Elliot Moss - "Without The Lights" (Official Video) 

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4 years later and still one of my favorite dance short films. Expresses darkness and traumas in life in such an artistic and unique way. Amazing piece of art. Stunning choreography.

I'm so thankful to all of you who are supporting and sharing this piece of work. This video is truly a piece of my soul...I hope all who have suffered any sort of abuse can find the strength to transform their pain into power.

never in my life have i experienced so much emotion from a dance. whoever the choreographer is deserves a fucking Oscar. they really told a story with just their bodies

So thankful this piece of art exists. 6 years on and still tears every time. Thank you Elliot Moss, Phillip Chbeeb, Erica Klein and the rest of the crew. Such amazing, flawless work.

This is 5 years of my life in 4 minutes, and I can't stop watching it.

I'm not even into interpretive dance or anything like it but holy fuck that was powerful

As a sex trafficking survivor out of Philly.... The mental illness that ensued since is the darkness that follows and consumes me still most days. This song feels like it was made to describe me. Always fight back. I only lived to tell the tale because I fought my way to freedom. Even with dark invisible chains only I see and feel today I continue to fight... And will continue to fight for, for all the souls whose fight is over already. TO ALL THOSE STILL CAPTIVE NEVER GIVE UP HOPE- ITS THE ONLY THING THEY CAN NOT TAKE FROM US. Thank you God for a second chance at life and for my son Chance ❤️🙏❤️‍🩹

After 7 years of domestic violence I finally found my way out. The song combined with the choreography literally opened my eyes. Now (after 1 year) I'm able to say thank you. This touched my heart! ❤ Great work!

The most beautiful thing about this video, is that so many people can relate to it in different ways.. some feel it's about an abusive relationship, others feel it's about an internal struggle, whether it's with depression, anxiety, or repercussions of sexual abuse. It's the way we see darkness take over her and her struggle to find the light that triggers different emotions and memories in us.. This is truly a masterpiece! (Edit: Am I the only one who notices the way she moves the mirror around her body in the beginning.. It's like an indication that she feels *empty*, right before darkness takes over her..)

This is pure art.

I hope anyone who knows me personally never sees this comment, but I've been recovering from my last relationship by myself for eight months now. No one knows what happened, I hardly remember, but the feeling still remains. This video puts into words how recovery feels. Maybe, one day, when I am able to tell the people who care about me what happened, it'll be because of this video.

I never stop getting chills watching this video. The music. The dancers…there isn’t anyone better out there.

Wow, man. I've never seen a more emotional video. The choreography is deep.

**~LYRICS~** Oooh, call off the dogs We found her in the woods That girl never stood a chance After that dark dance with the waves She waltzed away into the sea Baby take me with you please I don't know what I'd do if you'd leave Whoaaaaaaa... whoaaa. whoa Watch all the torches go out One at a time The world gets darker every night Cause as I see it all Without the lights. She waltzed away into the sea Baby take me with you please I don't know what I'd do if you'd leave She waltzed away into the sea Baby take me with you please I don't know what I'd do if you'd leave Whoaaaaaaa... whoaaa. whoa Whoaaaaaaa... whoaaa. whoa Reach up your hand to pull me down. down. pull me down. Down. Down. Pull me down. Down. Down. Pull me down. Down. Down. Pull me down. Down. Down. Pull me down. Down. Down. Pull me down. Oooh call off the dogs, we found her in the woods.

Saw this years ago and to this day I remember it and will rewatch it periodically. Such a powerful piece. Thank you to all involved in making it.

It’s been years and it still hits da same

Crying. I can't put into words how haunting this video was. The choreography, acting, emotion and cinematography was on point. Thank you for illustrating this painful cycle that many of us are unfortunate to know. Thank you for this.

I lost my sister to domestic violence and this ☝🏾️I cried my eyes out.... This video is amazing..........

This video is so nostalgic for me, now. I still remember getting chills the first time I saw just a clip of it. It’s amazing. It’s uncomfortable and meaningful.

I was in an abusive relationship for three years and this video completely depicts how I felt. And I can't believe I found this. Like even though he's gone now, the ending of the video describes how it feels even when they're gone. This is so beautiful and cynical and honest to how it feels. Thank you.

I get the bad kind of chills when she is fighting and he grabs her by the neck and she stops

omg that choreography is awesome

As someone who survived an abusive relationship, I cry every time watching this. So beautiful and raw. I’ll never forget but I’m so thankful to be out of that dark place.

Even now, I listen to this song and rewatch the video as if I’d never seen it before. Chills every single time. Thank you, elliot moss.

i've watched this probably five times through now, the choreography is brilliantly mesmerising and haunting. there is so much intricacy and meaning behind each frame and step and once again moss delivers an insane piece of work.

One of the most heartbreaking, meaningful, beautiful videos I've ever seen. Music videos nowadays are just walking around lip syncing and this in comparison isn't even on the same spectrum. Absolutely breathtaking. I can't stop watching it.

5 years ago, this video woke me up and saved my life. A total, perfect, difficult yet beautiful reflection and reminder. For anyone reading this, you are so deserving of love, kindness and respect. It only gets better, I promise you 💖

Phillip Chbeeb has got to be one of the most creative choreographers of our time... It's so powerful and intricate but it does not disturb the flow with all of the embellishments.

I've replayed this maybe like 14 times already, it's very beautifully done. The more I watch it the more the story being told through dance comes alive. It's very well done.

It brought me to so much tears. Its so strong. An abusive relationship is exactly as this video shows, it brings up all the strong emotions from the abuse. The feeling of being contaminated with all that sewage, the struggle, and not being able to leave, and looking at yourself and just feeling so sad. It's the perfect illustration. Thank you. It's so beautiful this video.

Jesus Christ that was the most powerful ugliest most beautiful thing Ive seen

Still here 6years later ❤

so underrated i dont understand how this doesnt have more views wtfff

This song always brings me to tears

2019 of October and i am still here for it

I cried like a baby, thank you for helping me release this. Beautifully done.

I can't tell you how much this relates to how I felt in a few past relationships. Insecure, and then some guy comes along and stains me, when I look at him I see me and the mark he is leaving (the black paint on her face) and then the whole time we are together the things he has said and done (the stains on the white sheets) is all around us and on my mind. He is controlling me, I feel like I'm trapped, he is completely using me for my body, there is no love. I finally cut him off and the things he did are drowning me (her covered in sheets) and I am more insecure than ever, and once I have finally gotten rid of him, he creeps back into my life, giving me no time to really heal.

This is one of the best music videos i've ever seen the choreography the lighting the clothes just everything fits in so well with this powerful song. And as many have already stated it is so relatable for me as i've been through some shit... So thank you Elliot Moss for making such an amazing song which is to underrated like geez this needs more views!!!!!

Many years later and I continue to have tears and goosebumps through this whole song and video. ❤

This affects me on such a deep level. This is what an abusive codependent relationship looks like. It hits you by surprise, and, before you know it, you are so wrapped up in it that you start to lose sight of who you are. You can't recognize yourself any more, but, at the same time, something is not allowing you to let go. My heart goes out to anyone who is going through this or who has gone through it in the past

This needs to go viral.

I love the choreography to no end. You made it extraordinary altogether, but my favorite thing is how you showcase this girl. She is supposed to be the victim here, but the moves she was given exploit how strong and beautiful she is. To me that is symbolic of everyone the girl represents. Anyone in an abusive situation, or suffering in other ways, has individual beauty and strength that can't be completely hidden. We have hope.

I cried watching this. It made my heart pound and my throat feel like it was closing up. I went through an abusive relationship for 4 years.. I still struggle with the depression and ptsd. I still break down and rememeber the feelings of hopelessness and being held down mentally and physically. It affects so much more than your confidence. It destroys your entire mind....

yep those goosebumps are never going away

That was amazing

I am not sure if I already commented on this, but I am 51, and a friend of my children shared this on Facebook. The depth, the beauty, the understanding, the strength ..... and the UNDERSTANDING! of this song and the beautiful video, still has me addicted 3 months later. This is award winning stuff!! Why am I not seeing this on mainstream? I have shared it twice on my FB page, as well as shown it to various friends and young aquaintances. I think those who haven't fully experienced this trauma in a relationship may not be able to relate to it. Unfortunately I experienced this at a young age. I fully understand the undying love for the individual who has so much darkness and unhappiness in their soul, as well as their controlling personalities. Well done Elliot, as well as his amazingly talented dancers. They all have an amazing future.

This one of those music that just leaves an impression like no other

this is insane...

I'm loving the beauty of the fact that every one is interpreting this video in different ways. They're comparing it to their struggles, and that's an amazingly magical thing. To me, this video represents a girl who used to feel like she had it all (beauty) because of what she was told, but was actually empty inside. She lets a man take a hold, and control her mentally. She struggles with leaving him because he makes her feel wanted; but she struggles with an internal fight. And as her light starts to go completely out, she finally starts to fight back. I've been depressed for lord knows how long. This video brought the hottest of tears to my eyes.

When i first saw this video 4 years ago, i was this girl in the beginning, so pure, full of light and hope and empty at the same time in some sense. I was watching the video then and felt an awakening. The feeling that something big will come soon that will change everything. And it did, with a face of a man and the deceit of the devil. I thought i knew selfless all-giving love while i was with him, but at the same time was struggling with self-loathing for 3 years, looking in the mirror and seeing a soulless being, a nothing. It is over now, for 6 months but still, i see him in my dreams, i think about him and i feel the anger build inside me like never before. Still i feel like nothing in this life belongs to me, myself included, still he has this control over me somehow. Like the girl in the video, i think i will never get over the abuse but i want to live so i have to have something mine. I have to find my soul again.

5 years later and I still cant watch it just once. Its so beautiful and resonates with so many people in different ways, and that is what makes true art.

Pacman killed the choreography & Elliot killed the song 😢

This is going to sound really dark.. But I started to tear up while watching this. In my eyes I see the struggle of love in an abusive relationship.. which is something I recently just got out of that was on and off again for almost 7 years.. This work is beautiful but so very deep :[

I love how the pure intentions and naivete are captured here. How it starts as an exciting but unsettling descent into gradual insanity. Rock bottom. Fighting back. Giving up. Getting free. Haunted by regret. Thanks for giving a voice to this and making it real instead of some bad dream you can't tell anybody about.

I am shaking and on the verge of tears. Thank you guys for creating this, and such a complex way to put the meaning of the song into a piece. I am honestly speechless.

This song feels like a visual representation of my depression..

That look of emptiness at 2:32-2:34 hurt my heart

I truly mean it when I say that this video and the song are literally a part of who I am today. It has always given me strength. It's a peace of art and i really believe only the people that need it find this video.

This video and song is a piece of art, the dancing, singing, instrument, acting and everything its just beautiful, so beautiful its hard to express this feeling towards this masterpiece by words

you've said your new music would be darker but haven't said it'd be SO good.. i'm already addicted

I hope this piece gets the credit it deserves, it’s brilliantly done, all of it

I have escaped the darkness. ...it took a while but i did so when ever I feel discouraged I watch this video and remind myself I could still be with.....him I am free !!!! Thank you for this video

I think video talks about sexuel abuse .There is some girls who can't see themselves as innocent and pur that they were before . It's hard get out from the darkness of sexual abuse ,even broke the silence of it. ONE OF THE MAINFUL CHOREGRAPHY EVER SEEN.

So so excited that you brought Phillip Chbeeb in on this project! I still remember watching his Slip video and being blown away, I think his choreography style fits so incredibly well with Moss' song style. Brilliant work guys.

This might be the best dancing I have even seen in my life. Also the deepest song I've ever heard in my life.

The most beautiful, soul crushing ,relatable short video I have ever seen. I watch it all of the time to remind me of the strength it took me to get out of this situation. I cannot express how much power this has. ❤

Oh shit. This is so good; the music, the message, and the dancing.

[Verse 1] Oooh, call off the dogs We found her in the woods That girl never stood a chance After that dark dance with the waves [Chorus] She waltzed her way into the sea Baby take me with you please I don't know what I'd do If you leave Whoaaaaaaa... whoaaa. whoa [Verse 2] Watch all the torches go out One at a time The world gets darker every night Cause I see it all Without the lights Bridge] Whoaaaaaaa... whoaaa. whoa Whoaaaaaaa... whoaaa. whoa Reach up your hand to pull me down. down Pull me down. Down. Down Pull me down. Down. Down Pull me down. Down. Down Pull me down. Down. Down Pull me down. Down. Down Pull me down [Outro] Oooh call off the dogs, we found her in the woods

5 years later and I still choke up when listening to this song and seeing this beautifully heartbreaking video

some of the most impressive dancing I've ever seen.

Phillip Chbeeb, wow

This video is so inspiring. The music and choreography just morphs together to from a very powerful story. The woman in the video obviously conveys a victim who went from someone so pure to falling in love with someone who was toxic to her and dragged her away from her innocence and drained of her happiness. Regardless of all that, she couldn't leave, either because of whatever love she had left or the fear that just compels her to interpret that staying is the safer option. On the other hand, you have the lyrics. It sounds like it's coming from the man's perspective. "Call off the dogs, we've found her..." He's looking for her, he needs her, and he's almost obsessed with her or this power over her. Even though it sounds like she's important to her, the way the song started with that set of lyrics sounds so hostile, like she's being chased by a predator... As she walks away, he begs to be with her. It shows how much he needs her or needs this dominance over her... Anyone can have their own interpretations, but this is how I see it. In perfect harmony, combining the views of both parties of an abusive relationship. It demonstrates how some are so obsessed and why some don't have either the courage or the heart to leave a relationship that is so toxic.

To me, this song represents my battle with addiction. So meaningful. Beautiful, heartwrenching work ❤

This video makes me sob every time. I was in an emotionally and sexually abusive relationship with a narcissist for 7 years and I feel every part of this in my bones. So heartbreaking and healing at the same time.

It's impossible to not be touch by this piece of art, I'm watching again and again, a very powerful message.

one of the most powerful videos I've seen in my life. the meaning was important and well put across, the choreography and dancing were stunning. jeeesh. what did I just watch. this needs to be shared.

To me this dance spoke about the darkness and traumas of life. Brought so many emotions and memories to the surface. Thank you. absolutely beautiful.

The choreography for this is absolutely amazing!!! When they dance together there moves I've never seen EVER! And these two dancer are just unspeakably talented!! Everything about this entire piece is beyond words... bravo all of you

This is a fucking masterpiece.

holy shit. wow. beautiful. painful. moving.

Seen it 2 years ago..... still my favorite video on youtube

the choreography not just being one with lyrics but with rythm too... what a masterpiece, the music and its production, that video... I just can't. now makes part of me.

this is like love.. it's so beautiful but it can make you so sad :/ one of my favorite songs rn fs

This describes everything that I have felt in the year of 2016. From anxiety, to major depression, to self harm, and to even thoughts of suicide. There's no better way of describing how I have felt except through this dance. Thank you for being my voice.

The end when his face creeps up again behind her. So damn eerie. And so eerily accurate of trauma. It never truly completely goes away.

This song captures my soul everytime I listen. Harrowing.

Truly the best choreography and cinematography I've seen so far. The powerful message and creativity in this video can't be put into words. I love this so much

I'm obsessed. I haven't stopped watching it since I first saw it. I really hope this goes viral cause everyone needs to see it. This is art.

I used to love this video for the strength and awareness it brought to domestic abuse. And then years later I find myself experiencing it . I love myself. Had a child out of it . And just now got the strength to leave and have somehow come across this video again. This is so important to young girls . And anybody suffering. It doesn’t get better. And you won’t even recognize yourself in the mirror one day . Seek help and get out.

I literally have no words to express what this video means and how painfully relevant it is to my past. That enduring mental struggle to eliminate those stains, in vain, every time.

Pacman got that creativity on point, way to go!

Phillip chbeeb 🙌🏻 he's the physical embodiment of art. The king of creativity indeed.

It’s been seven years and this song and video still have an absolute grip on me. Truly an unforgettable piece.

Literally one of the best dances I've ever seen in my life. Wow.

This music and video...i can't stop crying, this touched so deep ...

Oh my. I've replayed this countless times already.

Every time I watch this I cry even more, this is so powerful and beautiful it's ridiculous

wow! Pacman is my favourite dancer of all time, he's so creative. And this song has such a huge meaning.... thank you for doing this.

So glad I found Elliot Moss. His music is beautiful, and has great music videos to go along with his music.