Vid: Fill Me Up

[arevhat]

I made this for nymeria_55  who expressed a desire to see different interpretations of the same piece of music, and my imagination was captured by Jaidanwolf's awesome What The Frell? crackvid.  I had trouble with the audio, but I think it's the best vid I've done so far, and am very proud of it.  

Many thanks to diarmi and kj_svala for their technical support :-)  

Music: Runs In The Family by Amanda Palmer
Time: 2:57
Summary: If wellness is this, what in hell's name is sickness?
wmv - 22mb
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My friend has problems with winter and autumn
They give him prescriptions, they shine bright lights on him
They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it
They say you can catch it, but sometimes you're born with it
My friend has blight, he gets shakes in the night
And they say that there's no way that they could have caught it in
Time takes his toll on him
It is traditional, it is inherited, predisposition

All day I've been wondering what is inside of me
Who can I blame for it? I say it runs in the family
This famine that carries me to such great lengths
To open my legs up to anyone who'll have me
It runs in the family, I come by it honestly
Do what you want 'cause who knows
It might fill me up

My friend's depressed, she's a wreck, she's a mess
They've done all sorts of tests and they guess
It has something to do with her
Grandmother's, grandfather's, grandmother's
Civil war soldiers who badly infected her
My friend has maladies, rickets, and allergies
That she dates back to the 17th century
Somehow she manages in her misery
Strips in the city and shares all her best tricks

With me, well, I'm well, well I mean I'm in hell, well
I still have my health, at least that's what they tell me
If wellness is this, what in hell's name is sickness?
But business is business and business runs in the family
We tend to bruise easily, bad in the blood
I'm telling you 'cause I just want you to know me
Know me and my family, we're wonderful folks
But don't get to close to me 'cause
You might knock me up

Mary, have mercy, now look what I've done
But don't blame me because I can't help where I come from
And running is something that we've always done well
And mostly I can't even tell what I'm running from
Run from the pity, from responsibility
Run from the country and run from the city
I can run from the law, I can run from myself
I can run from my life, I can run into debt
I can run from it all, I can run 'til I'm gone
I can run for the office and run from the cause
I can run using every last ounce of energy

I cannot, I cannot, I cannot run from my family
They're hiding inside of me, corpses on ice
Come in if you like but just don't tell my family
They'd never forgive me, they'd say that I'm crazy
But they would say anything
If it would shut me up

Comments

[diarmi.livejournal.com]

Squeeee!!!! You're here! You're here! Finally!:))))
You already know my definitely enthusiastic opinion about this vid and how you gave more than justice to Chi. It's beautiful and very moving vid!

(If you'd like more people to be able to find this vid, you can post it to vidding communities: vidding and fan_vids . If you have any questions about this or anything else, you know where I am:))) Hugs!!!

[nebari-rebel.livejournal.com]

*grin*

Yeah, I decided it was high time to properly make use of LJ and will be posting my old vids and fics over the next couple weeks, and adding new ones as they come along :-) Thank you for the links to the communities, and I probably will be hitting you up for info, I have no idea where anything is around here LOL.

Thank you for the welcome and kind words on the vid! *hugs*

[diarmi.livejournal.com]

"Don't panick" is always the best advice:))) (Gotta loves advices that suit everywhere:)))

And I forgot to add farscapevidders

[nebari-rebel.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Are there similar communities for Farscape fic?

[diarmi.livejournal.com]

Yes, there's farscapefic. And if you'd like to follow Farscape connected entries in other people's journals there's farscape_weekly.

And I just wanted to write to you that your fic "Into White" has been recced!!!: http://kernezelda.livejournal.com/521253.html

[nebari-rebel.livejournal.com]

You're the best, D! And *squee*! Thanks for letting me know! I'm hoping to have chapter 2 finished before everyone loses interest LOL

[nymeria-55.livejournal.com]

THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!
**squeeing madly**

You have every right to be proud of this video: it's breath-taking. The pace of the music is so frantic that I can't imagine what it took to string the clips to it in the seamless way you did.
Knowing how much it made you...suffer, I am very happy to say that every effort you poured into it came out in its incredible quality.

Well done! *standing ovation* *roaring of the crowd*

Watching this vid I've realized once more - and with greater depth - that Chiana's character is essentially a tragic one: we tend to forget that because of her light and deceptively careless behavior, but seeing in front of my eyes the parade of her suffering and loss I can't avoid thinking about the terrible blows that life dealt to her.
That she managed to come out of it all with a modicum of sanity, strength and - in the end - with a greater maturity than she started with, is a tribute to her inner fortitude.

Thanks for reminding us. And thanks for sharing!

*more roaring crowds* :)

[nebari-rebel.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you SO much Nymeria - you've already given me such wonderful feedback on this vid, and it makes me giddy that you love it so much =D

What you say about Chiana is very true and is what I love most about her character - she has led a very rough life, used and abused by too many people, but she's never a victim. She's a survivor and a fighter. No matter how many times her life or the people in it smack her down, she's able to pick up the pieces and put herself back together again, usually with hope and a smile.

I find her to be a tragic character, but also a very strong and inspirational one.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful and moving vid! Oh, Pip! Chiana is such an amazing character and you very much do her justice with this video. I'm so glad you linked it at club_farscape, because I would have missed it otherwise.

[nebari-rebel.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the kind feedback! I'm so happy you enjoyed it :)