Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[Sophia_Tashi]

The song of the shifting sea, the kiss of the sun-sweet breeze
The warmth of her silken dress, stained in red
Her memory fading fast; her mother sits, eyes uncast
An eminent form in hand, farewells unsaid

Now once a certainty, lost in grief
A daughter's desperate cries, on her pleas
Forsaken ancient rite, on her knees
A breath passes from her lips,
Into her soul the Goddess whispers:

A heartbeat without harmony
is rhythm without time
The heart seeketh equilibrium
*[Will] balance fill your [lonely/worldly] path
[So sing] this broken melody
And [ballad] [shall free thee/shelter thee]
One last step by leaving
An empty heart; divide the sea

An empty heart; divide the sea

My take on everyone's interpretations.

Uncast sounds closer than downcast, and seems to go with the rest of the lyrics. Her mother is dead or very near dead (still warm, dress stained in red [blood] her eyes unmoving, farewells unsaid because shes near death, etc)

[Kye]

My take:

The song of the shifting sea, the kiss of the sun-sweet breeze
The warmth of her silken dress, stained in red
Her memory fading fast; her mother sits, eyes downcast
An eminent form in hand, her vows unsaid

Now once a certainty, lost in grief
A daughter's desperate cries, on her pleas
Forsaken ancient triad, on her knees
A breath passes from her lips,
Into her soul the Goddess whispers:

“A heartbeat without harmony
is rhythm without time
The heart seeketh equilibrium
Let balance fill your world with calm
So sing this broken melody
And then we’ll shoulder pain
One must start by living
An empty heart; divide the sea
An empty heart; divide the sea”

[KHMarie]

Ah, yeah I can hear some of those parts clearer now! Nice

[Frederick22]

can someone add plis the a11 and 12 ?

[Brannigan]

-->
<--
and then go
-->
<--
and put one foot -->

[Zohar_Lahar]

SOOONIC BOOM!

[Rocl]

can someone add plis the a11 and 12 ?

Well, for Exponential Entropy . . . .

I'm going to leave out all the Forwards and Backs, because I think we're all pretty sure what's being said there.

TRANSCENDTAL!

i'll unleash (???)

EXPONENTIAL!

en tro py

<forward & back>

BOOM GOBBIE DOOM <repeating a lot in the backgroundish>
STARTING IGNITION
... OF OUR NATION (?)
TRIANGULATION
NO DESTINATION
OUR NEWBORN NATION
<something>
PREDESTINATION
NO DESTINATION

Falling right back into the system... (Locus reprise)

[Serahfine]

Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains of Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarmony
(Sophia's Theme chants? :X)

[Mysteltain]

Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaains of Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarmony
(Sophia's Theme chants? :X)

I think you got it! I'll post an interpretation using everyone's lyrics later, because I think we've got Sophia's down really well. Good job, everyone

As for A11 and A12, I haven't worked on A11, but I have got some of the last half of Rise.

SONIC BOOM!

(Working on the first part)

A to the L to the E-X-ANDER
Goblins gonna rise above(over?) the Uplander!
(repeat)

(something here)

So!
Rise with me!
Rise with me!
Rise with me!
RISE UP!
(repeat)

RISE WITH ME!

Step back the ??? gonna put you under!

[Rocl]

Rise is going to be incredibly difficult, I feel, lol. I hope Soken and Koji-Fox give us lyrics for everything sooner rather than later though, because I can't believe I ever had a thought I didn't need more Goblin songs.

SONIC BOOM

It's time for ...
This ain't no metal that's gonna give up
... supercraft
Go down! King of the [something]

Pray to the metal
So the metal awakes!

YO

Give em the business
Give em the quickness
Give em the bomb bombs and the business!

Movin' zoomin'
(more words)

Two phases two phases
two phases electricity

Give em the business
Give em the quickness
Give em the bomb bombs and the business!

Hit em with the business
Kill em with quickness
Give em the bombs, bombs, and the business
[something about bombs going:]

[a lot of onomatopeias]
... down all over again

A to the L to the E-X-ANDER
Goblins gonna rise o'er Uplanders
<repeats a lot>

Rise up and wakey-eye all the people

Now rise up and put pedal to the metal

So
RISE WITH ME!
RISE WITH ME
RISE WITH ME
RISE UP

Step back or we're gonna break ya with a...