miss murder (explanation and facts)
Explanation
The video features a pale woman (presumably "Miss Murder") sitting at an ornately carved desk, and stamping an AFI "Decemberunderground" logo (3 rabbits evenly spaced around an AFI logo), then folding the paper and placing it in her mouth. In a separate ornately decorated building, Davey sits at a similar desk with a mirror, and pulls the same paper out of his mouth. Upon unfolding it, he sees the symbol, knowing that it is the indication of his imminent end.
The song begins, Hunter, Jade, and Adam spaced in a triangular fashion in the Grand Hall of the building, playing the song. Davey walks to the balcony, and standing on the ledge, begins saluting and rallying the massive mob that has gathered in the streets below. Davey is rallying the crowd to him, knowing that Miss Murder is coming for him.
Just before the bridge of the song, Miss Murder's face is revealed for the first time. She carries with her a black rabbit, and sets it on the ground. There is a shot of Davey turning in the chair of his desk, and seeing 16 black rabbits on the floor behind his desk. Davey picks one up and places it on his lap, seeming to resign to the fact that he is inevitably going to die. Suddenly the crowd in the street beneath the ledge disappears and Davey sees Miss Murder exiting out of the doorway of the building across the street. He becomes enraged, and returns to his desk to await his death. As the song finishes, Miss Murder approaches behind him, and touches his shoulder. Davey closes his eyes with a sigh, suggesting he's passed, while the rabbit cowers.
The video went on to receive three nods in the MTV Video Music Awards, but took home just one: that of the Best Rock Video.
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