“Strong art thou mortal” … I stop and broke down to tears at that. Weird place… but it was like… the greatest thing to hear after everything you face through, reviving some appraisement felt just broke something in me that made me cry my eyes out.
Not just Endwalker, but every state of the game. “Unbroken promises we made so long ago, but you’re still here. (1.0) No time for…morning rises on the land reborn from the ashes (2.0) beneath the Heavens (3.0) to the sunset, blood-red skies tranquil after the storm (4.0) blessed shadow (5.0) turning, wending always night follows day (this year s the end of this story) the sun will shine again (there’s more game coming after this saga) walk on never look back, through you we live. (Don’t feel bad for supplanting the Ascians, this is the end of their story) Tales of Loss & Fire and Faith (All the quests and stories you’ve been a part of) Every word our hearts engraved. In the dark you will not stray, forge ahead til the end we pray. (This seems like a heartfelt message from the dev team themselves. The community has made an impact on them and they hope you stay with the game for its entirety)
@@gearsofwar07 Yeah, this pretty much sums up my thoughts on it as well. For lack of a better term, I think "Close in the Distance" is the Swan Song of ALL of FFXIV up to this point; a sort of bookend to this era of the game and story as we and the team behind it - and the world itself - gets ready to move on to the next era. Like a manifestation of closure, so to speak. Either that or the team is testing whether or not it'd be a viable option to have people pay for their subs with their tears, instead.
The implementation of this song in the game was great. The filling in of different parts as your team committed to the cause at hand. Definitely my favorite story zone in the game.
I never write anything on the comments, and Im not sure why seeing your comment broke me, been going through dark moments and this with the music, i think its what I needed. Might seem silly but hey! Emotions work in mysterious ways
I can’t help but feel my heart get heavier when I listen to this track. Endwalker’s story was heavy too, but after losing a loved one during COVID, and while I’m still getting hit by more loss as the days pass, the lyrics remind me to keep pushing. Love it, I’m blasting this when it hits Apple Music.
I lost my mother back in January. It wasn't covid directly that took her, but the lack of hospital space due to covid. "tales of loss and fire and faith" hit me extremely hard. We must push on and live and be the light for the ones we lost. We must be the ones to light our darkest hours.
@@Trevor_NewJerusalem God I just KNEW someone was going to respond to this comment with something fucking stupid. Go crawl in a sewer and never come out.
There was not a single dry eye in that building. Met one of my FC friends for the first time there and her and I cried together while singing as loud as we could. Truly could not have been a better experience
When EW ended, I ran the final dungeon more than a hundred times to get Meteion as a minion. I needed that for closure. The first thing I did when I finally got her was going back to Elpis, and bringing her back under that cherry tree. We stood there together, waiting for the night to fall so we could stare at the starlit sky, like she used to do with her father eons ago. I took a picture and, remembering Hermes famous quote, went away in a final goodbye to the Ancient times. Then, my journey was complete. From my arrival at Limsa to the deep recesses of the Universe, it finally was made whole. And from this day onwards, she has never left my side. I will pass onto her the spirit of Azem. Teach her how to walk the earth. So she can carry on singing her song of Hope, long after I'm gone. This is my answer.
"Yours is a long road, my friend. And it stretches on to places beyond imagining. With your every step, these grand adventures shall grow more distant and faint. And there may come a day when you forget the faces and voices of those you have met along the way. On that day, I bid you remember this: That no matter how far your journey may take you, you stand where you stand by virtue of the road you walked to get there. For in times of hardship, when you fear you cannot go on… The joy you have known, the pain you have felt, the prayers you have whispered and answered--they shall ever be your strength and your comfort. This I hope-I believe, here at memory's end" - Graha Tia.
every step forward was hard once the first fell, with everyone sacrificing to make it possible for the WoL to go forward. made me cry by the end of it. first time XIV mad me emotional. gave me a punch like the DRG Questline for XI.
Well that sucks, ruins the impression when you get to the map that plays this ost and the impactful meaning behind it. Your first impression and memory is now "oh it was from that FC i was in." I feel a little sorry for you 😂
this song is so powerful and beautiful i literally just burst out into tears irl like out of nowhere. maybe you have to earn those tears by knowing what they mean in the story from the game or the life of the composer, or maybe its the pain in the vocals and the composition's innocent hope like dawn peaking over the night sky. either way i cant explain how a song from a video game can make me just bust out into a full ugly cry out of nowhere even having not played ff14 for several months as of this. powerful af soken man
After playing since launch, leading an fc for over 7 years, just for it to fall apart right before end walker launch...this song hits really hard. I have stayed subbed, but it's hard to log in. The memories of past friends, adventures, the journey that just was abruptly halted, it hurts. FFXIV is beautiful. But I don't know if I can return.
My bf who already completed endwalker saw that I was reaching Ultima Thule and wanted to do this part of the story with me because he knew I would fall into pieces and cry. It took me almost 6 hours to complete, after multiple break and a lot of tears I finally did it. This game is so important to me now...
Not a cover. Just a rendition tuned to sound better when played live. The Primals are literally all the same musicians that make the game's music normally don't forget.
Me in ARR: I don't get what all the hype about the OST is, I mean it's nice but a pretty basic orchestral soundtrack... Me by EW: TALES OF LOOOOOSS AND FIIIIIIRE AND FAAAAAAAAAITH TT__TT
@@FallenAngel-of2zp In my head, it will always be Graha, who sings to you, because he knows that you would be super sad with him sacrificing himself once again.
Initially didn't really like the Endwalker MSQ with the direction they took. But looking back on it, in retrospect, it was a satisfactory conclusion to the Hydaelyn/Zodiark story arc (both representing the legacies of the Ancients, not necessarily the primal entities). And this song perfectly captures the environment of Ultima Thule...
*Lyrics* Whispers falling silently, drift on the wind But I hear you... Our journey now a memory fading from sight But I see you... Unbroken, promises we made so long ago You're still here... Unspoken requiem for a river of tears Flowing, winding, toward eternal sea And yet our hope remains Guiding, lighting the way No time for mourning... (Morning) rises on a land reborn from the ashes 'Neath the heavens To sunset, blood-red skies tranquil after the storm Blessed shadow Turning, wending, always night follows day The sun will shine again Walk on, never look back Through you, we live... Tales of loss and fire and faith Every word on our hearts engraved In the dark, you will not stray Forge ahead till the end we pray
the song starts as blurred instrumental and changes with every major step you take in the final area of the main story, called Ultima Thule. there is a fan mix with every variation of that music but ofc it is a *MAJOR SPOILER* as the video also shows the character running the whole way from start of the level to the very final destination. dont blame me if you now cannot unsee what awaits you at the end of the major quest line :D ua-cam.com/video/7V1Mr7SpHew/v-deo.html
It's from sight as it describes literally what happens in the events of Ultima Thule as the scions dissappear and the warrior of light can still see them in their mind and hear them.
Its a good song. Im not getting the emotions everyone else is, i dont have existential dread about the future or a despair dragging me down. So yeah, the story didnt hit the same for me. But enjoyed it as a 'forging ahead to the bright future' thing.
ngl i kinda like this version more than the one they have in game. im not huge on this song in general, but this one definitely has much less christian alt rock energy
Yo not gonna lie that Christian alt rock vibe in the original makes it so special but I do like this version better because it is a little easier to understand.
Ahhh, so that's why the original sounded so familiar. I just didn't know the term to describe it. Eh, christian rock vibe or not, I still like it. This one is nice as well, but I prefer the mellowness of the original.
Whoa, the original has christian alt rock energy? Definitely gonna have to listen to more christian alt rock... hopefully it doesn't burn my atheist ears, though...
@@DodderingOldMan one Christian metal band that is pretty good is Demon Hunter, I like their music alot myself even when I'm also an atheist, music Is music.
The original is softer tune, this version was pick up a notch. I cant say i prefer it but i can see what they were trying to do. I do wish it hit a little harder rock, its very soft rock imo
“Strong art thou mortal” … I stop and broke down to tears at that. Weird place… but it was like… the greatest thing to hear after everything you face through, reviving some appraisement felt just broke something in me that made me cry my eyes out.
This song really holds all the emotions of endwalker
It is the perfect memory-montage inducing song. I can’t hear it without reliving Endwalker in my head and heart.
Not just Endwalker, but every state of the game. “Unbroken promises we made so long ago, but you’re still here. (1.0) No time for…morning rises on the land reborn from the ashes (2.0) beneath the Heavens (3.0) to the sunset, blood-red skies tranquil after the storm (4.0) blessed shadow (5.0) turning, wending always night follows day (this year s the end of this story) the sun will shine again (there’s more game coming after this saga) walk on never look back, through you we live. (Don’t feel bad for supplanting the Ascians, this is the end of their story) Tales of Loss & Fire and Faith (All the quests and stories you’ve been a part of) Every word our hearts engraved. In the dark you will not stray, forge ahead til the end we pray. (This seems like a heartfelt message from the dev team themselves. The community has made an impact on them and they hope you stay with the game for its entirety)
@@gearsofwar07 Yeah, this pretty much sums up my thoughts on it as well. For lack of a better term, I think "Close in the Distance" is the Swan Song of ALL of FFXIV up to this point; a sort of bookend to this era of the game and story as we and the team behind it - and the world itself - gets ready to move on to the next era. Like a manifestation of closure, so to speak.
Either that or the team is testing whether or not it'd be a viable option to have people pay for their subs with their tears, instead.
@@BastetMusic if tears had monetary value FFXIV would be a top earner!
@@BastetMusic
And as Emet Selch said, there is still there more for us to see.
This needs to play when the credits roll on the 6.x finale.
Agreed, but they used the Limsa Lominsa music instead. Missed opportunity but oh well.
@@ExtremisInvictus I think they mean the finale before 7.0, not the credits after 6.0
@@ExtremisInvictus The city state theme only appears if you skip the credits, otherwise you get Flow Together in the ending with everyone walking.
@@shadeleonhart8470 The developers should make a patch that also skips the song to Flow Together as well for people who skipped the credits.
@@ExtremisInvictus they play the music for all of the city states. If you skip the credits then yeah, the music doesn't fit the final scene anymore.
If they don’t play this song at my funeral I’m not dying
me too
2:35 man that drop uhhhhhh. So good
The implementation of this song in the game was great. The filling in of different parts as your team committed to the cause at hand. Definitely my favorite story zone in the game.
This song fuels my heart with Dynamis.
If you had the strength to take another step? Would you?
What, all by myself?
@@amorasilverspark your not alone
You know I would.
🪓"Take it. We fight as one!"
I never write anything on the comments, and Im not sure why seeing your comment broke me, been going through dark moments and this with the music, i think its what I needed. Might seem silly but hey! Emotions work in mysterious ways
I can’t help but feel my heart get heavier when I listen to this track. Endwalker’s story was heavy too, but after losing a loved one during COVID, and while I’m still getting hit by more loss as the days pass, the lyrics remind me to keep pushing. Love it, I’m blasting this when it hits Apple Music.
I lost my mother back in January. It wasn't covid directly that took her, but the lack of hospital space due to covid. "tales of loss and fire and faith" hit me extremely hard. We must push on and live and be the light for the ones we lost. We must be the ones to light our darkest hours.
COVID killed very few people. I'm sorry for your loss and the lies that were given to you.
@@Trevor_NewJerusalem God I just KNEW someone was going to respond to this comment with something fucking stupid. Go crawl in a sewer and never come out.
@@Trevor_NewJerusalem What a horrible thing to say. What is very few people to you was everything to the 6,490,000 families that lost loved ones.
@@Trevor_NewJerusalem Back to your sewer, Trevor. Nobody asked you a God damn thing.
This orchestrion roll is obtainable if you buy The Primals concert bluray disk. Love having it play in my home!
Ohhh, so that's how you get it?
@@ralpbeez8414 yep yep! It’s part of the playlist I have going in my home
It’s been half a year since I finished EW and this song still gives me so much goosebumps
To those who saw The Primals... 'twas a pleasure to cry alongside you
There was not a single dry eye in that building. Met one of my FC friends for the first time there and her and I cried together while singing as loud as we could. Truly could not have been a better experience
It was a wonderful experience to bawl with 14,999 other members of the community
some weeks ago the official music video was released: ua-cam.com/video/es7rKxsFqpc/v-deo.html
This is sure one of the top songs in the entire serise of Final Fantasy
Correction. THE best final fantasy song.
making that walk to Metion with this song playing as you lost everything you known made this chapter epic.
That scene WRECKED me hard. Every voice made me cry more 😭
I dunno about y’all but EndWalker really pulled on my heart strings
I never cry for any almost any reason, but I had tears more than a few times during ShW and EW.
I've just completed Endwalker for the second time. And also for the second time I cried. A lot.
I bawled like a baby when i finished this during Fall Break truly a wonderful experience
I would say "yanked" is a far more apt term
it yanked at em hard
yanked? EW ripped out my still beating heart and trampled on it.
When EW ended, I ran the final dungeon more than a hundred times to get Meteion as a minion. I needed that for closure.
The first thing I did when I finally got her was going back to Elpis, and bringing her back under that cherry tree. We stood there together, waiting for the night to fall so we could stare at the starlit sky, like she used to do with her father eons ago. I took a picture and, remembering Hermes famous quote, went away in a final goodbye to the Ancient times.
Then, my journey was complete. From my arrival at Limsa to the deep recesses of the Universe, it finally was made whole.
And from this day onwards, she has never left my side. I will pass onto her the spirit of Azem. Teach her how to walk the earth. So she can carry on singing her song of Hope, long after I'm gone.
This is my answer.
Beautiful
This was so wholesome to read. :')
“And what of you, my mirror? Born into this world, bestowed name, bid to seek out strife and adventure…. Was this life a gift? Or a burden?”
Zenos is the only other person to ask such questions; the first is Venat at Elpis asking about your Journey
Good stories make you emotional, great stories leave you changed.
Not going to lie, I had trouble getting through this zone, it was pretty hard to see through all the water
Not even 60 seconds in and this is insanely good.
My man Soken out here pushing out certified City-State classics like it's fucking nothing.
Blasting this from my regalia crusing the Brume
Love this song so much for how deep, powerful, and moving it is. Pretty dang cool with the Primals adding that harder rock element.
I just started playing final fantasy. I actually dig it.
Welcome and enjoy the journey!
avoid these kinds of videos, this is very related to the absolute ending of a 10 year story.
"Yours is a long road, my friend. And it stretches on to places beyond imagining. With your every step, these grand adventures shall grow more distant and faint. And there may come a day when you forget the faces and voices of those you have met along the way. On that day, I bid you remember this: That no matter how far your journey may take you, you stand where you stand by virtue of the road you walked to get there. For in times of hardship, when you fear you cannot go on… The joy you have known, the pain you have felt, the prayers you have whispered and answered--they shall ever be your strength and your comfort. This I hope-I believe, here at memory's end" - Graha Tia.
every step forward was hard once the first fell, with everyone sacrificing to make it possible for the WoL to go forward. made me cry by the end of it. first time XIV mad me emotional. gave me a punch like the DRG Questline for XI.
They turned the second best song in the expac from chilled power metal to literally final season anime opening and it works so well
Now I wanna know whats iyo, the best song?
@@raymondvo Probably means flow.
@@Gloriankithsanus Flow *Together* , but yes
Thank you for making this lyrics video. I really enjoy listening to this song. :)
This is an amazing song, I haven't even reached Endwalker yet but someone played it in our FC and I've taken a liking to it already.
Well that sucks, ruins the impression when you get to the map that plays this ost and the impactful meaning behind it. Your first impression and memory is now "oh it was from that FC i was in." I feel a little sorry for you 😂
@@SemekiIzuio people like you are the worst actually. "Oop too bad you spoiled yourself, im gonna spoil you more now"
@@ye9945 what is left there to spoil lol
I basically mararthoned all of this game and got caught up 3 weeks before endwalker. This song really was something.
this song is so powerful and beautiful i literally just burst out into tears irl like out of nowhere. maybe you have to earn those tears by knowing what they mean in the story from the game or the life of the composer, or maybe its the pain in the vocals and the composition's innocent hope like dawn peaking over the night sky. either way i cant explain how a song from a video game can make me just bust out into a full ugly cry out of nowhere even having not played ff14 for several months as of this. powerful af soken man
I'M NOT CRYING
Such a gorgeous song!!!!
the added bass makes it :)
I'm glad this got recommended to me
Omfg what is this wizardry, this is heavenly. THANK YOU!
Is this what pure dynamis sounds like?
After playing since launch, leading an fc for over 7 years, just for it to fall apart right before end walker launch...this song hits really hard. I have stayed subbed, but it's hard to log in. The memories of past friends, adventures, the journey that just was abruptly halted, it hurts. FFXIV is beautiful. But I don't know if I can return.
Plenty of new people to meet, get out there pal
Do not despair! You are not without allies.
“If you need a push, I’ll be right behind you.”
Remember, you are never alone.
Forge ahead, because close in the distance, there's something there waiting for you.
This song genuinely hurts so much and I can't stop listening to it sidjodjfr
This feels like the version of the song that would play at the end credits to an Endwalker movie ngl
i want this for the final before 7.0
My bf who already completed endwalker saw that I was reaching Ultima Thule and wanted to do this part of the story with me because he knew I would fall into pieces and cry.
It took me almost 6 hours to complete, after multiple break and a lot of tears I finally did it.
This game is so important to me now...
This cover is awesome!
Love it!
Not a cover. Just a rendition tuned to sound better when played live. The Primals are literally all the same musicians that make the game's music normally don't forget.
Me in ARR: I don't get what all the hype about the OST is, I mean it's nice but a pretty basic orchestral soundtrack...
Me by EW: TALES OF LOOOOOSS AND FIIIIIIRE AND FAAAAAAAAAITH TT__TT
Given when the song first starts....
I always imagined Graha singing the song.
He was the bard, and it was his sacrifice which adds the vocals... so.. yeah.
Actually it was recently confirmed that this is Ardbert singing to the WoL, and learning that just made this so much deeper than it already was :')
@@FallenAngel-of2zp In my head, it will always be Graha, who sings to you, because he knows that you would be super sad with him sacrificing himself once again.
I'm not crying!
My God they made a great song sound even better.
this makes me wanna replay the expac
This song. My feelings. Aghhh
Dang, you took this song and gave it some punch.
If you need a push, I'll be right behind you.
The BEST Final Fantasy song ever????
Anime final episode
huhuhu i like this version more :'''
Initially didn't really like the Endwalker MSQ with the direction they took. But looking back on it, in retrospect, it was a satisfactory conclusion to the Hydaelyn/Zodiark story arc (both representing the legacies of the Ancients, not necessarily the primal entities). And this song perfectly captures the environment of Ultima Thule...
An Epic version….I approve
Still love so I cried 😢
Flow Together primals please
Going to cry if they play it at fanfest
I'm going to cry at a lot of the concert at FanFest 😂
Reminds me of the song. Kiri by monoral
I love this song. T_T
Can I get that wallpaper? >_>'
*Lyrics*
Whispers falling silently, drift on the wind
But I hear you...
Our journey now a memory fading from sight
But I see you...
Unbroken, promises we made so long ago
You're still here...
Unspoken requiem for a river of tears
Flowing, winding, toward eternal sea
And yet our hope remains
Guiding, lighting the way
No time for mourning...
(Morning) rises on a land reborn from the ashes
'Neath the heavens
To sunset, blood-red skies tranquil after the storm
Blessed shadow
Turning, wending, always night follows day
The sun will shine again
Walk on, never look back
Through you, we live...
Tales of loss and fire and faith
Every word on our hearts engraved
In the dark, you will not stray
Forge ahead till the end we pray
Thank you
Anyone else get some David Bowie Vibes from the Lyrics and how they are done in this version
Is there an instrumental version of this? The music is a blast
the song starts as blurred instrumental and changes with every major step you take in the final area of the main story, called Ultima Thule.
there is a fan mix with every variation of that music but ofc it is a
*MAJOR SPOILER*
as the video also shows the character running the whole way from start of the level to the very final destination. dont blame me if you now cannot unsee what awaits you at the end of the major quest line :D
ua-cam.com/video/7V1Mr7SpHew/v-deo.html
@@rivenoakthey probably meant an instrumental version of this remix, not the original as the vibes are completely different.
we know by now which character is the intended source of the song. not so subtle hint: the only one with 2 lines during the famous walk :)
1:00
Is it really "from sight"?
I hear "through sight"
It's absolutely from sight.
It does kind of sound like 'through sight'. But I dunno, it also kind of sounds like 'from sight', and that would make more sense.
"Fading through sight" makes zero sense.
It's from sight as it describes literally what happens in the events of Ultima Thule as the scions dissappear and the warrior of light can still see them in their mind and hear them.
Are we allowed to use your cover with credits to you? 💕
sure! go ahead :>
I wish I had the means to make music. I could only hope that my music would be even half as inspirational.
I'm sure this might be a hot take, but the guitar solo 3:30 in detracts from the overall quality of this song.
👏🙏🇧🇷❤💪
God, the backseat in the quiet parts sounds like the PornHub intro and I can't unhear it :(
hey it's the soundfonts guy! /s
Don't know why, but opening sounds a lot like a Linkin Park song.
Anyone else get Bono from U2 vibes from this vocalist?
That is true would u?
Its a good song. Im not getting the emotions everyone else is, i dont have existential dread about the future or a despair dragging me down.
So yeah, the story didnt hit the same for me. But enjoyed it as a 'forging ahead to the bright future' thing.
ngl i kinda like this version more than the one they have in game. im not huge on this song in general, but this one definitely has much less christian alt rock energy
Yo not gonna lie that Christian alt rock vibe in the original makes it so special but I do like this version better because it is a little easier to understand.
INB4 you realize this version sounds a lot like Kutless/Skillet ....
Ahhh, so that's why the original sounded so familiar. I just didn't know the term to describe it. Eh, christian rock vibe or not, I still like it.
This one is nice as well, but I prefer the mellowness of the original.
Whoa, the original has christian alt rock energy? Definitely gonna have to listen to more christian alt rock... hopefully it doesn't burn my atheist ears, though...
@@DodderingOldMan one Christian metal band that is pretty good is Demon Hunter, I like their music alot myself even when I'm also an atheist, music Is music.
Just feels like they've overdone the original tbh, oversaturated the song and muddied the original tone
The original is softer tune, this version was pick up a notch. I cant say i prefer it but i can see what they were trying to do. I do wish it hit a little harder rock, its very soft rock imo
The first primals version i dont like