Shot

Lyrics

Action

Storyboard

notes

[] = approximation of a musical moment

2 verses + chorus = A A B A A B

1010

1020

[dum da dum]

1030

[dum da dum]

1040

Please hurry home

star field drifts down to home

1050

Y'know I can't help but worry about you

zoom in through house window, a house full of Marine memorabilia

1060

And I know that life goes on

a soldier's wife is writing a letter

1070

But I don't know how I can without you

wife breaks down, the letter has a heart

1080

And I know why

zoom into the heart

1090

You're Semper Fi

zoom out from letter as male soldier reads the letter on the battle field

1100

'til the end...

male solder bows, clutches letter to heart (saddness, longing)

1110

[dum da dum]

zoom into his head/eyes and crossfade to flash back

1120

[dum da dum]

wide shot zooming in, people hugging by buses with SUV

1130

I didn't want you to go

zoom in to couple, male soldier wearing battle gear hugging his wife

1140

But I knew that you would anyway

male soldier turns away from wife, cross over hand hold, zoom into Marine crest on his hat

1150

And I'm so proud of you

Marine crest, cross over of hands parting and exiting screen

1160

I mean it every time that I say it

pull out from Marine bumper sticker on an SUV, pan up following an ascending airplane from sunset to starfield

1170

And I know why

starfield pull back to window of airplane, camera rotates 90 degrees to marines riding in cargo plane

1180

You're Semper Fi

cross fade same perspective of airplane interior to...

1190

'til the end...

marine caskets

1200

[dum da dum + build]

crossfade to star field and drift down to home

1210

And if there's a time

male soldier in battle gear walks toward house exterior, slow zoom in

1220

For everything under the sun,

soldier's wife is at table distraught, zoom out

1230

Then let these wars we're waging

male soldier steps into kitchen, wife looks up

1240

Be the last ones ever to be won

wife jumps up, knocks over chair, leaps and hugs him, zoom into his head/eyes and crossfade to flash back

1250

By Anyone.

male soldier thinks of fallen comrad

1260

[dum da dum]

pan up to star field

1270

[dum da dum]

pull back from star field

1280

Well I know that you're guarded

pull back from female soldier officer saluting to...

1290

By your brothers and sisters in arms

a platoon saluting her

1300

And they'll always take care of you

platoon left face and platoon marches

1310

Doing their best to keep you from harm

officer left face and marches

1320

And I know why

continue pulling back revealing rows of troops

1330

You're Semper Fi

troops march into several planes and pan up to...

1340

'til the end...

from sunset to starfield with 3 airplanes ascending

1350

[dum da dum]

starfield + planes becomes framed by white border while camera pulls back revealing...

1360

[dum da dum]

it is a photo in a photo album with many other photos, camera moves onto one of the photos

1370

And I don't want you to die

- a photo of two young children on a lawn by a swing set, one standing with a beach ball, one sitting
- the female child fades out
- camera moves onto another photo

1380

But I know that you would in a minute

- a photo of two kids unwrapping Christmas presents (special star)
- the female fades out, brother who was looking down at sister, now looks forlorn
- camera moves onto another photo

1390

Without even asking why

- a posed photo of female, parents and brother at her graduation
- the female fades out, family seems lopsided
- camera moves onto another photo

1400

Doing your duty to the limit

- a photo of female Marine of low rank in action
- the female fades out
- camera moves onto another photo

1410

And I know why

- a wedding portrait
- the female fades out
- camera moves onto another photo

1420

You're Semper Fi

- a Marine portrait of officers of mid rank
- the female fades out
- camera moves onto another photo

1430

'til the end...

- a family portrait with parents and 2.6 children
- family portrait female soldier fade out

1440

[dum da dum + build]

- family portrait female soldier fades back in
- camera moves onto another photo

1450

And if there's a time

- photo of family welcoming home female soldier of original high rank while others reunite in background

1460

For everything under the sun,

- photo becomes movie and female soldier picks up daughter and spins around

1470

Then let these wars we're waging

- movie returns to still photo and camera pulls back as the photo album closes

1480

Be the last ones ever to be won

the camera begins to push forward over the photo album that is in front of many other photo albums closing

1490

By Anyone.

the photo albums turn to rows of tombstones

1500

[dum da dum]

camera flys over countless rows of tombstones revealed by fog pulling back

1510

[dum da dum]

camera continues towards Tomb Of The Unkown Soldier building

1520

And I know why

a guard marches slowly infront of the Tomb Of The Unkown Soldier wearing a trenchcoat reflected in the wet cement

1530

You're Semper Fi

guard marches slowly as sun slowly sets

1540

until the end...

guard marches slowly as sun slowly sets

1550

camera pans up to starfield

1560

stars blink out to music

1570

credits

credits

1580

1590

dedication

1600