Gift for Meddow by Destina (Apollo 13)

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Title of vid: Ready For The Storm
Recipient: Meddow
Vidder: Destina
Fandom: Apollo 13
Music: Ready For The Storm by Dougie MacLean
Summary: Lightning strikes.
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 03:05
Signed URL:

Link to signed vid post.

Lyrics
The waves crash in and the tide tide pulls out
It's an angry sea but there is no doubt
That the lighthouse will keep shining out to warn the lonely sailor
And the lightning strikes and the wind cuts cold through the sailor's bones, to the sailor's soul
Till there's nothing left that he can hold except the rolling ocean

CHORUS
But I am ready for the storm, yes sir, ready
I am ready for the storm, I'm ready for the storm

Oh give me mercy for my dreams
Cause every confrontation seems
To tell me what it really means to be this lonely sailor
And when you take me by your side you love me warm, you love me and
I should have realized I had no reason to be frightened

CHORUS

The distance it is no real friend
And time will take its time
And you will find that in the end it brings you me, the lonely sailor
But when the sky begins to clear and the sun it melts away my fear
I'll cry a silent weary tear for those that need to love me

CHORUS

Comments

[valoise]

Wow, that is beautiful! And I love the sailor/light house analogy for the astronauts and mission control.

[batyatoon]

That's what struck me, too. Very nicely done.

[violace]

What a beautiful song for this film. Gorgeous vid.

[destina]

Thank you! :)

[d_generate_girl]

Oh, this is gorgeous. Lovely and melancholy, taking me back to watching the film for the first time at 10 years old.

[destina]

Thank you so much. :)

[settiai]

Oh, wow. This was absolutely gorgeous.

[destina]

Thank you! :)

[sasha_feather]

Beautiful!

[destina]

Thank you! :D (I absolutely love that icon.)

[laurashapiro]

As others have said, this is a gorgeous vid to look at. In its power and beauty, it reminds me of destina's "To Touch the Face of God" -- it makes both human ambition and space seem so powerful.

[destina]

What a coincidence! :D I think I have a niche. Maybe it's all space vids all the time from here on out. Heh. Thank you Laura. This comment means a great deal to me.

[joyo]

oh my goodness, vidder. I am here for "sea of stars" metaphors.

This was so lovely.

[destina]

Thank you so much. :)

[arduinna]

Oh, how lovely! I love the control room as the lighthouse, and that it's the team frantically figuring out how to get a usable fix from components on hand who "love me warm" and mean that he had no reason to be frightened.

I've watched this several times now, and love it more each time. <3

[destina]

bweeeee! This comment MADE MY DAY. :D Thank you so much!

[kaydeefalls]

Oh, that was haunting.

[destina]

Thank you!

[skieswideopen]

Oh, this is wonderful! Such a fantastic choice of song for this movie and so beautifully done.

[destina]

Thank you very much!

[sanguinity]

Your song choice is impeccable -- sea and stars -- and the reading that "readiness" for a storm means only that one has done all the things one can do, mentally and physically, and not that one thinks one can "beat" the storm. (The sea, and the stars, are so much bigger than you are.)

...and in light of that, I approve mightily of your decision to end with re-entry, with everyone's fates still up in the air (hee!), instead of with splashdown.

Just gorgeous.

[destina]

Thank you for the truly lovely comments. :)

[cofax7]

Oh, that was lovely.

[destina]

Thank you! :D

[sophinisba]

This song is just perfect. What a really lovely vid.

[destina]

Thank you very much. :)

[isis]

I loved this a lot! Perfect analogy and nicely restrained; a very strong emotional feel as the visuals meshed with the lyrics and the smooth, gentle music. (Which is new to me, and I really like - time to search out other works by this artist!)

[destina]

Thank you so much! :) Dougie MacLean is one of my favorites; he has a wonderful folk sensibility, but his songs all tell tales, and they're a joy to listen to.

[lunabee34]

Chills up and down my spine.

I adore the metaphor of lighthouse keepers for mission control. <3

[destina]

Thank you very much - it is THRILLING to hear that this gave you chills. :D

[lyonie17]

Oh well done, vidder. Well done.

[destina]

Thank you! :)

[jdjunkie]

Beautiful. Perfect. I love the bones of this. Thank you. :-)

[destina]

Thank you very much! :)

[condnsdmlk]

Ooh. This was really lovely. You captured the feel of the film so well. Awesome awesome stuff!

[destina]

Thank you!! :D

[luthien82]

This was so beautiful and haunting. I loved it!

[destina]

:D Thank you!

[leanwellback]

This is such a beautiful vid, I love it.

[destina]

Thank you very much. :)

[serrico]

This is lovely!

[destina]

Thank you!

[ghost_lingering]

This is really lovely!

[destina]

Thank you so much!

[giandujakiss]

That was so beautiful and powerful - the ending gave me chills.

[destina]

Thank you SO MUCH. :D Best assignment ever! And thank you for all the hard work and organizing and posting and fixing you did to make this happen - it's amazing how smoothly the fest runs, but that's just because you are working your butt off behind the scenes. You are the best.

[echan]

HOLY CRAP THIS IS AMAZING. What an inspired song choice, the sailor astronauts, the lighthouse control room, some folks dreaming of journeying past the horizon and others dreaming of the folks they love that have gone there. Such heart, strength, and gravitas in this vid.

[destina]

*flails a bit* Thank you so much for the wonderful comments. :D

[odessie]

Wow, this is absolutely beautiful - great concept as everyone else has said, and perfectly executed.

[destina]

Thank you so much!