The 8th Doctor walked towards the front of the stage and sang:
She thinks that man is dead
She knew it at a glance
That body she had operated on
This man is not yet dead
Why can’t I remember who I am?
How can I right this wrong
When I have survived something
And struggled to remember more?
If I remember, I may be condemned.
If I don’t, I am more or less dead!
I am the same man who died somewhere
(Sees clocks now stood on-stage)
Those clocks look familiar to me
What do these clocks mean?
What do they tell
Do I think they’re me?
If I remember, I may be condemned.
If I don’t, I am more or less dead!
Who am I?
Can I forget this man’s memories
Pretend I am not a part of him
This person who once was me
Who died somewhere and changed into me
Who am I?
Can I forget myself forevermore?
Pretend I'm not the man I was before?
And must my name until I die
Be no more than an alibi?
Must I forget?
How can I ever forget my own lives?
How can I ever know myself again?
My soul must belong somewhere, I know
Somewhere I ran from long ago
Somewhere that gave me boredom when enjoyment was gone
It made me want to journey on
(An actor playing Grace walked on-stage. The 8th Doctor turned to face her and continued singing)
I am the Doctor!
And so Grace, you see it's true
That man you killed is stood right in front of you!
Who am I?
The Doctor! (20)
‘The Doctor and Grace quickly fell in love.
However, it wasn’t to last. Grace opted not to travel alongside him and
the Doctor travelled alone,’ said River, once again at the front of the
stage. ‘However, he wasn’t alone for long. The Doctor soon found plenty
of new companions to journey with including Charley, C’rizz, Lucie,
Tamsin and Molly. It wasn’t until he arrived on a crashing ship by
himself that his incarnation ended. The ship crashed near the Sisterhood
of Karn, who brought him back to life and offered to make him a
warrior,’
Actors playing the sisterhood of Karn walked on-stage.
The Doctor turned to face them and sighed.
‘I suppose the universe no longer needs the Doctor. Make me the warrior you want me to become,’
One of the Sisterhood walked forward and passed the Doctor a steaming chalice. The Doctor sang:
The universe was dangerous and fun
The feeling right, the San Francisco night
Did it's best to please us
And racing down the road
We had a police motorbike to ride
And Chang Lee
Chang worked for the Master, against Grace and I
Smiled like Adrian Chiles
We had our chance
It was a fine and true romance
I can still recall
Pre-Time War universe
I still see it all
Journey along the universe, laughing all the same
Pre-Time War universe
Memories that rarely remain
We made our way to the atomic clock
And we entered the San Francisco Institute of Technological Advancement and Research
Where we’d find the atomic clock
I was so happy we had met
It was the age of no regret
Oh yes
Those crazy days, that was the time
Of the millennium celebrations
But underneath she had a fear of travelling
Of going elsewhere, a fear of slowly running
I took a chance
Like I was running from being lonely
I can still recall
Pre-Time War universe
I still see it all
On the R101, saving Charley Pollard
Pre-Time War universe
Travelling hand in hand
Cybermen in 2503
Pre-Time War universe
Meeting Orson Welles
Travelling everyday, worries far away
Pre-Time War universe
We could laugh and play
And now I’m becoming a warrior
The good man, the determined solider
And my name is no longer Doctor
How dull it seems
Yet it’s what the universe needs from me
I can still recall
Pre-Time War universe
I still see it all
Walking along a Auton town, Lucie Miller by my side
Pre- Time War universe
Memories that rarely remain
I can still recall
Pre-Time War universe
I still see it all
On the planet Corinth Minor , with actress Tamsin Drew
Pre-Time War universe
Travelling hand in hand
107 Baker Street
Pre-Time War universe
With Molly O’ Sullivan
Travelling through space, worries far away (21)
The Doctor gulped down the steaming chalice and looked at his hands as a yellow light began to shine down on them.