Chameleon Circuit - The Sound Of Drums Lyrics






Can you hear them?
They're coming
They're in the signal
They're in my head

Is it only me?
Am I the only one to be called?
This pounding in my ears
Is calling me to rule the world

Rule the universe
As the Master of your fate
Can you hear the drums?
Don't try to fight them, it's too late

Each Time Lord child
Approaches the eye
Forced to behold the vortex
To be inspired or run
But as I gazed into the vastness of time
I heard the sound of drums

Can you hear them?
They're coming
They're in the signal
They're in my head

Can you hear them?
They're coming
They're in the signal
They're in my head

In professor's guise
Oh, Doctor, Doctor
You have healed me
You are not alone
It took you far too long to see me

Now I lay in your arms
Mortally wounded in your care
I'll leave you here forever
Last of the Time Lords once again

(Don't leave me now
Think of all we've done together
Think of all the vanquished foes
Think of all that we could be)

It would be hell for me
Imprisoned here forever
With you

(No, please! You've got to, please!
We're the only ones left!
Please just... Regenerate!)

Can you hear them?
(In my dreams they're calling)
They're coming
(And every waking moment)
They're in the signal
(I hear the vortex calling)
They're in my head

Can you hear them?
(I hear the sound)
They're coming
(The sound of drums)
They're in the signal
They're in my head





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  1. M.... R....

    Nostalgia

  2. b.... /....

    2020 anyone?

  3. L.... S....

    The four beats are from two hearts

  4. K.... F....

    147 dislikes. 147 idiots. 147 people who do not have the right to call themselves Whovians. 147 people who shall never be a companion. 147 people who cannot hear the Drums.

  5. R.... ....

    Also
    That feeling you get when you've been in the mental health system for over 30 years and too many friends are dead by their own hand or missing.
    "Please... just REGENERATE"

  6. N.... G....

    Okay but they're actually good? I'm still in li e with this even though I fell out of love with the show a few years back? What??

  7. T.... F....

    timelord tinnitus

  8. A.... ....

    This is just as good as I remember it being

  9. F.... f....

    One day I hope to see this and the other songs remastered in some way they’re already beautiful but I think this song might fit with a heavy metal tone with the vocals but I still love this song just the way it is

  10. S.... ....

    The sound of those drums accelerated my heart
    Master!
    Dun-dun-dun-dun!
    Dun-dun-dun-dun!
    Dun-dun-dun-dun!
    Dun-dun-dun-dun!

  11. D.... A....

    Bless you for uploading this so I dont have to give Alex Day money lmao

  12. J.... S....

    Sounds like it could be a Black Ops Zombies Song

  13. s.... ....

    i havent watched doctor who in LITERAL years and this song still manages to get me...

  14. M.... ....

    While I hate DW (personal bad experiences with the fandom), this one song (and really the character of the master themselves) is the thing(s) that I actually like from the franchise

  15. d.... ....

    Still pretty.

  16. K.... ....

    This song still makes me cry

  17. S.... ....

    "still got legs" what? ._.

    S.... ....

    SMGMario what do you mean?

  18. A.... L....

    i'm like this

  19. A.... ....

    I wish there was an instrumental of this song

  20. C.... D....

    I tried to knock to the beat but I got the nutshack

  21. R.... ....

    First of the year, and this song's in my head.

  22. Z.... S....

    Beautiful.

  23. I.... O....

    rip headphones

  24. K.... H....

    Am I the only one missing Chameleon Circuit in 2018?

  25. S.... ....

    Freaking love Chameleon Circuit, such good Doctor Who songs :D

  26. D.... W....

    I love this

  27. a.... w....

    Just waiting for this song to end so I can get to school

  28. R.... H....

    Purchased this song (amongst SO many other "Doctor Who" themed ones) for my phone quite some time ago & it's currently one of; if not THE most-played song in my playlists. I have to listen to it at least once daily, otherwise my day isn't complete! LOL. Maybe because "The Master" is my favourite "Doctor Who" villain of them all... 😏

  29. D.... P....

    Am I the only one here who thinks Roger Delgado was the best?

    D.... P....

    Him and Anthony Ainsley were the best people to ever play the master

  30. T.... B....

    FuCKiNg DRUMMING!!!

  31. J.... I....

    This gave me such chills when I first heard it, and I got started with 11 and didn't even know who the Master was yet.

  32. t.... ....

    I pretty much haven't seen doctor who since middle school, but now I'm in college and decided to revisit this. shit still slaps. that beat, their voices, oh phuck

  33. M.... S....

    1234 1234 1234 1234

  34. I.... C....

    If I had to be the doctor or master it’s hard
    I WANT to be the doctor but
    I’m more like the Master

  35. M.... D....

    Every time I hear tenth yelling « REGENERATE!! » I feel my heart shatter.

  36. S.... L....

    The use of different voices that Chameleon Circuit uses is amazing. You can tell who is speaking which parts and its fantastic

  37. P.... C....

    114 people can't hear the drums.

  38. K.... A....

    Is it wrong that this has been my ringtone for years?

  39. K.... A....

    "Each time lord child, approaches the eye.. forced to behold the vortex, to be inspired or run.. but as I gazed into the vastness of time, I heard the sound of drums"

  40. M.... ....

    I just spent the past half an hour looking for this song thinking it was by system of a down because of one lyric stuck in my head and how a section sounds similar to chop suey. I hate how my brain categorizes things.

  41. E.... A....

    Where can i watch the doctor?

  42. N.... L....

    Ending of season 3 was amazing

    N.... L....

    I 100% agree

  43. f.... ....

    I stopped listening to this 4 years ago and now i've been pULLED BACK IN H ELP

  44. A.... U....

    Love this song

  45. R.... S....

    Taps the master's drum beat along with the song, accidentally skips forward 2 minutes

  46. J.... ....

    Is there any actual official Chameleon Circuit Chanel? I've been looking but I'm not finding.

  47. N.... M....

    Wait, Missy ! I will never stand by the Doctor ! Do you hear me ? Never !

    Oh, yes my dear. You will...

  48. N.... M....

    Listening this while thinking about series 10 redemption arc is so painful :'(. Funny how he's not supposed to hear the drums anymore, but we hear them a lot in the soundtrack.

  49. �.... �....

    Capaldi is the best doctor, ever. I don't even get why he gets so much hate, he is simply, the best.

  50. L.... U....

    does anyone still listen to this?

  51. E.... M....

    Personally I love Capaldi's portrayal of the doctor! I think the scripts have let him down. However some have been awesome. It saddens me greatly that he is leaving without having his chance with epic scripts.

  52. D.... H....

    I wish there was a instrumental version of this (:(

  53. t.... ....

    ANYONE WHOS AN MCR FAN RECOGNISE THE INTRO

  54. N.... M....

    I love this!

  55. D.... T....

    4:29 Rest in peace headphone users lol

  56. L.... P....

    The heartbeat of a TimeLord...
    one two three four
    one two three four...

  57. A.... H....

    This remind me of 3 years ago, I started watching Doctor Who on netflix just as Matt Smiths run ended. The first new episode of Doctor Who I watched was Capaldis first episode. I wish I could forget and rewatch because now I know exactly whats going to happen and it kind of sucks. I loved every moment but it's losing its grasp, it's starting to feel awkward and, like a different show honestly... it makes me so sad.

  58. D.... T....

    I was watching the part where The Mistress says " Well I can't go calling myself 'The Master' now can I?" Then someone knocked on the door 4 times in the same way that The Master does it and instead of seeing who it was I just sat on the couch terrified.
    😱

  59. S.... G....

    This made me realise why i liked "End Of Days" And "The Dark Knight" and how similar they are. Like how both dont really go straight into the psyche of the antagonists, but it kind of explains it in its weird way, which i love.

  60. A.... d....

    THE FIRST FOUR NOTES ARE THE OPENING OF 21 GUNS!

  61. A.... ....

    Would anyone want to see a gallifreyan lyric video of this song?

  62. B.... C....

    am I the only one who can only imagine Peter Capaldi (12th doctor) as a Grumpy old man

    B.... C....

    in real life he's the complete opposite

  63. b.... t....

    the moment when the drums are just Wilfred tapping on the glass

    b.... t....

    Dont make me cry again

    b.... t....

    That hurted like Hell

  64. T.... ....

    I love this song so much because it captures the series and the relationship between 10 and the master so well

    T.... ....

    I love the relationship between 10 and the Master.

  65. V.... ....

    Four beats and Four Knocks
    Coincidence?

  66. T.... C....

    I'd like capaldi more if he was less grumpy

  67. J.... N....

    D.T best doctor

  68. L.... V....

    Missy is probably glad she doesn't have them anymore

  69. S.... ....

    The nostalgia brings a tear to my eye.

  70. b.... t....

    I don't wanna go. thumbs up for the tenth

  71. H.... A....

    God Damn. People just don't seem to understand Doctor Who. Alot of people I know who watch Doctor keep saying that they stopped watching because of capaldi. But don't they all see that hes the reincarnation of the first doctor.. If you recall the end of the day of the doctor the librarian said he would be seeing a lot of old faces again. When he regenerated into peter capaldi his entire regeneration cycle began anew so that his subconscious basically rebooted leaving him the jagged and scarred just like the first doctor after the War Doctor. he needs to break in a few new old faces in order to become The Doctor Again and Clara is helping to do just that. We will just have to see what the next companion teaches him because as we all know The Doctor needs his companion to keep his humanity. So just give him a break.

    H.... A....

    Soooo about Clara helping him. Clara's dead.

    H.... A....

    capaldi's story lines were bad, but it wasn't his fault imo

    H.... A....

    hey well that was wrong, female doctor.

    H.... A....

    I thought it waa to remind himself that hes a good person. He saves someone on Pompeii who jad the same face.

    H.... A....

    b u n n y Moffat

  72. N.... T....

    Best way to enjoy the song is to tap along with it

  73. A.... P....

    Four beats repeating? Half Life 4 confirmed!!!!

    Oh and the Timelords are back....

    A.... P....

    The Earth is burning?
    Forget humanity, I'm playing Half life 4!

    A.... P....

    I love you soo much!!!!!!!

  74. j.... ....

    This is actually a pretty good band

  75. i.... f....

    I'm listening to these after a long time not listening to them.... And.... The feels are just coming back

    i.... f....

    same here ;-;

    btw love the username

    i.... f....

    Same! I haven't been into Doctor Who for a little bit (Capaldi and Moffat's writing pushed me away I'm sad to say) but I just looked up this song again and the nostalgia is hitting me like a train. I remember watching the RTD era when I was younger with my dad and then when I got older by myself. It was so good and I fell in love with all the characters! Especially Chameleon Circut, their music is an awesome couple with the show.

  76. M.... M....

    The 10th, and even the 11th Doctor, that point of the series had me so emotionally attached to the show, it was ridiculous. Now though, I find myself avoiding Doctor Who, and that was a day I never thought would come, and I'm so sad it has. To me, Doctor Who ended in a town called Christmas, and I will always love and mourn the madman with a box he was then.

    M.... M....

    10's #1

    M.... M....

    and the Master is my favorite too as well as the 10th Doctor

    M.... M....

    i absolutely love capaldi's take on the doctor, its just clara that i couldnt stand (i took a break from the show and didnt watch series 7, 8, and 9). but i really like bill so far and im sad that capaldi is leaving after series 10. but keep in mind that 11 was MY doctor, and he was great, he was amazing, but he was too young and too goofy i feel.

    M.... M....

    I'm ridiculously sick of all of the fangirls that only liked Matt and David and quit after that. Don't get me wrong, David was one of the best, but Capaldi gives an amazing portrayal, that has some of the best episodes of the entire revival (Heaven Sent, The Zygon Inversion, Hell Bent, Flatline, Listen, Magicians Apprentice, Extremis). It makes me sad to see all of the people who quit because this Doctor isn't as funny, or young.

    M.... M....

    My Morning is Midnight Same, I watched it when the 9th first came out all the way until the 11nth. Then I stopped, I no longer consider myself a whovian. I had good times but Dr. Who's changed to much. My dad was the same he grew up with the 4th doctor all the way till the 11th.

  77. s.... ....

    This song always reminds me of just how amazing DW used to be. Then I get sad.

    s.... ....

    @Jack Whelan Makes more sense to have those anyways

    s.... ....

    Noah Cg3 ? they are facial wear, hard to use unless they are on your face. now a sonic pen I can understand.

    s.... ....

    But glasses are cool.... especially shaded ones on Capaldi.

    s.... ....

    If you want my honest opinion, my absolute honest opinion.
    I have never, ever in my entire life watched a bad episode of Doctor Who.
    Not in the 2005 run at least. And I haven't seen ALL the classic ones (pretty hard to get in Germany and they have to be English as well because otherwise, it sucks)
    But from what I have seen, the old show wasn't bad either.

    That's why this is my favourite show along with Lucifer, because even when one episode is worse than the other, they are still above average.

    s.... ....

    slightlyoutofreach01 amen brother

  78. H.... ....

    So sad I love this song yet it depresses every time

  79. R.... M....

    Am I the ONLY whovian who constantly knocks things four times?

    R.... M....

    Nah not really

    R.... M....

    Hell nah. Sometimes I hear them properly.

  80. R.... M....

    This is so calming

  81. T.... ....

    I like this!

  82. R.... L....

    Tap tap tap tap

  83. Z.... N....

    Been replaying this for like 3 hours straight, halp!!

  84. A.... G....

    Fun fact: Each 1-2-3-4 of the beat The Master hears is equivalent to 1 second.
    I once used it to keep time for a minute in an experiment and was the most accurate person in the room.

    A.... G....

    That must be why musicians are great at keeping time. We call them sixteenth notes, and I personally despise them vehemently at 120bpm. ^^

    A.... G....

    Kinda reminding me of this movie where a thief used songs to keep time. Swinging on a star was the song I remember

    A.... G....

    david coplon Hudson Hawk with Bruce Willis.

  85. W.... ....

    78 people deny that Simm!Master ever existed.

    (But seriously people on Tumblr actually pretend he doesn't exist)

    W.... ....

    +RTDisNotAHorse 1st thing: omg your pic :3 /)(\ 2nd thing: that just hurts me personally i think he was the best master ever! but that some people deny that he never existed thats just heart breaking!

    W.... ....

    @Marianne Verhoef I personally don't think that he was the best, but I do like him. I'd place him at about third with Ainley and Delgado before respectively. But I really do like the character development they threw in to make him extra special. Also, thanks for the compliment! ^^

  86. W.... ....

    I'm i the only one that's thinks that when he says "as the master of your fate ..." It sounds like bane from the dark knight rises?

    W.... ....

    +Sans .....Sans what are you doing here ;-; i din't know you like doctor who....? and yes Sans you are the only one

  87. H.... C....

    "Stars" from Les Miserables reminded me of this song and I was so pissed because I couldn't place it

    H.... C....

    +Kat_Cosplays_Anime Thank you!

    H.... C....

    +Hunter Clark what character is it? I'm thinking Tamaki but it could be a lot of 'em. >0<

    H.... C....

    It's actually Len Kagamine ^-^ 💖💖😍😍

    H.... C....

    +Hunter Clark thought it would be one of those two XD

    H.... C....

    +Kat_Cosplays_Anime I am like, obsessed with Len

  88. A.... D....

    John Simm is my favourite Master. But Missy... she didnt have the Master kind of feel. It feels like another new whole person and personality. Not sure if it's the actor's fault or the writer, i'm not a good critic...

    A.... D....

    Tiny Greenness yes, but they don't completely change, like the war doctor says: same software, different casing.

    A.... D....

    Well... I mean isn't that basically the concept of regeneration........
    Also, I feel she is very much like the master, just .... you know, not as plagued by the drums anymore.

    A.... D....

    Memories define who a person is and how it affects them. That is why the Doctor always stays quite similar but yet different in personality. There is always a change but there will always be similarities.

    A.... D....

    defo the writer. she can't portray what she isn't directed to portray.

    A.... D....

    that’s the whole point. each doctors personality is different, just as the masters is. however, i loves missy, she didnt have a lot of feel in her until around the end. the new episodes are complete shit :( definitely the writers in my opinion; these actors are talented. jodie’s (and the rest of the current casts) ability to act is debatable.

  89. S.... P....

    this song actually makes me cry

  90. E.... H....

    tap that beat ;)

  91. M.... G....

    how did the master survive? i get the transition from old series to new, but i don't get how he went from the new master to missy. how did he live?

    M.... G....

    no, but i know the reference you're talking about.

    M.... G....

    Kinda sad that it was the first thing I thought of. XD

    M.... G....

    SpaceLizard MasterWizard is your name and you have a picture of the terminator. I didn't realise the terminator was a spacelizard masterwizard

    M.... G....

    hey, i can be what i want.

    M.... G....

    I feel like he came back because after the timelords were defeated at the end of series 4 the master was sent back to galifray which has now returned.

  92. M.... M....

    What I love most about Doctor Who is the mystery. Not just of who the next villain is or adventure, but about the Doctor himself. Its been around for over 50 years, and I can't help but think we don't even know half his story. What really happened on Gallifrey? what did the first incarnation of the Doctor really do? and I think its brilliant how it shows his regret, shows his mortal side. Brilliant. Alonsy!

    M.... M....

    +Matthew Munro you know that the doctor said his name once :P in a comic

  93. J.... J....

    Missy is too much like Moriarty- wait- what if Moriarty returning is because he regenerated and he's the master?

    J.... J....

    Yeff WHY DOES IT MAKE SENSE

    J.... J....

    Superwholock

  94. M.... S....

    Can you hear them? The drums? One two three four. One two three four. One two three four. One two three four. You do? They're real. THEY'RE REAL!

    M.... S....

    They're louder than ever before

    M.... S....

    Captain Food s

    M.... S....

    Yes i can hear the drums 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234

    M.... S....

    Its there heart beats they have 2 hearts and a heart has 2 beats per beat so the 2 hearts beat 1 2 then the hearts beat again 3 4 a normal people only has 1 heart so it beats 2 times 1 2. So the drums are there heart beats

    M.... S....

    @flaming skull everyone knows it says in the episode

  95. E.... S....

    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
    And now they’ve all gone.
    So ask me again
    Why the TARDIS is blue:
    There’s a sad man inside
    With both hearts torn in two.

    E.... S....

    Exile Studios beautifully said

    E.... S....

    Whoa mind blown

    E.... S....

    the doctor isnt fuckign blue. And its "donna asks"

    E.... S....

    Martha and Mickey never died on screen, and Sarah Jane didn't either. (Though the actor that played her sadly did)

    E.... S....

    WORSHIP THE MEGA NERD

  96. s.... ....

    No!
    Please
    You've got to!
    Please
    We're the only ones left!
    Please!
    Just REGENERATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    s.... ....

    No I don't wanna

    s.... ....

    +Giovanni Lule-Paredes I was wearing headphones my ears died instead.

    s.... ....

    When that happened, I was hit with a SERIOUS case of the FEELS

    s.... ....

    When your friend dies in TDM and wants to leave the match

    s.... ....

    THE FEELS

  97. H.... G....

    This would be great with some synced captions, but great video still!