In the Still of the Night

[serafina20]

This song makes me cry every time I hear it. Now, granted, I only hear it regularly off the De-Lovely soundtrack, and Kevin Kline is singing it as Cole as he's caught up in the memory of his wife, and it's very slow and creaky, and romantic. Plus, apparently it's my dad's favorite song off the CD, and the idea of him always flipping to it first to listen to it (when it's the least musical but most heartfelt on the CD) makes my romantic heart weep.

But, I realized the other day how perfectly it sums up LLAR!Lex's feelings. I just picture him lying in bed next to Clark. Clark's asleep, sheet pooled at his waist, moon playing across his bare chest. Lex is lying on his stomach just watching Clark breathe as a soft breeze sweeps across his back, chilling him.

If it were a movie (or TV) the lyrics would be playing softly in the background:

Do you love me
As I love you
Are you my life to be
My dream come true
Or will this dream of mine
Fade out of site
Like the moon growing dim
On the rim of the hill
In the chill, still of the night

And I can also see them on their wedding, dancing to it, and Lex holding onto Clark so tightly, mouthing the words in soft, desperate whispers in Clark's ear as he starts to believe that, despite his promise to leave, Clark actually never, ever will.

*sniff* I'm very emotional today.

Comments

[soft-princess.livejournal.com]

Awwwww! *sobs* That's so beautiful. I can SO see that scene. Maybe I should make an icon...

*ponders*

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

An icon would be great. *hint hint, wink wink, nudge nudge* :)

[chasethecat.livejournal.com]

Well, now I want to re-read LLAR! And considering it's midnight, that's probably *not* the best idea...

*sulks* *shifty eyes* *secretly opens the fic*

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

It's never a bad time to reread fic. Ever. :)

*all sniffly now*

[astrea9562.livejournal.com]

That's so sweet and so romantic and I can so see Lex doing that. Uh, am I thanking you or throwing something at you now for engendering all this emotion in me? *g*

**huggles**

ETA - repost to correct spelling error *g*

Re: *all sniffly now*

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Uh, am I thanking you or throwing something at you now for engendering all this emotion in me?

Emotions are good.

ETA - repost to correct spelling error

I did. Twice. We'll see if LJ keeps it this time.

And now I see the light

[astrea9562.livejournal.com]

I was referring to *my* spelling error here! My first version of this comment was entitled "all sniffley now* I reposted to take the 'e' out of sniffly.

I 'edited to add' and deleted the first version on here, although you should probably have that first version in your mailbox as well, if LJ is finally delivering comments normally again.

I'm sorry, I should have have said: ETA - reposted to correct my spelling error.

*headdesk*

*kisses*

Re: And now I see the light

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

You know, I wondered about that, but when I saw I had 2 spelling errors in the post, I thought that maybe you were referrign to me. And I since I didn't get 2 e-mails (which I assumed I would if you corrected your own comment) I figured you were referring to me.

Sorry for the snapage.
*kisses*

[pepperjackcandy.livejournal.com]

And I can also see them on their wedding, dancing to it, and Lex holding onto Clark so tightly, mouthing the words in soft, desperate whispers in Clark's ear as he starts to believe that, despite his promise to leave, Clark actually never, ever will.

:whimpersigh: Definitely.

Though I tried and tried to make those lyrics fit the melody I know, to no avail.

Finally I realized that I was thinking of a different song!

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Finally I realized that I was thinking of a different song!

I hate when that happens. I wish I could send you the song somehow, but I don't have that capablitiy. Sorry!

[chicklet73.livejournal.com]

Gah! *goes all teary-eyed*

That was a heartbreaking and beautiful moment in the movie, and you've made a heartbreaking and beautiful Clex moment out of it too. You're right - it would be perfect. I love the fact that the version you're talking about was more heartfelt and less well-sung. It seemed so honest and vulnerable and tender...

Now I want to go and buy the soundtrack, or at least get that song from somewhere. *off to look online*

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

That was a heartbreaking and beautiful moment in the movie, and you've made a heartbreaking and beautiful Clex moment out of it too.

I was crying so hard at that point in the movie. It was just *so* beautiful and perfect and made my heart ache so much.

I love the fact that the version you're talking about was more heartfelt and less well-sung. It seemed so honest and vulnerable and tender...

The lyrics are beautiful and the song is wonderful under any circumstances, but the way the performed it in the movie is just so much more moving. I'm really happy that's what they put on the CD, rather than a more polished version. It woudln't be quite so touching any way else.