Vid: Samson

[bop_radar]

Title: Samson
Artist: Regina Spektor
Fandom: Smallville
Description: Clark/Lana mood piece, spoilers to episode 7.04
Download: direct download (24 MB) or streaming at BAM or Blip (has been disabled on YouTube)
Credits: I had a lot of help with this one! The original concept is radioreverie's and huge thanks go to her for creative brainstorming as well. Profuse thanks to talitha78 for lifting my spirits with her wonderful feedback, and to supacat and brokenmnemonic for additional beta comments.
Notes: My aim was to capture the emotional tone of the Clana relationship, rather than take a literal or heavily meta approach, although I couldn't resist sprinkling a little meta in. Although it's in Lana's voice, it's not strictly Lana point-of-view--it was my intention to capture the ship as a whole. I'm passionate about neither the song nor the ship, but it was a satisfying experience vidding them nonetheless and I forced myself to practise transitions. And yes, I squeed crazily when they referenced the Samson/Delilah relationship in the episode last night. (My ep review is late because it spurred me to finish this first!)
Lyrics:

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
And history books forgot about us and the bible didnt mention us
The bible didnt mention us, not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first , I loved you first
Beneath the stars came falling on our heads
But they're just old light
They're just old light
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson came to my bed
Told me that my hair was red
Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed
I cut his hair myself one night
A pair of dull scissors and the yellow light
He told me that I'd done alright
and kissed me till the morning light the morning light
and he kissed me till the morning light

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
Ate a slice of wonder bread
and went right back to bed
We couldn't break the columns down
No, we couldn't destroy a single one
and the history books forgot about us
and the bible didnt mention us
not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first

Feedback would be wonderful should any of you care to watch! :)

Comments

[juxtoppozed.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous, tragically poignant--you actually made me tear up about Clana for the first time. That moved me more than anything I've ever read or seen about them. Especially the parts coinciding with And history books forgot about us and the bible didnt mention us/The bible didnt mention us, not even once and I loved you first, I loved you first. The song couldn't be more perfect. You made me really feel for Lana and Clana, simultaneously feel the heaviness of their history and their imminent pain. Beautifully, beautifully done.

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Your feedback is EXACTLY what I hoped for! I knew a Clana vid wouldn't get a big audience but I hoped that just one person would be moved by it. *beams* I'm so glad those parts worked for you--they were exciting to vid and radioreverie must take credit for some of the choices--she kept peppering me with suggestions. ;)

Thank you so much for the feedback!

[juxtoppozed.livejournal.com]

I hope everyone watches it regardless of their feelings about Clana. I'm going to pimp it once I get back online. It's superb. I cried more when I watched it the second time around. A part of me hopes they use the song on the show but it probably won't hold a candle to your use here. And radioreverie always did understand the emotional heart and tragedy of Clana and tried to get others to see it. Great job you guys :D

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

Oh thank you! :D I would think you were exaggerating about crying except that I saw supacat mist up in person. ;) And I know I sniffled my way through the vidding process, so you're not alone.

I was actually really (selfishly) afraid they'd vid the barn scene in 'Wrath' to 'Samson'! That would have been really cool though. I wonder if maybe they couldn't get the rights--it seems like a song they'd go after.