"Goddess - Cepheid" ver. RafScrap (OC AMV)
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- Опубліковано 18 лис 2022
- "Welcome us with your light."
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ORIGINAL CREDITS
○ Song: Goddess (with lyrical adlibs from: Messenger in Flames)
○ Music & Lyrics: @xCepheid
○ Original: • Cepheid - Goddess (fea...
COVER CREDITS
○ Art/Animation/Adlibs/Mix/Vocals: @RafScrap (Art will slowly be uploaded here - pClJWFravB... )
○ Audio Master: @GezeusQuiryst
○ Quotes/Art/Visual Help: @lyra9659
○ Card design: Lililan
○ Outside assets - pixabay.com , stained glass - picrew.me/image_maker/17056
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got to work on designing and creating ocs with the lovely Lyra as a birthday gift to myself. Hope everyone is having a safe and warm start to the winter season!
i transcribed goddess raf's poetic prayers
Those "strange symbols" you refer to are the alchemic and astrological symbols for - in order from left to right:
-Sun
-Mercury
-Venus
-Earth
-Moon
-Mars
-Jupiter
-Saturn
-Uranus
Wow Thanks
@@veroxid 👀thank you! this adds a whole new layer to meaning for what the story is!
edit: edited the comment, added your info and gave credit!
@@veroxid
Do those hand signs have any meaning or am I just overthinking? Lol
Honored that you took the time to do this. The font is a bit odd but it's 'Viyan' haha! Thank you for your attention to detail ♡
An outstanding cover! I love how you chose to interpret the song. GJ!
The original creator herself is here. Watched the og btw ;)
@@duchesskilmer It's a man, actually. Check out the streams.
Based song
I can't believe I just realized this now
between 1:43- 2:00 Raf is actually saying lyrics form Cepheid's other song 'Messenger in flames', which is also Cepheid's third song about planets. The lyrics,
"Sol will consume"
"Goddess will fall, Fires will scorch Gaia's heart"
repeat until 1:57 were
"Luna's eclipse, will not forestall celestial downfall"
is sung. Took me a while to realize this since it was sung in a different tone and more rapid beat.
Kudos to you Raf for sneaking in the lyrics
Dance! Your! Encore with grace! The stars will witness your empyreal ballet!
@@Robopup325 "Erupt into violent rage! Embers of ash remains!"
I was tying to figured out what lyrics between that minutes was! thank you for doing this for a curiousity!
That part gave me goosebumps
in all honesty you could totally make a tarot card set just out of the characters in this video and im living for it. you could have the entire major arcana just from this video and you could even make the suits using the art style and imagery like :O!!
Now that's an idea 👀 I've always been interested in making artwork for cards. I'll definitely consider that
@@RafScrap i would buy them in an instant honestly XD
if you do make tarot cards imma be the first to buy them
Please do it an I’ll buy it
Join on the train of: would totally buy a tarot or even an oracle set with your artwork.
It's five seconds in and I already feel like I have ascended. Another beautiful cover as always, and if you excuse me I will play this on repeat for the next hour.
Always a pleasure to see you enjoying ♡ I will be keeping you company for the next hour then
Truly a goddess has graced us with her heavenly voice and spectacular art. Your singing was absolutely delightful to listen to. And th animation and all the art. I am just speechless. Everything is so well made detailed and done. The colours were outstanding and the imagery was just perfect. Thank you for always providing high quality masterpieces and for the free hand sign lesson on these different things. This is most appreciated
Not the free hand sign lessons, I choked
Thank you always for your support, I always enjoy getting to interact with you. Your enthusiasm motivates me to work even harder for future projects 💪 Stay safe and warm and sound until we speak again!
@@RafScrap all right then answer this question for me what hand sign would you do for the goddess Artemis
@@RafScrap May you have a wonderful day ahead.
@@lasher666 I’d say Artemis since she is associated with the moon and also a goddess who has met grievance. Luna would probably speak best.
@@thenightqueen0 well that is very interesting night Queen thank you for the insight as most you will not know my zodiac sign is Cancer and that just happened to look up gods and goddesses that are associated with my zodiac sign and just so happens that Artemis is my goddess
I paused my anime and ditched Minecraft just to listen to this, and I don't regret it. 🗿
SAME
Truly an honor 🙏
@@RafScrap yes my queen. 🛐🛐
I listened to this song during my exam and I passed thx for that luck😅❤
@@lunarbibeanxoxo5520AAAAAAYYYYYYY
Ah yes, a goddess singing about being a goddess, very fitting and truly a blessing to us puny mortals
Ah, yes. Puny, sweet, t̶̝̜̦͍͙͇͓̳̯̼̘͉̅̈́̓̾̐̃̌̆a̴̡͙͚̻̣͓̬̬̦͚͇͑̀̅͑̈́͜s̵̨͚̖͑̈̉͜t̵̰̙̲̫̺̜̪̺̣̅͊̍̂̒͜͝ỳ̵̧̨̛̠̣͓̙̼̳̤̬̦̈́̇̎́͗̚ ̴̧̱̱̺͚̦̪̙̬̱̜̖̺̓m̶̢̡̠̰̬̥̟̼̹̻͈̍̆̄̉̀̑͒̐̽͂̄͜͜͝ỏ̶̟̫͖̐͠r̷̖͋̽͂̾̍͐͒̈́͒̇̂̽͘t̷͚̹̤͇̬̹̝̠̱͎̿̌̈͋̓̇́̈̏̑̌̃͜͜͝ͅą̴̫̻͍̺͖̞̱̠̍̂͜l̴̢̝̹̦̩͙͔͉̘̊̐͛̿͜ͅs̶͉̘͙̜͓̩͌̂̃̃̅͂̇
Happy you enjoyed Nita ♡
@@RafScrap o_o *goes back three steps* my oc may be an immortal but...better safe than sorry.
@@duchesskilmergirl wth..?😨
Oh boy, another thing for me to overanalyze! 😂Okay so here's my interpretation based on this video and the transcription generously provided by Azphelion (plus a bit of research):
There is a religion consisting of 6 goddesses (Sol, Luna, Gaia, Terra, Venus, Hera, and Minerva). There is also a 7th goddess, simply called "Goddess" who is the primary goddess and ruler of the pantheon. There are also 6 oracles (I dunno if they're really called "oracles" or not but that's what I'm calling them), one for each Goddess. Niyan (the Lover) is the Oracle of Gaia, represented by the earth symbol. Cicely (the Skull) is the Oracle of Terra, also represented by the earth symbol. It's interesting that both goddesses and oracles are represented by the same alchemical symbol. Terra and Gaia are also both names for the Earth. Maybe Terra and Gaia are two sides of the same goddess? In any case, Ara (the Spider) is the Oracle of Luna, represented by the moon symbol (obviously). Hydra (the Serpent) pretends to be the Oracle of Hera, represented by the Jupiter symbol. He/She (can't tell what gender) is actually the corrupter, the Fallen One's avatar/oracle that drags each of the other oracles down into sin. Amarose (the Flower) is the Oracle of Venus, represented by, well, the Venus symbol. Sage (the Conquerer) is the Oracle of Minerva, represented by the Saturn symbol. She also appears to be a knight or perhaps even a queen, fighting for some fictional country or maybe religion? For some reason Mercury, Mars, and Uranus don't appear to have associated goddesses or oracles. Sol aka the Sun is one of the goddesses but there is no oracle for her for some reason. Maybe there never was or maybe she died? It's interesting to note, too, that the symbol that keeps appearing (for example at 0:48 and again at 1:52) is one of two symbols for Pluto. I had to look this one up lol. Pluto is the Roman god of the Underworld and Wealth, associated with death and the afterlife.
After the "opening", at 0:32, we see and hear a male figure that looks suspiciously like Hydra. This is the only male-sung line in the entire song near as I can tell. Judging by the voice I'm guess that's Gezeus Quiryst lol. There are hands that look like claws reaching towards him, likely the hands of the fallen oracles. The rest of the song tells how they all fell. He sings "Welcome us with your light" which is then echoed by Cicely and followed by "grace the morning sky". I assume this is a common prayer/hymn within this fictional religion. We then see Amarose kissing and hugging Hydra from behind and the Venus symbol change to Pluto symbolizing her corruption by him. The lines "dancing, discordant" and "spinning in retrograde" further suggest corruption and chaos because in astrology when a planet is in retrograde, it is said that there is a lot of chaos and confusion. It also creates chaos and confusion in whichever house/zodiac sign the planet is in. Presumably he either kills her and absorbs her into his body or they somehow fuse? I'll explain why I think this later.
Another interesting thing to note, at 1:05 we see Goddess surrounded by many hands, almost like a halo. The hands are all forming different symbols representing the different goddesses which makes sense if she is the main goddess. But it also reminds me a bit of the cherubim in Islam who throng the throne of God, and the Hecatoncheires ("Hundred-Handed Ones") who were the children of Uranus and Gaia and helped to overthrow the Titans. The lines "born from sea and the waves" I think alludes to how Venus was born from the seafoam of (I kid you not) Neptune's balls.The part about "crossing Sol's burning gaze/Venus sets ablaze" makes me think her story somehow ties into Sol's and being set ablaze could be literal (like she was burnt alive, maybe even on a pyre for heresy) or metaphorical because of how she became corrupted by "the devil" who is traditionally associated with fire (as in, the fires of Hell). It could also be an allusion to Icarus, who flew too close to the sun and it melted his wax wings and made him fall into the ocean. The words accompanying the Oracle of Venus in the beginning "A black diamond/Was this Lathrisian queen" suggests she might've been a queen at some point? Not sure where Lathrisia is though or if it even exists?
Next we see Sage the Conqueror, the Oracle of Minerva (goddess of wisdom) wearing armor looking like she's plotting something or staring down an enemy. She is surrounded by swords and what appears to be a dragon crest in blood appears in front of her. Not certain of the meaning of this, apart from making her intimidating and like a knight. Then we see the Oracle of Terra with Hydra kneeling and smiling before her. The words "The lure of the devil will ring soft and sweet. Be not tempted" appear on screen as a warning (presumably for followers of this faith) to beware "the devil" aka Hydra. Hydra is a wolf in sheep's clothing, as shown by how in the next frame his hand and mouth are bloodied and he is frowning with a halo of daggers around his head and pool of blood at his feet. Then we see Cicely kneeling as if in prayer, crying and in the next shot with blood on her hands and the smiling head of Niyan in the background, cracked like a porcelain doll and her head appears to have been torn off her body. Perhaps Cicely murdered her on Hydra's suggestion and feels guilty? Then we see Sage with some others in the background, brandishing weapons towards Hydra. Sage swears to protect "you" with all her life then begs for forgiveness. Perhaps either because she failed to protect that person/her people or perhaps because she succumbed to temptation?
After that, it's very quick and difficult to see, but the body of Ara is shown hanging limply from a spiderweb, and there are butterflies upon her perhaps symbolizing how she is like a butterfly that was caught in Hydra's web. Then there's Amarose, who is lying with her arms spread out surrounded by blood, either having burnt to death on a stake or being killed in some other way. In the beginning it almost looked like she was chained, so maybe she was chained and then killed? Then there's the severed head of Niyan, the silhouette of Cicely surrounded by spider lilies (which in Asia are associated with death iirc) and Hydra with his snakes wrapped around her saying "your hair looks like moonlight". Then there are the words "Messiah, Salvation/Offering the world salvation through slaughter" which suggests he has built up some sort of cult that involves killing people? It then shows what looks like a young boy with white hair, possibly Hydra before he became corrupt? He looks a little like him, and he's holding a heart with an eye on it. The Goddess with a hole in her chest also has an eye there, maybe he stole the Goddess's heart and that is how he became corrupted? I think that's the Goddess behind him, at least. She has the Sol symbol on her chest, maybe she was the original Oracle of Sol? She also has those eyes on her body like the Phoenix earlier and later on? Finally Hydra manages to kill (and presumably absorb) Sage, stabbing her through the chest. Interestingly she seems to have a lily theme going on throughout the song and there's a couple plus on on her eye here. Lilies symbolize purity, but they are also often associated with funerals (at least in Japan). The snake stabs Sage through the heart (I'm sensing a pattern here), staining the white lilies red.
The Goddess is shown again but she is disfigured now, a horrific abomination, perhaps because she too has been corrupted or perhaps it is the final form of Hydra plus all the Oracles combined? Maybe the Goddess was all of them before she separated into different deities? But now Hydra has forcefully reunited them, becoming the Goddess but in a very nightmarish form. His/Her right index and ring fingers are severed, as well as her right hand. Her head has been cut off, and her left hand is sliced in half. The right index finger and ring finger, in some cultures, are the fingers that wedding rings go on, so them being severed could be symbolic of a union gone awry or perhaps literal. Maybe Hydra's followers or the Goddess's remaining faithful followers rallied together and killed/dismembered Hydra-Goddess? At the end we see Cicely again, crying and holding Hydra (unclear whether he is dead or not). She says to "pray for deliverance, question not the form it arrives in" insinuating that the new Hydra-Goddess is the ruler of the pantheon and regardless of right or wrong, he/she is the only path to salvation. That or Cicely is trying to convince others of this. Qiru appears to be the younger version of Hydra, maybe that was his real name? The Phoenix might be the reborn Hydra/Qiru, the ascended corrupt God he/she has become. Maybe he/she didn't become the Goddess? Maybe they became the Phoenix? My brain hurts.
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Qiru should be associated with Sol somehow because of the red eyes they both have. Qiru was also the one holding the heart before. I'm not sure if there's anything that would indicate them being associated with Hydra.
Now I relaize that Qiru might just be Sol
Chad
okay I was thinking about that if anyone would make a whole story out of this clip and I see this comment...
got what I needed...
@@tsukikuroi5171 My pleasure. 😂
There's a lot of lore hidden in this video and I greatly admire it.
First thing's first - the lineup of Goddesses. Sol, Gaia, Luna, Terra, Venus, Hera, and Minerva. Two details strike me about this group.
Firstly, it's a mix of the Roman and Greek pantheons. Rome and Greece had much the same deities, with Rome taking almost directly from Greece more often than not. Interestingly, there's more Roman gods than Greek - Sol, Luna, Terra, Venus, and Minerva are all Roman; Gaia and Hera are the only Greek ones.
Secondly, we have both Gaia and Terra who are counterparts to each other - they're both goddesses of the Earth. Considering how many other goddesses have names that could have fit in either slot, I can only presume they were chosen with intent. It's likely one serves as the Goddess of the Earth and the other is more specialized, like a Goddess of Fertility or Life in general.
Each of the Goddesses has a representative of some sort - who I'm calling a Conduit - who seems to have some amount of their respective Goddess' power. Which Conduit belongs to which Goddess is never explicitly said, but we get more than enough clues to figure it out.
Diyan the Lover is the Conduit of Gaia. The outline of her disembodied head is shown during the first lineup of Goddesses under "Gaia". She's the first Conduit we see beyond this brief montage, and aside from Cecily, she's the one we see the most often throughout the video.
Cecily the Skull is the Conduit of Terra, as we see her winged form during the first lineup under Terra. She plays a major role in the story and I think we actually get to see her fall from grace. It's strongly implied that Cecily kills Diyan as at 1:38 Cecily is shown crying with blood on her hands as Diyan's disembodied head is behind her, cracks forming along the left side of her face.
Ara the Spider is the Conduit of Luna, though this isn't immediately obvious with the first lineup as the previous two. Instead, it's made clear during the first verse as she's shown in front of the full moon as "Comfort Luna" is sung. It's not clear what role she has to play in the story, but I believe at 0:45 she appears behind Hydra, appearing to comfort her as she weeps red tears. The two may have had a relationship but are no longer associated, which Hydra seems to mourn or regret.
Hydra the Serpent is the Conduit of Hera, as her unmistakable outline is shown under Hera in the first lineup. While Hydra is certainly villainous - she's shown "tempting" Cecily immediately before Cecily is shown with blood on her hands from Diyan's murder and one of Hydra's snakes impales Sage - I don't think she's the _main_ villain. While this does stem from the scene at 2:48, in which Cecily is holding Hydra as if to protect her, most of it comes from what we see of Amarose.
Amarose the Flower is the Conduit of Venus, though admittedly I only guessed this from process of elimination. She doesn't appear very much, but I believe she's the main villain of the story. Of her two appearances, she's shown with two eldritch creatures with distinct features that appear later on - she's even embracing one of them as though it were her lover.
Sage the Conqueror is the Conduit of Minerva, as she's the only one in armor. She is Hydra's main opponent and is shown actively fighting against the Serpent, only to later be killed by one of Hydra's snakes.
Qiru the Phoenix is the Conduit of Sol, only receiving a proper introduction at the very end of the song. She's likely the Main Character of the story, and is the youngest of the Conduits. She is shown to have an older form, which is the one we see during the first lineup under "Sol". She's shown to have some unsettling traits, primarily multiple eyes where they shouldn't be like her shoulder.
The Goddess we see during the chorus is an enigmatic being, but changes over the course of the song, going from a typical, beautiful being to a corrupted creature quite literally falling apart. She's never named and despite the chorus mentioning Venus, I believe this Goddess is Sol. From about 1:45 to, there's a repeated mantra - "Sol consumes, goddess will fall, fires will scorch Gaia's heart; Luna's eclipse will not forestall celestial downfall". This line is actually from another song called "Messenger in Flames" by Cepheid, who is the original artist behind "Goddess", and points directly at Sol becoming corrupt and malicious.
I believe Amarose is the one behind Sol's corruption with the aid of her eldritch companions and possibly at their behest. It's unknown what their end goal is, if Sol's corruption itself wasn't their end goal, and it's clear this has an impact on Qiru, who develops unnatural features similar to her Goddess.
There's some more snippets around each character to further tell their story, but I'm out of spoons lmfao
I. Need. L Ø R Ê
i wish i had the brain cells to understand the story here because i'm sure it would be incredible
This was meant to be an opening of sorts, I'll definitely expand in future videos. Please keep an eye out!
@@RafScrap looking forward to it!!! :D
@@RafScrap That would be amazing! 😄
From the Goddess' to the alchemical symbols, there is so much to unpack here just from a visual view point! Not to mention the sung lyrics hold their own story, I am unable to focus on both as I keep trying to dig into understanding each piece. The art is magnificent and the music is just amazing! I've had to just listen to this a few times on repeat when you first released it. I do look forward to understanding the OC's story!
This is what we call a "freight train of meaning", because it's a lot, it connects like carts on a freight train, and it comes in WAVES, like the payload of each individual cart. Quite spectacular to see whenever it happens. Blessed stuff. 🙏🙏✴✴🌐🌐
It's too early for this, Raf... This is breathtaking, even for my sleepless self. I have goosebumps from this. My goddess blessing my ears ❤️
You bless my life, dearest wife. Now let me serenade you into bed so you may get some rest
What a masterpiece of art. Unforgettable vocals. It makes me feel warm. Thank you for this wonderful work. Have a amazing day. Love you to the core🖤
I feel warm too, reading this. Lovely thing to say, thank you very much♡
this one has SUCH a darker vibe than the og, i love the og and was so hyped when this came out but.....holy heck man raf never disappoints
OH MY GOD I CANT BELIEVE THIS. I’ve been listening to Cepheid for 3 years now, never did I ever think I’d hear you cover one of their songs!! All hail the goddess Raph ❤️❤️❤️
Ahhh what a joy to be able to unite with fellow fans. Happy to be able to provide another version of this song for you to enjoy
Never seen a cover that got this creative with the source material, the art, the vocals, this is incredible!
Lyrics to read/sing along
Welcome us with your light
Grace the morning sky
Comfort Luna as she wanes from Terra's might
Veiled in amber haze
Fueled by violent rage
Dancing, discordant, spinning in retrograde
Born from the sea and the waves
From a cosmic array
Of the colours in space
Nothingness erased
Come dance with her in the stars
Watch her transit afar
Crossing Sol's burning gaze
Venus sets ablaze
Welcome us with your light
Born from the sea and the waves
From a cosmic array
Of the colours in space
Nothingness erased
Come dance with her in the stars
Watch her transit afar
Crossing Sol's burning gaze
Venus sets a...
Born from the sea and the waves
From a cosmic array
Of the colours in space
Nothingness erased
Come dance with her in the stars
Watch her transit afar
Crossing Sol's burning gaze
Venus sets ablaze
😊
I am Japanese. I happened to see this video on your recommendation and watched it. I was struck by your overwhelming singing ability. I am also glad to know the existence of the original song through this video.
Sorry for my poor English and words.
Your english is great.
@@rielaxault Thank you! I am very happy.
Truly majestic. No words can describe how beautiful this was. Keep up the amazing work.
You motivate me Captain, I'll work hard 💪Thank you for the lovely words
@@RafScrap no problem.
holy hell, this is probably the best cover I've heard of one of Cepheid's songs, absolutely incredible, the vocals, the visuals, the feeling of the music, mhmm! hauntingly beautiful.
I was litteraly listening to that song yesterday while working!!! So glad we've been graced with our Venus' divine voice and exquisite art, I think the monstruous/eldrtichian imagery are such a nice touch, a perfect blend of cosmic horror and cosmic beauty. I'll need to rewatch it several times to truly grasp every details, and of course this one definitely goes to my fav playlist
Eldritch and cosmic horror/beauty was exactly what I was going for, it's so lovely to see someone recognize it. Thank you for your attention to detail and lovely words ♡
@@RafScrap Cosmic Horror and Celestial Beauty... Terrifyingly Beautiful.
It'd take all day and a good few thousand words to give due praise to every part of this production from the sheer amount of great work that went into it. I don't even know what to single out for a comment; it's excellent in every single aspect. Maybe flexing on the whole planet with that many well drawn hands, the gesture circles were a very cool detail. Outstanding stuff, I've got to share this around.
It means a lot that you appreciate and share my work, thank you very much Nemo. Your words give me motivation to work even harder in the future ♡
Oh my god(dess), yes! This is absolutely amazing!!! 🤩🤩🤩
Happy to see you enjoying ♡
i swear you always top your last video everytime, this one was just DIVINE
the imagery, the song, the VOICE it all just melded together to create this MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE
just absolutely knocked it outta the park raf!
Just a really lovely and fulfilling comment to recieve as a content creator. Means a lot to me ganna, thank you very much ♡
Such a good song as always! I love that all your songs tell a story if you pause to read the text within.
Have a lot of fun coming up with those, glad you enjoy them ♡
new song just dropped
I see what you did there, and I absolutely adore it.
Another beautiful masterpiece given to us by our goddess ❤️❤️❤️
Another lovely comment from Akahana. Ah, I'm blessed
@@RafScrap 😍😍😍
waking up to the queen's singing is the best way to wake up.
Hope a lovely day followed ♡
@@RafScrap it for sure did 😊
I would never have guessed you'd do a cover of this! This is one of my favorite songs! Its amazing
Also the artwork is gorgeous!
Surprise ♡ Happy you enjoyed
You don't understand the amount of happiness that bloomed in my soul when you started to name the goddesses! I have always said that the goddesses deserve more attention and you did just that❤
OMG the art!! The vocals!! The story!! Its all just sooooooooo freaking goooood!!! I love the original too but this is so amazing!!!! Thank you Raf and crew for blessing us with this celestial banger!!
Absolutely my pleasure, happy a fellow fan of the original enjoyed ♡
I love how everyone is simping for this majestic queen. My little sister loves this cover and makes me play it a few times a day.
I am absolutely dead. Slayed. I woke up with this in my head, and our own Goddess has blessed us with a cover?! The art? The OC designs? The voice??? All perfect! I'm going to have to watch this at least a million times just to be able to pick up all the small details! I'm literally in shock by just how perfect this whole thing is! My brain is in a million pieces just trying to comprehend that I live in the same time as Raf! I have goosebumps and tears in my eyes!
I am OBSESSED with this!!!! How come you get all the artistic ability to make an amazing AMV and ALSO all the musical ability to make an amazing cover?!?! Your OC designs are so beautiful, especially Hydra and Sage!!! I have GOT to know the lore!!!!
Как это красиво звучит! Я в восторге, как и от любого твоего пения/видео😭🤍
Omfg absolute PERFECTION thank you!! 😍🤘🏻
Absolutely my pleasure. Glad you enjoyed ♡
I’m going to be honest this is one of the few times I. Prefer the cover over the original. This is so good, Kudos to you
Oh my god, the way Hera looks is absolutely sick! Beautiful song and art
SO MUCH DELICIOUS LOREEEEE! ALL THE WONDERFUL CHARACTERS I'VE COME TO KNOW AND LOVEEEEE! *AHHHHHHHH!* I seriously don't know where to start. Omg, I know their stories but to visually see everything unfold... _I think my heart's been impaled __-like Sage oh god I'm so sorry Sage-_ . All of those quotes, the title cards, all the hand gestures (that I'm pretty sure I've seen from you and Lyra) and symbols for each character, ahhhh, I can't handle. That circle of hands?! AHHHHH! I'M CRYINGGGGGG! Viyan, I know your face is rotting, but FAIL THAT WISH! FAIL YOUR MISSION! HYDRA, NOOOO! NOT THE SPEARS AROUND ITS HEAD! THE WORLD CAN BURN! Omg, the showdown between Sage and Hydraaaa, ahhhhhhh. Sage, you're so sweet and brave and I love you, but Hydra, DESTROY HERRRRRR, AHHHHHHHH. I just want Hydra to dominate us all. That's painfully obvious in this comment. "Offering the world salvation in slaughter..." Hydra, I support you. We failed, let's try again. -Am a proud simp.- You're a badass and I love you so much. I also love you, Amarose, BUT YOU'RE GIVING YOURSELF TO BAUTIST AND BAUTEST -- ROSE, DON'T DO ITTTTT!!! Qiru, my sweet old man, Qiru, save your bae. T_T This also tells me I don't know enough about Qiru's story yet. 👀 _me eyeing you, Waffy_ Everyone just suffering here. I'm looking at you too, Ara. You and your beauty; such an unfair existence. Cicely... Cicely... we (AND YOU) are doomed either way SO WHY YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU DIDDDDDD?! I know why and I'm still salty about it. -grumbling at Cicely-
I'm just a puddle now. All the quotes, how you fit each character to the lyrics so incredibly well, the visuals and animation OMFG I'M SCREAMING. AND YOUR VOCALS, MISS MYAM! THOSE PHENOMENAL VOCALS! THOSE HIGH NOTES! Killing us all with your incredible talents like Hydra killed- ow ow ow ow never mind. I'm so happy I know their stories so I can appreciate this even more. Legit, tears are falling. I love them all so much. Words are failing me. I really wish I was better with my words so I could express just how amazing the entirety of this project is -- but perhaps words alone simply can't describe that. Anime when??? 👀👅 I bow, Goddess Raf. Do with me what you will. The amount of detail you've put into this.... _falls apart_ Thank you so much for blessing us, my Goddess.
AND HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYYYY! NOT YOU GIVING US A GIFT ON *YOUR* BIRTHDAY! I LOVE YOUUUUUUU!
Wait where is the story for this, where can I read it? Are these Raf's OCs or someone else's? Please tell me, I must know! I spent the last few hours poring over and overanalyzing the lyrics and images to the point where my head feels like it's gonna explode. 😭
@@PiePierrot They are all Rafs creations. She has a few more pictures of them on her Instagram, but as far as lore goes, as of now, only her closest friends know their story in greater detail. Hopefully Raf will let everyone else in on the details, in time.
I AM OBSESSED
the vocals, the music design, how the artstyle makes EVERY SINGLE FRAME wallpaper worthy, HOLY SHIT
Im currently running a dnd campaign in ny world of Ith where the gods Sol, Luna and Astrum represent the 3 pillars of humanity while other gods like terra still exist they are seen as more selfish in nature. Then i found this and absolutely love it. Time to fill out that pantheon
I am INLOVE with her voice😭😭🤚
I'm actually in literal tears this is the most beautiful most breathtaking thing i have seen in my ENTIRE life. this is the stuff of my DREAMS, thank you a million Raf for not only blessing my ears but also my eyes. i have enough tears to fill the ocean.
When your favorite cover artist does your favorite song that very few can successfully cover and they do so so perfectly.
I really hope to hear more Cepheid covers from Raff!
I just have had this on repeat for like 10 hours don't mind me.
It's so fitting that such a goddess would cover this song. i'm sorry but HOW IS YOUR VOICE SO ANGELIC? I'm converting to the religion RafScrap.
The art was really spectacular with this one. Truly a standout. All of the ocs had very interesting designs. Anyway, kudos, blessings, and so on.
I had a lot of fun designing and writing for them, glad you enjoyed. I feel thoroughly blessed by you and your lovely comment, thank you
This is so beautiful 😳 the visuals, the vocals, the... everything!!
So sweet of you Natalie, glad you enjoyed ♡
I woke up to hear an angel singing. Honestly I thought I was dreaming when I saw the notification 🥺🥰
A belated good morning to you, happy to serenade you awake
SO EARLY AND AMAZING SONG
Your support means a lot Beba, thank you
Holy crap I f*cking love this
Thanks for the love Jake ♡
@@RafScrap NP Raf
This is one of the most beautiful things you've posted, holy SHIT
Wonderful ocs, intriguing story, BEAUTIFUL oc designs, the voice of a devine woman, you really are spoiling us, MOTHER🤌🏼 I HAVE BEEN WELL FED, MAY I HAVE SECONDS AND PERHAPS THIRDS? 🍽️
In all seriousness, this is AMAZING, RAF! As a oc creator myself, I couldn't be more happier even after you noticing me on insta 💜💜💜 KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK MOTHER
Eat more, let me feed you and plump you up so that I may ḑ̶̡̝̟̩͙̟̞͙̭̚ͅẻ̸̡̡͈͚̞͇̻̙̥͖̭̀̓̐ṿ̵̨̢͎̖͕̤̈́̑͗͠o̴͓͖͇̹̦̱̪̜̩̥̅̀͂͐́̊͆̿̆ͅu̴̘̤͓̲̤̙͓̞̹͕̱̅̏r̵̡̡͖̫̱̮͉̥̫̻̫̠̀̀̏͗͛͋̓͆̈͑̽̍̍̃̕ͅ
Honestly one of the sweetest gifts I've gotten, thank you for the birthday wishes and for always being a huge motivation 💪 I'll keep working hard to provide content you enjoy ♡
It was amazing (as usual), the transitions, the editing and the VOCALS were just-WOW!
Hello again, what a pleasure to see you around and enjoying ♡
This variant is very unique, creative and has more mystical vibes comparing to other covers.
I-I need lore...
I'm too invested in this to not know the lore- *scree*
Keep an eye out for future oc uploads, I'm excited to share the lore with you
*Oh, I will definitely keep an eye out, trust me-*
This was SO PERFECT!!!!
I goosebumped and teared up so hard, holy shift!!!
You rock so hard, RafScrap!! Voice, art, video, energy, everything! \,,/
Ah yes--delicious, delicious tears. F̴̩̩̦͍̺̻̒̿̏͂̾̓̍̈́̇̔͝ẽ̸͍͋̋̏͠e̷̛͉̍̾̏̿̄͂d̵͓̗̮̠̱͎̙̮̥͂͝ ̵̢̢͍̯̤͚̪̙̝͚̲̇̄̏͂ṁ̸̨̲̜̪̫̻͎̈͋̐̓̐̕͜͠͠ḙ̷̡͕͈̗̩̘̰̫̳̐̈́̃̀ ̵͍͈̯̖̥͚̝͚̅͜͝ͅ
Happy you enjoyed Giuliano!
Oh hell yes.
why can't I like it 1 million times? just one like is unfair
(but I'll watch it even more times. it's so... mesmerizing).
I don't know how to describe her, but I can say that every song of hers is like this,Send my most sincere confession, beautiful and holy goddess
This just got recommended by UA-cam. The artwork is fantastic, and the vocals’ harmonies give this cover a rather distinct feel over the instrumental track
The way i dropped everything the moment the notif popped up. Amazing Cover!
Your support means a lot to me, appreciate you
I never thought you'd do this song holy shit I am over the moon (pun intended)
EDIT: I just finished listening and I'm at a loss of words, the animation, the symbolism, the underlying story and most importantly your VOICE!!! everything is so perfect
I am slapping my knees.
Happy to hear you enjoyed the little details, means a lot to me. Appreciate you
I am always a loser for ocs ... the animation, the drawings, the lyrics, the melody, your singing. Everything is so good. Thanks for the food once more ♥
Absolutely my pleasure, will definitely upload more oc content then ♡
I’m loving how the deeper voices add that extra oomph to this song, it’s just *chef’s kiss*
Really beautiful, as everyone said, this is a goddess, beautiful and divine, this will shock everyone, whether it is his image or singing
I remember reading this one comment in the original that said "this isn't a song. This is poetry in metal format."
This fits that. By God does it fit that.
I have sent your masterpieces to so many people that they’re sending them to me the second they come out now. It’s like I have the perfect notification system set up for your videos. Much better than UA-cam’s that’s for sure. Great stuff as always! Like I’m sure many others have said, I have ascended to a new plane of transience thanks to you. It’s gonna be a great day!
This is literally the best thing I have listened to/watched this whole week. Gorgeous visuals, the voice of a siren, so amazing. 💜
What an absolute honor. Appreciate it 🙏
I didn't think this song could get any more amazing. Raf proved me wrong. The vocals are perfect as always, but the art is what has really captured my attention. I REALLY want to know the story behind all of these OCs!!!!
I think I've matched all the characters up properly as well.
Sol - Qiru - The Phoenix
Hera - Hydra - The Serpent
Luna - Ara - The Spider
Terra - Cicely - The Skull
Gaia - Viyan - The Lover
Venus - Amarose - The Flower
Minerva - Sage - The Conqueror
Beautiful. Like all your songs 🌸
Thank you for the lovely first comment ♡
@@RafScrap You're So Very Welcome :)
Don't mind me, I'll just listen to it approximately a million times
I have loved this cover from the day it was dropped, the beautiful melody, the characters portrayed in it, everything was beautiful and inspiring.
In fact, this song inspired me to create a story, one that, perhaps is short, but became one of my favourites. Thank you, Rafscrap, thanks to many of your beautiful covers, new and beautiful flowers of inspiration have bloomed in my heart and thanks to this, many stories I shall write.
This song makes me feel like I'm watching something I shouldn't be. Like I'm peeking into an unspoken world that is supposed to be left unknown. It's eerie, creepy, yet regal.
SCREAMING. Raf not you blessing me right as I get up. One of my favorite artists coving another one of my favorites I'm blessed today
Ah yes, screams. M̵̜̋͂̃y̴̢̛̪͔̬͎͗̄ ̴̳̥͉͕̮͆̽͆͌͠f̵͖̻̝̻̾̕a̷̼̱͝v̷̝͖͂͝͝o̴̹̬̽r̸͕̈́͗̽̔ī̷̜̪̭̆̕͝t̴̺̺̋͆e̵͚͙͚͂̅͝ ̸̡̢̮̱̓̈́s̷̛̗̱͈̙̏͠ͅñ̶͎̹͙͎͇̒͠a̸̡̳̗͔̐̋ͅc̷̪͈͉̈̋͠k̸̨͈͙̭̊̎ͅ.̸̭͆͑̈́̔͜ ̷̢̱̥͎͇̏̈́͊̈́
Belatedly, good morning. I'm proud to have done of your favorites justice
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE NEW VIDEO WAS SO BEAUTIFUL HOLY CRAAAAP WOWOWWW THE OCS COMING TO LIFE AND THE AMOUNT OF SHEER DETAILS YOU PUT INTO IT IM DECEASEDDD MY GOSH I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! MISS MA'AMMMM YOUR VOCALS SLAYED SO HARD AND THE ADLIBS YOU ADDED AT THE BEGINNING FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF GODS AND ALSO THE HAND SYMBOL (THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT MUST'VE TAKEN TO DRAW EACH OF THOSE 'CAUSE THEY WERE WELL DONE!!!), THAT WAS GENIUS AS EACH PERSON HAD A REPRESENTATION HNNNGH My god your vocals are so perfect for this song, and I love the little glitches that was added during the instrumental break of the fight scene (ALSO THAT FIGHT SCENE WAS SOOO BADASS AND INTENSE, THAT IMPACT J UST BEFORE THE LAST CHORUS WOWOWOW) And each character introduction is so unique to each one of them. I love love the transitions with the white and dark, it's so divine and celestial but you manage to add that layer of darkness to it which makes it so hauntingly beautiful. Particularly at 1:34, the way Viyan seems to be tenderly watching over Cicely then the cracks show, and that to the fight scene, so dark and bloody, JUST BASICALLY that transition so delicious I love. Same thing with the Goddess at the first chorus, then the gradual process to them looking distorted and breaking apart, that was beautifully done. Also at 1:05, my favourite shot here my god that's so beautiful. Another one of my favourite scenes with Qiru at 2:53, the way she looks like she manifesting the powers and transforms into her phoenix form. AND THOSE EYESSSS they could stare into my soul any day, that was extremely well done.
URGHHH I WISH I HAD BETTER WORDS TO DESCRIBE THIS BEAUTYYY MY WORDS ARE FAILING MEEEE AHHHHHHH
Man, I'm crying out here for the characters, I love them all and the lore you've set up. Also the Hydracily scenes make me so sad, the ship...
Absolutely badass through and through, so beautiful, and you did so sooo amazing on this AMV. Thank you for feeding us daddy.
Made me so happy to see you freaking out over this, both here and on discord. All the hard work is worth it for a giddy reaction like yours, it's so rewarding. You're an angel.
Also, nice pfp bae
Oh my goshhh your whistletone range is absurd! Like it just seamlessly blends into your mixed voice! I swear artists like you, Tomi P and Sam Robson really need more love on this platform! Amazing work!
Your art style is seriously beautiful! I love the compositions in this!
This was amazing - I adore the original one but this takes it to a different level, with its own lore and interpretation. And your voice blew me away. Thank you for singing this!
SOBS I LOVE THIS SO MUCH
This is just heavenly, Raf I am in awe with you and your amazing voice!! Thank you for this blessing of a song. Also your art is FIREE and I am in love with this animation.
PERFECT!❤️🔥❤️🔥
Appreciate it ♡
Hydra has my favorite design honestly. Like a mix between Orochiamru and a Gorgon. A gloriously serpentine amalgamation.
Was I supposed to have words after that?!?! That’s craziness! The music, the singing, the visuals…I feel like I need to break the repeat button just to catch all the details. O.O
I watched this three times and still find new small details in the art I missed, this is pure eye-candy! Magnificent!
OUR QUEEN IS BACK! Every time I see you have uploaded a new cover, I have to stop everything and focus. Your videos from the vocals, artwork, animations, editing, aestehtic, and story-telling are all absolutely gorgeous and it ties the whole video together as a piece of art. Over the years I have watched your covers, it is amazing to see how much your art has improved and seeing your videos evolve into what they are now. I am happy and proud to be part of this Raf cult.
This is my new favorite song. You sang it so beautifully, the pictures are amazing, the scenes are epic as well. Keep on doing what you love!
The art is beautiful ✨💫⭐️🌟🌙☀️
I feel so honoured and priviledged to be able to enjoy this masterpiece! Thankyou for sharing your content with us Raf, I am in awe.
This song is literally amazing been playing on repeat in my room for the last 2 weeks .
This is insanely beautiful, the vocals, the art, it's so perfect
No words can describe how I feel when I listen to this song... It's truly a masterpiece in every way.
It has been more than a year since your relesed this song out for us. I'm shock by how fast time flies by. Also listening to this song with head phones first time. How did I not do this sooner.
This is an absolute masterpiece. Your vocals are so powerful and it fits the song perfectly. I love how you interpreted the song and added more to it. It feels more complete(not a dig at the original) now with your additions. Marvelous job!
I don't even know how to put my thoughts into words. This is just so incredible. The imagery used and the portrayal of the characters are so vivid. Not to mention your adlibs and tone UGUGGUUGHHH everything is so amazing
Raf you're such an inspiration! I love OC content and watching yours is so motivating and inspiring like you can't believe!! You singing is beautiful, I'm in love with all the variation and adlibs you had to each of your covers. The art is out of this world and it blows my mind how it improved since you started putting it in your videos. And the video, you know my admiration for your works.Thank you for being such an inspiration!!
God's....I'm so mesmerized....I'm in love with both your vocals and your visually pleasing art/animation.
All these OC look so intriguing....I love the wings on one....ah!!
You're so amazing Raf💙💙 keep it up my love!!
The voice, the visuals? *chefs kiss* Absolute masterpiece. I stopped and started this so many times so I could read all the captions and it was so worth it. Bravo Rafscrap bravo
OH my god I have absolute chills, CHILLS. I didn't need my eyebrows, my hair? You can have em', I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY by every aspect of this cover. I felt like butter by the end of witnessing such a masterpiece. We have literally been blessed by a goddess this day. Thank you for making this 💚😭