Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[MrThinker]

Hi quelling, to make a quote box, surround the block of text you wish to box with the word "quote" in these square brackets[ ] in front of it and then /quote at the end.

like this

[Luciferia]

For the first line, it sounds like this to me:

Hydaelyn'll die, if I don't try

It's all insanely hard to make out, though.

[Veloran]

I'm not sure how to make one of those Textboxes so sorry for the unshrinkable text, will edit when I find it out
anyways here is everything that I heard just by ear, so definitely nothing where I'd say "this is it" but often comparing notes and then listening again makes me hear definitve differences.

Forward calls the angel's wing

I heard that as "through our Echos the angels sing".

[Luciferia]

I'm not sure how to make one of those Textboxes so sorry for the unshrinkable text, will edit when I find it out
anyways here is everything that I heard just by ear, so definitely nothing where I'd say "this is it" but often comparing notes and then listening again makes me hear definitve differences.

I heard that as "through our Echos the angels sing".

Okay, so going through again off what y'all noted in addition to what I hear, I've got:

Hydaelyn'll die, if I don't try
Counting fifteen(*), reignite
Fate is (unintelligible), Burning/Buying Time
Marching forward in Moonlight
(unintelligible because instruments) in the shadows (clash/crutch**)
Guiding foremost and grant their ending wish
(unintelligible ) for any day
Through our Echoes the angels (sing? wing?***)
In the end
In the end
I remember a better time
(Alisae being loud) --burning bright
(loud combat) (dead/debt****) I (wear/where*****)
Sat in/Saddened(******) silence that you don't hear
(Alphinaud healing Alisae: I can't make out the vocals here but it DOES sound like words)
In the end (repeats)

* It really sounds like Fifteen, but this is confusing to me since...I mean, it's 14. Everything revolves around 14. So I'm wondering if this is due to singer's accent and/or distortion, or something else. Maybe when I'm more awake I can think of homophones, or pick it out better.

**clash/crutch, but I'm not sure. I also hear it as 'ash'--so maybe it is something like 'clash.'

***Definitely ends in -ing. 'Sing' makes more sense, but again its hard to make out.

****This one is really hard, I feel like it'd be easier with context that I can't hear over the combat.

*****I can only speculate, but since it seems like the song is quite possibly sung by WoL/Azem, given some of the lines, I'm thinking that this may be referring to the Convocation members we've had to 'kill.' Or, if it is in fact debt...well, there's a lot of ways that can go, considering SHB framed us as murdering our brethren.

******I can't tell which of the two possibilities listed this is, though I suppose both work with the rest of the sentence.

[Vulcwen]

So.. trying to fill in some gaps:

Hydealyn burns, I don't try
Counting fifteen, reignite
Fate is watching, buying time
Marching forward, in moonlight

[NarikoStar]

Just a few things I hear:

Hydaelyn we're out of time

To me, this hits the syllable count, and overall fits thematically if we consider the story so far. (We've known since ARR Minfilia sacrificed herself to an already weakening Hydaelyn, and we're warned in HSW her strength is further weakening.)

(*)Cold and swiftly realign // (**)Counting fifteen, realign

(*)Originally, I heard "cold and swiftly" (**)but as others have suggested I also can hear "counting fifteen" in both cases however I hear "realign" at the end.

Floating slowly biding time

"Floating" I hear decently, but "slowly" is really sketch, it was more or less what I considered might make sense if "floating" is considered correct but I'm like only 10% "slowly". I personally hear "biding time" pretty prominently each time as the last two words!

(*)Marching forward in the light // (**)Marching forward in moonlight

I really think either of these could make sense. (*)I heard "the light" personally, which I think would make sense considering Azem / the CGI symbolism of us walking in front of the sun when this line is sung, (**)buttttt moonlight also makes sense considering Endwalker + Moon plot so I think either of these are fairly safe guesses.


I still need to listen over the other rifts more. Really rough on the battle scene parts.

[QuellingStrikes]

I was listening to it again and got a few new pointers

Hydaelyn is dead, I don't die
Call me swiftly, reunite/reignite
Feed me something, buying time
Marching forward, in the night/moonlight
When the shadows clash
Guiding foremost and grant their wish (this still doesn't make sense to me)
Run, a new day
Through our echoes the angel's sing
x
x(the more I listen to this, it sounds more like a "heeeeyeeeyeeeya")
I remember a better time
Free of strive and free of fight
(still can't make out anything over the combat noises)
Saddened silence that you don't hear
"Hold on, forward"
"Hold on, forward"

The lines in quotations are very questionable, but these choir like songs are often actual lyrics with meaning behind them.
I also had the idea, what if this song isn't fully from our WoL's perspective, but of Zodiark's?

[Zohar_Lahar]

Anyone know if the recurring lyrics in various Bozja songs (e.g. Gangos) have meaning?

[caaam]

Here's what I hear

I don't live, but I don't die
(Could/Cold/Cooled?) (be set free/as if we?), reunite
(Slept too soundly?), biding time
Marching forward in moonlight

.............. shadows clash
Guiding footfalls (that live in ash?)
One more? ............. day?
Through our Echos the angels say

The only sensible second line I could think of was "Could be set free, reunite", but that doesn't quite fit the audio (also too straightforward/boring). I like "reignite" but it might be "reunite" because Zodiark.

[Roxas33150]

So this is the first time im doin' it so let's see ^-^ here what i hear for the first line.

Hydaelyn died, i had no time

For the end of the sentence im hearing Tied but i dont know, im not sure could be time or tied.