The Beths - 'Knees Deep' (Official)

"Knees Deep" featured on The Beths' forthcoming album "Expert In A Dying Field", out September 16 via Carpark Records and Ivy League

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CREDITS
The Beths are:
Elizabeth Stokes
Jonathan Pearce
Benjamin Sinclair
Tristan Deck

Directed by:
Callum Devlin & Annabel Kean

Thanks to:
NZ on Air
Bob Frisbee
Tess Parker
Richard Parry
Auckland Harbour Bridge Bungy
Priel Paniora
Simon Božić
Danyon Paniora
Leo Medina

A Sports Team Production

LYRICS
Watching light through water
I want to bend the way it bends
You slice like a knife through the surface
But what a thrill to see it mend
With no scar, no memory
I’m envious
Why pretend I’m not

Wading in up to the ankles
The cold speaks straight to my bones
Whole body and soul hesitation
I am a coward turned to stone
Stay there for centuries
So all of history knows about it

But hey hey
We made it to the longest day
And the sun, the wind the earth
Are wearing me away

The shame!
I wish that I was brave enough to dive in
But I never have been and never will be
I’m coming in hot then freezing completely
The shame!
I wish that I could say what I’ve been thinking
But I never have done and never will do
Still only knees deep
I’ll never be brave like you

Lighten up like a candle
I’m as likely to go out
You can sigh from the bottom of your lungs
Until the house gets blown down
One step, then two, then three
‘Til I’ve forgotten how to count them

But hey hey
We made it to the longest day
And the river’s ready current
Can carry me away

The shame!
I wish that I was brave enough to dive in
But I never have been and never will be
I’m coming in hot then freezing completely
The shame!
I wish that I could say what I’ve been thinking
But I never have done and never will do
Still only knees deep
I’ll never be brave like you

[thetebanski]

That look on Liz Stokes face before she took the plunge is the real deal - it's the look of someone questioning the choices they made that got them to that point.

[nathancamp]

Liz's reaction to Jon's "post-bungy" solo cracks me up.

[jasonpualoa]

Fell for this band so hard, so fast. No one is having more fun than them.

[jacktorborg]

How the hell is this band not WAY bigger they're so good, I love the Beths so much

[williamperkins]

I’ve been down the Beths rabbit hole for 6-7 months now. listening to this band just brings me joy.

[TyLikesToast]

Such a bouncy song, I love it. Even the bridge was amazing! I don't think it's a stretch to say this album is going to be a massive leap forward for the band.

[gabe_s_videos]

These were the kind of music videos I loved as a kid, ones that made being in a band look like the coolest thing in the world.

[ivanstott]

Just grinned my face off all the way through this. Yet another instant classic. Liz is a banger-writing machine!! Best band in the world.

[rairie]

I will forever cherish that time I played cricket with them at the Shitty Barn. They're so down-to-earth, fun, and warm. And you can hear that in every note.

[colonycase]

I love seeing how each band member becomes energized after taking the plungy. I love that while she's saying "I'll never be brave like you" she goes bungy jumping, which takes a lot of bravery.

[uhhhclem]

I love how this video is a rejoinder to the song. Here you are, getting your wish.

The expression on Liz's face as she starts to fall is one of the most nakedly honest things I've ever seen any artist put out there for us to see. "If I'm going to die for my art, which by the way I have no desire to do, is _this_ how it's gonna happen?"

[willheisdarkrock]

Liz is so cute, and the queen of facial expressions! All of the songs show a vulnerability I miss in most music. Love the song.

[repasiv]

I don't want this song to stop. It always feels like such a void when it is over so I listen to it again.

[bwanana]

this band always makes me smile like an idiot

[iainsimpson]

I've only just discovered the Beths with this record, but I am smitten. This is just pure, perfect power pop. It's infectious in all the best ways.

[BJGD]

I cannot believe that 3 weeks ago I had never heard of this band, and now these three singles are probably my favorite songs that I've heard this year. This one is the best so far! So incredibly excited for the record!

[therealvitruvius]

at 2:44 liz manages to whisper 'i love you' amidst all the glorious noise. this is the point of the song and of being alive, isn't it?

[jadefae]

I cannot emphasise just how wide my smile is during the last chorus of listening to this song. This is the most joyous song ever.

[slumberspeak]

How? How can a band possibly write this many 10/10 songs.

[Bub-tx]

THIS BAND IS SO BRAVE AND TIGHT AND FUN!!! Beautiful love letter video to Auckland Harbour Bridge! Hands up emoji!