One thing that Moffat has introduced these last couple seasons is a poem/song about the Doctor's life.
It began with the Silence and the "Tik tok goes the clock" rhyme, which showed up a couple times in Season 6.
We also had River's narration of the "Demons run when a good man goes to war" poem.
Now, in the most recent episode, we have the Whisper Men and their poem about the Doctor's death: "The man who lies will lie no more, when this man lies at Trenzalore."
Now, I realize it's probably more for dramatic effect than anything, but I can't help wondering if, in the Doctor Who universe, all of these things might be part of a larger work. Dorium says that "Demons run" is a part of a very old saying, the oldest. But where did it come from? Who is the author is this Ballad of the Doctor?
It began with the Silence and the "Tik tok goes the clock" rhyme, which showed up a couple times in Season 6.
We also had River's narration of the "Demons run when a good man goes to war" poem.
Now, in the most recent episode, we have the Whisper Men and their poem about the Doctor's death: "The man who lies will lie no more, when this man lies at Trenzalore."
Now, I realize it's probably more for dramatic effect than anything, but I can't help wondering if, in the Doctor Who universe, all of these things might be part of a larger work. Dorium says that "Demons run" is a part of a very old saying, the oldest. But where did it come from? Who is the author is this Ballad of the Doctor?
