I've played since ARR launched, and it has been a stable source of comfort in what has been the most difficult decade in my life so far. Too many favourite moments to list just one or a few.
Thanks so much for having me aboard on this project!! 💜 The amount of love poured into this masterpiece really shows and it's such a pleasure to be a part of it.
It's finally here! We had such a great recording session for this. You've put in so much hard work to deliver this amazing cover. So proud to be a part of it!
I met my wife on FF14. I am from Canada and she is from the UK. We now live togther, we are married and we have two beautiful children after we had to fight through it all to be able to be together. Thank you for the song it means so much to me and touches my heart a lot.
I met my wife on FFXIV as well. She is American and I am Dutch. It will be 10 years since we met next month. Still play FFXIV and this song will never not bring a tear to my eye!
"Don't look at me so. A smile better suits a hero." -Haurchefant "At the end of everything I find you, my friend. I take it this is your prey. But why does it still live? Surely it is no match for you." -Zenos
My WoL is canonically a Sky Pirate in the Skies of Arcadia 'Blue Rogue' style - a swashbuckling seeker of Adventure, treasure, and discovery beyond every new horizon. So when Zenos called him out for seeking adventure for its own sake, well... "That, I can't deny."
I'll say it until the day I die: Zenos is one of the most quotable motherfuckers in all of fiction and every single line he says is character writing gold
Thank you for having me be part of such an epic masterpiece once again brother 🔥 The journey has been incredible, and worthwhile is an absolute understatement 🔥 Never stop doing what you do best!
"Our souls have been torn, and our bodies have been forsaken," God that line hits so hard when you realize the meaning behind it. Such an amazing rendition of this legendary song, amazing work to everyone involved.
@@DJtheEmoPirate Indeed. Like, I enjoy the fact that the song has a few different connections and ideas that players can draw from, especially as they go through the story. At first you might think this is the citizens of Eorzea asking why they must suffer this horrible fate? IE The Garlean's and their attempt to use Dalmude for conquest. Or that line "Mired by a plague of doubt, the land, she mourns" could be interpetrated as how the land suffers irreparable harm each and every time a Primal is summoned, corrupting not just the land, but the summoner themselves... sometimes... (honestly it seems a bit inconsistent as we saw with Shiva's followers and Ramu.) But now you realize that this is more referring to the Ascians, specifically the sundered souls of the Ascians who have been reborn time and time again, and made to suffer and strive, when in a past life they had everything they could want and more.
In typical "Answers' fashion, a few tears were shed. It's okay, they were definitely metal tears. My eyeballs are now rust. Worth it. Amazing cover and video.
Y'ALL DID NOT NEED TO GO THIS HARD. MY GOD. @SkarProductions killing it AS ALWAYS, @KristinStarkey MY GOD playing crystal mother like A BOSS, @Ariahmusica one of my FAVORITE voices popping up in the cover scene, was so excited to see you!! My god! @Myuu this is one of the first times I've heard your voice but MAN you got some punch!! You all brought me to TEARS!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
"We are the stories we tell ourselves. The brave hero, the tortured soul, the altruist, the pragmatist. They will tell you who they see, but you and you alone know who you are. For I speak only for myself. If you find comfort in my words, they are yours for the taking, but that is your choice. Now and ever after, as it has always been." the fact that all these dark knight lines technically come from our own subconscious just makes them extra personal.
I must confess I am sitting in the dining room at my work...I started balling my eyes out listening to this. I never thought more emotion could be added to this song...mark me down as wrong. Amazing job all of you.
In all honesty, I was scared when I clicked on this, Answer is one of the most important piece of music in my life. It means more to me than anything else. Final Fantasy XIV means more to me than any video games ever did. While I firmly believe that the original song just can never be replicated in emotion and meaning, this cover is magnificent. As a fan of metal and the original piece, I was not disappointed. It was well worth the 7 minutes watch.
I have listened to the original time and again and each time it gets my emotions riled up. It means so much to me, this song. It reminds me of a simpler time, a time without the shadows in my life. The fact your version does the same just shows how serious you took this and the long wait (I don't know anymore when you first mentioned it) and it is everything I could have imagined, nay, it is more than I could have imagined. You got the perfect people onboard for this. And your vocals were over the top, I never heard you sing like this before (at least I can't think of any piece right now)
So I just discovered this absolute gem on Skar's Spotify account. My brain literally exploded. Especially when I heard Kristin's voice. This is one of the most epic songs of any entertainment property or genre. FFXIV has so much amazing music its insane.
I just came from a very long day at work and saw this popping out in my recommendations. I consider this song to be untouchable and the best piece of music ever made for a video game. I had unrealistically high expectations. And holy damn. It shook me to my core. I knew from the very first few piano notes that this would be an experience. It would be disrespectful to call this only amazing. It was unbelievable, and if I didn't know the original, you could have told me that this cover was the original in the game and I would have believed it. You are a bunch of incredibly talented performers. Out of this world, I wasn't expecting that today. Thank you for that bundle of emotions !
@@SkarProductions Awesome ending indeed. Never expected Venat. Very well done. Deserving of the grandest awards imaginable. Thank all of you from the bottom of my heart
That piano intro gave me the most epic chills ever. And then it just kept getting better the longer I listened. Answers was already my favorite song from the game, and you just blew it out of the flippin water.
This song, no matter the cover, will NEVER FAIL to make me feels chills. I was one of the 1.0 players there at the end of it all. This song brings back so many memories, from 1.0, 2.0 and on. Y'all did fantastic. ♥
14 is the first video game where I’ve been so invested that I had a proper emotional response to it Rage when facing down Thordan after what he did Release of fear when meeting Venat in the world unsundered Elation when proving myself to Venat Determination when proving myself to Hydalin And desperate wrath on the rainbow path in ultima thul (Spoiler light, because anyone interested in mmos at all should play it)
It's been a while that I had shivers like that from a song. Literally crying. The whole Cover is a MASTERPIECE. Thank you so much for this. I am sure I'm not the only one for whom this particular song has a very special place in his heart and MAN did you guys touch my heart and soul with this. I'm lost for words. THANK YOU! KEEP ON!
I absolutely love your songs and covers but I had doubts that metal would do this justice. When you started singing I was already in tears, and when the song kicked in I was blown away. Bravo!
Thanks so much for letting me be a part of this project by simply watching it as a viewer. Answers is undoubtedly one of the greatest vocal tracks ever produced for a Final Fantasy game.
Honestly the first minute with just Skar and the piano is my favorite part, it's absolutely beautiful. Such a good voice, such a good expression of emotion in voice and body language. Completely sold and drew me in to what he was singing, so captivating. The lyrics also fit FF16 so extremely well even though it wasn't written for it. Fantastically done! Begging somehow for a 7 minute length of that part Skar! Pleeasseee. It would make for such a good soundtrack for cinematic short of FF16!
Pure chills from listening to this! My gosh the five of you put so move love and passion into this cover and it really paid off. I've listened to so many covers of this song, but this one just hits so much harder. The biggest and most pleasant surprise was hearing Ariah and Bard ov Asgard lending their incredible vocal talents to the chorus. Hearing Myuu's vocals during the piano sections was really a treat! Of course, Skar and Kristen absolutely killed it on vocals. I love this cover and thank you to everyone who leant their time and talents to making this come to life!
This is such a transcendent piece. It continues to amaze me how they've been able to continually expand on this for 10 years, adding new context to the lyrics and making it so central to one of the best stories I have ever experienced in my life.
Answers was the song I played over and over again for myself and my kiddo fighting n for his life in the NICU. It’s his favorite song being 2 almost 3and still recovering from it. I hum answers to him every night before he falls asleep if he’s able to that night. Thank you for making this cover.
I want to say thank you for putting this song out. I was in a dark place this past weekend and this came on my playlist. It saved my life I was going to do something I couldn't come back from. Thank you all involved you saved my life I'm forever grateful.
@@jordantraywick56 Good that you are better. I felt bad nobody replied to you as you were pouring your heart and soul on the comments so had to ask. I have some insight on the issue too so I would like to say some things you might benefit from: if you are in a very dark place you may feel that everything is static and you can't finđ the power to do anything - there are actually brief moments in there where your ability switches momentarily for the better. Notice these moments. When they occur, do anything, things you like or chores, just to keep yourself active. You may notice that your visits to the dark place become shorter. Sounds simple but can give you great results. Also, if you are into self-help stuff, Acceptance and commitment (ACT) therapy books provide practices that can be not just helpful for depression but also mind-opening in general. Brighter days for you.
this song kills me every time. everytime i hear it i go "oh no not again" cause i cry and wail like a baby. it just hits deep specially when you have the cutscene during endwalker of *spoiler* walking through the streets while everything was burning. i picture that vividly everytime when i hear this song. congratz you got me crying again. excellent job everybody.
gosh, your voice is amazing!!! I love you singing angrily (that's why I subbed), but omg is your soft voice even better. A lot of praise, sir (also, s/o to your ghest who sounded amazing as well)
Okay, pulling Mama Venat out at the end was a super effective final blow TTwTT I love this so much, this song is so good already, and this cover was amazing. Good job to all the talented people involved!
Lyrics: I close my eyes, tell us why must we suffer Release your hands, for your will drags us under My legs grow tired, tell us where must we wander How can we carry on if redemption's beyond us? To all of my children in whom Life flows abundant To all of my children to whom Death hath passed his judgement The soul yearns for honor, and the flesh the hereafter Look to those who walked before to lead those who walk after Shining is the Land's light of justice Ever flows the Land's well of purpose Walk free, walk free, walk free, believe... The Land is alive, so believe... Suffer (Feel) Promise (Think) Witness (Teach) Reason (Hear) Follow (Feel) Wander (Think) Stumble (Teach) Listen (Speak) Honor (Speak) Value (Tell) Whisper (Tell) Mention (Hope) Ponder (Hope) Warrant (Wish) Cherish (Wish) Welcome (Roam) Witness (Roam) Listen (Roam) Suffer (Roam) Sanction (Sleep) Weather (Sleep) Wander (Sleep) Answer Sleep on Now open your eyes while our plight is repeated Still deaf to our cries, lost in hope we lie defeated Our souls have been torn, and our bodies forsaken Bearing sins of the past, for our future is taken War born of strife, these trials persuade us not (Feel what? Learn what?) Words without sound, these lies betray our thoughts Mired by a plague of doubt, the Land, she mourns (See what? Hear what?) Judgement binds all we hold to a memory of scorn Tell us why, given Life, we are meant to die, helpless in our cries? Witness (Feel) Suffer (Think) Borrow (Teach) Reason (Hear) Follow (Feel) Stumble (Think) Wander (Teach) Listen (Blink) Whisper (Blink) Shoulder (Blink) Ponder (Blink) Weather (Hear) Answer (Look) Answer (Think) Answer together Thy Life is a riddle, to bear rapture and sorrow To listen, to suffer, to entrust unto tomorrow In one fleeting moment, from the Land doth life flow Yet in one fleeting moment, for anew it doth grow In the same fleeting moment Thou must live Die And know
Dear Skar I actually don't have the right words to express how much I love "Answers". 💓The cover turned out so good. I mean, all of your covers are great...but you put "Answers" on a very high pedestal. I'm curious to see how you plan to top this. 😅 I'm really looking forward to your next song 😊
This is breathtaking! First off Answers is by far my all time fav song from xiv and this.. this makes it 100x more epic, instant tears and full body chills. Outstanding! I am in awe...
I'm convinced this song is impossible to make bad. I have listened to countless covers and not a single one is bad. But this one just hits so amazingly that it really deserves to be picked out of the crowd and praised for how well it handles such an amazing song.
Holy crap, how is it that I'm 5 months late hearing this absolute masterpiece!? I've only started my own journey in FF14, and this song has been one of my favorites since my first time hearing it. And after hearing this one, I can say many manly tears were shed.
Ok, so when I watched this at the premiere, I thought it absolutely rocked, but I was analyzing it too much to fully enjoy. But viewing it again today, my head just exploded, and I had to try really hard not to rock out in the office. This really is a masterpiece. The second verse especially gave me chills: the guitar lick in in the interlude; the way the chords and the vocals intertwined in perfect harmony; the way Skar went full throttle on the vocals, then Kristin bringing into the drop *smh*. Bravo, everyone. Thank you for putting so much love and skill into these covers. May you ever walk in the light of the Crystal.
Greatest song ever…sung with such passion, meaningful and powerful, I watch this video over and over…simply incredible. The musicians and singers are perfect!
I've loved this song ever since I first heard it. I've listened to multiple renditions of it but this. This is my favorite version of the song. Thank you all for doing such an outstanding job with it. You've more than earned my hit of that subscribe button 👍
She can sing any genre. We will hear a lot from her in the future. I have followed happenings in metal for a few decades now - there has never been a female singer whose vocal versatility comes even close to Kristin's. Of course there are singers like Noora Louhimo and Alissa White-Gluz who are hard to beat in their own special areas, but if there is someone who can do all the things Kristin does and more, I would be grateful for the name.
Amazing cover as expected. However, the unexpected star of the show for me was that piano arrangement. I'd love to see @Myuu release a stand alone piano solo of Answers.
Lyrics for those who sing along I close my eyes, tell us why must we suffer Release your hands, for your will drags us under My legs grow tired, tell us where must we wander How can we carry on if redemption's beyond us? To all of my children in whom Life flows abundant To all of my children to whom Death hath passed his judgement The soul yearns for honor, and the flesh the hereafter Look to those who walked before to lead those who walk after Shining is the Land's light of justice Ever flows the Land's well of purpose Walk free, walk free, walk free, believe... The Land is alive, so believe... Suffer (Feel) Promise (Think) Witness (Teach) Reason (Hear) Follow (Feel) Wander (Think) Stumble (Teach) Listen (Speak) Honor (Speak) Value (Tell) Whisper (Tell) Mention (Hope) Ponder (Hope) Warrant (Wish) Cherish (Wish) Welcome (Roam) Witness (Roam) Listen (Roam) Suffer (Roam) Sanction (Sleep) Weather (Sleep) Wander (Sleep) Answer Sleep on Now open your eyes while our plight is repeated Still deaf to our cries, lost in hope we lie defeated Our souls have been torn, and our bodies forsaken Bearing sins of the past, for our future is taken War born of strife, these trials persuade us not (Feel what? Learn what?) Words without sound, these lies betray our thoughts Mired by a plague of doubt, the Land, she mourns (See what? Hear what?) Judgement binds all we hold to a memory of scorn Tell us why, given Life, we are meant to die, helpless in our cries? Witness (Feel) Suffer (Think) Borrow (Teach) Reason (Hear) Follow (Feel) Stumble (Think) Wander (Teach) Listen (Blink) Whisper (Blink) Shoulder (Blink) Ponder (Blink) Weather (Hear) Answer (Look) Answer (Think) Answer together Thy Life is a riddle, to bear rapture and sorrow To listen, to suffer, to entrust unto tomorrow In one fleeting moment, from the Land doth life flow Yet in one fleeting moment, for anew it doth grow In the same fleeting moment Thou must live Die And know
I have seen it live when the servers of 1.0 has shut down. It still give me shivers to hear it. It's such great song with powerfull and meaningfull lyrics. Stuff of legends.
I am so envious to people that got to experience the rebirth of this game. It must have been such a surreal experience. Also the tattoo and Chocobo wouldn’t hurt 😅
@SkarProductions can't forget the secret goobbue mount. Once you saw Dalamud in the sky and the quest was open to obtain the goobbue it was like "oh, it's going to end. and soon." Felt like we were just watching the game die, and SE would just shut it down after that Glad that didn't come to pass, and instead we got a decade of highs and lows
I would love to know... how YoshiP would react if he'd hear your cover. You put so much love into this song to pay tribute to the original. I am just... awestruck. THANK YOU, Thank you so much for this! Answers is BY FAR my most loved piece, outshining everything that came before and after. Yes, that is just my opinion, but I know that I am not alone with it.
This is a very special song when it comes to FFXIV, it endcapped two different eras of the game and it was the perfect song to do so. Sadly, the next era likely won't end with it because Bahamut and Venat are no longer important to the plot. Whatever comes next will be something completely new and we can only hope it ends on a song just as if not even _more_ epic.
First of all thank you @cayleankoar3411 for the kind words 🙏 the song means so much to me too that reading these comments who feel the same warms my heart. Secondly for @mattwosrandomnoncontent I think that the song will remain to the first story arc of the game is a very good thing. I am sure we will hear snippets of it in the new story and we are all gonna crack when we do 😅 I personally wouldn’t want it to be reused and rather let’s get a new one and let that grow over the next story arc.
Much as I love Yoshi-P, I'd much rather hear what Soken would say, especially clearly being metalhead with the work he's done for the game with The Primals.
Of yours, you are correct. But I kinda have the feeling that we will most likely hear stuff like that from YoshiP as he simply is the face of FFXIV, I'd simply woulc love to hear some kind of reactiion to this astonishing work by Skar and the Team as a whole who made it possible that we were able to listen to their work.@@Ashgrom
@@Ashgrom Don't forget he also listened to Husky's version of the EW Theme and hired Hyadain to do a new lyrical remix of Battle With the Four Fiends Forged In Crimson. Which was used as Rubicante's boss theme.
I was hesitant to listen to this. The original song is freaking amazing by itself. But hear this version too the energy is awesome and u can still feel the emotions. Super fantastic. Gave me goosebumps. Great job guys!!
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Has your journey been good? Has it been worthwhile? Share your favourite FFXIV moments with me!
Laughing at you failing at the game :3
Finally convincing my brother to play the game with me, was the best part for me.
The entirety of Shadowbringers has a dear spot in my heart&mind
I've played since ARR launched, and it has been a stable source of comfort in what has been the most difficult decade in my life so far. Too many favourite moments to list just one or a few.
Personally, my favorite part was FF14. Not a single moment let me down, and it has all the right touches and pieces of a great book or movie.
Thanks for having me, Skar. Such a pleasure to be part of this project!
It was an absolute honor my friend! 🤘
Legends supporting legends 👏
am I imagining things Myuu or did you sneak a tiny bit of "To Zanarkand" into the intro?
Thanks so much for having me aboard on this project!! 💜 The amount of love poured into this masterpiece really shows and it's such a pleasure to be a part of it.
Thank you for stepping in on such short notice and lifting the choir up! 😁
The song would not have been this great without you, Kristin. 🇫🇮❤🤗
I adore all of your FFXIV work! How delightful to hear you be a part of this fantastic cover!
Amazing vocals
Loved seeing you in this Ariah
It's finally here! We had such a great recording session for this. You've put in so much hard work to deliver this amazing cover. So proud to be a part of it!
As always an enormous pleasure having you on my covers, Kristin! Wouldn't have been the same with you!
Love you both! Kristin is a goddess. Perfect voice.
Thank you so much! You did amazing job!! 😊😊
Kristin, your vocals take me to another world every time. You're incredible at what you do. 🔥🔥🔥
I wish you could tour with the FF orchestra, singing all the songs, that would be amazing. I love you so much!
I met my wife on FF14. I am from Canada and she is from the UK. We now live togther, we are married and we have two beautiful children after we had to fight through it all to be able to be together. Thank you for the song it means so much to me and touches my heart a lot.
I met my wife on FFXIV as well. She is American and I am Dutch. It will be 10 years since we met next month. Still play FFXIV and this song will never not bring a tear to my eye!
I met my husband on FFXI and we play FFXIV together. We have 4 kids now and our oldest now plays and our 2nd oldest wants to play.
Thats awesome man. This game is great
How? Didn't the UK people play in EU server?
I always wonder how this happens. "Oh that's a cute mqote, hey boo boo, what you doing?" Story???
"Don't look at me so. A smile better suits a hero." -Haurchefant
"At the end of everything I find you, my friend. I take it this is your prey. But why does it still live? Surely it is no match for you." -Zenos
Best part is what Zenos says after the second quote
"I would have thought you were above something so banal as despair."
>"I don't want your help."
"And I'd rather not give it."
What a fucking Chad.
God. I love Zenos so much for that ending. What an antagonist.
My WoL is canonically a Sky Pirate in the Skies of Arcadia 'Blue Rogue' style - a swashbuckling seeker of Adventure, treasure, and discovery beyond every new horizon. So when Zenos called him out for seeking adventure for its own sake, well... "That, I can't deny."
I'll say it until the day I die: Zenos is one of the most quotable motherfuckers in all of fiction and every single line he says is character writing gold
Song is 10 years old, and it still brings a tear to the eye.
It might be 10 years old, but to me it’s timeless ❤️
The friends I've gained, and the friends I've lost during this journey. Venat knew how heavy of question she asked our WoL.@@SkarProductions
I still remember the night of the 1.0 servers shutting down and this playing. Tears will fall at this song always.
@@faelin8362 and to have Answers (reprise) playing for the anniversary
You and me both. And this version manages to nail it enough to have the same effect, damn.
I just recently lost my best friend to cancer. He was an avid fan of final fantasy. I’m sure he would have loved this cover
🙏 ❤️
Sorry to hear it.
Sorry for your loss, remember it's ok to grieve
Damn thats hurts actually
I lost my friend to covid back in November. We constantly played FFXI and also FFXIV. It doesn't bring back alot of great and funny memories.
Thank you for having me be part of such an epic masterpiece once again brother 🔥 The journey has been incredible, and worthwhile is an absolute understatement 🔥 Never stop doing what you do best!
Absolutely killer work on both the choir/vocals and the video my friend. Couldn't have done it without you!
Amazing job as always, Bard :)
Way to knock it out of the park Bardo! LEGEND 🔥
Wowwwww that ending gave me literal goosebumps and I'm crying my eyes out!! So emotional and yet so epic!
Dude, your beard is outstanding! And great singing, aswell! :D
"No more shall man have wings to bear them to paradise. Henceforth, they shall walk"
And Venat had the longest walk of all.
Quite possibly the greatest line in the entire game.
"Our souls have been torn, and our bodies have been forsaken," God that line hits so hard when you realize the meaning behind it. Such an amazing rendition of this legendary song, amazing work to everyone involved.
"Mired by a plague of doubt, the Land, she mourns" hits hard as well I feel with the added context
@@DJtheEmoPirate Indeed. Like, I enjoy the fact that the song has a few different connections and ideas that players can draw from, especially as they go through the story.
At first you might think this is the citizens of Eorzea asking why they must suffer this horrible fate? IE The Garlean's and their attempt to use Dalmude for conquest.
Or that line "Mired by a plague of doubt, the land, she mourns" could be interpetrated as how the land suffers irreparable harm each and every time a Primal is summoned, corrupting not just the land, but the summoner themselves... sometimes... (honestly it seems a bit inconsistent as we saw with Shiva's followers and Ramu.)
But now you realize that this is more referring to the Ascians, specifically the sundered souls of the Ascians who have been reborn time and time again, and made to suffer and strive, when in a past life they had everything they could want and more.
In typical "Answers' fashion, a few tears were shed. It's okay, they were definitely metal tears. My eyeballs are now rust. Worth it. Amazing cover and video.
Oh yeah only manly metal tears on my end to 😅
this is talent. DAYUM.
"This world is not yours to end... This is our future. Our story." Ardbert and WoL facing Emet-Selch
That moment man… when my wol speaks. I died
"Take it. We fight as one."
"Was this life a gift...or a burden? Did you find... fulfillment? I... "
Y'ALL DID NOT NEED TO GO THIS HARD. MY GOD. @SkarProductions killing it AS ALWAYS, @KristinStarkey MY GOD playing crystal mother like A BOSS, @Ariahmusica one of my FAVORITE voices popping up in the cover scene, was so excited to see you!! My god! @Myuu this is one of the first times I've heard your voice but MAN you got some punch!! You all brought me to TEARS!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
WOW what a voice Kristin has! Incredible! What a powerful metal quartet 🤘
"We are the stories we tell ourselves. The brave hero, the tortured soul, the altruist, the pragmatist. They will tell you who they see, but you and you alone know who you are. For I speak only for myself. If you find comfort in my words, they are yours for the taking, but that is your choice. Now and ever after, as it has always been."
the fact that all these dark knight lines technically come from our own subconscious just makes them extra personal.
ishikawa is a goddamn genius... that said I have to hand it to koji and the other localizers for that too.
I must confess I am sitting in the dining room at my work...I started balling my eyes out listening to this. I never thought more emotion could be added to this song...mark me down as wrong. Amazing job all of you.
Oh good, I'm not the only one.
In all honesty, I was scared when I clicked on this, Answer is one of the most important piece of music in my life. It means more to me than anything else. Final Fantasy XIV means more to me than any video games ever did. While I firmly believe that the original song just can never be replicated in emotion and meaning, this cover is magnificent. As a fan of metal and the original piece, I was not disappointed. It was well worth the 7 minutes watch.
I have listened to the original time and again and each time it gets my emotions riled up. It means so much to me, this song. It reminds me of a simpler time, a time without the shadows in my life.
The fact your version does the same just shows how serious you took this and the long wait (I don't know anymore when you first mentioned it) and it is everything I could have imagined, nay, it is more than I could have imagined. You got the perfect people onboard for this.
And your vocals were over the top, I never heard you sing like this before (at least I can't think of any piece right now)
Agree 100% this song means so much to me too.
So I just discovered this absolute gem on Skar's Spotify account. My brain literally exploded. Especially when I heard Kristin's voice. This is one of the most epic songs of any entertainment property or genre. FFXIV has so much amazing music its insane.
I just came from a very long day at work and saw this popping out in my recommendations. I consider this song to be untouchable and the best piece of music ever made for a video game. I had unrealistically high expectations.
And holy damn. It shook me to my core. I knew from the very first few piano notes that this would be an experience. It would be disrespectful to call this only amazing. It was unbelievable, and if I didn't know the original, you could have told me that this cover was the original in the game and I would have believed it.
You are a bunch of incredibly talented performers. Out of this world, I wasn't expecting that today. Thank you for that bundle of emotions !
Thank you so much for your comment man. Means a lot to me! This song holds a very special place in my heart too
bro the ending made me cry 😭 was not expecting that. this is incredible!
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@@SkarProductions Awesome ending indeed. Never expected Venat. Very well done. Deserving of the grandest awards imaginable. Thank all of you from the bottom of my heart
OH my god the clip with Venat at the end. I forgot how awesome the questing experience in endwalker was
Venat went through all we did and more. Endwalker was a masterpiece at tying all of FFXIV together.
That piano intro gave me the most epic chills ever. And then it just kept getting better the longer I listened. Answers was already my favorite song from the game, and you just blew it out of the flippin water.
Absolutely worth the wait. The labor of love is DEFINITELY showing. Out of the park and then some. Beautiful 🔥❤️🔥
This song, no matter the cover, will NEVER FAIL to make me feels chills. I was one of the 1.0 players there at the end of it all. This song brings back so many memories, from 1.0, 2.0 and on. Y'all did fantastic. ♥
I find the song hits even harder after every expansion and hardest after Endwalker. I am curious if it will again after Dawntrail.
Remember... Remember us... Remember... that we once lived...
Each and evry time I listen to this version, it gives me goosebumps. Brutally emotional. 10/10
14 is the first video game where I’ve been so invested that I had a proper emotional response to it
Rage when facing down Thordan after what he did
Release of fear when meeting Venat in the world unsundered
Elation when proving myself to Venat
Determination when proving myself to Hydalin
And desperate wrath on the rainbow path in ultima thul
(Spoiler light, because anyone interested in mmos at all should play it)
This song cover is something crazy. Doing metal/xiv plays justice with this.
It's been a while that I had shivers like that from a song. Literally crying. The whole Cover is a MASTERPIECE.
Thank you so much for this. I am sure I'm not the only one for whom this particular song has a very special place in his heart and
MAN did you guys touch my heart and soul with this. I'm lost for words.
THANK YOU! KEEP ON!
This song is incredibly dear to me as well and it makes me happy that people who feel the same likes the cover. Means a lot!
Dude you guys made the coolest video and version of this song! And it’s effin GREAT! Give credit where it’s do!
What an amazing collaboration, the end result is spectacular and goosebump-inducing!
I absolutely love your songs and covers but I had doubts that metal would do this justice. When you started singing I was already in tears, and when the song kicked in I was blown away. Bravo!
Y'all NAILED it woaaaah !!
Thank you my friend!!
Never thought I would see Myuu the literal creator of Creepypasta music collab in a rock song.
Absolutely epic.
Been a big fan of him for almost a decade now!
i dont have the vocabulary to express my appreciation for this version of answers
Thank you for making this
Warms my heart you like it so much. Thanks!
Thanks so much for letting me be a part of this project by simply watching it as a viewer. Answers is undoubtedly one of the greatest vocal tracks ever produced for a Final Fantasy game.
Honestly the first minute with just Skar and the piano is my favorite part, it's absolutely beautiful. Such a good voice, such a good expression of emotion in voice and body language. Completely sold and drew me in to what he was singing, so captivating. The lyrics also fit FF16 so extremely well even though it wasn't written for it. Fantastically done! Begging somehow for a 7 minute length of that part Skar! Pleeasseee. It would make for such a good soundtrack for cinematic short of FF16!
This gave me chills..
Holy hell..! That was AMAZING! You guys really nailed this cover, so powerful and emotional \m/
You guys are PERFECT together, omg. 🖤 Plus the footage? I'm dead. It's like Red and Evanescence from my childhood collabed.
Pure chills from listening to this! My gosh the five of you put so move love and passion into this cover and it really paid off. I've listened to so many covers of this song, but this one just hits so much harder. The biggest and most pleasant surprise was hearing Ariah and Bard ov Asgard lending their incredible vocal talents to the chorus. Hearing Myuu's vocals during the piano sections was really a treat! Of course, Skar and Kristen absolutely killed it on vocals. I love this cover and thank you to everyone who leant their time and talents to making this come to life!
Im play this game for 10 years now. Thanks for this cover! I love it!!!
This is such a transcendent piece. It continues to amaze me how they've been able to continually expand on this for 10 years, adding new context to the lyrics and making it so central to one of the best stories I have ever experienced in my life.
This was beyond incredible! Thank you all, talented musicians, for gifting us with this beautiful cover.
So much power in one song 👏 amazing man, you should be proud!
Answers was the song I played over and over again for myself and my kiddo fighting n for his life in the NICU. It’s his favorite song being 2 almost 3and still recovering from it. I hum answers to him every night before he falls asleep if he’s able to that night. Thank you for making this cover.
I want to say thank you for putting this song out. I was in a dark place this past weekend and this came on my playlist. It saved my life I was going to do something I couldn't come back from. Thank you all involved you saved my life I'm forever grateful.
Hope you feel better now.
@@ro--M I'm doing better thank you depression sucks really bad
@@jordantraywick56 Good that you are better. I felt bad nobody replied to you as you were pouring your heart and soul on the comments so had to ask. I have some insight on the issue too so I would like to say some things you might benefit from: if you are in a very dark place you may feel that everything is static and you can't finđ the power to do anything - there are actually brief moments in there where your ability switches momentarily for the better. Notice these moments. When they occur, do anything, things you like or chores, just to keep yourself active. You may notice that your visits to the dark place become shorter. Sounds simple but can give you great results.
Also, if you are into self-help stuff, Acceptance and commitment (ACT) therapy books provide practices that can be not just helpful for depression but also mind-opening in general. Brighter days for you.
Holy guacamole, the vocals gave me goosebumps! AMAZINGLY DONE!
This is the best version of this song I’ve heard since the live version of the original. And y’all nailed the presentation too.
It’s beautiful.
My legs may be tired but I will never ever tire of hearing covers of this song
This song truly turned out to be a masterpiece. It still gives me goosebumps when listening to it.
Thank you Skar for this beautiful cover. :)
this song kills me every time. everytime i hear it i go "oh no not again" cause i cry and wail like a baby. it just hits deep specially when you have the cutscene during endwalker of *spoiler* walking through the streets while everything was burning. i picture that vividly everytime when i hear this song. congratz you got me crying again. excellent job everybody.
Need this in Spotify. Amazing cover. Congratulations
gosh, your voice is amazing!!! I love you singing angrily (that's why I subbed), but omg is your soft voice even better. A lot of praise, sir (also, s/o to your ghest who sounded amazing as well)
Hey there! just found your page tonight and I love it! So many good covers!! You guys killed it on Answers! I look forward to the next one! 😊🎸💜🎶
Happy you found it! 🤘😁 more covers are coming
Such chills!!!! My goosebumps were non-stop 😭 amazing cover!
NO! You can’t add that at the end! It’s painful! MY HEART CAN’T BEAR IT!
Omg, that last part triggered an emotional response I wasn't neither expecting or prepared for..😢..Great job.
This is a masterpiece. Can only imagine how much hard work went into it. Gave me goosebumps. ❤
Never thought metal music could hit me with the feels, but here we are.
Do you know Nightwish? The most emotional metal band, imo.
This might because this cover is the first time I heard this song, but this is one of the greatest things ever. Replayed to infinity already
Such an amazing cover for such a great song. Answers is hands down one of my all time favorite songs.
The Nightwish Vibes yet still AWESOME!!!! 🤘🤘
OMG yes!
Okay, pulling Mama Venat out at the end was a super effective final blow TTwTT I love this so much, this song is so good already, and this cover was amazing. Good job to all the talented people involved!
Thank you for this late Christmas gift :) one of my absolute favourite 14 Songs. Cant wait to listen to this on repeat :D
Lyrics:
I close my eyes, tell us why must we suffer
Release your hands, for your will drags us under
My legs grow tired, tell us where must we wander
How can we carry on if redemption's beyond us?
To all of my children in whom Life flows abundant
To all of my children to whom Death hath passed his judgement
The soul yearns for honor, and the flesh the hereafter
Look to those who walked before to lead those who walk after
Shining is the Land's light of justice
Ever flows the Land's well of purpose
Walk free, walk free, walk free, believe...
The Land is alive, so believe...
Suffer (Feel) Promise (Think) Witness (Teach) Reason
(Hear) Follow (Feel) Wander (Think) Stumble (Teach) Listen
(Speak) Honor (Speak) Value (Tell) Whisper (Tell) Mention
(Hope) Ponder (Hope) Warrant (Wish) Cherish (Wish) Welcome
(Roam) Witness (Roam) Listen (Roam) Suffer (Roam) Sanction
(Sleep) Weather (Sleep) Wander (Sleep) Answer
Sleep on
Now open your eyes while our plight is repeated
Still deaf to our cries, lost in hope we lie defeated
Our souls have been torn, and our bodies forsaken
Bearing sins of the past, for our future is taken
War born of strife, these trials persuade us not
(Feel what? Learn what?)
Words without sound, these lies betray our thoughts
Mired by a plague of doubt, the Land, she mourns
(See what? Hear what?)
Judgement binds all we hold to a memory of scorn
Tell us why, given Life, we are meant to die, helpless in our cries?
Witness (Feel) Suffer (Think) Borrow (Teach) Reason
(Hear) Follow (Feel) Stumble (Think) Wander (Teach) Listen
(Blink) Whisper (Blink) Shoulder (Blink) Ponder (Blink) Weather
(Hear) Answer (Look) Answer (Think) Answer together
Thy Life is a riddle, to bear rapture and sorrow
To listen, to suffer, to entrust unto tomorrow
In one fleeting moment, from the Land doth life flow
Yet in one fleeting moment, for anew it doth grow
In the same fleeting moment
Thou must live
Die
And know
Dear Skar
I actually don't have the right words to express how much I love "Answers". 💓The cover turned out so good. I mean, all of your covers are great...but you put "Answers" on a very high pedestal. I'm curious to see how you plan to top this. 😅
I'm really looking forward to your next song 😊
This is breathtaking! First off Answers is by far my all time fav song from xiv and this.. this makes it 100x more epic, instant tears and full body chills. Outstanding! I am in awe...
I'm convinced this song is impossible to make bad. I have listened to countless covers and not a single one is bad. But this one just hits so amazingly that it really deserves to be picked out of the crowd and praised for how well it handles such an amazing song.
Holy crap, how is it that I'm 5 months late hearing this absolute masterpiece!? I've only started my own journey in FF14, and this song has been one of my favorites since my first time hearing it. And after hearing this one, I can say many manly tears were shed.
E.P.I.C.
It's like Ghost Love Score, but Skar Love Score :D
Ok, so when I watched this at the premiere, I thought it absolutely rocked, but I was analyzing it too much to fully enjoy. But viewing it again today, my head just exploded, and I had to try really hard not to rock out in the office. This really is a masterpiece. The second verse especially gave me chills: the guitar lick in in the interlude; the way the chords and the vocals intertwined in perfect harmony; the way Skar went full throttle on the vocals, then Kristin bringing into the drop *smh*. Bravo, everyone. Thank you for putting so much love and skill into these covers. May you ever walk in the light of the Crystal.
This song will always invoke tears in me from the very first seconds it starts, and this cover is amazing. 💟
From a real reborn to the end of endealker, still my favorite story
That was fucking sick. Incredible work everyone. Side note: Nice to see some sweet, sweet Neural DSP love in there.
Greatest song ever…sung with such passion, meaningful and powerful, I watch this video over and over…simply incredible. The musicians and singers are perfect!
Your ability to take songs from games and make them banging metal versions is god tier, you need a custom "The Metal Legend" as this is an ultimate
10 seconds in and you have my like. This game is an emotional journey and I love it. Awesome music guys!
Fucking hell Skar. By far my favorite cover you have done to date. Beautiful cover of a beautiful song... from a masterpiece of a game.
More Final Fantasy please... ❤
We will be there no matter what
I've loved this song ever since I first heard it. I've listened to multiple renditions of it but this. This is my favorite version of the song. Thank you all for doing such an outstanding job with it. You've more than earned my hit of that subscribe button 👍
Kristin's voice is so perfect for this piece, Skar also S-Tier, nice job! :)
She can sing any genre. We will hear a lot from her in the future. I have followed happenings in metal for a few decades now - there has never been a female singer whose vocal versatility comes even close to Kristin's. Of course there are singers like Noora Louhimo and Alissa White-Gluz who are hard to beat in their own special areas, but if there is someone who can do all the things Kristin does and more, I would be grateful for the name.
Amazing work! Best male voice ive heard in a long time! Beautiful rendition
I thought the same I heard these covers for the first time. His and Kristin's voices complement each other really well.
Thank you!
The amount of love and passion in this is amazing!!!
Thank you my friend!
Wow turned out WAY better then I expected!!! Great job totally amazing!!!
Amazing cover as expected. However, the unexpected star of the show for me was that piano arrangement. I'd love to see @Myuu release a stand alone piano solo of Answers.
I've had this song on repeat for days now. Your FFXIV covers are on another level! Thank you for sharing your music with us!
I lost my brother to cancer recently. This was our game. This song hits extra hard now.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Lyrics for those who sing along
I close my eyes, tell us why must we suffer
Release your hands, for your will drags us under
My legs grow tired, tell us where must we wander
How can we carry on if redemption's beyond us?
To all of my children in whom Life flows abundant
To all of my children to whom Death hath passed his judgement
The soul yearns for honor, and the flesh the hereafter
Look to those who walked before to lead those who walk after
Shining is the Land's light of justice
Ever flows the Land's well of purpose
Walk free, walk free, walk free, believe...
The Land is alive, so believe...
Suffer (Feel) Promise (Think) Witness (Teach) Reason
(Hear) Follow (Feel) Wander (Think) Stumble (Teach) Listen
(Speak) Honor (Speak) Value (Tell) Whisper (Tell) Mention
(Hope) Ponder (Hope) Warrant (Wish) Cherish (Wish) Welcome
(Roam) Witness (Roam) Listen (Roam) Suffer (Roam) Sanction
(Sleep) Weather (Sleep) Wander (Sleep) Answer
Sleep on
Now open your eyes while our plight is repeated
Still deaf to our cries, lost in hope we lie defeated
Our souls have been torn, and our bodies forsaken
Bearing sins of the past, for our future is taken
War born of strife, these trials persuade us not
(Feel what? Learn what?)
Words without sound, these lies betray our thoughts
Mired by a plague of doubt, the Land, she mourns
(See what? Hear what?)
Judgement binds all we hold to a memory of scorn
Tell us why, given Life, we are meant to die, helpless in our cries?
Witness (Feel) Suffer (Think) Borrow (Teach) Reason
(Hear) Follow (Feel) Stumble (Think) Wander (Teach) Listen
(Blink) Whisper (Blink) Shoulder (Blink) Ponder (Blink) Weather
(Hear) Answer (Look) Answer (Think) Answer together
Thy Life is a riddle, to bear rapture and sorrow
To listen, to suffer, to entrust unto tomorrow
In one fleeting moment, from the Land doth life flow
Yet in one fleeting moment, for anew it doth grow
In the same fleeting moment
Thou must live
Die
And know
Wait. Myuu? The horror guy? That's awesome!
Indeed! Love his work so it was super cool to have him aboard
I cried
.. again. Damn you. This mmo has defined storytelling to a degree unseen in mmo gaming. Thank you for an amazing cover.
I have seen it live when the servers of 1.0 has shut down. It still give me shivers to hear it. It's such great song with powerfull and meaningfull lyrics. Stuff of legends.
I am so envious to people that got to experience the rebirth of this game. It must have been such a surreal experience. Also the tattoo and Chocobo wouldn’t hurt 😅
@SkarProductions can't forget the secret goobbue mount. Once you saw Dalamud in the sky and the quest was open to obtain the goobbue it was like "oh, it's going to end. and soon."
Felt like we were just watching the game die, and SE would just shut it down after that
Glad that didn't come to pass, and instead we got a decade of highs and lows
Legit crying my heart out, this is such an amazing cover. Thanks for this!
I would love to know... how YoshiP would react if he'd hear your cover. You put so much love into this song to pay tribute to the original. I am just... awestruck. THANK YOU, Thank you so much for this! Answers is BY FAR my most loved piece, outshining everything that came before and after. Yes, that is just my opinion, but I know that I am not alone with it.
This is a very special song when it comes to FFXIV, it endcapped two different eras of the game and it was the perfect song to do so. Sadly, the next era likely won't end with it because Bahamut and Venat are no longer important to the plot. Whatever comes next will be something completely new and we can only hope it ends on a song just as if not even _more_ epic.
First of all thank you @cayleankoar3411 for the kind words 🙏 the song means so much to me too that reading these comments who feel the same warms my heart.
Secondly for @mattwosrandomnoncontent I think that the song will remain to the first story arc of the game is a very good thing. I am sure we will hear snippets of it in the new story and we are all gonna crack when we do 😅 I personally wouldn’t want it to be reused and rather let’s get a new one and let that grow over the next story arc.
Much as I love Yoshi-P, I'd much rather hear what Soken would say, especially clearly being metalhead with the work he's done for the game with The Primals.
Of yours, you are correct. But I kinda have the feeling that we will most likely hear stuff like that from YoshiP as he simply is the face of FFXIV, I'd simply woulc love to hear some kind of reactiion to this astonishing work by Skar and the Team as a whole who made it possible that we were able to listen to their work.@@Ashgrom
@@Ashgrom Don't forget he also listened to Husky's version of the EW Theme and hired Hyadain to do a new lyrical remix of Battle With the Four Fiends Forged In Crimson. Which was used as Rubicante's boss theme.
I was hesitant to listen to this. The original song is freaking amazing by itself. But hear this version too the energy is awesome and u can still feel the emotions. Super fantastic. Gave me goosebumps. Great job guys!!