BSG Vid: Pet by A Perfect Circle (Kara/Leoben)

[boomqueen]

This one is dedicated to latteaddict and illiriahrising for fueling the Kara/Leoben madness in my brain. Much love to nebakanezer too for beta'ing such a creepy vid (I promise something shippy and K/L as soon as my pilots!muse returns!).

Song: "Pet" by A Perfect Circle
Vidder: jcathm
Spoilers: Up through all of season 3
Summary: A Kara/Leoben video, full of angst and violence and paint!sex.



Download link for higher quality .mov file is here (19 MB)

YouTube direct link for lower-quality version

Lyrics:
Don't fret precious I'm here, step away from the window
Go back to sleep

Lay your head down child
I won't let the boogeyman come
Counting bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head down, go to sleep
To the rhythm of the war drums

Pay no mind what other voices say
They don't care about you, like I do, like I do
Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils,
See, they don't give a fuck about you, like I do.

Just stay with me, safe and ignorant,
Go back to sleep
Go back to sleep

Lay your head down child
I won't let the boogeyman come
Count the bodies like sheep
To the rhythm of the war drums
Pay no mind to the rabble
Pay no mind to the rabble
Head down, go to sleep to the rhythm of the war drums

I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and all your demons
I'll be the one to protect you from
A will to survive and a voice of reason
I'll be the one to protect you from
Your enemies and your choices son
They're one in the same
I must isolate you
Isolate and save you from yourself

Swayin to the rhythm of the new world order and
Count the bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums
The boogeymen coming
The boogeymen coming
Keep your head down, go to sleep, to the rhythm of a war drums

Stay with me
Safe and ignorant
Just stay with me
Hold you and protect you from the other ones
The evil ones
Don't love you son,
Go back to sleep

Cross-posted to galactica_vids and trial_by_water.

Comments

[illiriahrising.livejournal.com]

Nicely done! I wasn't crazy about the song itself but I thought the lyrics were very Kara/Leoben-centric. Loved the editing-the parallels between Leoben holding Kara against the wall and her straddling him and putting holes in his chest.

**golf claps**

[boom-queen.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I already teased latteaddict, but your "Crashed" vid and recent fic have been major inspirations in the development of this vid too.

I'm glad it still worked for you despite not liking the song particularly. The lyrics were what drew me to it for this pairing. And I didn't even realize how many direct visual parallels there were between their actions--both intimate and violent--towards each other throughout their relationship arc. The directors of photography have done a great job of creating a sense of continuity to their interactions.

Thanks again! If I think of any really good new music to feed your vidding muse, I'll send it along :)