Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[Legendary_Leon]

Official Lyrics

A drifting tender,
Come ride, heroes, ride!
Her galleon severed.
Away with the tide.

The storm heads gather.
Come ride, heroes, ride!
Illusions scattered,
Away with the tide.

Why? Do weathered warriors wander their way whither wanting wonders-
Wait! Hark the heralds, anchors aweigh! Hither happens mine-
Escape! Freedom forgone, sinking apace. Comets crumble, Phoebus-
Fades! Under cosmic clamor decayed, hides a path untaken.

Ancient echos,
Come ride, heroes, ride!
In deafening silence,
Away with the tide.

A wave of hazard,
Come ride, heroes, ride!
A-whorling inward,
Away with the tide.

Time! Stellar stories starward bestrewn, slipping sidewise; See, they're-
Snakes! Twixt the leaves you'll find naught amiss--missing aughts and crossing-
Fates! Freedom surgent shifting ahead, comets dancing in her-
Wake! To the cosmic clarion's accord, along the path not taken.

Try! Dare the dead tread ahead on a road that is borrowed-
Design! Through the sum of their sons do they seek tomorrow.
Tonight! Witness then as the end shall begin what was final.
Their lies! Folding back, Further back, ever back to the primal.

A descent changer, come ready to fight
A valiant effort, awaiting to tie`
The storm has gathered, come ready to die
Illusions carried, away with the tide`

Why? Do other warriors wander the way, where the wanting wanders?
Wait! How the arrow vectors, away, in their habits fighting?
eScape! Through your forward-thinking, the pains, commence outward duties!
Flee! From the cosmic patterns again of the path not taken!

Ancient equals, come ready to fight
In deathly solace, awaiting to die
A wave of hazard, come ready to try
Evolving inward, awaiting to die

Time! To settle a score! The struggle, is you, switching sides once you see there
Wait! To collect, your twilight of years, makes it object parsing?
Fate! Pre-determined, Checking Ahead, Come & Stand Together
Flee! To the cosmic patterns of cold of the path not taken

Time! To get to here to follow! (follow!)
Design! Struggle, (to) (Struggle), to see tomorrow!
Tonight! Do you think they will follow? (follow!)
Demise! Back, (to) back, (to) back, to Battle!

[Legendary_Leon]

A descent changer, come ready to fight
A valiant effort, awaiting to tie`
The storm has gathered, come ready to die
Illusions carried, away with the tide`

Why? Do other warriors wander the way, where the wanting wanders?
Wait! How the arrow vectors, away, in their habits fighting?
eScape! Through your forward-thinking, the pains, commence outward duties!
Flee! From the cosmic patterns again of the path not taken!

Ancient equals, come ready to fight
In deathly solace, awaiting to die
A wave of hazard, come ready to try
Evolving inward, awaiting to die

Time! To settle a score! The struggle, is you, switching sides once you see there
Wait! To collect, your twilight of years, makes it object parsing?
Fate! Pre-determined, Checking Ahead, Come & Stand Together
Flee! To the cosmic patterns of cold of the path not taken

Time! To get to here to follow! (follow!)
Design! Struggle, (to) (Struggle), to see tomorrow!
Tonight! Do you think they will follow? (follow!)
Demise! Back, (to) back, (to) back,to Battle!

Possible Changes / swaps are showcased as this:
A descent changer <> Attrition Changer <> Addition Changer <> Audition Chamber <> A descent challenger
Tie <> Die
Storm <> Sum <> Strong
Echos <> Equals
Arrow <> Error
To settle a score <> To set a stone / To set in stone
Flee <> Leap
Switching <> Slipping <> Swapping
To here <> Through here
To Battle <> Tomorrow
Design <> Desire


First line is up in the air for a 3 word phrase or 2 word phrase

[Iscah]

Design! Struggle, (to) (Struggle), to see tomorrow!

Demise! Back, (to) back, (to) back, to Battle!

Punctuation probably needs adjusting on these lines, to make sense as a single phrase partly repeated:

Struggle to, Struggle to see tomorrow!

Back to, back to, back to Battle!