Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[Aeliott]

I think the last couple of lines are:

All things change, dragged through the pain, to rise from the ashes,

To begin, we first must see the end. [hair metal scream]

[tarifu]

I think the last couple of lines are:

All things change, dragged through the pain, to rise from the ashes,

To begin, we first must see the end. [hair metal scream]

Hey, I think you got it! You helped me fill in the last part

In monochrome melodies
Our tears are painted in red
Witihn Deep inside
With unbroken word
In silence in sinners
In the rain
Tonight our time is near
Now

Yes times of calamity
The heads of fate train ahead
All things change
dragged through the flame
To rise from the ashes

To begin
We must not see the end
Now

[tarifu]

Sorry for the double post. I didn't think I'd try to do the whole song because I thought it was hard to understand the old-timey speech filter part, but the 1st part of it actually wasn't bad. The 2nd part is straight out of you-know-where, though. :P Anyway here's what I think the lyrics are for the extended part of the song from the patch note reading.

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two toned echoes, tumbling through time
Three score wasted, ten cast aside
Four-fold knowing, no end in sight

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two toned echoes, tumbling through time
Three score wasted, ten cast aside
four-fold knowing, no end in sight

All remember
Dream back in silence
Our surrender
A smile of reverie
Though drifting
Down to the twilight
Ascending
To reach these memories

Through a justice
Who were these worthiest
As a benefit
To fighting our war
As descendants
Within the madness
Common sense thus
In justice for us all

Riding home
Guiding hope
Riding home
Guiding hope

Like broken angels we must cast from heaven's gaze (our smile bring teardrops of rain)
Being woken far ward far being falling far from grace (new teardrops on broken wings)
A last message in a bottle cast to sea (disgrace until cannot see)
Into the wings of demons lull on til we're free

In monochrome melodies
Our tears are painted in red
Within, deep inside
With broken word
In silence with sinners
In the rain
Tonight our time is near
Now

Yes times of calamity
The heads of fate train ahead
All things change
dragged through the flame
To rise from the ashes

To begin
We must not see the end
Now

[Vulcwen]

Small changes I hear:

All remember,
Dreams back in silence
A surrender,
A soul in reverie
Slowly driftin'
Down in the twilight
Ascending
To reach these memories

Though a justice
For what is worth it
As a benefit
To fight another war
Our descendants
Resent the madness
Common sense thus
is justice for we fall

Edit and that other part:

Like broken angels: wingless, cast from heaven's gaze (Our songs bring teardrops of rain)
Like a flower falling: falling far from grace. (??? ??? ????????)
And like a message in a bottle cast to sea: (Disgraced and tortured on sea)
'till the(ir) end, our candles burn until we're free.

[MrThinker]

For the chorus (or what I assume is the chorus)

In monochrome melodies
Our tears are painted in red (Calling to me)
Deep inside, we've known before
The silence of cinders/sinners,
In the rain
Tonight I dull this pain
Oh!

Yes, times of causality
The(ir) hands of fate train ahead (Haunting to me)
All things change, drawn to the flame
To rise from the ashes,
To begin,
We first must see the end
Oh!

[Rocl]

this is shoddy and kind very sloppy, but i haven't much more time for now... there's definitely two distinct verses, i think

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two toned echoes, tumbling through time
Three score wasted, ten cast aside
Four-fold knowing, no end in sight

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two toned echoes, tumbling through time
Three score wasted, ten cast aside
four-fold knowing, no end in sight

All remember, wait back in silence
our surrender
a solemn reverie
ever drifting now in the twilight
ever shifting through fading memories

now our fate's end
of what things were then
as it may have been
there's writing's on the wall
at the same end
descend to madness
now our saviours can jump before we fall

[the shadowbringers home refrain]

Like broken angels, wingless, cast from heaven's gates [no idea]
We can fly when falling, falling far from grace [no idea]
Like a message in our bottle cast to sea [no idea]
Until their ends our candles burn until we're free [no idea]

In monochrome melodies
Our tears are painted in red
Deep inside, we're nothing more than Scions and Sinners (this one sounds right!?)
In the rain, tomorrow can't stop this pain (noooo!)

Yes, time circles endlessly
The hands of fate trained ahead (to the end)
All things change, drug through the veil
To rise from the ashes
To begin, we first must see the end (waooo!!)

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two toned echoes, tumbling through time
Three score wasted, ten cast aside
Four-fold knowing, no end in sight

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two toned echoes, tumbling through time
Three score wasted, ten cast aside
four-fold knowing, no end in sight

[Final Witness?], we cast the first stone
In our cages, we know not what we do
Indecision, here at the crossroads
Recognition, tomorrow's come too soon
For the bloody, like lambs to slaughter
And no mercy for those who brandish swords [?]
As the sun [???????] underwater
We're forgotten, for now and evermore

[home chorus; riding home etc]

Without a compass, wandering lost in lies of fate [???]
We [????fighting??] deaths in [Her?] embrace (Our hearts ????)
Our hands [???] we pray to gods we've never seen [come shadow, come ???]
Our final hour comes, there's no more time to grieve

In monochrome melodies,
our tears are painted in red
Deep inside we're nothing more than scions and sinners
In the rain, tomorrow will [bear this fate?]

Yes, time circle endlessly,
the hands of fate trained ahead
All things change, drawn to the flame
to rise from the ashes

To begin, we must first we must see the end

I didn't even manage to mark all the bits I couldn't make out, but here's hoping some of it is right

[Mysteltain]

So, now that we've got the full version of the song (and in non-stream quality!) here's my take on it (after three hours of sleep and nearly half a day of playing):

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two-toned echoes tumbling through time
Threescore wasted, ten cast aside
Four-fold knowing, no end in sight

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two-toned echoes tumbling through time
Threescore wasted, ten cast aside
Four-fold knowing, no end in sight

I remember, being locked in silence
A surrender, a solemn reverie
Of drifting, down in the twilight
Ascending, through fading memories

No ... , of what is worthless
As I led them, to fight another war
I resent this, descent to madness
Come and save us, yet just before we fall...

Riding home...
Riding home...
Dying hope...
Hold onto hope...

Like broken angels, wingless, cast from heaven's gaze
(Our ... )
We can find we're falling, falling, far from grace
(Now take us ...)
I'm like a message in a bottle, cast to sea
(Disgraced and tortured, ... )
Unto their end, our candle's burn, until we're free

In monochrome melodies
Our tears are painted in red
(Calling to me)
Deep inside, we're nothing more
Than ... and sinners
In the rain, tonight our ...

Yes, time circles endlessly
The hands of fate train ahead
(Calling to me)
All things change, drug through the flame
Too rise from the ashes
To begin, we first must see the end through!

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two-toned echoes tumbling through time
Threescore wasted, ten cast aside
Four-fold knowing, no end in sight

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two-toned echoes tumbling through time
Threescore wasted, ten cast aside
Four-fold knowing, no end in sight

Like the victors, we cast the first stone
In our cages, we know not what we do
Indecision, here at the crossroads
Recognition, tomorrow's come to soon

For the bloodied, like lambs to slaughter
At the mercy, of those who drive the sword
As our ... , laid underwater
We're forgotten, for now and evermore

Riding home...
Riding home...
Dying hope...
Hold onto hope...

Without a compass rose, we're lost in lies of fate
(Then suddenly ... )
Are we alive and fighting death's ... embrace?
( ... )
... , we pray to gods we've never seen
(Come, shadow, come follow me)
The final hour upon us, no more time to grieve

In monochrome melodies
Our tears are painted in red
(Calling to me)
Deep inside, we're nothing more
Than ... and sinners
In the rain, tonight our ...

Yes, time circles endlessly
The hands of fate train ahead
(Calling to me)
All things change, drug through the flame
Too rise from the ashes
To begin, we first must see the end through!

[Telvanni_Guard]

As our star went, Underwater
We're forgotten
For now and evermore


As odd as it sounds, I think star is right here.

[Ennis_Shibuya]

In monochrome melodies
Our tears are painted in red
(Calling to me)
Deep inside, we're nothing more
Than ... and sinners
In the rain, tonight our ...

I hear "rainbow" for the last word

[HamiltonCalder]

Will try to fill in some of what I get for what's missing...

Deep inside, we're nothing more
Than ... and sinners

Than Scions and sinners

In the rain, tonight our ...

In the rain, tonight our timeless rainbow!

Are we alive and fighting death's ... embrace?

Are we alive and fighting death's amber embrace?

... , we pray to gods we've never seen

On hands and knees, we pray to gods we've never seen