Novo Amor - Repeat Until Death (Chapter II)

Directed & Written by Jorik Dozy & Sil van der Woerd
Produced by Sean Lin, New Frontier Pictures
Line Producer: Byambadorj Altankhuyag
Cast: Munkhjin Bayanmunkh & Yalalt Namsrai
Cinematography by Nicholas Chin
No animals were harmed in the making of this video

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[SugaStarr]

This song has saved me from suicide numerous times. I know that’s heavy/TMI but I feel like anyone watching this is kind and it’s a safe space. I’m still mentally ill, I’m still hanging on by a thread but music helps. Sending love to anyone to reading this…you’re worthy and you’re going to be okay.

[novoamorofficial]

Lyrics
Low, a part of me now.
A palm to my mouth.
I said it, almost.
Snow, brother I’ll bet it all gold.
Shudder with blood in my nose.
I had it, almost.

Don’t go, you’re half of me now,
but I’m hardly stood proud,
I said it, almost.
Oh, I’ve been low, but dammit I bet it don’t show,
it was heaven a moment ago,
I had it, almost.
we had it, almost.

I can’t seem to let myself leave you,
but I can’t breathe anymore.
I can’t seem to not need to need you,
and I can’t breathe anymore.

[rachelelliot]

the kind of artist you want to tell the whole world about, but then also keep to yourself because it feels like it’s yours and that others will exploit it so it’s not special anymore. I love this and the message

[dawnfarer]

i love that you use your music to bring awareness to things that are important.

[euphemiac]

The girl. She's the most beautiful person I've ever seen.

[JohnSemaan]

The most beautiful two part music video I’ve seen. The story is amazing. And I can’t stop crying.

[melancholicsoul]

This song never fails to make me cry, there is softness and a healing feeling to it, and seeing how many people are affected by it, only confirms that it really is a masterpiece. The MV is powerful as well, oh I’m crying again but I wish everyone an amazing day no matter what they’re going through, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.

[ariariane]

Hello! I am from Mongolia, thank you for making a beautiful piece of art. It really touches my heart and soul.. Was pleasantly surprised to see my mother land and listen to mongolian language.

[SoonToBeBig]

I think i'll repeat this song until death

[Barrrt]

This is the most beautiful way to make me cry. With truth and beauty.

[jenniferbrat]

again, this was beautiful, deeply saddening and eye-opening... there’s always something meaningful that goes into your videos that makes humanity stop for just one moment to figure out where the hell we’ve gone wrong. when did we lose our humanity? how have we become so detached and devoid of emotions for all our forms of life? the worst thing about it is that we’re too far gone. we refuse to take a step back and look at the effects of our selfishness and negligence. instead, it’s easier for us to ignore the problem like it doesn’t exist until it doesn’t anymore...

[SaifUlIslam-dixv]

I've listened to this song over and over again last February of 2020, while I stayed for 6 days in the hospital looking after my grandmother who passed away. I was the only closest family staying there, the rest of my family are mostly abroad - the days went by with just my mother staying a distant relative of mine at home, and I going back and to from my University to hospital, and vice versa, asking far off family members to look after while I was not here.

I lost my father 2 years ago, and I really tried to not break down as the sole person and care taker of my grandmother - kept consolidating everyone not here, telling them things are gonna be okay, trying to give them hope, trying to do everything as best as a emotional 20 year old could do and handle everything as bravely as I could.

And yet things weren't getting better. I kept trying to give myself hope from nothing, hoping that things would go back to being normal, cried alone in the hospital. The pain was a "a part of me now", sadness that a person was going away, forever in this lifetime. I just could not "let it go", I tried to make things better and "I had it almost" - I hoped, but it was not true. She passed away on the 7th day, and this song kept repeating in my head.

I had gone through pain, emotional pain, I could not just ignore it. It was a part of my personality now, who I am, and who I was, and what it transformed me into - someone stronger and better who understands that they love and care deeply for the people around them, though I often don't show it to people.

Thank you, Novo Amor. I'll remember the lyrics to this until a lifetime.

[YunJaeGDLuv]

That moment when you’re so peaceful, listening to his beautiful voice and watching this emotional video, and you think you’re looking at clouds and you’re just so happy... but then you realize what those clouds really are and you’re left heart broken...

Novo, you are the greatest. Thank you for this.

[idahossa]

I BELIEVE THE BEST THING ABOUT CONCEPTUAL ART IS EVERYONE INTERPRETS THEM DIFFERENTLY OR IN NUMEROUS WAYS.

PERSONALLY, ONE OF THE MESSAGES I GOT FROM THIS VIDEO IS THE MESSAGE OF LETTING GO.

THE GIRL HAVING TO ACCEPT THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE IS ATTACHED TO THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE, THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE ONLY PLACE SHE FEELS TRULY "HEALED", SHE'S NOT THE BEST FOR IT.

THAT SAID, I PRAY NONE OF YOU EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PAIN OF LETTING GO OF STH OR SOMEONE THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY JUST BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T GENUINELY GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM OR VICE VERSA.

BUT IF ELSE FAILS, I GENUINELY HOPE YOU LEARN TO WALK AWAY FROM THE THINGS NOT MEANT FOR YOU.

[aldenharold]

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen

[timothyhill]

With tears streaming down my face, I sit and pray for people I don't even know.
Thank you. Thank you for making a different using music.
❤️

[itsbjaay]

Warning: this is a lengthy post (or should I say 'short essay') about my analysis of 'Sleepless (Chapter I)' and 'Repeat Until Death (Chapter II)':


TL;DR: Both parts can be watched in either order, and still make sense; the videos may be interpreted as having to deal with more issues other than environmental issues (at least to me), however it is still the main focus; Novo Amor is amazing and utterly brilliant and inspiring.

Novo Amor truly lets his creativity and artistry shine in all of his work, but I am particularly impressed by this two part series. I personally believe that these videos deal with many issues from environmental problems to creative or mental struggles. Each music video tells it's own story:

Chapter I, which may represent a resurrection of one's body or soul, sees a girl as she recovers from an illness. The city in which she lives in at the beginning of the music video not only symbolizes the pollution due to human disruption of the environment, but it also represents a lost spirit and a lack of freedom and creativity. By taking the girl away from the city and into the wild to see a shaman, the man is trying to heal her both physically and spiritually. At the end of this music video, the girl is healed and is re-establishing her connection to nature (or creativity): the very connection that we are all born with, but lose as we grow in this modern age.

Chapter II represents the downfall of the girl's spirit and health as the disruption and pollution from the nearby city continues to expand into the wilderness where the girl and her newfound family take refuge. The girl is living a life full of freedom and happiness. However, this ends as she sees death slowly creep up on her familiar life: it begins with the death of her reindeer (symbolizing nature, something that some humans may never learn to appreciate), whom she establishes a very close bond with. By the end of this video, she is ripped apart from her family, so that she can be taken to the city, and has fallen ill. The man believes that doing so will offer her a better chance at survival, since her nomadic family, and many others, are being pushed further into a corner, which may eventually lead to their downfall.

When watching each music video individually, one can say that they tell a straightforward story however when they are watched one after another, you can see they tell an even larger narrative. What I find brilliant about these two music videos is that they come full circle: you can watch any of the two videos before the other, and they still tell a story that is coherent. The brilliance is revealed in all it's glory when we begin to piece everything together. We become 'Sleepless' because of the stress of everyday life: from the mundane 9-to-5 jobs, and lack of creative expression, to the toxic (physically, mentally and emotionally) environment we continue to 'thrive' in. When we have had enough, we try to escape our lives to recharge by going on retreats (whether it be in nature, or just away from your regular life). Eventually we return to these lives after we feel renewed. Although we may come back to our realities with new outlooks on life, our lives eventually catch up to us and we are again left feeling ill and worn down: the endless cycle 'Repeats Until Death'.

Some people start in a state of happiness and slowly spiral into their lowest of lows, while others start at the bottom and slowly work up to a state of freedom and fulfillment. No matter which walk of life you come from, the truth of the matter is: we are all trapped in this endless cycle. The ultimate tragedy in all of this is the very reason why we are living in this cycle is because a majority of humanity is too ignorant to see just how drastic their actions are. People say they 'see' how bad the state of everything is and they say 'well isn't that unfortunate, we should change things', but little to no action is taken, and still some people take it as a joke. Ali truly is a blessing to humanity with his work, and it is very unfortunate that he doesn't get the recognition he so very deserves. My only hope is that people pay more attention, and I mean truly listen in on his messages, in the future.

I know this post is very long, and is very rough in terms of explanation and connectivity, but hopefully I got my point across. I just wanted to get this out into the world before these thoughts slip my mind.

I apologize for the long read, but I sincerely thank you if you took 5 minutes out of your busy day to read it. Hopefully it sparked something in you other than boredom or sleepiness.

[ben_jamina]

The cinematography is great as always. I'm dying to see some bts of these videos

[njdpast]

You inspire me to save the planet! Thanks!

[charliem]

Humans as a society truly will keep repeating the same mistakes until death. Thank you Novo Amor for this work of art in awareness.