Стремительная вспышка ярких неоновых красок, сменяющих друг друга под ритмичный бит, — таков минималистичный, но насыщенный визуальный мир лирик-видео группы 5 Seconds of Summer на трек «Old Me». Выпущенное 21 февраля 2020 года, оно сразу погружает в атмосферу рефлексии и дерзкого самоанализа. Бегущие строки, словно мысли, вырвавшиеся на свободу, сопровождают исповедальную лирику, где каждый кадр кажется частью внутреннего диалога артистов с их собственным прошлым — дерзким, безрассудным и абсолютно свободным. В этой работе 5SOS не просто представляют песню, а создают искреннее послание: благодарность всем ошибкам и безумствам, которые в конечном итоге привели к самопознанию. От первого гитарного аккорда до финального припева чувствуется энергия сожаления, смешанная с облегчением — мол, путь был тернист, но теперь я вижу, кем стал. Видео, лишённое лишних деталей, позволяет тексту зазвучать в полную силу, а группа в лице Люка Хеммингса, Майкла Клиффорда, Калума Худа и Эштона Ирвина напоминает: каждый твой «старый я» — это важный шаг к настоящему себе. 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