Footfalls — Endwalker Theme — FFXIV



The fucking ever

Composer: Masayoshi Soken
Arranger: Masayoshi Soken, THE PRIMALS
Lyricist: Michael-Christopher Koji Fox
Vocal: Sam Carter

I wish 3:21 lasted longer

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  1. Heart of ember, autumntide

    Cooling swiftly, bleeding light

    Smold’ring 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, autumntide

    Burning brightly, hot and white

    Kindred severed neverwhere

    Sorrow’s silence, we needn’t bear

    Stories sown along the way

    Tales of loss and fire and faith

    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

    Thunder stilled, oaths fulfilled, now we yearn for freedom

    Born in blood (still we forge ahead), stained in red (unto tomorrow),

    Bound by love (so we forge ahead), purpose fed (unto tomorrow, bring us tomorrow)

    Courage thrives (ever forge ahead), hand in hand (unto tomorrow, welcome tomorrow),

    Souls aligned (that we forge ahead), forge ahead (yeah, we forge ahead, we forge ahead)

    Forward

    Our song of hope, she dances on the wind higher, oh higher

    E’er our vows endure, and remain forever strong

    Standing tall in the dark do we carry on

    On wings of hope, you rise up through the night higher, oh higher

    Carrying our song, cradled fast within your arms

    That its chorus might ring for all

    One brings shadow, one brings light

    Two-toned echoes tumbling through time

    Tumbling down to the never

    Every step we take

    Echoes in our wake

    Winding ’round our fate

    To forge ahead

    Should we lose our way

    Tire of all this pain

    We won’t be afraid

    To forge ahead

    Fearless hearts ablaze

    (When the world comes crumbling down)

    No more time to waste

    (Know I’ll be there)

    No, it’s not too late

    (Though our fleeting moment has gone)

    To forge ahead

    (You’re not–you’re not alone YEAH)

    As we ride again

    (As you turn your eyes to the stars)

    To another end

    (Oh, I’ll be there)

    Where it all begins

    (With my chorus guiding you)

    Forge ahead

    (Forge ahead)

    Source: https://www.lyrical-nonsense.com/global/lyrics/the-primals/endwalker-footfalls/

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  2. Spoiler for Endwalker, the first part of the second area.

    1:50 hits different when you realize that scene isn't in Ishgard, and that dragon isn't anyone particularly connected with Ishgard. Like, that song has morphed from "This one country defending itself from dragons" to "Dragonslayer and Elder Dragon saving the world". That scene has nothing to do with Ishgard – it's playing because of what Estinian is doing, and who he is now. The man reformed himself so hard he stole is nations theme song and took it with him to save Final Fantasy India.

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  3. I'm honestly baffled how, for everything else an MMO has to provide, the music team has put together a soundtrack that has slapped so hard, so consistently, for over 8 years. And this may be the pinnacle of their efforts in that regard. Every section of this overture lands perfectly.

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  4. *SPOILERS*

    Hearing this throughout our duel with Zenos viator Galvus was just absurdly stimulating, however, I can't help but wonder if he is truly dead or not.
    He offed himself at the end of Stormblood and yet he returns later on in the body of another before reclaiming his original vessel, utilizing the Resonant at it's full potential.

    So…unless they plan on bringing him back, somehow. What will his role in later adventures be?

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  5. Never thought I would get into Final Fantasy.
    Thought the paywall was kinda dumb.
    No classes seemed interesting.
    Time went by, things got interesting, Gunbreaker got introduced, Community was amazing, "not considering" turned into "highly considered".

    Then i saw the endwalker trailer this this song and I was like "THIS, IS HOW YOU HOOK ME!!"
    2 days i bought the endwalker expansion along with the subscription. OKAY FINAL FANTASY 14, IMPRESS ME.

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