Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[Torquil]

I listened to it a few times with this and....it seems to match preeeeeety good, and the lines all make sense.

I don't live, but I don't die
Called in swiftly, we unite
Splintered selves we are biding time
Marching forward in moonlight

Ouuuuuuur, shadows clash
Guiding footfalls engraved in ash
Ouuuuuuur, remaining days (prob not oouuur, but fits better than anything else I got)
Through our echoes, the angels sing

[MrThinker]

Waiting patiently for people to post their impressions of the final trailer lyrics

[Mysteltain]

They really went all in on this song. I love the callbacks to previous expansion themes--adds an air of finality to this story. Here's what I've got so far! During the last two verses, there are background vocals from both singers, but I can't make out much of anything with all of the fighting in the background.

Endwalker Theme
Heart of ember, mote in time
Cooling swiftly, reignite
Smouldering softly, biding time
Marching forward, left behind

Fire and shadows clash
Forgotten footfalls, engraved in ash
Fire will be repaid
'fore our echoes begin to fade

Fade away...

Heart of ember, mote in time
Burning brightly, all the while
Kindled softly, evil ware
Sorrow's silence will lead in prayer

Still we fall along the way...
Tales of loss, and fire, and fate...

---

Dys an sohm in [Our slumber disturbed]
Rohs an kyn ala na [All my brothers wake]
Mah morn-- [Death comes(?)]
Dys an sohm in [Our slumber disturbed]
Sahl djahs afah an [Vengeance will be ours]

---

Storm of blood
Born from blood
Of our fallen brothers

Time to stand
Oaths fulfilled
Now we go for freedom!

Born in blood (Still we forge ahead!)
Stained in red (Until tomorrow!)
Wrap of life (Still we forge ahead!)
Covers it (Until tomorrow!)
'Cause we speed (Ever forge ahead!)
Hand in hand (Until tomorrow!)
(Until tomorrow!)
Souls aligned (Ever forge ahead!)
Forge ahead (Still we forge ahead!)
Forward! (Still we forge ahead!)

---

Song of hope, she dances on the wind
Higher, oh higher!
E'er our vows endure
Everything's the will of the strong
Standing tall, through dark do we carry on

On wings of hope, you rise up through the night
Higher, oh higher!
Carrying the song
Raise up everything in our hearts
That it's chorus might ring for all

---

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two-toned echoes, tumbling through time
Tolling down to the end!

---

There's a stand we take
Echoes in the wake
For tonight's onset
Forge ahead!

Should we lose our way
Tire of all this pain
We won't fade away
Forge ahead!

Finish off the blight
??? dark to light
For it's not too late
Forge ahead!

As we (ride?) the (day?)
To another rite
Where it all begins
Forge ahead!

[EaraGrace]

Song above, she dances on the wind
Higher, oh higher!
E'er our vows endure
Everything's the will of the strong
Standing tall, the (dark that?) we carry on

On wings of hope, you rise up through the night
Higher, oh higher!
Carrying the song
Raise up everything in our hearts
That it's chorus might ring for all

For the first line I heard “song of hope” which might fit better with the “wings of hope.”

And maybe “charioting the song” rather than carrying? More unsure of this one, tho i believe I hear a distinctive ch pronunciation.

[Telvanni_Guard]

Standing tall, the (dark that?) we carry on

I'm hearing
'Standing tall, through the dark, do we carry on'.

Solid lyrics.

[Hikiopoltsh]

After like a few hours of parsing the more difficult bits, this is what I got. Those last two verses are really hard to hear through the narration, sound effects, and background vocals and are really just an attempt.

Heart of ember, rod in tying
Cooling swiftly, beating light
Smoldering softly, biding time
Marching forward, left behind

Fire as shadows clash
Forgotten footfalls, engraved in ash
Fire will be repaid
'Fore our echoes begin to fade

Fade away
Fade away

Heart of ember, rod in tying
Burning brightly, all in white
Kindled softly, be full ware
Sorrow's silence will lead in prayer

Still we fall along the way
Tales of loss, of fire, of fate

--

[Tales of Loss - Heavensward]

Dys an sohm in
Rhos an kyn ala na
Mah morn
Eehl an sohm in
Sahl djahs afah an

--

[Tales of Fire - Storm of Blood]

Storm of blood
Born from blood
Of our fallen brothers

Time turns still
All's fulfilled
Now we go for freedom

Born in blood (Still we forge ahead)
Stained in red (Until tomorrow)
Wrap of life (Still we forge ahead)
Covers all (Until tomorrow, yes, the morrow)
Call us thieves (Ever forge ahead)
Hand in hand (Until tomorrow, still tomorrow)
Souls aligned (Ever forge ahead)
March ahead (Yeah, we forge ahead)
Forward (Yeah, we forge on)

--

[Interlude - Torn from the Heavens]

--

A song of hope
She dances on the wind
Higher
Oh, higher

'Ere our vows endure
Everything familiar, strong
Standing tall, the dark, do we carry on

On wings of hope
You rise up through the night
Higher
Oh, higher

Carrying a song
Rays that'll fill your, fill your home
That its chorus might ring for all

--

[Tales of Fate - Shadowbringers]

One brings shadow, one brings light
Two-toned echoes tumbling through time

Tumbling down to the end now

--

There's a stand we take
Echoes in our wake
For tonight's onset
Forge ahead

Should we lose our way
Tire of all of this pain
We won't fade always
Forge ahead

Feelings wrong nor right
Though our time survives
So it's not too late
Let's forge ahead

As we ride away
Soon we'll lose our right
Where it all begins
Forge ahead

[Rocl]

This thread is one of my favourite parts of expansion reveal and I almost forgot to post here, so I'm remedying the situation before I read other interpretations and let them influence my own!
EDIT: I have now been influenced.

Heart of ember, (---tide?)
cooling swiftly, bleeding light
smouldering softly, biding time
marching forward, left behind

fire and shadows clash
forgotten footfalls engraved in ash
fire will be repaid
'fore our echoes begin to fade
fade away, fade away

heart of ember...
hurried back ... it's gone awry (away?)
kindled softly, never left
sorrows silenced (with a beating grasp)

[female]
Stand tall and light the way
Tales of loss and laughter fade [?] (engrave our fate?) (tales of loss and fire will fade?)

[HEAVENSWARD BRIDGE]
(the Dragonspeak sounds different!? some of it is the same but... it's definitely new vocalists)
Dys ah somn in (?)
---[Mah morn narr?]
Sah djahs afah an!

[STORMBLOOD BRIDGE]
Storm of blood borne from blood of our fallen brothers (!)
Time stands still, oaths fulfilled, NOW WE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM (!!!)
Borne in blood, stained in red, bound by blood,
(others led, come we speak?) (still we forge ahead / until tomorrow)
Hand in hand, souls aligned, forge ahead (still we forge ahead / until tomorrow etc)
forward (forge ahead?)

[female]
Our song of hope, she dances on the wind, higher, oh higher!
'Ere our vows endure, everything's fulfilled this time
Sendings up the Dark, still we carry on
On wings of Hope you rise up through the Night, higher, oh higher!
Carry me this song, angels bound within our heart
That this chorus might ring for you!

[Shadowbringers bridge]
One brings shadow, one brings Light
Two-toned echoes tumbling through time
Turn it down, turn off that Light! (i don't like this line)

[male]
There's a stand we take, Echoes in our wake
[(Disregard) our past and/Wanton lives all passed/We deny our past and] forge ahead

Should we lose our way, tire of all this pain
We won't think of (that and/losing the will to) forge ahead (We won't be afraid to forge ahead?)

[overlapping vocals]
Still there's more of blood and bodies
We ... this Light ...
...we forge ahead

As we ring in loud, save our lives and our realm
Where it all begins we forge ahead

I think a lot of this theme is hearkening back to what is now a very old Minfilia line.
"You are Hope for the Scions and all the realm. As long as your flame continues to burn the Light of the dawn may ever be relit!"
Big torch imagery here imo

[EaraGrace]

Can’t get over Amanda Achens solo

Our song of hope, she dances on the wind, higher, oh higher!
Ere our vows are torn, everything (???)
Sendings up, the dark, still we carry on
On wings of hope, you rise up through the night, higher, oh higher!
Carrying(?) a song, made of everything I love
That it’s chorus might ring for all!

[Damnhedge]

Hi there! Here's my take on the lyrics!

Heart of Amber, ???
??? switfly, beating light.
Smouldering softly, biding time
marching forward, left behind.
Fighting embers, shadows clash
forgotten foot falls, engraved in ash.
Find the will, be repaid
'fore our echoes begin to fade.
Fade Away
Fade Away
Heart of Amber, born in ???
???, ???
???, song of silence ???

??? of love, the way
fields of loss, serve fire and fade.

HEAVENSWARD

STORM OF BLOOD
BORN FROM BLOOD
OF OUR FALLEN BROTHERS
TIME STAND STILL
OATHS FULFILLED
NOW WE DIE FOR FREEDOM

BORN IN BLOOD
(So we forge on)
STAINED IN RED
(Until tomorrow)
BOUND BY BLOOD
(So we forge on)
????
(Until tomorrow)
????
(As the 'morrow)
HAND IN HAND
(Ever forge on)
SOULS OF LIGHT
(???)
FORGE AHEAD
(???)
FORWARD

Our song of Hope, She dances on the wind.
Higher, oh Higher.
Ever ??? torn, everything's the will ???
Standing tall in the dark, still we carry on.
On wings of Hope, you rise right through the Night
Higher, oh Higher.
Carrying our song, made ??? in our hearts
That our Chorus might ring for all.

ONE BRINGS SHADOW, ONE BRINGS LIGHT
TWO TONED ECHOES TUMBLING THROUGH TIME

TUMBLING DOWN, TUM-BL-ING DOWN.

Every step we take, echoes in the wake
we'll denounce our fate, forge ahead
Should we lose our way, tire of all this pain
we won't be afraid, forge ahead.

Fearless storm of Light, now we'll turn so bright.
We won't stop tonight, forge ahead.
as we ride again, soon we'll learn their end.
where it all begins, forge ahead.

Feedback's always appreciated.

[ThanZinTay]

Here's what i think I heard in the begining part of new trailer

I renember, one a time
going swifly, biding by
soldiering softly, biding time
matching forward, left behind.
Fire and shadow clash
From dawn and ??? engraved in ash.
????
Forgotten footfall, begin to fade.

In my opinion, this really seem like Azem POV.

Also, help. How do i hide my text here? Like those (Click to show) button?