don't let me fall; a josh/donna fanmix
a west wing josh/donna fanmix based on quotes and scenes.
I. DONNA
Look. I think I might be good
at this. I think you might find
me valuable.
2.01: In The Shadow of Two Gunmen
We will be alright
I'll be by your side
I won't let you down
But i gotta know
No matter how things go
That you will be around
You're just the one that
I've been waiting for
I'll give you all that
I have to give and more
But don't let me fall
Don't let me fall
Don’t Let Me Fall by Lenka
II. JOSH
Have a good time. Those are
good stories about you,
though. Those stories would
make me like you.
4.09: Arctic Radar
DONNA
You see!? You spend most
of our time being, you know,
you. Then you write something
like this to me. Thank you.
[She pulls him into a tight hug.
Josh, forgetting impropriety,
hugs her back.]
JOSH
I meant it.
1.10: In Excelsis Deo
I’ll sing it more than once
That you are the one I love
And after all the things we’ve
said and done, you are the one
I love
You Are The One I Love by Jon McLaughlin
III. JOSH
You look really great in that
dress tonight, Donna. You should
buy it for yourself.
2.07: The Portland Trip
JOSH
You look amazing.
4.15: Inauguration: Over There
She makes my heart scream color
I know by now she should have found me out
Every sense I have has been exhausted
But color makes her smile
She’s always waiting for me to speak
But all she hears is whitest noise
Though I may not communicate my Heart
she knows the color I’m screaming
Colors by Barcelona
IV. JOSH
You crack me up.
DONNA
You know, there are times,
when to put it quite simply,
I hate your breathing guts.
...
JOSH
Donna, if you’ve got your
old Catholic-school uniform
on under there, don’t get me
wrong, I applaud the thought,
but...
DONNA
Okay, what I need is for
you to stop being like, you,
for a second.
...
DONNA
Yes, you are better than
my old boyfriend.
JOSH
I’m just sayin’ if you were
in an accident, I wouldn’t stop
for a beer.
DONNA
If you were in an accident, I
wouldn’t stop for red lights.
Thanks for taking me back.
2.18: 17 People
I'm as eloquent as an elephant
I'm as headstrong as the Mighty
King Kong, on a rampage throwing
airplanes. I can't believe you
haven't gone away. I am difficult,
argumentative, I'm as thick skulled
as the dinosaur bones on a display
in a glass case. I can't believe you
haven't run away
It must be different through your
eyes. Because you look at me like it's
the first time that you've ever seen
my face.
Eloquent by Sanctus Real
V. DONNA
Josh... I'm sorry. Seriously,
I've never lied to you before,
boss, and it won't happen again.
4.15: Inauguration: Over There
Yet I wrote the words to the swan song
The author of the wrong
And I said what I said and I meant it
But now I regret it
Foolish, how was I so careless
Pawning off my treasure, the envy of an heiress
Now my dollars are crumbled in my pocket
How can I reclaim it?
What if someone's got it?
Swan Song by A Fine Frenzy
VI. JOEY [KENNY]
If you polled a hundred Donnas
and asked them if they think we
should go out, you'd get a high
positive response. But, the poll
wouldn't tell you it's because she
likes you. And she's knows it's
beginning to show and she needs
to cover herself with misdirection.
2.14: The War At Home
DONNA
Isn’t he charming?
JOSH
Sure, in a bodice-ripping,
Heathcliff-on-the-moor, I’m-
too-sexy-for-my-camera sort of way.
DONNA
Oh, Josh.
5.22: Memorial Day
I can love you much better
If you can't see it you're blind
I can love you much better
O, you know someday I'm going
to make you mine.
You are the daydream in my eyes,
there whenever I wake up
But the colors never crystallize
and I'm never getting’ up
Why do you kiss everybody but me?
I just sit back and watch
O, but one day soon, I'm gonna grab
you by the collar
and kiss you all I want!
Love You Much Better by The Hush Sound
Pack up
Don't stray
Oh, stay stay stay
Oh, stay stay stay
Wait! they don't love you
like I love you
Wait! they don't love you
like I love you
Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
VII. TOBY
Donna. [beat] Josh was hit.
DONNA
Hit with what?
TOBY
He was shot--in the chest.
C.J.
He’s in surgery right now.
DONNA
I don’t understand. I don’t understand, is -- is it serious?
2.01: In the Shadow of Two Gunmen
JOSH
Yeah. Stylish, huh. They tell you what they're going to do?
[She nods her head.]
JOSH
It's gonna be a snap.
[She again writes on the pad and shows it to Josh. This time it says "SCARED". ]
JOSH
Yeah. Don't be. You're going to be fine, okay?
6.01: NSF Thurmont
Oh, please don’t go
I want you so
I can’t let go
For I lose control
Please Don’t Go by Barcelona
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
VIII. LEO
If there’s some place you’d
rather be everyone would understand.
JOSH
I’m fine. …Thanks.
5.21: Gaza
Like an apple on a tree
Hiding out behind the leaves
I was difficult to reach
But you picked me
Like a shell upon a beach
Just another pretty piece
I was difficult to see
But you picked me
You Picked Me by A Fine Frenzy
IX. DONNA
It’s a conversation about
me not you.
…
DONNA
I quit.
JOSH
What? Come on, no you don’t,
walk with me.
DONNA
Look at my face, I’m not messing
with you.
JOSH
Donna.
DONNA
There’s gonna be a temp here tomorrow.
6.09: Impact Winter
She said its not about you
it's not about you, it's me
She said it's not about you
it's not about you, it's me
And sometimes its good
sometimes its bad
but living with you, well
It's driving me mad
And sometimes its good
sometimes its bad
but living with you is, well
It's becoming a drag
It’s Not About You by Scouting For Girls
X. JOSH
Just get back?
DONNA
Yeah, South Carolina.
JOSH
How’s it going for you
guys down there?
DONNA
We’re closing in on Hoynes.
You?
JOSH
We’re focusing on New Hampshire
right now.
6.13: King Corn
Well, well well, we both knew it wouldn't be easy.
Oh how we both knew it wouldn't be easy.
Oh yeah yeah, but oh I never thought it ever be,
Ever be this hard.
It's been three weeks, since I got a decent sleep.
I've a restless head and an empty bed,
These dreams are killing me so,
I keep on walking til the sun comes up.
Keep On Walking by Scouting For Girls
XI. JOSH
You should be with me, you’re
in the wrong campaign.
6.11: Opposition Research
DONNA
It was my job, Josh. You’re not
used to me being in a position of
authority, I’m sure that’s
uncomfortable.
JOSH
We’ve got an airplane hangar out
there filled with 500 strangers looking
to me for direction, I’ve got a candidate
who doesn’t trust any of them and frankly,
neither do I, and if you think I don’t miss
you every day…I can make a couple calls.
DONNA
Thank you for your time.
7.01: The Ticket
Come back when you can.
Let go, you'll understand.
You've done nothing at all
To make me love you less.
So come back when you can.
You left your home
You're so far from
Everything you know
Your big dream is
Crashing down and out your door.
Wake up and dream once more.
Come Back When You Can by Barcelona
And I know it's easy to say
But it's harder to feel this way
And I miss you more than I should
But I thought I could, can't get
My mind off of you
And I hate the phone
But I wish you'd call
I thought being alone
Was better than, was better than
The Fear You Won’t Fall by Joshua Radin
I'll find repose in new ways
Though I haven't slept in two days
Cause cold nostalgia chills me to the bone
But drenched in vanilla twilight
I'll sit on the front porch all night
Waist deep in thought because when
I think of you I don't feel so alone
Vanilla Twilight by Owl City
XII. JOSH
He’d tell you that campaigns demand
loyalty. You don’t go working for the
other guy.
DONNA
Who happened to be the party’s frontrunner.
JOSH
You knew I wasn’t supporting him. Me,
your mentor in professional politics.
DONNA
The guy who taught me to answer a phone,
who kept me at grunt-level servitude cause
I knew he liked his hamburgers burnt like
hockey pucks.
JOSH
You ditched me when I gave you a career!
DONNA
As a short-order cook, I’m still waiting
for the spatula.
7.06: The Al Smith Dinner
Love, I don't know what to say
Love, I don't know how to stay
When you won't let me be the person that I am
The writing's on the wall,
There's nothing to say anymore
So I'll leave before I fall apart
Right back into your arms
The writing's on the wall, you gave
Nothing and I gave it all
But I want something better and
I won't let this burden bring me down
Bring Me Down by Lenka
XIII. DONNA
It’s 44-44. We’re tied.
JOSH
We’re tied?
DONNA
Nationally.
JOSH
Holy mother of god we caught him,
we caught him!
7.13: The Cold
Mostly instrumental.
Bang Bang by Dizzy Gillespie
XIV. DONNA
We won Texas. California put us
over. You’ve done a remarkable thing.
Win or lose, an extraordinary thing.
JOSH
I talked him into this, to joining
the ticket.
DONNA
Nobody ever talked Leo into doing
anything he didn’t want to do. And he’d
want you upstairs, not down here. You
belong up there, it’s your night. He was
so proud of you, Josh.
7.17: Election Day
Burning beacon in the night
Can't feel its heat, or see its light
That single solitary guide,
it must get lonely there sometimes
Let me stand by you
The honor is mine
Let me stand by you
Loneliest light, loneliest light,
loneliest light
The Beacon by A Fine Frenzy
XV. DONNA
But there’s a window. I’d say four
weeks. If we can’t get it together in
that time and figure out what we want
from each other, then clearly it’s not
worth the trouble. Meanwhile, last night
was lovely.
7.19: Transition
Even the best fall down sometime
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide
Collide by Howie Day
XVI. JOSH
Hey.
DONNA
May I just say, a truly
excellent notion.
JOSH
Sam’s?
DONNA
Of course.
JOSH
The vacation? Going with
you part was all me.
7.19: Transition
And we are homeward bound,
And I,
I want this more than life,
I want this more than life,
I want this more than life.
To touch something real,
Will help your wounds heal,
Like the sun on your face,
The dreams of starry nights.
More Than Life by Whitley
XVII. AARON SORKIN (ON WHY HE CREATED DONNA)
When I met him George Stephanopoulas
had an assistant , a beautiful really
brilliant woman named Heather Beckle. I
remember talking to Heather and simply in
trying to say a nice thing to her in trying
to let her know that I was impressed with
her , I said something brilliant like ‘Wow
it must be incredible working for the
President.’ And she said ‘Oh I don’t work
for the President. I work for George. He’s
my sunrise and sunset.’ And I thought Now
imagine blowing off the President to say I
work for George. I want to write that woman.
If we were children I would bake you a mud pie
Warm and brown beneath the sun
Never learned to climb a tree but I would try
Just to show you what I'd done
Oh what I wouldn't do
If I had you, babe, I had you
Oh what I wouldn't do
If I had you, babe
What I Wouldn’t Do by A Fine Frenzy
XVIII. BRADLEY WHITFORD
Our relationship was never written
as a frustrated romantic thing. But
that’s the way it ended up because I
just fell in love with her when she came
into the room.
Wise men say only fools rush in
but I can't help falling in love with you
Shall I stay
would it be a sin
If I can't help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
some things are meant to be
take my hand, take my whole life too
for I can't help falling in love with you
Can’t Help Falling In Love by Ingrid Michaelson
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