Шоутаут прошлому, прощание с хаосом и шаг навстречу себе — именно так можно описать настроение клипа «Old Me», который группа 5 Seconds of Summer выпустила 10 марта 2020 года. Это не просто музыкальное видео, а честный диалог с собственной тенью: парни проходят через лабиринт воспоминаний, где каждая комната — эпизод из жизни, который пришлось прожить, чтобы понять себя. Гитары звучат тревожно и одновременно ностальгически, а камера следит за Люком, Майклом, Кэлом и Эштоном, словно за героями, которые наконец готовы оглянуться назад без сожаления, но с благодарностью. Режиссёрская работа превращает клип в визуальную исповедь: здесь и пустые коридоры, и зеркала, отражающие не только лица, но и поступки, от которых когда-то хотелось убежать. Но «Old Me» — это не о чувстве вины. Это гимн всем тем ошибкам, которые сделали группу той, кем она стала. И когда в финале звучит «Shout out to the old me», становится ясно: 5 Seconds of Summer прощаются не со своей историей, а с её грузом, чтобы двигаться дальше. Текст песни: Shout out to the old me And everything he showed me Glad you didn’t listen when the world was trying to slow me No one could control me Left my lovers lonely Had to fuck it up before I really got to know me Never a night alone Anywhere you wanna go Woke up in the morning wearing someone else’s clothes Pictures in my phone With people I don’t know Woke up in the morning how the hell’d I make it home And they wondered how long I could keep it up While I wondered if I’d ever, if I’d ever get enough And I did some shit I never should have done I would do over now, I’d do it over Shout out to the old me And everything you showed me Glad you didn’t listen when the world was trying to slow me No one could control me Left my lovers lonely Had to fuck it up before I really got to know me All of the mistakes I made Whatever the price I paid Shout out to the old me And everything he showed me Had to fuck it up before I let you get to know me Another round here we go Going in blow for blow Look into the mirror take the punches that I throw I’m constantly reminded of all the compromises by the people from my past who have a hard time letting go And they wondered how long I could keep it up While I wondered if I’d ever, if I’d ever get enough And I did some shit I never should have done I would do it over now, I’d do it over Shout out to the old me And everything you showed me Glad you didn’t listen when the world was trying to slow me No one could control me Left my lovers lonely Had to fuck it up before I really got to know me All of the mistakes I made Whatever the price I paid Shout out to the old me And everything he showed me Had to fuck it up before I let you get to know me Devil at my door Got me knockin’ knockin’ knockin’ on the other side Ashes on the floor But I’m walkin’ walkin’ walkin’ outta here alive Shout out to the old me And everything you showed me Glad you didn’t listen when the world was trying to slow me No one could control me Left my lovers lonely Had to fuck it up before I really got to know me All of the mistakes I made Whatever the price I paid Shout out to the old me And everything he showed me Had to fuck it up before I let you get to know me