Relationship between my song and the visuals in my video

Relationship between lyrics and visuals:
The visuals in my music video will often complement the lyrics of the song, and the mise en scene of particular shots will often reflect the lyrics as we hear them. For example, during lyrics such as "Force of habit is the problem that I've got" and "I admit, I know I've got a problem", we will see mocked up paperwork that details "force of habit" as a kind of disease that is incurable. This makes the subject matter of the song seem more realistic and possibly frightening to those outside of the target audience group.

The performance of the singer, more specifically, the facial expressions, will also complement the lyrics. The actor will portray the persona he is singing about through these facial expressions. This primarily includes manic smiles and laughter whilst lip syncing to some of the lyrics.

Relationship between music and visuals:
The song is in a mid-paced tempo, which means some of the shots will flow in a reasonably slow pace. Parts of the song that feature guitar solos will have faster-paced, more action packed shots to complement them. I will have what I like to refer to as "mini-montages" that will feature a series of shots that play in a short space of time (around 3-5 seconds) that follow a particular theme in terms of, for example, mise-en-scene. One "mini-montage" I plan to use in my music video is one that shows many valuable items such as wallets and iPods, to imply that the singer has managed to steal them all in one fell swoop. This reflects the danger of the character being portrayed in the song and, most importantly, in my video, as it is up to me how I aim to portray him.

Close up of the singer:
Most of the shots that contain lip syncing will show a close up of the singer in a room that is otherwise dark, so the focus is fully on the singer. It is important for many music listeners to know who the performer of the song is, or if the song is a band effort, it's important to at least know what the singer looks like, although especially in rock and metal music videos, fans may want to know who the guitarists, bassists and drummers are too, as songs such as "Sweet Child O Mine" by Guns N Roses feature acclaimed guitar solos. However, many rock/metal videos such as mine still solely focus on the singer.

Performance, concept or narrative?
The music video will mix both performance and narrative. I feel that the narrative is somewhat loose but still present. The story doesn't really fit into a traditional structure (equillibrium, disruption, quest, resolution/re-equillibrium). The music video begins with the singer awakening from a sleep, opening his eyes and pulling a sinister smile, all in jump cuts. The music video will end on these shots in a reverse order, to show that his activities have come to an end, temporarily. To me, it gives the idea that he is stolen all there is to steal, and has therefore "gone into hibernation" so to speak, until some time has passed and he is able to wreak havoc again. Therefore, if the viewer was to re-watch the music video straight away, it would resemble his re-awakening after some time has passed, so the video can therefore be watched on a loop and it would show a continuting narrative.