The first thought that came to mind is that the MV is too graphic.



The violence hits close to home. My Mother was physically abused too, and she too did pack up and left.

I, too, was bullied in school.

What made it too graphic was the suicidal scene. The girl who was holding a sharp blade and there was a close up shot of a thread clipper at a later scene.

It’s not always a fun sight to see even in a music video. But, is this a new concept? No. There has been other foreign artist from the west, who has told stories through their MV similar to Sarah G. It’s not original.

In other MV’s, suicide pills can be seen, a gun or maybe attempting to jump off a building.

But, why are we so shocked?

When I first heard her album and this song, I did think about having to face hardships and having your religion/belief/God as your weapon. I didn’t expect to see the abuse and thoughts of suicide portrayed like that.

Sarah G. is someone who has this squeaky clean image, someone who we all expect to make us feel good and not face reality. I didn’t expect this from a Sarah G MV, because the music itself does not really say anything of one specific abuse.

Let’s not forget. Sarah G did not come from a rich family. We all know her rags to riches story. Because we put her in such a high pedestal, we all grew up watching her smile and not really talk about things that are controversial or political in nature. This is the sign that Sarah G is awake, grown up, showing us that she too has opinions and that she is going to use her platform, her music.


Do I think the MV technicality is perfect or unquestionable? No. It’s not. It feels low budget.

The actors, I thought they did really well. I got confused when the Director cuts to the redeeming part of the story. I had to rewatch, rethink and decipher.

The bullied kid, jumping happily, why? Oh, maybe the bullies got kicked out. The suicidal girl, when you’re at your lowest, call someone, talk to someone about your problems. They could help. The abused woman, walking away is the right way. A group of actors running was showing how we could run from darkness and find the light.

And here I thought the lyrics have a Gospel connotation to it. There was no portrayal of a practice of one specific religion at all.

Never had I watched a Filipino MV and had to think this hard. Stop the hate already. Because, really, why not from Sarah G?

Did you notice that Sarah remained in the dark and still finding her light?