Aint no Rest for the Wicked – Cage the Elephant.
Intro
Man sitting in bar, drinking pint. Band playing in
background. All the band members are wearing novelty devil horns. He puts some
money on the counter, gets up and leaves.
First Verse
Man walks down street and is solicited by young prostitute
wearing the same novelty horns. All the direct dialogue is lip synched to the
respective character.
First Chorus
The chorus flips back and forth between the band back in the
pub still playing, the man walking down the street and the prostitute on her
own, singing along and dancing.
Second Verse
As described in the lyrics, a man in a large, sinister
trench coast and a similar pair of novelty devil horns slips out of sight, into
an alleyway. He then jumps out beside the protagonist and puts a large,
revolver up against his head. Again, the lyrics are synched to the character
speaking them.
Second Chorus
The second chorus flips back and forth between the band back
in the pub still playing, the mugger singing and dancing along and the man
walking home.
Instrumental
The man sees a pair of devil horns on the floor, bends down,
picks them up and shakes his head. The throws them over his shoulder and
carries on home.
Third Verse
The man is home, sitting and watching TV. On the TV he sees
an elderly priest with devil horns, stuffing his pockets with money from a
church collection bucket. The man watches in shock. He looks down, on the sofa
next to him is another pair of the novelty devil horns. He picks them up and puts
them on.
Third Chorus
The last chorus shows the prostitute, the mugger, the priest
and the man dancing in the pub. The band are playing in the background. They
dance, sing along and pour each other champagne. As the video ends, the lead
singer winks at the camera and smiles.
