Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[MinaM]

here's the song but with every element that doesn't cross the center removed so that you guys can listen with fresh ears:
https://clyp.it/gfnijh3d?token=1a251...aa20d2563119a5

it looks like the line is [s][s][t] and the next word might be "be" so possibly [something] be our wood, continuing the plant metaphor into "twisted and broken"

[Fryfor]

I think it's 'chosen one' not 'ones'. To me, this song is from the POV of Ultima, speaking to Athena. Similar to Sophia. Either that, or I'm like 90% sure my ears don't work.

[AudieMurphy135]

Here's my attempt at it. It's much easier to understand if you use this site to separate the vocals from the rest of the track: https://vocalremover.org/

Soul laid bare, foul and fair
Every secret, every odyssey
Answers unfold, one with the truth divine

By my guiding hand, perfected you stand
I won't be denied, you were mine, you were blind
A fool 'til the end, cast down forevermore

I create, manipulate your kind in my image, my chosen ones
For you, the time has come
The sun is setting

Say goodnight
With each bite does your sanity die
Sucking the life out, letting the dark
Inside
Say a prayer as the light leaves your eyes
Or scream all you like, your gods can't hear you

Say goodnight
To weakness that you hide behind
Believing the lies, feeding the fear
Inside
Never once were you truly alive
So scream all you like, no one can hear you

PANDAEMONIUM

Pride, greed, in mud thrive these seeds
Rotten and reeking, the fruits of your making
Testify
Come take a bite

PANDAEMONIUM

Pride, greed, thirsting for more
Twisted and broken, and hopes left unspoken
Journey's end
As I ascend

PANDAEMONIUM

Here I rise, claim my prize
Every moment, every sacrifice
In Anabaseios, I am the truth divine

By my guiding hand, perfected you stand
I won't be denied, you were mine, you were blind
A fool 'til the end, cast down forevermore

I create, manipulate your kind in my image, my chosen ones
For you, the time has come
The sun is setting

Say goodnight
With each bite does your sanity die
Sucking the life out, letting the dark
Inside
Say a prayer as the light leaves your eyes
Or scream all you like, your gods can't hear you

Say goodnight
To weakness that you hide behind
Believing the lies, feeding the fear
Inside
Never once were you truly alive
So scream all you like, no one can hear you

Dark horizons, boiling seas
From the borders chaos bleeds
Savage nobles, cultured thieves
Here be lions, follow me

PANDAEMONIUM

Pride, greed, in mud thrive these seeds
Rotten and reeking, the fruits of your making
Testify
Come take a bite

PANDAEMONIUM

Pride, greed, thirsting for more
Twisted and broken, and hopes left unspoken
Journey's end
As I ascend

PANDAEMONIUM

[AlphaRain]

I think it's 'chosen one' not 'ones'. To me, this song is from the POV of Ultima, speaking to Athena. Similar to Sophia. Either that, or I'm like 90% sure my ears don't work.

I need to review it again myself.

[Kaliesto]

I think it's 'chosen one' not 'ones'. To me, this song is from the POV of Ultima, speaking to Athena. Similar to Sophia. Either that, or I'm like 90% sure my ears don't work.

That was the impression someone else had on youtube, Ultima being the singer.

Seems like its very possible Ultima is being setup as the next big bad in some sneaky kind of way, the devs are trying to throw us off.

Even the savage raid had some interesting symbolism going on with the serpent.

[Carin-Eri]

Okay - I KNOW it's not from FFXIV (though it was composed by Soken), but I REALLY hope we get FFXVI's 'Find the Flame' (or a version of it) in FFXIV.

That song is just pure, undiluted, EPIC

https://youtu.be/CeqyEzK87z4

[Damnhedge]

Is this still the right thread for Lyrics discussion? I haven't been around in ages. Anyway! new Expansion new main theme! For once in 10 years the CGI Teaser's music isn't just Soken Mumbling Syllables! It's actual words! Here's my first go on "Dawntrail (Teaser Edition.)" We can hear the raw cuts in the track so I can't WAIT to hear the full track in.....January .

Time, no more once upon a time
Take flight, find your wings and spread them wide
It's time, for the journey of our life
??? This realm reborn
into the heavens we fly
fighting through the storm
Leaving the shadows far behind
and we walked right to the end
One more Trial, we're faced
turn back ???
only we decide our fate
Where do we go x4
No more running
Time, seize the day and hold on tight
the sun is rising
Flight, take it slow and take a bite
one day at a time
Eyes, on the dawn we set our sight
On New Horizons
fly, ever forward, starry eyed
to another sky.

[Alleluia]

Is this still the right thread for Lyrics discussion? I haven't been around in ages. .

Yep, right place.

??? This realm reborn
into the heavens we fly
fighting through the storm
Leaving the shadows far behind
and we walked right to the end

Interesting that they seem to still be naming the previous expansions in the lyrics of this one. I thought that'd stop after endwalker. But it works. Naming the adventures that we've been thru to give context to the new adventure. I definitely, definitely think this will be the last time they run that litany, though. lol

[Foxowl]

Good news, everyone: over a year later, we finally have official lyrics for White Stone Black courtesy of the closed captions on the new PRIMALS music video (here)

Silence, warning us to violence
Violence, swearing us to silence

Black mark payback, marking time
With a stone of white do we mark up the night

Shadows shifting, paradigm
To the man behind, prithee pay no mind

Roughshod riding, overdrive
Tilting windmills wicked, wandering blind

Milling slowly grinding fine
All the rotten grist on which I dine

So yeah, basically everyone was wrong--it's funny that "All the rotten grist on which I dine" was so distorted it became "Power unto this stone we shall pray" in fan lyrics.

[Carin-Eri]

Okay - I KNOW it's not from FFXIV (though it was composed by Soken), but I REALLY hope we get FFXVI's 'Find the Flame' (or a version of it) in FFXIV.

That song is just pure, undiluted, EPIC

https://youtu.be/CeqyEzK87z4

As odd as it is to quote one of my own posts, it seems my wish was granted as per reveals at the London FanFest