Gojira - Low Lands [Official Video]

Directed by Alain Duplantier
Cast: Claire Theodoly
Editing by Matthieu Laclau
Cinematography by Alain Duplantier
Assistant Director: Gabrielle Duplantier
First assistant camera: Gaelle Tanguy
Drone operator: Damien Vergez - Fast Fokus
Colorist: Théophile Rausch - Les Films du Périscope


Lyrics:
tell me what you see
in the after life
par-delà le ciel
par-delà le soleil

in all there is to learn
the sun is on our side
and though you’re on the run
you will survive

expanded to the state of light
the deepest corners of the world
gliding through the lowlands
and swimming all the oceans

walking through the silence
already made it through the night
there will be a new day
whenever the sun rises

you’re invisible, you’re in everything
tell me what you see
when you’re everywhere
tell me now

while you drift away
from all the plagues of this world
you’re put out of misery, giant monster
you won’t have to face it again
every step of the way gets you higher

all the voices trapped underneath the ground
let them all go in the sky
find the power lost underneath the ground
let it all blow in the sky
all the voices trapped in my head
let them all scream in the night
find the power lost underneath the ground
let it all blow in the sky

[humanblacklight]

That moment, when you're 50, and you've listened to all kinds of music for decades, and you realize... you needed this band and their music years ago.

[alistairclifton]

"Tell me what you see
In the afterlife
"

The mother of Goijira's Joe and Mario Duplantier mother passed away after a year-long battle fighting cancer, during the recording of Magma. Their loss inspired the direction that Gojira take on the album and this song finds Joe Duplantier talking to his late mom directly. "We were so inspired by how incredibly brave she was before she passed, she understood that there was no hope left and she embraced it. She gave us what she had to give, she took care of her material things, her bank accounts, her rent, all those details, in an attempt to detach herself from all worldly possessions.

It was a lesson, I had an example from my Mum on how to leave this world with grace and I'll have that forever, it's a gift that she gave to me and my brother and my sister. We have that in us and it's an incredible gift; I hope my own death will be as peaceful and beautiful as hers … we shall see."
The song's music video was directed by Alain Duplantier, the cousin of Joe and Mario Duplantier. It includes shots inside an empty house. Joe Duplantier explained: "One of the 'characters' featured in this film is 'Gayeres, ' the family house where Mario and I grew up. We jammed to our first songs, started Gojira, and recorded most of our albums there."

[agustincasciero]

4 years late, but better late than never:


Rest In Peace Patricia Rosa, mother of the best brothers in modern metal.

[hackzein]

my life exists in two parts:
before i heard about gojira
after i heard about gojira

[liamashdown]

imagine a gojira, tool, and dream theater concert that just lasted hours and hours. you would leave the concert with a third eye dude

[kbatmama]

this album changed my life. I was in and out of foster care, parents in prison, struggling with coping with such a shitty childhood. I am a MASSIVE GOJIRA FAN and this album was life changing. It taught me to embrace what's part of my past and to let it all go because that's the only way to move on. to love, to learn, and to be something for this one life we get. So many were critical.of this album, but mario and joes mother passed away and they wrote this. people need to keep that in perspective. its such a beautiful, moving tribute to their late mother

[hewhomustnotbenamed]

Mario is a unique drummer he has to be one of the best in the world, out of all genres. He plays with incredible timing, technicality, speed, doesn't play at one speed constantly, is creative, and above all, plays with emotion. A unique blend of everything. It's hard to imagine what Gojira would sound like with a different drummer...

[GianlucaSorrentinoVideos]

4:23 This part gives me fucking goosebumps. Two sons paying tribute to their mother. This shit gets me man

[Buulz]

Par-delà le ciel - Beyond the sky
Par-delà le soleil - Beyond the sun ...

[INDOMINION]

I lost my mother on June 17th 2024. She suffered two hemorrhagic strokes. The first one paralyzed her right side but she was still herself. The second one happened two days short of a year later at 363 days after the first one. That one wiped away everything. It seemed as if her brain was reformatted. She couldn't remember anything but could say one or two words. She lived on a peg feeding tube for 10 years. Unable to taste food or drink. She kept smiling throughout Covid and could say I love you and where are you? through video chats. She cheated death twice more. I spent Christmas with her in ICU at the end of 2023. When she recovered, they talked me into restarting her peg feeding and as soon as I consented, the oxygen machine and lamp flickered off for about a second. No other lights in the room changed. Just that AC receptacle. The nurse and I looked at each other and both said what was that? at the exact same time. My mom stopped tolerating the feeds mid May of 2024. I had to make the terrible decision to discontinue the life support. She made it nearly a month and her battle ended on June 17th at around 9am. She made fools of at least 4 different doctors that told me she wouldn't survive 24 hours after her strokes. She was the strongest person I've ever known. Rest in Peace Angie. I will cherish your memory and love you forever 🕯🪽🤍 Fly Free into Eternity

[francoisml]

The song is amazing and the story about it is both sad and powerful.
It is dedicated to Patricia Duplantier, Mario and Joe's mom. She passed away in 2015 and Joe wrote this song in her memory. The house was their and the fire has been a request from Patricia as a "funeral celebration", gathering friends and family.
Mario Duplantier made an interview explaining it in a drum magazine (only in french sorry).

Thank you Gojira for this song, I hope it helped you to recover.

[ZEPEH-N]

Is it safe to say that Gojira is Life Metal?

[GoatMee]

It's amazing how many bands there are with vocals, 2 guitars, a bass, and a drum set, yet this band comes and creates something so unique, so fresh, so open, not just this song, the whole repertoire ... Gojira will go down in history as one of the Greats, as a band which established their own style and released albums with unmistakable identity. They totally own the scene and following their progress is pure enjoyment, just awesome. Hats off.

[robertkiger]

LOL...I'm over 60..a professional musician of sorts from Detroit...Seen all the GREATS live over the years...All original members....Led Zeppelin with Bonham, Pink Floyd with Waters, Queen with Freddie, Thin Lizzy with Phil, Pantera over 30 times and on and on....I caught GOJIRA by chance at a show last year...2019 at DTE Music Center...Outdoor venue...My life hasn't been the same since!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE...GOJIRA....made certain to PURCHASE ALL hard copies of all their material including vinyl and shirts...LOL...Slipknot cannot light the match for this bands candle!!!! only a 40 minute set or so and I have been hooked for life! I have turned many upon many "OLD TIMERS" such as myself onto this STELLAR GROUP! Cannot wait to see a HEADLINE SHOW!!!

[bikinibottomfish]

It's 6 in the morning and I'm bingeing Gojira already. Just discovered them yesterday.

[c.m.baasch]

You guys...I am a heroin addict....and I don't want to be one any longer. Your song Low Lands represents so much positivity for me right now after being clean for over a week or so and I just would like to let you know that even if I have no idea what your original intent was in writing the song, the message brings tears to me. Love you guys. Please keep pounding such great music. Chad in Seattle.

[jmcsquared]

Both my parents died right when I began listening to this record. This song helped me get closure through the event. This record, and particularly this song, gave me a sense of awe and wonder in the midst of the situation. Gojira, thank you for the art you've created which has uplifted people all around the globe. Joe, Mario, what a blessed and proud mother you must have had.

[arininquotes]

"Perfect things don't exist"
let me introduce you to Gojira, friend

[nenissaK]

Meshuggah: colossal
Opeth: foggy, distant
Leprous: bitter
Gojira: mystic

[psycold]

These guys are so classy compared to pretty much every other metal band; they aren't covered in terrible tattoos, they don't wear embarrassing death metal shirts to try and earn scene cred, and they don't incorporate the latest trends into their music...they just keep evolving a sound that they pioneered themselves. It makes me happy to think the Duplantier brothers still have each other when going through one of the worst losses a family can suffer, and that they can turn that into incredible music to share with the world. Amazing cinematography and overall just a beautiful video.