Song Lyrics in FFXIV: Compilation, Discussion, and Interpretation

[d20ancergirl]

I'm low key addicted to this song and I have been scouring the web trying to find lyrics for it. In reading through all the comments, watching FlappySeal's video, and doing some listening of my own, this is what I have come up with:

Thou shall fester and feast
A lost lamb fed to the beast
Come claim if your able, a spot at this table
Bow and weep, down on your knees
For hide and seek, it’s time that we feed
Your heart is racing, blood is running cold
Your fractured fear is whispering:
"(Run away, far away) Far away!"

Here be lions

Say goodnight
With each fight does your sanity die
Step from the light, now play in the dark
Inside, say a prayer as the light leaves your eyes
Or scream all you like, your gods can’t hear you

(Scream)
(Now scream)
(Scream)
So suicide or choke on your pride
(Scream)
(Now scream)
(Now scream)
Yeah, we're gonna watch you bleed

Incensed, inflamed, how does it feel
Your pound is paid, those scars will not heal
You're lost and suffering, drowning in your tears
Will someone, somewhere tell me:
"(Where do I, where do I) go from here?"

Be the lion

Say goodnight
With each fight does your sanity die
Step from the light, now play in the dark
Inside, say a prayer as the light leaves your eyes
Or scream all you like, your gods can’t hear you

Trust in rage, inside my cage
My Pandemonium, still bound to the flame out of hate
They'll be no light
In the coffin of who I used to be
Oh scream all you like, 'cause we're all mad here

(Suffering, tempering)
(Whimpering, wandering)
(Simpering, hungering)
Further falling into the night
Deeper, deeper down tonight

Say goodnight
To the shadow I've been far behind
I'm just a stranger, we are estranged
Inside, we can run but there's nowhere to hide
So scream all you like, no one can hear us

Follow me
Come, follow me
To Pandemonium, still bound to the flame full of hate
There's no release, from this empty raging from the light
So scream if you'd like, 'cause we're all mad here

Scream all you like, 'cause we're all mad here

Might be wrong but I gave it my best go. Hope you guys like it

[Sregor2]

Any clue who the vocalist is? She sounds familiar. Also anyone working on tabs for this?

[Enkidoh]

I assumed it was Amanda Achen as she's Soken's usual vocalist... but I'm not 100% sure on that.

[DisAstranagant]

Any clue who the vocalist is? She sounds familiar. Also anyone working on tabs for this?

https://twitter.com/AKINO_bless4/sta...17463152476161
https://twitter.com/SOKENsquareenix/...02888574898176
It is AKINO, most known for singing the very popular Genesis of Aquarion OP.

[Zero-ELEC]

My best guess at the lyrics, adapted from a bunch of sources, including some YT comments and some discord messages:

Fell child, bastard and beast
A lost lamb, first to the feast
Go claim if you're able, a spot at this table

Mild and meek, down on your knees
For hide and seek, it's time that we feed
Your heart is racing, blood is running cold
Your fractured will is whispering (fly a- fly a-)

"Fly away,
Here be lions"

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...

Scream
Now scream
Scream

So suicide, don't choke on your pride~

Scream
Now Scream
Now scream
Yeah, we're gonna watch you bleed

Incensed, inflamed, how does it feel?
Your pound is paid, those scars will not heal
You're lost in suffering, drowning in your tears
Won't someone, somewhere, tell me, where I (where I)...

Go from here?
Be the lion

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, the Gods can't hear you

Dressed in rage, inside my cage
My Pandæmonium, still bound to the flame that I bear
Buried alive, in the coffin of who I used to be!

Oh scream all you like, 'cause we're all mad here

Simpering, Tempering
Whimpering, Wandering

Simmering, Hungering
Forever falling into the night
Deeper, deeper down tonight

Say goodnight,
To the shadow I've left far behind!
I'm just a stranger, we are all strange,

Inside!
You can run but there's nowhere to hide
So scream all you like, no one can hear us

Follow me, come follow me
To Pandæmonium, still bound to the flame that I bear
There's no release, from this empty, waking wonderland

So scream if you'd like 'cause we're all mad here
Scream all you'd like 'cause we're all mad here

[Mysteltain]

Now that folks have run and cleared P8S, we have another song with lyrics to look at. Italicized sections are what I'm unsure of. The middle verse is repeated three times during the song, and I'm pretty sure there's no variation to the lyrics in each repetition. The "Silence/Violence" lines are also repeated throughout the lyrics, with the only variation towards the end of the song. The initial line might be something like "Silence will lead to violence" but, what with the modulation and reverb, it's hard to tell.

EDIT: I think the first line is "Silence born into violence." Or, at least, some variation outside of "...leads to..."

Silence born into violence
Violence swearing to silence

Silence leads to violence
Violence swearing to silence

Clutch almighty, hold on tight
To begin new thinking, wandering mind
Memory slowly, blinding white
Power unto this stone we shall pray

Black-bound infinite, mocking time
When the stone glows white, do we ??? ??? the night
Shadows shifting, and we die
To the land behind, we pay no mind
Clutch almighty, hold on tight
To begin new thinking, wandering wide
Memory slowly, blinding white
Power unto this stone we shall pray

Silence without violence
In silence without violence

Black-bound infinite, mocking time
When the stone glows white, do we ??? ??? the night
Shadows shifting, and we die
To the land behind, we pay no mind

[Enkidoh]

I'm going to throw in another assumption here that the vocalist for P8S's theme White Stone Black is none other than loremaster Fernehalwes again (Michael-Christopher Koji Fox for those unaware), as that definetely sounds like him, albiet distorted and autotuned (I mean, Ferne already did the vocals for Hic Svnt Leones after all, on top of many other tracks, so it makes perfect sense. )

I could still be wrong though.

[AudieMurphy135]

Here's my interpretation of the lyrics. This was mostly put together with the help from users on Reddit, along with listening to the track with isolated vocals:

Isolated vocals for reference (lyrics are slightly out of date): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9baU2UutFL0

Thoust shall, bastard and beast
A lost lamb, first to the feast
Come claim if you're able, a spot at this table

Mild and meek, down on your knees
For hide and seek, it’s time that we feed
Your heart is racing, blood is running cold
Your fractured will is whispering (fly, fly) far away

Here be lions

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

(Scream, now scream)
(Scream), So suicide, don't choke on your pride
(Scream, now scream)
(Now scream), Yeah, I'm gonna watch you bleed

Flensed and flayed, how does it feel?
Your pound is paid, those scars will not heal, no
Lost and suffering, drowning in your tears
Won't someone somewhere tell me (where we will) go from here

Be the lion

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

Trussed in rage, inside my cage
My Pandaemonium, still bound to the flame that I bear
Buried alive in the coffin of who I used to fear
Oh scream all you like 'cause we're all mad here

(Suffering, tempering)
(Wandering, wondering)
(Simpering, hungering)
Further falling into my mind
Deeper, deeper down tonight

Say goodnight
To the shadow I left far behind
I'm just a stranger, we are all strange
Inside, we can run but there's nowhere to hide
So scream all you like, no one can hear us

Follow me (follow me)
Come, follow me (follow me)
To Pandaemonium, still bound to the flame that I bear
There's no release (rescue me, rescue me), from this empty, waking wonderland
So scream if you like 'cause we're all mad here
Scream all you like 'cause we're all mad here

[rainichan]

Official Scream lyrics are up. How close were you?

[Brinne]

I love Scream as a song so much. I love Athena as a character so much.