If the lyrics to Tove Lo’s “Cool Girl” only vaguely hint at the song’s inspiration—the Swedish singer has singled out Gone Girl as a muse—then the music video for the single removes any doubt. There are clear visual similarities to David Fincher’s film as Tove Lo gyrates around a motel parking lot in the new music video, her parallels to the Gone Girl’s complex, ambiguous antagonist made even more explicit as the Swedish singer simultaneously lies inside of a see-through coffin while also writhing on top of it.
Is Tove Lo an innocent or a villain in this scenario? In a cliffhanger worthy of Amy Dunne herself, the clip ends with a with a promise “to be continued.” The video is just one part of a short film that will accompany Tove Lo’s upcoming album, Lady Wood, out Oct. 28.
