Journey's End
From DFTBA
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"Journey's End" is the ninth track on the eponymous album by Chameleon Circuit.
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Notes
"Journey's End" is written about and named after the final episode of series four of Doctor Who, written by Russell T Davies. The song is the only one on the album to be attributed to more than one member of the band.
The lyrics of this song are a lot more tongue-in-cheek than others on the album, because Charlie and Alex were writing lyrics primarily to make each other laugh. This includes the chorus lyrics "having a laugh inside the TARDIS; though it didn't make much sense, it's always nice to see them Daleks" among others.
The sound at the end is a vocal performance of Charlie and Alex imitating the sound the TARDIS makes when it dematerialises. The 'aww!' that appears a little way into the song was performed by Mhairi Stuart, who happened to be present for recording.
Music videos
- Live version performed by Alex Day and Charlie McDonnell and recorded as part of the internet charity live show, Stickaid 2009.
Prelude
The song also features a prelude of Alex Day speaking over top of the opening guitar, which features as follows:
"We thought we'd give you a summary of the season four finale of Doctor Who, in case you missed it the first time round or you live outside the UK and couldn't see it. Or maybe you went online to see it, but due to copyright violations, it was removed. Not to worry though, we'll sum it up for you now."
Lyrics
Something was wrong when the stars went out,
Didn’t know what it was all about,
Then the bees started to fly away,
And Earth got trapped in the Medusa Cascade.
Through the subwave network everybody had a chat,
Harriet was murdered and then everyone was sad, (aww)
Davros stole the signal and the Doctor was amazed,
How was he alive and who had brought him to this place?
Spotted Rose Tyler across the fog,
Heard "exterminate!" and he was shot,
Started glowing with a golden shine,
Transferred his energy then he was fine.
He was pretty lucky that he kept his severed hand,
Though in terms of canon I do not quite understand.
What was Russell thinking, what the hell was going on?
OK fine, we’re sorry, we’ll get right back to the song.
We’ve reached the journey’s end,
Having a laugh inside the TARDIS,
Though it didn’t make much sense,
Always nice to see them Daleks.
Martha Jones teleported, to Germany
Where she prepared to use the Osterhagen Key.
Jack had a necklace thing; a Warp Star so I’m told,
But Davros was like “no, come hang out in my vault” (boogie).
Threw the TARDIS into the fire,
Donna thought that things were looking dire.
Second Doctor (there were two of them!) grew from energy (that doesn't sound plausible),
Captain Jack (hi there!) started having fantasies.
Caan went to the Time War and it muddled up his brain,
Now he sees the future but he’s totally insane.
Silly Silly Davros thinks that Caan is on his side,
Wait 'til he discovers that the prophecy’s a lie.
Davros revealed his master plan,
If you need a reality bomb, he’s your man!
Donna flicked a switch and said some complex words,
The Daleks exploded and they saved the Earth (yay).
One last thing before we finish, Donna’s mind was wiped,
Doctor had to leave, if she remembered she would die.
Sarah Jane returned to Mr Smith, K9 and Luke.
Didn’t mention Mickey cos he’s really not much use (sorry).
Chords
Verse: F#, E
Bridge: A, Ab, G, F#
Chorus: A, B, E, F#
Boogie: F#, A, Ab
Appears on
- (2009) Chameleon Circuit
