The Killers have debuted a new video for the “Rut,” the emotional ballad off their fifth studio album Wonderful Wonderful. Directed by the band’s frequent collaborator Danny Drysdale, the video follows a young woman throughout her life. It chronicles her lifetime of depression from her childhood to adulthood, portraying a visual interpretation of the song that was inspired by the struggles of Flowers’ own wife.
You won’t find any band members in the video — it’s mostly abandoned houses and glimpses of bleak suburbia — which makes Brandon Flower’s pleading lyrics like “I’ve done my best defending, but the punches are starting to land / I’m sliding into something you won’t understand” and “But don’t give up on me / ‘Cause I’m just in a rut /I’m climbing but the walls keep stacking up,” feel all the more poignant against the track’s steady swell.
Watch the video here:
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