WHISTLEBLOWER // Dan Mangan

Seems there is a lot of anger in the world. Anger can be important. Anger can topple tyrants. Anger can be a catalyst to growth. But if it becomes the default lens through which the world is seen, it can blind us from the redemption or beauty that can be found in this absurdity of errors. This video does not intend to incite anger, but it does rally to work through it and find the other side of it. To find resolution, forgiveness, and peace.

WHISTLEBLOWER

How could I have known
The hollowness of bones
Until I was shown
The weight of being alone?

The edge of all that is
Pierces slowly in
Opens up the skin
Takes as well as gives

But you could be the whistleblower
You could really sound it out
The end of all the willful blindness
Mayor of the town

This is how the deal came to be
This is how the deal came to be

So I could really use
The decency of youth
I am so fed up with all of you
Present company excluded

All this suffice to say
I'll come back from being away
Get complacent and unawake
Back to my senses

But you could be the whistleblower
You could really sound it out
The end of all the willful blindness
Mayor of the town

This is how the deal came to be
This is how the deal came to be
This is how the deal came to be
This is how the deal came to be

Director / DOP - Stuart Gillies
Editor - Jean-Denis Rouette
Gaffer - Mitch Duncan
Stills Photographer - Miles Clark
Colourist - David Tomiak

Carmen Aguirre
Lindsay Drummond
Natasha Gayle
Nick Hunnings
Tanya Jade
Taran Kootenhayoo
Alexander Moonie
Chirag Naik
Lucas Nielsen
Jesse Reid
Gabrielle Rose
Kirsten Slenning
Michael Springate
Era Vaughn Bothe
Maiko Yamamoto

Special Thanks:
Kim Barsanti
Angelique Pochet
Trig Singer
Andrea Wing

WHISTLEBLOWER is from Dan Mangan's 2015 "Unmake EP"

[rosssquire]

Thank you for another uncomfortable, thought provoking, and yet beautiful musical statement. Hope to play host when you next come to Sydney. Best wishes Ross

[jjandthepillars]

Torn by this. Amazing. Hug from Dan at the end makes everything better.

[_ingens_]

Perfect. Beautiful. Raw. Necessary. And hugs for all of the performers from Dan?? Amazing!

[professoroak]

God damn, I love you Dan. I hope you never stop doing what you're doing. Every song is perfection

[EduardoSDR]

Vocês sabem mesmo como fazer boas músicas e belos clipes. Isso é que é verdadeira harmonia entre imagem e som. Meus parabéns, mais uma vez. Agora, deixa eu ver esse belo clipe denovo (pela quarta vez consecutiva, eu acho).

[kilbeam]

I love this song. It helped me through some struggles and always manages to put things into perspective.

You are by far my favorite artist, Dan! I would love to see you play again in The Netherlands :)

[webtacsat]

Hi Dan!  You are amazing.  I love your lyrics...  and you have an amazing voice.  Your music helped me through one of the roughest points in my life.  I am pretty sure without your music I would have lingered in suffering much longer than need be.  I have always said, if I could be friends with just one famous person, it would be you.  I think you would be an incredible person to be around...  and I am sure your family and friends would affirm this!  (BTW, congrats on the new little one!)  Several of your songs will remain on my life soundtrack for eternity and typically, I love your music videos...  About As Helpful is probably my all time favorite, but Post War Blues is amazing and I love Indie Queens.  Sadly... I am not a fan of this one though.  I think I see what you were trying to do, but all that anger is really, really, REALLY hard to watch.

[robertaliradossantos]

em 'bom' português: FODA! [awesome]