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ptahrrific) wrote2010-03-10 10:12 am
ptahrrific) wrote2010-03-10 10:12 am
Entry tags:
Mix: Fake News - Across The Border And Into The City
Medium: Television
Fandom: The Colbert Report
Subject: FTM!Charlene and MTF!"Stephen"
Warnings: Character death; major spoilers for the fic
Title: Across The Border And Into The City
Soundtrack for the "past" half of Clover and Shadows. In which Stephen and her cousin Charlene are a couple of lonely kids who run off to the big city to get jobs, start a band, and try living as their respective actual genders.
Cover features this gorgeous art by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
omelton.
+ Christina Aguilera | Reflection +
(The constant refrain in the back of Charlene's head: something isn't right.)
Look at me
I will never pass
For a perfect bride, or a perfect daughter
Can it be
I'm not meant to play this part?...
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection someone I don't know?
Somehow I cannot hide
Who I am, though I tried
When will my reflection show who I am inside?
+ Barenaked Ladies | What A Good Boy +
(And as it turns out, Stephen knows exactly how that feels.)
When I was born, they looked at me and said,
"What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy."
And when you were born, they looked at you and said,
"What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl."
We've got these chains hanging around our necks
People wanna strangle us with them before we take our first breath
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
When temptation calls, we just look away
This name is the hairshirt I wear
And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair
This song is the cross that I bear
Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me tonight
+ Tracy Chapman | Fast Car +
(He's the one who comes up with the plan, explaining the details over and over.)
You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
I've been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won’t have to drive too far
Just cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And fin'lly see what it means to be living...
+ The Juliana Theory | Into The Dark +
(But in the end it's the dysphoria, not the logic, that sways her.)
Dad, your boy's about to fall
He walks the razor's edge
He's on the brink of fading out
He's at his bitter end...
In your eyes I see a darkness that torments you
And in your head where it dwells
I'd give you my hand if you'd reach out and grab it
Let's walk away from this hell
+ Fast Ball | The Way +
(They take off.)
The children woke up
And they couldn't find 'em
They left before the sun came up that day
They just drove off
And left it all behind 'em
But where were they going without ever knowing the way?
Anyone could see the road that they walk on is paved in gold
And it's always summer, they'll never get cold
They'll never get hungry
They'll never get old and gray
You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
They won't make it home but they really don't care
They wanted the highway
They're happier there today
+ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | Bad Reputation +
(They're free! They can present however they want to! It's the '80s! She spends a lot of time bursting into snatches of this song.)
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
You're living in the past, it's a new generation
A girl can do what she wants to do
And that's what I'm gonna do...
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
I never been afraid of any deviation
And I don't really care if you think I'm strange
I ain't gonna change
+ Irene Cara | Fame +
(He, meanwhile, has even bigger dreams.)
Baby look at me
And tell me what you see
You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time I'll make you forget the rest
I got more in me
And you can set it free
I can catch the moon in my hands
Don't you know who I am
Remember my name! (Fame)
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly (High!)
I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry (Fame)
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame (Fame)
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name!
+ Bruce Springsteen | Dancing In The Dark +
(And then he breaks into a cover of this one onstage, comes down to find a couple of guys with guitars...)
I check my look in the mirror
Want to change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man, I ain't getting nowhere
Just living in a dump like this
There's something happening somewhere
Baby, I just know there is...
Stay on the streets of this town
And they'll be carving you up, all right
+ Anderson Brueford Wakeman Howe | Teakbois +
(...and then all of a sudden they have a band. What's more, it seems like it might be going somewhere.)
They say the world's a stage
So let me play for you and you and you
It's all I ever in my life
Really wanted to sing and do
We form a group, a simple name
A secret harmony like...
We write our songs, we symphonize
Some people say they like us
+ Vienna Teng | St. Stephen's Cross +
(And that's when he loses her.)
He was there the night the wall came down
He lost her in the endless crowd
In the shadow of St. Stephen's cross
He sent cries aloft for his fellow man
His fingers slipping from her hand
The rain clouds prowling overhead
+ BarlowGirl | Never Alone +
(He comes a little bit unhinged. Just enough to start hearing her voice.)
I cried out with no reply
And I can't feel you by my side
So I'll hold tight to what I know
You're here and I'm never alone
And though I cannot see you
And I can't explain why
Such a deep reassurance
You've placed in my life
We cannot separate
'Cause you're part of me
And though you're invisible
I'll trust the unseen
+ Genesis | Ripples +
(Death. Or testosterone. Take your pick.)
Marching through the promised land
Where the honey flows and takes you by the hand
Pulls you down on your knees
While you're down a pool appears
The face in the water looks up
And she shakes her head as if to say
That it's the last time you'll look like today
Sail away, away
Ripples never come back
Gone to the other side
+ (fanfic soundtrack downloads) +
Fandom: The Colbert Report
Subject: FTM!Charlene and MTF!"Stephen"
Warnings: Character death; major spoilers for the fic
Title: Across The Border And Into The City
Soundtrack for the "past" half of Clover and Shadows. In which Stephen and her cousin Charlene are a couple of lonely kids who run off to the big city to get jobs, start a band, and try living as their respective actual genders.
Cover features this gorgeous art by
omelton. + Christina Aguilera | Reflection +
(The constant refrain in the back of Charlene's head: something isn't right.)
Look at me
I will never pass
For a perfect bride, or a perfect daughter
Can it be
I'm not meant to play this part?...
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection someone I don't know?
Somehow I cannot hide
Who I am, though I tried
When will my reflection show who I am inside?
+ Barenaked Ladies | What A Good Boy +
(And as it turns out, Stephen knows exactly how that feels.)
When I was born, they looked at me and said,
"What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy."
And when you were born, they looked at you and said,
"What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl."
We've got these chains hanging around our necks
People wanna strangle us with them before we take our first breath
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
When temptation calls, we just look away
This name is the hairshirt I wear
And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair
This song is the cross that I bear
Bear with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me tonight
+ Tracy Chapman | Fast Car +
(He's the one who comes up with the plan, explaining the details over and over.)
You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
I've been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won’t have to drive too far
Just cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And fin'lly see what it means to be living...
+ The Juliana Theory | Into The Dark +
(But in the end it's the dysphoria, not the logic, that sways her.)
Dad, your boy's about to fall
He walks the razor's edge
He's on the brink of fading out
He's at his bitter end...
In your eyes I see a darkness that torments you
And in your head where it dwells
I'd give you my hand if you'd reach out and grab it
Let's walk away from this hell
+ Fast Ball | The Way +
(They take off.)
The children woke up
And they couldn't find 'em
They left before the sun came up that day
They just drove off
And left it all behind 'em
But where were they going without ever knowing the way?
Anyone could see the road that they walk on is paved in gold
And it's always summer, they'll never get cold
They'll never get hungry
They'll never get old and gray
You can see their shadows wandering off somewhere
They won't make it home but they really don't care
They wanted the highway
They're happier there today
+ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | Bad Reputation +
(They're free! They can present however they want to! It's the '80s! She spends a lot of time bursting into snatches of this song.)
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
You're living in the past, it's a new generation
A girl can do what she wants to do
And that's what I'm gonna do...
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
I never been afraid of any deviation
And I don't really care if you think I'm strange
I ain't gonna change
+ Irene Cara | Fame +
(He, meanwhile, has even bigger dreams.)
Baby look at me
And tell me what you see
You ain't seen the best of me yet
Give me time I'll make you forget the rest
I got more in me
And you can set it free
I can catch the moon in my hands
Don't you know who I am
Remember my name! (Fame)
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna learn how to fly (High!)
I feel it coming together
People will see me and cry (Fame)
I'm gonna make it to heaven
Light up the sky like a flame (Fame)
I'm gonna live forever
Baby remember my name!
+ Bruce Springsteen | Dancing In The Dark +
(And then he breaks into a cover of this one onstage, comes down to find a couple of guys with guitars...)
I check my look in the mirror
Want to change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man, I ain't getting nowhere
Just living in a dump like this
There's something happening somewhere
Baby, I just know there is...
Stay on the streets of this town
And they'll be carving you up, all right
+ Anderson Brueford Wakeman Howe | Teakbois +
(...and then all of a sudden they have a band. What's more, it seems like it might be going somewhere.)
They say the world's a stage
So let me play for you and you and you
It's all I ever in my life
Really wanted to sing and do
We form a group, a simple name
A secret harmony like...
We write our songs, we symphonize
Some people say they like us
+ Vienna Teng | St. Stephen's Cross +
(And that's when he loses her.)
He was there the night the wall came down
He lost her in the endless crowd
In the shadow of St. Stephen's cross
He sent cries aloft for his fellow man
His fingers slipping from her hand
The rain clouds prowling overhead
+ BarlowGirl | Never Alone +
(He comes a little bit unhinged. Just enough to start hearing her voice.)
I cried out with no reply
And I can't feel you by my side
So I'll hold tight to what I know
You're here and I'm never alone
And though I cannot see you
And I can't explain why
Such a deep reassurance
You've placed in my life
We cannot separate
'Cause you're part of me
And though you're invisible
I'll trust the unseen
+ Genesis | Ripples +
(Death. Or testosterone. Take your pick.)
Marching through the promised land
Where the honey flows and takes you by the hand
Pulls you down on your knees
While you're down a pool appears
The face in the water looks up
And she shakes her head as if to say
That it's the last time you'll look like today
Sail away, away
Ripples never come back
Gone to the other side
+ (fanfic soundtrack downloads) +
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*bookmarks this for the fic link*
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She had blue eyes this wounds me deeply.
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IDK IDK I AM STILL SO FLOORED AND TRAUMATIZED THIS TALE HAS REALLY STUCK WITH ME
WELL PLAYED SIR WELL PLAYED :(
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Hopefully the last part will help towards making it better!
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ALSO CHARPHEN AND STEPHLENE SOUND LIKE POKEMON
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(Anonymous) 2010-03-19 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)by the way, have you heard this song called (i think) "when i was a boy"?
xxx
Kagaya
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Read the story before you see it, though, or you'll run into even more spoilers than you have already!