Synopsis

Set against the windswept landscape of Gweedore, County Donegal, the video evokes rural Ireland in the 1930s. Children walk along a country road as a funeral procession approaches, while older villagers gather in a pub and life continues around them. Bono and Clannad appear within this atmospheric portrait of community, tradition, and mortality. The stark imagery gives the song a cinematic, almost folkloric quality, connecting its reflective lyrics with the passage from youth to old age and death.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed in Gweedore, Clannad's hometown in County Donegal, using the surrounding countryside and local community to create its period setting.

• The production involved local people from the area, helping the video feel less like a staged fantasy and more like a portrait of Donegal life.

• The hearse seen in the funeral procession had recently been purchased by Bono. It was driven during filming by his friend, artist Charlie Whisker.

• Moya Brennan described the song as being about life rather than romance, a distinction that is reflected in the video's focus on community, aging, ritual, and death.

• Bono's contribution to the recording was completed in two takes after he improvised parts of his vocal and lyrics during the studio sessions.

• A storm between the two recording nights inspired additional ideas for the song, with Pol Brennan reportedly staying awake to work on new material.

• The video's striking image of Bono was an early visual influence on artist Dave McKean, who later used a similar appearance when developing the character Dream for DC Comics' Sandman.