Things". They represent the "simple things" mentioned in the
The line "I came across a fallen tree" refers to a specific fallen pine in those woods where the three band members were famously photographed together around the age of 11.