Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[Annana]

Going to take a stab at this.

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

I remember, in blackened silence
Our surrender, a somber reverie
The glinting down in the twilight
Ever sifting through fading memories

Now I'm thinking "Was it worth it?"
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...
Finding hope...
Don't lose hope...

Like broken angels, wingless, cast from heaven's gates (I'll slowly keep on tumbling)
We can't fly when falling, falling far from grace
And like a message in our bottle cast to sea
Unto their ends our candles burn, until we're free

In monochrome melodies,
Our tales are painted in red. (Bringing me to the edge)
Deep inside, we're nothing more than scions and sinners
Either way, tomorrow don't lose faith
Woah!

Yes time circles endlessly
The hands of fate trained ahead (Follow me to the edge)
All things change, dragged through the flame
To rise from the ashes
To begin, we first must see the end!
Woah!

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

Lost to vengeance, 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

We are bloodied, like lambs to slaughter
At the mercy of those who brandish swords
As the star falls underwater
We're forgotten, for now and evermore

Riding home...
Riding home...
Finding hope...
Don't lose hope...

Without our compass, wand'ring lost in lies of faith (Fate subtly resting above)
Oh, we can dive in, finding deaths at her embrace (Our hearts beat on unafraid)
On hands and knees 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 tales are painted in red (Bringing me to the edge...)
Deep inside, we're nothing more than scions and sinners
In the rain, tonight our time is played out!

Yes, time circles endlessly
The hands of fate trained ahead (Follow me to the edge...)
All things change, dragged through flame
To rise from the ashes
To begin, we first must see the end!
Woah!

[Marche100]

The hands of fate trained ahead
(Pointing to the edge)

I think this is correct! Listening to it again, it sounds right and makes sense in the context of the preceding line!

In a similar vein, I just had a flash of insight, and I'm almost 100% certain I have the other 'to the edge' line figured out.

Our tears are painted in red
(Bleeding to the edge...)

I think with that, those lines are pretty well settled.

[RileyDarooster]

I think that the line "we're nothing more than scions and sinners" could actually be "we're nothing more than scions *of* sinners" since scion means descendant, it doesn't make sense to just say we are descendants and sinners and it makes less sense to refer to scions of the seventh dawn. Just a thought though.

[neila_nuruodo]

I'm also hearing the possibility of "sowers and singers" but I'm not that confident of it.

[Annana]

I think that the line "we're nothing more than scions and sinners" could actually be "we're nothing more than scions *of* sinners" since scion means descendant, it doesn't make sense to just say we are descendants and sinners and it makes less sense to refer to scions of the seventh dawn. Just a thought though.

That does make a good amount of sense, actually.

[RileyDarooster]

Words followed by[?] I am not 100% confident in or strike me as off for some reason, some brackets have other things I might hear.
Brackets with dots[...] are where I feel there could be another unknown word or extra syllables, though I am not sure so they are also followed with a [?].

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

I remember[?], in blackened silence
Our surrender, a somber reverie
Something[?] glinting down in the twilight
Ever sifting through fading memories

Now I'm thinking Oh, was it worth it?
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
Finding hope
Don't lose hope

Like broken angels, wingless, cast from heaven's gates (I'll slowly keep on tumbling)
And[?] we can't fly when falling, falling far from grace (Hell[?]take us[...][...][...][?])
And as[?] a message in a bottle cast to sea (Disgrace[...][...][...][?])
Unto their ends our candles burn, until we're free

In monochrome melodies,
Our tales are painted in red. (Leading[maybe Bleeding?] to the edge)
Deep inside, we're nothing more than scions of sinners
Either way[maybe "In the rain" like below?], tomorrow[...][?] don't lose faith
Woah!

Yes time circles endlessly
The hands of fate trained ahead (Pointing to the edge)
All things change, dragged through[maybe to?] the flame
To rise from the ashes
To begin, we first must see the end
Woah!

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

Lost in vengeance[?], 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

We are bloodied[?], like lambs to slaughter
At the mercy of those who brandish[?] swords
As the star[?] falls[?][...][?] underwater
We're forgotten, for now and evermore

Riding home
Riding home
Finding hope
Don't lose hope

Without a compass, wand'ring lost in lies of faith (Fate subtly resting above)
Oh, we can dive in, finding deaths at her embrace (Our hearts beat on unafraid)
On hands and knees we pray to gods we've never seen (Come shadow, come follow me)
The final hour upon us, no more time to grieve[can't hear the G?]

In monochrome melodies
Our tales are painted in red (Leading[maybe "bleeding"?] to the edge)
Deep inside, we're nothing more than scions of sinners
In the rain[?], tonight our time is played out

Yes, time circles endlessly
The hands of fate trained ahead (Pointing to the edge)
All things change, dragged through[maybe to?] the flame
To rise from the ashes
To begin, we first must see the end
Woah!

[Morningstar1337]

In the rain[?], tonight our time is played out

I kinda think the refrain has "to the Edge" instead of "in the rain"mostly because of the name of the Tankbuster and possibly the song itself (and there is another spell he has with the similar name of "to the Limit").

[Azakael]

Couple three thoughts:
I think it might be, "Ever drifting through fading memories."
I'm still picking up "tears are painted red" not "tales are painted red" as well as it being "scions and sinners." The "n" sound is too prominent for me even when I prime myself to hear "scions of sinners."

[neila_nuruodo]

Without a compass, wand'ring lost in lies of faith (Fate subtly resting above)
Oh, we can dive in, finding deaths at her embrace (Our hearts beat on unafraid)

This should be:
Without our compass, wand'ring, lost in lies of faith (They've suddenly wasted away)
Oh, we can dive in, finding death's ember embrace (Our hearts beat up through the flames)

I had thought it was "amber" before, but "ember" is correct - it sounds nearly identical and makes sense! I'm pretty sure about the second part of that line, too, though not as confident as that first bit.

[Annana]

Made some changes to mine, spent a lot of time listening to and discussing the lines that I didn't have before. I've lost track of how long I've listened to this song, but it's still a great listen.

[Shadowbringers intro]

I remember, in blackened silence
Our surrender, a somber reverie
Slowly drifting down into twilight
Ever sifting through fading memories

Now I'm thinking "Was it worth it?"
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]

Like broken angels, wingless, cast from heaven's gates (Our slumbering demons await)
You won't get far when falling, falling far from grace (You'll take off, spread out your wings)
And like a message in a bottle cast to sea (Disgraced, untouched, and unseen)
Unto their ends our candles burn, until we're free

In monochrome melodies,
Our tears are painted in red. (Bring me to the edge)
Deep inside, we're nothing more than scions and sinners
Either way, tomorrow don't lose faith
Whoa!

Yes, time circles endlessly
The hands of fate trained ahead (Follow me to the edge)
All things change, drawn to the flame
To rise from the ashes
To begin, we first must see the end!
Whoa!

[Shadowbringers]

Lost to vengeance, 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

While we're bloodied, like lambs to slaughter
At the mercy of those who grab their swords
As the star went, hid underwater
We're forgotten, for now and evermore

[Riding home]

Without our compass, wand'ring lost in lies of faith (They've slowly wasted away)
Oh, we can dive in, fighting depths at her embrace (Our hearts beat on unafraid)
On hands and knees 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 tales are painted in red (Bringing me to the edge)
Deep inside, we're nothing more than scions and sinners
In the rain, tonight our time is nigh!
Whoa!

Yes, time circles endlessly
The hands of fate trained ahead (Follow me to the edge)
All things change, drawn to the flame
To rise from the ashes
To begin, we first must see the end!
Whoa!