Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[eucharistica]

i definitely hear 'prepare young sinner' and 'it cant be silenced' in the omega lyrics

[Legendary_Leon]

Official Lyrics

A drifting tender,
Come ride, heroes, ride!
Her galleon severed.
Away with the tide.

The storm heads gather.
Come ride, heroes, ride!
Illusions scattered,
Away with the tide.

Why? Do weathered warriors wander their way whither wanting wonders-
Wait! Hark the heralds, anchors aweigh! Hither happens mine-
Escape! Freedom forgone, sinking apace. Comets crumble, Phoebus-
Fades! Under cosmic clamor decayed, hides a path untaken.

Ancient echos,
Come ride, heroes, ride!
In deafening silence,
Away with the tide.

A wave of hazard,
Come ride, heroes, ride!
A-whorling inward,
Away with the tide.

Time! Stellar stories starward bestrewn, slipping sidewise; See, they're-
Snakes! Twixt the leaves you'll find naught amiss--missing aughts and crossing-
Fates! Freedom surgent shifting ahead, comets dancing in her-
Wake! To the cosmic clarion's accord, along the path not taken.

Try! Dare the dead tread ahead on a road that is borrowed-
Design! Through the sum of their sons do they seek tomorrow.
Tonight! Witness then as the end shall begin what was final.
Their lies! Folding back, Further back, ever back to the primal.

A descent changer, come ready to fight
A valiant effort, awaiting to tie`
The storm has gathered, come ready to die
Illusions carried, away with the tide`

Why? Do other warriors wander the way, where the wanting wanders?
Wait! How the arrow vectors, away, in their habits fighting?
eScape! Through your forward-thinking, the pains, commence outward duties!
Flee! From the cosmic patterns again of the path not taken!

Ancient equals, come ready to fight
In deathly solace, awaiting to die
A wave of hazard, come ready to try
Evolving inward, awaiting to die

Time! To settle a score! The struggle, is you, switching sides once you see there
Wait! To collect, your twilight of years, makes it object parsing?
Fate! Pre-determined, Checking Ahead, Come & Stand Together
Flee! To the cosmic patterns of cold of the path not taken

Time! To get to here to follow! (follow!)
Design! Struggle, (to) (Struggle), to see tomorrow!
Tonight! Do you think they will follow? (follow!)
Demise! Back, (to) back, (to) back, to Battle!

[ObsidianFire]

If those aren't offical, that is the best attempt yet. They certainly fit the theme of the Omega raid well.

[Momofumo]

After reading other people's tries at transcribing Sunrise, I went and tried my hand at it too. Not much is different from what has already been done, except for a few keywords.
The English part still feels a bit off, but not too much.

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手繰り寄すは彼の情景 (Taguriyosu wa kano joukei)
I remember now, that sight
清らに優しい恋い籠浚う (Kiyora ni yasashii koikomo sarau)
that so elegantly and gently washed away my heartache

Bathed in the sorrowful refrain
Of the bird's sweet haunting elegy
Stand, for here I fight my fears
Stay your tears, for we shall meet again

蜉蝣を遠消えて (Kagerou wo tookiete)
Life's ephemerality has long faded away
恋い籠るな忌みに (Koikomoru na imi ni)
into the pain of a love lost
永き別れが来たり (Nagaki wakare ga kitari)
Our longstanding separation keeps coming back to me
幾度願えども (Ikudo negaedomo)
no matter how much I pray

千年の暁恋い籠よ咲いて (Sen'nen no akatoki koikomo yo saite)
The sunrises of a thousand years bloom into heartbreak
三世を羽ばたけど往く世など (Sanze wo habatakedo yukuyo nado)
I fly and fly, though I have no destination

一念に流すは恋い籠の涙よ (Ichinen ni nagasu wa koikomo no namida yo)
In a single moment, the tears of heartache flow out
願わくは吾が君生き出で給え (Negawaku wa aga kimi ikiide tamae)
My wish is that you, my beloved, could come back to life

深淵に潰えて恋い籠に朽ちたら (Shin'en ni tsuiete koikomo ni kuchitara)
Even if I waste away in heartbreak, falling down into the abyss
君待つ彼方へと (Kimi matsu kanata he to)
I will wait for you, now and beyond...

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There's a fair bit of unusual or archaic japanese in there, but since Tsukuyomi's theme used that kind of language extensively I don't think it's too far of a stretch. Beautiful song, too!

Fun fact, if 恋い籠 (koikomo - heartache, being miserable because of love) is correct, it's also a pun -- 籠 (kago) is the character for "cage", as in a birdcage. Suzaku is poetically being kept in a cage because of love.

[Bright-Flower]

i definitely hear 'prepare young sinner' and 'it cant be silenced' in the omega lyrics

When it starts the second verse I can't not hear 'ancient acorns come ready to fly'

[Deceptistar]

When it starts the second verse I can\\'t not hear \\'ancient acorns come ready to fly\\'

better than mine, I had the volume on low all I could hear was ‘radio fly’ >,>
Wondering if first verse sentence is actually ‘A decent challenger,...’

[Legendary_Leon]

A descent changer, come ready to fight
A valiant effort, awaiting to die
The storm has gathered, come ready to die
Illusions carried, away with the tide`

Why? Do other warriors wander the way, where the wanting wanders?
Wait! How the arrow vectors, away, in their habits fighting?
eScape! Through your forward-thinking the pains commence outward duties!
Flee! From the cosmic patterns again of the path not taken!

Ancient echoes, come ready to fight
In deathly silence, awaiting to die
A wave of hazard, come ready to try
Evolving inward, awaiting to die

Time! To set in stone, The struggle, is you, switching sides once you see there
Wait! To collect, your twilight of years, makes it object parsing?
Fate! Pre-determined, Checking Ahead, Come & Stand Together
Flee! To the cosmic patterns of cold of the path not taken

Time! To get to here to follow! (follow!)
Design! Struggle, (to) Struggle, (to) see tomorrow!
Tonight! Do you think they will follow? (follow!)
Demise! Back, (to) back, (to) back, Tomorrow!

That's literally a copy paste from mine even more so that it has the ` after tide from the YT comment I made and it's still there cuz i never removed it LUL i took it out from here and fixed up a few grammar things not to mention its like a few posts above yours XD

[ZanzhizExaverion]

Going off of what people have so far, and careful, slow listening as well as using logic. (The Interlude) I believe the song as a whole is based on or is supposed to be about the raid-tier grind and climb. Considering that this part of the song is a remix of a really important theme in the game (can't put my finger on it), I think it fits very well.

Here is my Refined Guess to that part only. ((Roughly 1:45 into the song.))

Tiiiiiiiime, To get to here now who will follow? (Follow!)
Desiiiiiign, To Struggle, till we see tomorrow! (Tomorrow!)
Toniiiight, Do you hear that they will follow? (Follow!)
Demiiiiiiise, Back to back to back tomorrow! (Tomorrow!)

[LauraAdalena]

Going off of what people have so far, and careful, slow listening as well as using logic.

Can’t trust logic too much. Nobody guessed that the repeated A to the L to the E X Ander wouldn’t rhyme with thunder and never thought of that line.

Considering that this part of the song is a remix of a really important theme in the game (can't put my finger on it), I think it fits very well.

I know the theme you’re thinking of. It’s Order Yet Undecyphered, the Azys Lla Theme. You’ve heard it many places because it’s basically the Allagan theme at this point. Whiiich I think in this song is playing on the fact that Omega basically dictated the design of the vessel for him that we face in Alphascape V 3.0. (Seeing as the singer is singing the melody leitmotif from it) I know this is a lyrics thread, buuuut I feel like maybe knowing this might help us desypher these lyrics. Especially given I hear the word design a couple times in that section.

[Legendary_Leon]

A descent changer, come ready to fight
A valiant effort, awaiting to tie`
The storm has gathered, come ready to die
Illusions carried, away with the tide`

Why? Do other warriors wander the way, where the wanting wanders?
Wait! How the arrow vectors, away, in their habits fighting?
eScape! Through your forward-thinking, the pains, commence outward duties!
Flee! From the cosmic patterns again of the path not taken!

Ancient equals, come ready to fight
In deathly solace, awaiting to die
A wave of hazard, come ready to try
Evolving inward, awaiting to die

Time! To settle a score! The struggle, is you, switching sides once you see there
Wait! To collect, your twilight of years, makes it object parsing?
Fate! Pre-determined, Checking Ahead, Come & Stand Together
Flee! To the cosmic patterns of cold of the path not taken

Time! To get to here to follow! (follow!)
Design! Struggle, (to) (Struggle), to see tomorrow!
Tonight! Do you think they will follow? (follow!)
Demise! Back, (to) back, (to) back,to Battle!

Possible Changes / swaps are showcased as this:
A descent changer <> Attrition Changer <> Addition Changer <> Audition Chamber <> A descent challenger
Tie <> Die
Storm <> Sum <> Strong
Echos <> Equals
Arrow <> Error
To settle a score <> To set a stone / To set in stone
Flee <> Leap
Switching <> Slipping <> Swapping
To here <> Through here
To Battle <> Tomorrow
Design <> Desire


First line is up in the air for a 3 word phrase or 2 word phrase