The Long Song (with lyrics) - Doctor Who

[@HarryRickard]

This song will never fail to bring a tear to my eyes, it's purely beautiful. 'Rings of Akhaten' may have not been the best episode in the world, but with that powerful impassioned speech by Matt Smith accompanied with one of the most delicate and beautiful tunes I have ever heard - that episode will be one I shall never ever forget and for all the right reasons

[@SonicMoon1]

I still cry when I see this episode

[@zirconiumzealot6613]

+Harry Rickard SAME O_O ;D

[@williamnorton9547]

+Mangle The pirate fox The best line from that episode: "I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a madman!"

[@Usalama42]

It's only me and my opinion, but this is one of my favorite episodes (along, I'd say, with The Doctor's Wife, Blink, and the Rebel Flesh duo). FWIW :)

[@williamnorton9547]

Gary Dorgan It involves Classic Who, so it's a long story.

[@Hex_Glitches]

10 & 11 (Tennant & Smith) were the PEAK of Doctor Who. I cried with them more than any other Lonely Man and his Blue Box. Words can't explain how these 2 crept into my heart and have left such a legacy and impact on everyone who watched the series revival. Also, don't listen to Song Of Captivity/Freedom and Long Song right after one another, I did & it broke me.

[@lilyfurley9833]

I honestly agree and now with them having a woman and now a black man for the sake of societies weakness and to conform with political correctness it's truly a sad world we live in surrounded by such sensitive people who can't take a joke

[@garyshethers9834]

@@lilyfurley9833 I agree

[@PepperTheBirb]

@@lilyfurley9833 Nothing wrong with having a black doctor (woman is debatable given how Time Lords had been established to work) but the writing is what ruined it.

[@gavinbarnum9458]

@@lilyfurley9833 I mean I think it doesn't matter that much... Jodie Whittaker should have had a better showrunner and Ncuti Gatwa hasn't even started. It's got nothing to do with them being doctor or not, since timelords are gender and race fluid. Personally Ncuti Gatwa is a great actor so I'm looking forward to it. He's qualified.

[@Kellett781]

@@gavinbarnum9458 you might want to watch the Christmas episode? Seems they are handing the reins back to David Tennet. Likely to drag the ratings out of the toilet they currently are in.

[@Sarah-vi8px]

Who else cried when this song played during 11's regeneration when Amy showed up and said, "Raggedy man, good night."

[@virginiamcdaniel7248]

Me!

[@greyspiker_eru3638]

I would have liked this message, but I didn't want to ruin the 11 likes!!! #doctorwhonerdandproud

[@Nightshade09172]

ME...

[@lenafreimuth4475]

me too 😢

[@marcyandthefries5213]

Me

[@Lokoso7]

In memory of 11. You will be missed, you madman.

[@mdragon1801]

feels

[@LosloTypical]

Pfft. #davidtennantFTW

[@Lokoso7]

Isaac Fellows Ah come on man. Don't be that guy.

[@AndreaNutri]

Raggedy man, we'll miss you

[@mdragon1801]

Andrea Nutri feels

[@JaimeYeyoquin]

Murray Gold is REALLY underrated, he should have WAY more recognition for Doctor Who alone, hell this song is BEAUTIFUL. So much power! And that's with the rest of the soundtrack, he's a genius.

[@mdragon1801]

I couldn't agree more with you. Absolutely right.

[@derpytwerpgameryt4955]

when he leaves or steps down or retires or whatever . who will have died for me because Murray , has the best things to give every episode and nail it

[@whereami2477]

derpy twerp gamer yt Girl He's gone 😢

[@abnormallynormal4614]

Murray gold was one of the best things to happen to doctor who. The new composer better be a good damn one

[@tweeks9896]

Abnormally Normal Are they good?

[@torichamie1944]

I have a theory about this song. I know that it is unlikely but it's pretty interesting. At the beggining it says "Rest now, my warrior" I don't think that they were speaking about the God, I think that it is for the Doctor. The Doctor didn't die, he regenerates into another man and then the previous Doctor goes to sleep, to rest. He is a warrior, he saves the entirely Universe a lot of times, including Akhaten, because he has already been there. Then, the next Doctor wakes up, he lives.

[@jennyxvastra5650]

Pretty interesting... I want to add the fact that an instrumental version of this is playing while Eleven regenerates, just quietly but it's there...

[@benneclone7991]

Dr Who has layers upon layers, which makes it rich and enticing. Always. I've wept more over this show than any other show or book or tale.

[@pdtrx4900]

It's a story the never ends because it's still going on.

[@Alinor24]

Thanks. That makes much more sense than singing it to the god. I always found it weird that they sing "wake up", when they want the god to keep sleeping.

[@baptiste8641]

I thought I was the only one thinking this song applies directly to the Doctor, especially when we think about what River told him in Demon's Run, that the world "doctor" means warrior in the Gama Forest's language so maybe in other languages too. The Doctor is the old man resting, his time is over and another Doctor will come to take is place, he can rest

[@TheAdorkableRJ]

''Can you hear them? All these people who lived in terror of you and your judgement...all these people whose ancestors devoted themselves, sacrificed themselves, to you...can you hear them singing?'' You can see and hear the warm reverence in the Doctor's smile and voice. You can feel the dignity and courage that he's both drawing from the people and summoning from within himself as they stand against a seemingly insurmountable threat staring down at them. That little precursor is just as powerful to me as the epic speech that followed.

[@nienkehuijbens301]

+TheAdorkableRJ very well said :) it's true

[@colmcille4388]

Sir that's great and all but can you please order something's or you'll have to get out

[@NewProGamer122]

@@colmcille4388 omg lol

[@freezingfusion]

Literally got chills by just reading this

[@laurelionothaliondor7308]

@@colmcille4388 I downvote you because you made me laught and I didn't want it |:

[@tabbycat779]

Rose Went Away So The Doctor Is Blue Ask Donna "Where's The Doctor?" She'll Reply "Doctor Who?" Sarah Jane, and Martha, and Now Both The Ponds, Had Their Fun With The Doctor Now Their All Gone So Ask Me Again Why The TARDIS Is Blue There's A Sad Man Inside.... With Both His Hearts Torn In Two

[@kubkub7156]

+MonMintGirl wp

[@tabbycat779]

Proxy, The Hornet POX wp?

[@kubkub7156]

well played, I mean nice

[@tabbycat779]

Proxy, The Hornet POX Okie :3 Tanks you

[@mais8767]

Deffo not crying because of this

[@madebymillie9066]

"I really am just a madman with a box..."

[@burrunjorman2127]

Wrong! Mad non binary, other kin or whatever with a box.

[@ejmcmoo214]

A Raggedy Man with a box

[@albedougnut]

@@burrunjorman2127 Not here, mate.

[@ssssSTopmotion]

An immortal being now thx to chinibal

[@T.W.Gamers]

@@albedougnutapparently it is now.

[@SunnyShuklathedoctor]

I just noticed that they played a small part of the song while eleven was regenerating. It was funny because Amelia said " Goodnight , raggedy man" and this song says "Wake Up!"

[@SunnyShuklathedoctor]

Strax My bad, the great warrior.

[@thefandomfanatic1050]

+Strax aren't you one angry potato?

[@lyrax1812]

+Strax No, I'm the clever one you are the potato one. Now shut up!

[@isaiahbettencourt3418]

+Sunny Shukla I saw the episode very recently, and, for some reson I just started humming to it when it played, as I got the feels. :)

[@emilyeborn6146]

How is this funny

[@adamredmayne1326]

Just imagine if they gathered together every individual and sentient species the doctor ever saved to say goodbye to him and this little girl gets everyone of them to start singing....damn the feels

[@maddys3447]

I was having a perfectly good day until I read that!

[@quirklesshero5009]

+adam pitlik omf

[@jordanlp02]

You know that amount of people would span MANY planets???

[@julianevers5700]

aaaaand now im crying. ;_;

[@georgia_4684]

Smokey 420 u made me cry 😭

[@sojoshdunwithyoumeme]

This song makes me cry, because it brings so many memories of 11.. We miss you. Raggedy man..goodnight

[@abbyoneillx4230]

Same he is missed

[@ayayla7846]

Janoo Woozagreed. he was great. I'll never forget him.

[@riaverhoef1864]

Same he is my faforite doctor and the text is just 😢

[@MyParamonster]

Janoo Wooz I cry too :( #Goodbyeeleventh

[@emilianorosario5935]

The tenth doctors regeneration was sadder, he said he didn't want to go with such a sad face:(

[@cornflakesandmilk8157]

I want this played at my funeral but im not sure if people would find it weird. sod it im dead i dont care.

[@julianijenhuis2574]

Omg me too

[@julianijenhuis2574]

But that would would be a little weird because i would be dead and then the song is like "wake uuup wake uuup"

[@cornflakesandmilk8157]

Julia Nijenhuis​ That's when you jump out, and scream "I've come to take you with me".

[@julianijenhuis2574]

+cornflakes n milk and I'd be regenerated because I'm secretly a time lord

[@darkabysskiller]

+cornflakes n milk I'm either having Doomsday or Vale Decem played at mine.

[@ApparitionFVT]

I quoted the very beginning of this at my Mom’s funeral. “Rest now, my warrior” It still hits hard when I listen to this but I do love it. Sadly most didn’t watch the show, so they didn’t know the absolute pain in the following words that I was screaming on the inside…… “Wake up….. wake up…… and let the cloak of life cling to your bones, cling to your bones….. wake up…. Wake up” mom……but I know she won’t. She was my warrior, and I hope she rests well. Sorry to spill a very personal thing here in a comment section, but to those that share my love of this song, I just felt compelled to share.

[@benjamindavey4782]

Very sorry for your loss.

[@georgejcox9241]

So very sorry for your loss. I loss my mum 10 years ago and it still hurts.

[@EnvyShinyHunter]

Doctor: Look at how special I am! Clara: No, fuck that. I have a leaf.

[@gamesseg]

+Envy Shiny Hunter Surprisingly accurate XD

[@kittykatsmiles3141]

+Envy Shiny Hunter 1,000 years of history of time and space, impossible things, regenerating, the entire universe vs. a leaf that brought 2 people together The leaf won Doctor Who is a little strange...

[@xxgamefanaticxx1489]

+Kittykatsmiles it was the shear power of what could have been. The doctors past was absolute but the power that the leaf held was infinite, the things that could of happened because of it.

[@austinfiltersytemstablet378]

+xXGameFanaticXx the best. if I could get to see the difference

[@austinfiltersytemstablet378]

ee the difference

[@phiklim7497]

I can confirm my tears ducts are perfectly working.

[@FerdySmith]

Mine are almost working.

[@colonelkellando6975]

I second that

[@coffee7644]

Phi Klim i third that

[@wintersnowing]

I'm pretty sure I have no tear ducts, but if I did I would be using them

[@cosmicsubliminals7064]

I fourth that

[@fraserbrown1511]

I love that sound of multiple people singing in unison, for it sounds like the voice of humanity.

[@sebulller]

christ its voices of humans what ya think... fucking hell...

[@mprjgaming2582]

okay why are you speaking like ur a poet from the 1700s

[@TheLegend-ky2he]

Which is funny because none of them are human

[@blu______]

bro I swear everyone here is toxic 💀I’m sorry

[@georgejcox9241]

​@TheLegend-ky2he There is A cover for this song on KZbin. It's was done in 2020 when we were in lockdown.

[@jem5378]

First time reading the lyrics, and holy SHIT. All this time I thought the song was referring to the parasite, but it wasn't. It's to the Doctor. No wonder it was played during his regeneration into 12. "Let the cloak of life cling to your bones." Fitting, considering how old, and well, bone-y 12 appears. :D

[@weathersbyguildlosangeles1076]

Oh wow! I thought so too....OMG! I have the chills now, I just cant stop listening to this song!

[@anthonycrowley2264]

I've always thought this song was about The Doctor, and it's one of my favorite songs in the show!

[@fireofdawn3515]

I interpreted it as the dr but his next chance where he was given another regen (now 2) and accepted the life he was given after he was ready to give it up

[@aubergine2051]

I always get mixed feelings when I listen to this song... It makes me cry; 1. Because it's so beautiful 2. Because I freaking miss Eleven It makes me happy; 1. Because it's so beautiful 2. Because I freaking love Eleven

[@13galaxy]

agreed

[@andrewparesa1139]

Something old something new something borrowed something blue

[@olivervix6603]

Something under the bed something red. Something that is mine something that is a tie. Something that forgets something the remembers. Something at the corner of my eye something that was mine. Something like a river something like a pond.

[@dementor40]

My first thought was: Synthetic agony.

[@foxywoxy0w068]

Something like a melody, something like a song.

[@jameshoyle8950]

I AM DYING!!!!!!!!!!! I am crying.Don't do this to my emotions. This song, Abigail's Song, Song of Captivity and Freedom, "Amy, what is it?!" "Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue."; "The only water in the forest is the river." ; "GERONIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ; ""Bow ties are cool." ; "I will always remember when the Doctor was me." ; "Come along Pond." ; "Rory the Roman!" ; "My Impossible Girl." ; "I'm falling and I don't know if I'll ever stop. I'm Clara Oswald, I was born to save the Doctor." "When you love the Doctor, it's like loving the stars themselves, you don't expect a sunset to admire you back." ; "... time can be re-written." "Not those times, not one moment. Don't you dare." ; "You, me, time and space- you watch us run!" (I know that the last two aren't Matt Smith but they are River Song and as she is 11's wife, I thought them appropriate). Doctor Who has given me so much. I'm crying... Thank-you!!!!!!!

[@katerinasladeckova3703]

Andrew Paresa :)

[@StarlightSpeedGaming]

I only just realized how suiting this is for a regeneration theme. The dying Timelord/Doctor is resting now, but the new Timelord/Doctor is waking up to a new age.

[@mdragon1801]

yes feels

[@PresidentSnow10]

In 11th's regeneration, if you listen closely to the background music there is a moment where you hear a section of this song.

[@MrMarcelong]

PresidentSnow To be honest I have a feeling this song is actually a prelude to the doctors regeneration. The bit about let the cloak of life cling to your bones seems reminiscent of how 11 (or as he actually was 12... or 13 in regenerations) got the gift of a new regeneration cycle from the time lords. 11 can rest now, but the life still clings to his old body.

[@mdragon1801]

PresidentSnow Yes - that piece of music is called Infinite Potential. Separate track on the album. This is my video using that music if you would like to check it out - Tribute - Time Of The Doctor (Doctor Who)

[@mdragon1801]

Marc Long agree

[@casartherandom3010]

Raggedy man. Madman with a box. No weapons. Nothing to lose. He stopped the impossible. Fantastic. He fought Daleks and Cybermen. Allonsy. He fell in love. He met his old love. Sarah Jane Smith. Geronimo. Thank you Doctor. Vale Decum. Farewell. Vale. Pandorica. You should kill is all on sight. Thank you goodnight 11.

[@christianalanwilson434]

I love you for this. Here's hoping they bring back Susan while they still can.

[@joelaw4996]

casartherandom sarah jane smith john smith see the connection yet 😊

[@abnormallynormal4614]

Kill US all on sight not kill IS all on sight

[@iinxkkiii6676]

@@joelaw4996 OH SHI I JUST REALISED OMFG-

[@carrinanorth4224]

So all of time and space anything that ever happened or ever will... Where do you wanna start?

[@SudokuBro]

"Okay then. That’s what I’ll do. I’ll tell you a story. Can you hear them? All these people who lived in terror of you and your judgment. All these people whose ancestors devoted themselves - sacrificed themselves - to you. Can you hear them singing? Oh, you like to think you’re a God. Well, you’re not a God - you’re just a parasite, eaten out with jealous, envy, and longing for the lives of others. You feed on them. On the memory of love, and loss, and birth, and death, and joy, and sorrow…so…SO…come on then, take mine. Take. My. Memories. But I hope you’ve got a big appetite. Because I have lived a LONG life, and I have seen a few things. I walked away from the last Great Time War. I marked the passing of the Time Lords. I saw the *birth* of the universe and I watched as time RAN OUT, moment by moment, until NOTHING remained - NO TIME, NO SPACE, JUST ME! I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a mad man. And I’ve watched universes freeze, and creation burn - I have seen things you WOULDN’T BELIEVE AND I HAVE LOST THINGS YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND - and I know things. Secrets that must never be told. Knowledge that must NEVER be *SPOKEN*! KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL MAKE. PARASITE.GODS. BLAZE! SO COME ON, THEN!!! TAKE IT!!!! TAKE IT ALL, BABY!!!!! HAVE IT! YOU. HAVE. IT. ALL!!!!!!!!!!"

[@laurasurovic4803]

+Sudoku Brony AHHHHHHHHHH! You said the whole speech! That was beautiful.

[@JacktheRah]

One of the best speeches I've heared.

[@virginiamcdaniel7248]

I always get chills at that part

[@sandra-oq6kj]

Someone say this in my wedding

[@mollylawrence1178]

I...I am crying. This is always the best part. I watch it over and over again, because some twisted part of me loves to watch sad things and listen to sad things... Thanks, 11. You will be in my heart forever. Especially in this part with the tears streaming down your face as the parasite monster-god-thing eats your memories... I love you. You are the bane of my life *pass the tissues*

[@mobro538]

2:34 when the girl hits that high note it sends chills down my whole body every time

[@whereami2477]

Something about the trumpet at 1:38 and 2:20 always gives my whole body chills

[@thepip3599]

Maybe this song will help me sleep. If it's good enough for an ancient deity, it's good enough for me.

[@benmitch5416]

Irony is that the lyrics say to wake up

[@SunnyShuklathedoctor]

The Pip cookie for you

[@sarahcrisp9194]

lol no, look at my name

[@alastortheradiodemon8089]

Just have the first two lines on a 2 hour loop

[@alastortheradiodemon8089]

@@Cazameilia you can have a nap now. 2 seconds later... *WAAAAKKKKEEEEE UUUUUUUPPPP*

[@morgantownsley1122]

I’d never watched The Doctor before, I remember growing up knowing that Matt Smith was the Doctor and when I was kid I saw this episode and I remember having chills. I was 11 or 10 not sure, but now I’m 18 and I watched from 9-13 and still when this happened I cried a little , feeling like a little girl again on my couch. Not only is Doctor Who a time lord in the show but he’s timeless in my life. Thanks 11 for being My Doctor.

[@HexenkoeniginVonAngmar]

"The Time of Angels" was the first episode I watched. xD

[@Maxippo]

​@@HexenkoeniginVonAngmar😂, I mean it's not a terrible introduction to doctor who, it showcases the horror and time travel elements that doctor who brings and 3 of the main characters

[@HexenkoeniginVonAngmar]

@@Maxippo True enough. I did end up watching a whole bunch of it after all 😂

[@TheaterRaven]

1:35--The sound of the choir singing as an image of the Doctor pointing his sonic screwdriver fades in gives me chills. The look on Matt's face is beautiful. It says, "I've been around for centuries and I'm going to defend all that is good in the universe no matter what". Powerful.

[@noahgleason9915]

0:56 as soon as the harmonized voices start, it brings tears to my eyes and goosebumps on my skin 😭

[@ThenameisNiels]

COME ON, THEN! YOU HAVE IT! YOU HAVE IT NOW!!

[@firecracker367]

Cant believe this episode was released 6 years ago, feels like yesterday i was watching it when it first came out! Matt Smith was one of the biggest parts of my childhood with his portrayal of the eleventh doctor

[@ShurueViridian]

I swear, the more I learn about this episode, the more incredible it is. Mat Smith's era may have had it's share of horrible episodes but this one is definitely not among them. One of the few episodes that lets us look past the front he puts up for the people around him. We finally get to see why he's been acting the way he has since he regenerated. He views life as a burden, each loss pushing him closer to the edge. Lets not forget that this episode happens relatively close to when Amy and Rory died. It's the closest to suicide the Doctor has come since the relaunch and if not for Clara, it would have succeeded. Meanwhile the lyrics of the song are constantly prompting him to take a hold of life instead of throwing it away. How fitting that this song should also play at his regeneration, when he is finally ready to take the good with the bad in life and fully embrace it. THIS is where Matt Smith's Doctor truly shines.

[@JessCaron]

Shurue That's a very good point! I think he already made the choice to accept the bad as well as the good, though, when he married River knowing how she would end and came back for Amy and Rory.

[@CabbageSandwich]

Shurue And then all that character development was stolen by a leaf. Honestly it should have ended with him regenerating right here to the next doctor. Hm?

[@ShurueViridian]

meepo44fromroblox That would have been awesome, I won't deny that. However, I also can't deny that I like the fact that he got the chance to learn to enjoy life again over the course of this season by having a companion who has literally been with him through all his adventures. Clara saving him in that moment is actually pretty symbolic when you get down to it.

[@SaintsBro217]

+Shurue I dunno. The Doctor seemed pretty close to suicide after losing Rose. Remember how there was an entire episode about what would have happened if Donna didn't get him away from the Racnoss?

[@captainjames4649]

​@@CabbageSandwichgenuinely what was wrong woth the leaf

[@MelodyPondTimeLady]

This is so beautiful!. Dr.Who has the best song soundtracks ever.

[@ermiaskassa8223]

I too agree. Can't wait for the new season of both Doctor who & last season of Game of thrones!!...

[@Lior353]

Melody Pond it’s even better than harry potter. and it’s hard to top harry potter. stranger things almost did.

[@ratsandbats]

years later, i still get goosebumps instantly hearing this song. i haven’t even seen the episode in years but this song is just imbedded into my memory.

[@MarcoThemechanic]

This song... IT GIVES ME THE FEELS!

[@mdragon1801]

me too

[@MarcoThemechanic]

mdragon1801 good I'm not the only one. XD

[@mdragon1801]

Marco Polo nope - far from it :-)

[@MarcoThemechanic]

mdragon1801 cool. XD

[@zoevoss1672]

Revy The Magnificent MANY FEELS

[@davidjepordies9829]

Technically, it is the most important leaf in history. Without it, no Oswin to lead the Doctor out of the Asylum, no governess(right?)to help defeat the Snowmen, and no Clara Oswin Oswald to be the companion of the Doctor and save his life.

[@mdragon1801]

Absolutely true on all parts. :-)

[@YoshiFawful64]

Not to mention making him choose the fun TARDIS.

[@TheKazragore]

@@YoshiFawful64 He chose the Funvee

[@SkyKidShyKid]

I genuinely want this song to be played at my funeral. I don't think I have any other song that I would want. It's just so beautiful.

[@Bergeett]

I have never been more emotionally attached to any series until I started to watch Doctor Who. What an amazing serie, I find no fault whatsoever. David Tennant and Matt Smith, these two were so damn amazing as the Doctor.

[@TheFounderUtopia]

Who else didn't realise that this song was really about the Doctor until that tiny trace of it they put into his regeneration scene? Mind - blown.

[@DessyMo]

When I heard the song the first time I was like "yep, this is the one they are using.."

[@Artificial-Insanity]

People loved this song, it's appropriate and they made it subtle. Loved it.

[@R4d1c4lAcc3pt4nc3]

NewFormofSilence The words describe the last episode perfectly too.

[@demran]

Indeed mind blown.. i just remember the lyrics "live, wake up wake up" from the song and fit perfectly there.. (though took me a while to realise which song it was) :)

[@R4d1c4lAcc3pt4nc3]

"Rest now my warrior. Rest now, your hardship is over." From the centuries he spent fighting the Cybermen and Daleks defending Gallifrey and Christmas.

[@user-zk1ic1gb5i]

I plan on having this played at my funeral. This song is so powerful and so moving. I remember this episode and it still brings tears to my eyes.

[@madeleinejohansen5073]

I absolutely love the bit in Matt's regeneration when Amy comes to him. "Live, wake up." AHHH I cried so hard!

[@zombiekiller77100]

Spoiler! I'm in the 1st episode of season 7

[@TechDC]

zombiekiller77100 well you're a bit late ain't ya?

[@zombiekiller77100]

MrPanny65 Yes 😞

[@mdragon1801]

Me too the feels

[@zombiekiller77100]

mdragon1801 So your late also?

[@ClaraOswinOswaldDW]

Just imagine how freaking AMAZING it would be to play in the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

[@mdragon1801]

that would be freaking awesome! :-)

[@mdragon1801]

Benjamin Lee that is true

[@mdragon1801]

Benjamin Lee lol

[@mdragon1801]

Benjamin Lee actually I'm a lady - but thanks! :-)

[@mdragon1801]

Benjamin Lee haha - yes - good point. :-)

[@commanderbacara225]

This melody would really cut deep to the Depressed after going through a great deal of pain and suffering, coaxing them to look up and see that there is more to life than the past, and the future will always be there to hope for.

[@anonymousnoone1]

damn, you put into words why this song is so meaningful to me. I also feel like this is what it means when used for the Doctor's regeneration - coaxing him to keep living, even when he has seen and done so much and is so tired. Because there is so much more to do, so much more to see, and a universe full of hope to explore. Including, and worth, all the heart(s)break that comes with it.

[@lastat00293]

As someone who understands The Doctor, all the guilt, pain and self-loathing, it honestly does.

[@sethbishop6890]

Yes it makes people realize how hedonism is meaningless. Self indulgence does nothing for the betterment of mankind

[@martijnvanweele6204]

The first Doctor Who episode I ever saw was "The Angels take Manhattan", I believe "Rings of Akathen" was the second. Both left me in tears, which is pretty rare for me.

[@JessCaron]

martijn van weele I"m so, so sorry.

[@martijnvanweele6204]

Jess Caron Don't be. Sometimes, tears are good, especially when you don't cry a lot, and they are tv-show-induced...

[@JessCaron]

martijn van weele NO, for the fact that the first Doctor Who episode you ever saw was Angels Take Manhattan!!

[@martijnvanweele6204]

Jess Caron Why is that sad? Because it's a particularly sad episode, or because it's such a new episode? If the former, see my previous response, if the latter, well, better late than never, am I right?

[@martijnvanweele6204]

***** That must've been awesome, to be introduced to one of the most iconic Doctor Who villains in such a great way...

[@e3gr674]

Play this song at my funeral

[@coffee7644]

AwesomeMan8970 ok

[@abnormallynormal4614]

Lol when that happens by the music people are gunna think you were secretly a god because that is what the music sounded like

[@abnormallynormal4614]

My funeral song will be celebrate good times

[@apipol21]

😂ok

[@Lucy-rj8ik]

but you're dead so you can't wake up 😂😂😂

[@mrplanet2015]

Who is listening in 2020??? I miss 11°Doctor

[@druunderwood5602]

They give the keys to the T.A.R.D.I.S. back to Marvel UK, The Doctor regenerates into Tom baker, We all live happily ever after and everybody gets a jelly baby, Thank you very much!

[@ojinnthereal]

Matt smith the best doctor.

[@d_flowers72]

you miss the 11 degree doctor?

[@Kassy_VS._Weber]

I miss Clara and Potts and Peter. I'll give Jodie a chance. Really, really miss Clara and Potts.

[@thimothey66]

I regret not knowing about doctor who earlier

[@SuperMarioDWfan]

This combined with Matt Smith's speech... the feels were strong with this episode. I was ridiculed by people at my school for liking this episode, but I stand by the fact that it was amazing - this scene with this music was amazing in itself!

[@jthomashair]

One of the most beautiful five minutes in TV history

[@Tarnished-Turned-Elden-Lord]

This song is 10 years old?! Where did the time go? I swear it feels like yesterday that Matt was the Doctor. IDK how to feel now 😭

[@sddlol19]

Can't imagine how classic who fans must feel.

[@elderdev5643]

Raggedy Man 2010-----------------2013 Also in memory of Amy pond and Rory Williams. also handless

[@JessCaron]

Elder Dev YOU ARE FORGETTING SOMEBODY

[@elderdev5643]

was it river song

[@JessCaron]

Elder Dev YES

[@alastortheradiodemon8089]

I'm not a warrior Rory, I'm a nurse.

[@RaghavDLuffy]

Oh my handless..i miss his more

[@PowerOfTheStorm10]

rest now my Doctor your hardship is over now everything ends its time for one last bow, like all your otherselves your hour is over now. a new dawn has begun and shall rise into the sky the first page of a book the wind will carry your name and legands shall bring it forth for your name... shall be told to the children of our children the eleventh will never be forgotten your name will burn in the suns of Gallifrey you are, and always will be The Doctor and your name... rest, rest now, our Eleven ...is The Doctor

[@mdragon1801]

the feels

[@Panickedpossum]

twelve in reality dont forgot the double regeneration of david tennant

[@mithostalker]

Well if you put it that way he's thirteen because the War Doctor was the actual 9th regeneration so 9=10, 10=11 and 12 cause of the double regeneration, and 11=13.

[@Panickedpossum]

exactly mea culpa

[@ignition102sw16]

Christina Burke His title will still be 11th, since calling him 13th would be confusing..

[@MrOmnisun]

I love that we’ll always have this episode. And others like it. I feel we won’t be seeing anything like this in doctor who for a while.

[@jayareess2]

Not at this rate XD

[@amandamhz]

the most sad song of the whole world for me. this song means so much to my heart.

[@TheDannoh403]

I love seeing comments from a few months ago that say "Smith has to regenerate to this!" I guess they got what they wished for.

[@mdragon1801]

yup - it was meant to be :-)

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Well, technically he regenerated to "Infinite Potential" which is probably even better, since it's instrumental.

[@mdragon1801]

***** True. And I just love the title - Infinite Potential! Just think what that could mean.

[@MANJYOMETHUNDER111]

mdragon1801 Infinite potential, and he regenerated into a face we've already seen twice on the show. Lol Not that that's a bad thing. Capaldi's gonna be great.

[@mdragon1801]

Brian MacLeod I'm so sure he's going to be! Can't wait for next season to start :-)

[@Dark123hound]

A week ago we had to put my dog to sleep, when my parents had left to take him to the vet to have him put to sleep, I couldn't cry but I wanted to so I thought music might help and I thought what better music to cry to than music from Doctor Who so I put the audio on headphones on full and I listened to this song and I cried and I thought of fond memories of that faithful stupid dog of mine, long may he rest!

[@edajflow]

Take mine. Take my memories. But I hope you're got a big a big appetite. Because I've lived a long life. And I've seen a few things. I walked away from the last great Time War. I marked the passing of the Time Lords. I saw the birth of the universe and watched as time ran out, moment by moment, until nothing remained. No time, no space. Just me! I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a madman! And I watched universes freeze and creation burn! I have seen things you wouldn't believe! I have lost things you will never understand! And I know things, secrets that must never be told, knowledge that must never be spoken! Knowledge that will make parasite gods blaze! So come on then! Take it! Take it all, baby! Have it! You have it all!

[@Juangearus]

I read it exactly how he said it XD

[@edajflow]

:3

[@dfblaze]

I never thought I could love Matt more than David but oh dear this scene THIS SCENE

[@JessCaron]

edajflow Wait a minute... he didn't say "killed the Time Lords"... after Day of the Doctor this becomes very significant.

[@JessCaron]

***** But there is so much more that should have happened but did not than that did actually happen- a look through human history should tell you that! The protesters in Baltimore have this fact as their banner, and so do environmentalists and people who visit war memorials and, yes, even people who hold cultural grudges we think are stupid about things that happened hundreds of years ago, and dammit, sometimes I don't know what the Doctor sees in the human race!

[@MegaAlexc123]

My feels are exploding in every point of time

[@mdragon1801]

I can relate

[@muradsadik4903]

And the fact that they play this when 11 regenerates adds to it.

[@mdragon1801]

Murad Sadik very true

[@pieceoftrash5644]

and space

[@mightyfinbar]

when hearing this I can only think of 11th doctors last speech about how we all must change 😭😭

[@fnafsanscritical4591]

RegginWhite yes we all must change man its ok

[@ambermiller6879]

I think this song is beautiful. My sister thinks its creepy

[@mdragon1801]

creepy? well, to each their own :-)

[@mdragon1801]

Marco Polo feels - it's one of my favorites too Day of the Doctor - I think I like that one more because of Baker's awesome cameo & the ending was too epic

[@mdragon1801]

Marco Polo :-)

[@Drawing4Justice]

Your sister must love justin bieber.

[@ambermiller6879]

***** no she just hasn't watched the 7th season yet XD

[@caitlynobrien994]

I just want to say I really love the little girl's voice who sings it. She just sounds so innocent and sweet. She is a really great singer, but at the same time, she has a childlike sound to her voice and it doesn't take away from what she is singing at all. Maybe I'm the only one who noticed that, I'm a bit of a choir nerd lol

[@sadisco]

The Year is 2020 . This song made cry just like when i heard it for the first time. It chilled my soul

[@ffzc1592]

2021

[@davantemadden8186]

2021

[@ffzc1592]

@@davantemadden8186 UuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuU

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

Matt Smith was one AWESOME Doctor :)!

[@mdragon1801]

absolutely was!

[@Frivya]

To my mind, he was THE doctor :)

[@Drawing4Justice]

Frivya capaldi will be even better :D

[@tyrantgregcagkaiju71]

Well, let's just hope Mr. Capaldi is just as good or better. I had doubts about Matt Smith at first, but now he's one of my favorites. Maybe the 12th Doctor will be great, too :).

[@obentemiz5811]

***** we will see I hope you right

[@mirmirs]

This is the most beautiful song out of Doctor Who imo :)

[@wei446]

try breaking the wall also 11th song

[@blenderskip]

However many years since I first watched The Rings of Akhaten and this still one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

[@thesonofsuns2154]

I demand that this be played at my funeral.

[@unicronthedestroyer8016]

very well battle brother

[@mdragon1801]

feels

[@KaitlynCatz]

Same

[@Hill.Lindsay]

Played at my dads

[@Landis963]

You'd like a song imploring you to "Wake up"... played at your funeral?

[@Cloudsouth]

That's what I love about the doctor and this tune. Despite us always seeing him/her as the mad one running about eccentrically doing things and saving people, this song helps those of us that know of them, see him and all his incarnations as that singular extremely old, long lived and tired figure that has done so soo much endlessly, and countless times saved so many from enormous catastrophise and been worn out through so much emotional joys and devastation, that he isn't just a single figure anymore but an entity that can, as small as it is, face even a planet sized being and still over shadow it. Ya know, as much as a leaf does.

[@juliannaskutt8931]

People truly don’t understand how good doctor who is its the best show in my opinion

[@3Dboneprinting]

YES YES YES

[@ladyselin35]

And how shitty is politics are whatever its used it ruins everything

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

RIP the best show to ever have existed

[@will4533]

Best thing in the world, best show ever

[@alexbruckshaw1448]

@@ladyselin35 really? my favorite ever episode is remembrance of the daleks. and while it is not a masterpiece, i really liked doctor who and the dinosaurs.

[@zoevoss1672]

I sing this so Amy and Rory could wake up again ;-; i miss them too much

[@alastortheradiodemon8089]

Don't worry, there in another time now, safe from harm.

[@NightNeutrino]

If BBC would makes an episode where the Doctor actually dies, BUT after he dies, all the people that he saved, they will all sing this song and while they are singing, he slowly rises off the ground with light particles covering his entire body, and after the song is halfway over, the light particles will slowly disappear, and the Doctor's body will be set standing up and his head slowly rises and when he opens his eyes, he will regenerate (like David Tennant's regeneration) into a new Doctor. Like if you like this idea 😃

[@fruitoson4227]

I would cry over an episode like that.

[@plasmatic3223]

+Kyle Weaver That would be beautiful.

[@evanwang328]

+Kyle Weaver I think it'd be nice if all his companions were shown through a compilation while this song is playing... Also, it'd be maybe better if instead of purely this song, a medley of songs stretching across all his adventures. Side note, maybe all the light particles scatter in the wind, but in the end credits you see the TARDIS flying through space hinting that the Doctor even ran from Death.

[@sauldragneel4869]

I don't know about the particles and regeneration and stuff, but everyone he's saved singing the song would be beautiful.

[@BlackStrawberry79]

+Russell Kostal that would be, just , beautiful. I think everyone who has working tear ducts would cry like hell and start a massive flood.

[@penguindraw3159]

We miss you, you madman We're all stories in the end, just make it a good one. Because it was, you know -11th Doctor Raggedy Man, Goodnight.

[@neuesachlichkeit6919]

Oh thank you so much. I was going mad watching the scene itself over and over. Thank you! This song gives me chills and makes me weep EVERY time I listen to it.

[@evadelay5750]

Yes, it was a great speech and one if the best from Matt Smith as 'The Doctor' however in this episode, I also have to give props for the speech given from Clara when she holds the leaf. To me, that was just as meaningful and beautiful as she was talking about time that never was due to tragedy. The whole two episodes was so impactful all across the board that not one scene or word didn't..it was just..awesome.

[@JacktheRah]

I hope one day he will come back. Maybe just as a mistake like the 10th but please. The time with him was too short and I can't stand the 12th Doctor (might be because I barely understand him). But then we need the Ponds back again as well. The girl who waited and the last centurion, the boy who waited 2000 years for his love to come. It broke my heart when they died.

[@creaturecreature]

I agree that season 8 did not give very much character to the new Doctor.However his character did start to develop at the time of season 9.

[@JacktheRah]

Lucas The PK Master Hmm okay but a whole season without a proper Doctor? Meh...

[@creaturecreature]

JacktheRah The good storytelling, funny jokes and a good companion made it good.

[@JacktheRah]

Lucas The PK Master Hmm... okay maybe I'll give it a try. But I still have a hard time understanding him whilst I haven't had this problem with any Doctor Who character so far.

[@creaturecreature]

JacktheRah Trust me.It took some time to get used to Tennant after Eccleston left for me as well.Oh and if you do not think what i said about season 8 is true , keep in mind it is my oppinion.

[@StarlingASMR]

I’m not crying I just have a Tardis in my eyes

[@wolfofthenightsky708]

Doctor Who has to have my favourite soundtrack out of any television show. This song is so powerful and beautiful, it damn near made me cry when I first saw it. And years later, when I return to revisit it, it is just as powerful as before. I doubt this show will end anytime soon, because I've never seen anything as powerful as it. Even when it is over, Doctor Who will always be something special to me.

[@desireagibson4404]

one of my favorite doctor who songs

[@mdragon1801]

mine too! thanks :-)

[@desireagibson4404]

no problem ;) mdragon1801

[@gabrielpenhallegon5033]

It's so moving. A haunting melody that is releasing fear and defying it. It's beautiful, and nothing I expected to find in Doctor Who

[@captainjames4649]

Why is that?

[@echoflowerproductions1445]

The Rings of Akhatan is one of my favorite Doctor Who episode for this song alone.

[@joel9320]

At 1:15 seeing Matt Smith and this song... the feels on the bus go round and round ;-;

[@mdragon1801]

agree

[@bambisbluebell]

Crazy how a show can affect you like this. Make you think, make you cry, and get you so attached to the characters that you really feel hurt when they're gone...

[@imactuallyded]

11 will always be my favorite. :) But all things must end or nothing would ever get started.

[@llorenctorressalvado7416]

This music is an artwork and Doctor Who is another artwork of science fiction. There aren't words to express the power this music has to touch your soul.

[@Geomax86]

Beautiful, emotive music and lyrics. Simple but good, often that's the best way. Have been a DW watcher for many decades and this is the best music. Many congratulations on a fantastic job go to the National Orchestra of Wales [thanks to BBC for cameras and niff-naff :D ]

[@selarmajak7887]

i'm gonna miss Matt so much

[@mdragon1801]

Me too

[@johnseadon6702]

He was and always will be an amazing Doctor.

[@friendofafriend94]

John Seadon At first I thought you were gonna say "He was and always will be my Doctor". You know sorta like from star trek "You are and always will be my friend."

[@johnseadon6702]

Emily Harvey Lol nope. But I feel that way too.

[@friendofafriend94]

eh Its just what it sounded like to me, but to each his own right.

[@YunYumSauce]

I realize this was playing while the the doctor was regenerating in the tardis with Clara

[@shiro7012]

Usually I never cry in front of emotional scenes, but Doctor Who has managed to do it to me. She rocked my childhood and she still continues, today and before I didn't really like the seasons the Ponds saw her, they were very different from the first seasons with Christopher Eccleston who was more comedic. But Matt Smith's face is a face that was etched in my childhood, the characters that accompanied him too, I loved them. Married in this sci-fi series to Melody Pond, I didn't love her because to the one I love but now I cried when Amelia Pond last saw the Doctor so I love these seasons, I love Doctor Who.

[@BartulaEZ]

yea me to

[@Camaroni1000]

This is my alarm for whenever I get up. Makes me feel like a badass getting up

[@mdragon1801]

cool

[@blahblahtoucan5329]

ME TOO OMG

[@MarkyD.Ingram]

lol this made me laugh when im crying props that hard to do...

[@abnormallynormal4614]

Mine is ‘I am the doctor’ there’s a lot of hate for it because it was used to often but I still like it. Unlike everyone else I don’t get bord of things that easy

[@kenners4975]

i could never do that because i would end up hating the song for waking me up and i love it too much

[@samhague4213]

They're all different people all throughout their lives, but that's good, so long as we remember who they used to be. Rest in peace Doctor

[@gh0sttale358]

Doctor who has the best soundtrack EVER. And this is the best out of them all.

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Artemisia the Huntress although, Always The Doctor was good too

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Artemisia the Huntress although, Always The Doctor was good too

[@monibrehm4403]

I always get goosebumps all over my body when I hear this song. It's so beautiful!

[@thepapastimpy]

I still cry every time I hear this song… that scene was just so beautiful and touching.❤

[@S0nxc_1]

When Matt was regenerating that time in the background this song was being played

[@StaticYonder]

This is my alarm now "LIIIIIIIIIIVE! WAKE UP!"

[@gold5135]

Inspires yah to get trough the day, I guess.

[@lazylaze8278]

hahahaha, pure genius.

[@3Dboneprinting]

HAHAHAHAHA thankyou i will now be waking up to that too

[@Xnerdz]

beautiful just beautiful!!! everyone who watched this is a Whovian and Proud

[@nicolepowell5470]

Such a beautiful emotional song gives me goosebumps every time.

[@pixeltreason2968]

This. This is what makes doctor who amazing.

[@someinternetguy1065]

This song would be beautiful at the funeral of a great person, imagine a beloved person is dying and hundreds or thousands of people singing "wake up". It would make a fantastic ending to a story

[@TheRumChum]

i just realised... " what if all the shit that is happening to the doctor is punishment for stealing the Tardis from the time lords?". mind IS blown

[@kaylawaters641]

*Mindfucked* Uhhh. You just screwed up my whole night, because now I'll just think about that. No but seriously, thank you for pointing that out! xD

[@Danie07708]

Oh........my......galifrey *gets out notebook and starts writing facts*

[@kaylawaters641]

[@SamRaggett]

Not to mention punishment for blowing up gallifrey.....

[@themaster3mpire220]

yeah now he's stuck with the fact that killed all of his people. traveling only makes him happy temporarily,but the thoughts return sooner than later you gotta admit that's a sick and cruel punishment. not to mention his childhood best friend is now one of his greatest foes and The Master doesn't want to go with him so if the doctor does find gallifrey he won't have to be alone. alone, that would be hell. a reminder that he caused the extinction of the time lords

[@KidKuchi]

Is it bad that I'm tearing up? Can't wait for 12th doctor

[@mdragon1801]

nope - not at all me too! :-)

[@thetrueheroofolympus7946]

No....... Not again im not watching the 12th for me it ended with matt smith

[@thetrueheroofolympus7946]

The true doctor

[@senonimoustv2497]

TheTrueHeroOfOlympus dude u probably arent a real fan if you were you would be looking forward to the new doctor because the doctor will always be the doctor no matter who he is

[@mdragon1801]

sehon gooding That is so true

[@keithkatzz]

"I will always remember when the doctor was me" ~11th doctor

[@dinoworld112]

I don't want to sound depressing but I want this song sung at my funeral in the same way with the slow singing and small pauses

[@zombiekiller77100]

Same like me bro.Its just too good and sad.

[@zoecasas8219]

I feel the same way, actually.

[@GayNeekOG]

I died when they resued it in the Christmas special....

[@ladidadi3689]

Same

[@Nocto231]

good night raggady man

[@hshiik1469]

I remember when I was young, living in my old flat, watching Doctor Who every saturday with my older brother. Laughing at the jokes, crying at the sad parts, scared to the point of staying up till 6 in the morning at the monsters, pausing the TV and grabbing a snack or a meal before watching Doctor who, and those were the times. And I always believed The TARDIS and all of this Doctor who thing is real, pains my heart to see it doesn't but since I believe in alternate dimensions, deep down a tiny part of me believes maybe there is a Doctor Who going on far far away from here. Now I've stopped watching it a long time ago, and now seeing all of this makes me cry- and I'm in year10. Even tho I watched doctor who when (little bit of 10th) 11th Doctor mainly (little bit of 12th), and didn't seem long ago to you But to me, it's nostalgic.