Benzo Trill enters a genuinely emotional and visually beautiful new era with a music video that feels both private and large. “Roses” swirls with easygoing, irresistible R&B warmth and is about a lover full of charisma and natural charm who shows his affection in the simplest, but most powerful way, dropping off a rich arrangement of roses at her doorstep. It’s the language of romance, of passion and desire and delight, where emotion is not only felt but physically experienced.
The world of “Roses” is visually floating like a refreshing summer wind. The melodious backdrop is a meandering river of sensual passion buoyed by wide harmonies and a silky smooth voice that sounds natural and truly heartfelt. It’s the sound of somebody hit square-on by Cupid’s arrow, when openness and confidence can sit side by side.
The music video begins on an unanticipated emotional note with a flashback of Benzo Trill’s military career. Here we witness the contrast between the youthful, untested man who first enrolled and rapidly got into problems, and the stronger, unwavering figure he would eventually become before leaving that world behind. He cries, and in that moment of introspection, the drama becomes grounded in personal history and human growth, the emotional stakes set before romance even enters the picture. The visual transformation happens in a flash, intoxicating, a fantasy world where emotion becomes color, texture, and motion. In the middle, Benzo Trill, in his best, posed and seductive with his pet bearded dragon Lizzy, an unexpectedly touching detail that gives personality and charm to the luxurious tableau. A red leather Bentley convertible parked nearby is draped in velvety rose petals, echoing the video's fundamental conceit of love as luxury and devotion as a show-off.
As the story continues, Trill owns the frame with more certainty, delving further into himself as performer and dancer. Each glide, slide, and swoop draws the spectator farther into the emotional flow of the tale. He and his girlfriend have a chemistry that sizzles like a slow-burning fire until it reaches its peak, and he makes his move, scooping her into his arms and carrying her out into the night.