PLEASE READ: (lyrics below)- please be sure this is in HD or as high as you can go (to catch all beats dead on)- mine keeps reverting back to 360 when I watch this, not sure why, and I have to switch to HD every time. An awesome song by two of my favorite singers/band - I long hoped for them to team up and do something like this! This is my 1st vid of Reign- my tribute vid to a great new show- and one that mainly focuses on the triangle of Bash, Mary, and Francis (which most of my vids of this fandom will do) though I added other things too. I cannot think of one time in a show until now that I've liked the girl with both rivals- I'm a fan of both couples. lol I like how they follow history by putting her with Francis while maintaining a bond with her & Bash, which makes me wonder if when Francis dies they will draw closer. If I had to choose, I like her with Bash more, there is more maturity/respect/trust between them, but I don't mind her with Francis one bit! Clips follow lyrics. Loads of symbolism- the cloudy "wheel" that turns symbolizes royalty (purple) cloudy = mistrust -- and the wheel is the cycle unbroken- those in charge of their lives, always watching the young royals and instructing them, though the elders are not always wise. The "half wheel" I show of the talisman to ward off darkness also fits- the cycle of dark authority that controls the pagans and affects the royals. Smoky frames show future of the clips that immediately follow (the past that led to the fight). The green frame symbolizes jealousy between brothers over Mary. The end clip, where she opens the door into the secret corridor and the darkness, symbolizes that the question is as yet unanswered (what about us?) and that there are more secrets with a future and an ending no one yet knows. (Yay for a 2nd season! ) The rest of the symbolism take as you will- I've run out of room! Lol sparkle clips credit: ScreenArt. Photo used from Reign. dialogue (some of my favorite lines, though this show has many): Mary: I love them, I love them both. F's mother: I argue that you love one more. Bash: Say that you love me. Say it to me once, because I know that you do. Mary: I love you, I do. Bash: Say the rest, I need to hear it. Mary: I love Francis more. * Bash: You have Mary and the crown and all of France puckering its lips to your ass and still you're threatened by a bastard in exile. Francis: You saved my life...why risk your life for mine? Bash: You're my brother. * Mary: Are you alright? Bash: Well, I'm married to someone I don't much like, and I have to stay here and watch you love someone else for the rest of my life. Mary: Bash, you told me your feelings for me were gone. Bash: I lied. Subject: Your Majesty... Lyrics to "Paradise (What About Us?)" performed by Within Temptation (feat. Tarja Turunen) There's no sense, the fire burns When wisdom fails, it changes all The wheel embodies all that keeps on turning Blood red skies, I feel so cold No innocence We play our role The wheel embodies all Where are we going? All in all You expect the wise to be wiser Fallen from grace and All and all I guess we should have known Better 'cause What about us Isn't it enough No we're not in paradise This is who we are This is what we've got No it's not our paradise But it's all we want And it's all that we're fighting for Thought it's not paradise You and us, or I and them There comes a time to take a stand The wheel is watching all It keeps on burning The venom works, it's like a curse A Trojan horse, when will we learn? The wheel embodies all that keeps returning All in all You expect the wise to be wiser Fallen from grace and All and all I guess we should have known Better 'cause What about us Isn't it enough No we're not in paradise This is who we are This is what we've got No it's not our paradise But it's all we want And it's all that we're fighting for Though it's not paradise (repeat twice) What about us What about us What about us Is...