it's a clockwork planet

[kaydeefalls]

Merry Doctor Who Christmas Special Eve! Or something like that. Here, have a vid that's been eating my brain for a while.

One Mississippi
edited by kaydee falls
fandom: Doctor Who
characters: ensemble
music: "One Mississippi", by Tom McRae
summary: Can I only change your history for a day? Time travel, paradoxes, and breaking all the rules.
watch: embed below the cut, or on Vimeo
download: Mediafire (.mov, 60 MB)
disclaimer: not mine, no profit, don't sue.
notes: spoilers through 7x05.

Password: time

LYRICS:
Got no gloves and I don’t wear a hat
And these streets are cold
And I forgot the reasons I came

Walk a mile and I cross the bridge
To where heat of industry
Meets cold river air
And I wonder if I will
Survive the wave
That’ll drown this place

It’s a clockwork planet
And I’ve broken every key
Trying to keep the time from twisting out of reach
And it’s one Mississippi
It is two time’s grip is slipping
It’s three Mississippi
Time stands still

Got no home and I made no plans and this
City holds me in the palm of its hand and it sings
This is where you will catch your breath
Well I’m thinking of you
And I can hear your words
When you said flying away is for the birds
And by the way genius you ain’t walking south

It’s a clockwork planet
And I’ve broken every key
Trying to keep the time from twisting out of reach
And it’s one Mississippi
It is two time’s grip is slipping
It’s three Mississippi
Time stands still
And it’s four Mississippi
Can we stop the clocks from ticking
It is five Mississippi
Time stands still

And can we spin the world on its axis
Can we make the clocks run backwards
Can I only change your history for a day
And can I fix you in this moment
See us both move in slow motion
Is that sunrise or sunset who can say

It’s one Mississippi
It is two time’s grip is slipping
It is three Mississippi
Time stands still…

Comments

[lorax]

Oh my god, this is gorgeous. So sadly joyous, which makes no sense but yet it was anyway. I love it so much.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much! "Sadly joyous" is how the show generally makes me feel, so I'm glad that worked for you.

[such_heights]

Oh, oh wow. This is amazing and beautiful and heartbreaking. I love the way you make seven seasons and countless storylines look like one seamless story, this is incredibly well done. I love it.

(And I think Jason would love it too. <3)

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much! It really is all just one big story in the end. ♥

[lutamira]

So, so perfect. This makes me want to watch the whole series all over again, right now. Rose! Martha! Donna! Amy! And the clips you chose of the Doctor(s) made them seem even more like the same person - similar physical moments linking them across incarnations. Loved this.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much! I love how you can see echoes of the past Doctors in each new incarnation, so I'm particularly glad that worked for you.

[calvinahobbes]

I've been watching this several times over now and almost feel able to comment (so much going on!). This is so beautiful. I loved the TARDIS sequence (natch!), but also when you matched "fix you" to Jack, and all the intercuts of the angels. What a great summary of all the wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey complications we've seen so far, and the way they mirror and complement and make each other possible.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much! Some of the lyrics were just too obvious not to match up ("let me fix you in this moment", oh Jack).

[mammothluv]

This is absolutely amazing and captures so much of what I love about the show, the doctor, his companions, and the relationships between them.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it worked for you.

[jdjunkie]

Oh. OH.

My chest is hurting and my eyes are blurry but I have to tell you that this is so, so beautiful, and somehow encapsulates everything that I love about the show.

It's amazing. Thank you so much for sharing. :-)

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[promethia_tenk]

<3

[kaydeefalls]

:D

[leanwellback]

I've only just got round to watching this, but it's so gorgeous and captures so much of what I love about the show and why I keep watching it even when it annoys me. And then I saw the dedication and cried a little. He would've loved this ♥

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much!

[mizface]

This is beautiful. Just happy and sad and perfect.

[kaydeefalls]

Thank you so much!