"Fiend" (魔神 ～魔神セフィロト討滅戦～, Majin ~Majin Sefiroto Tōmetsusen~?, lit. Fiend ~Sephirot, the Fiend Showdown~) is a boss theme from Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, introduced in Patch 3.2 for the battle against Sephirot the Fiend. It was composed by Masayoshi Soken, with lyrics written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox and vocals performed by Dan Inoue.
Game appearances[]
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward[]
This song plays in the second half of Containment Bay S1T7 and Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme), when Sephirot transforms into a towering giant.
It is the 1st track in The Far Edge of Fate: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
The Orchestrion version of the song is slightly different, the chorus' places are swapped and "Concede your mind unto the fiend" is replaced with "Concede your place in history". The change doesn't appear to be intentional, however.[1]
It resembles "When Worlds Collide" by the American rock band Powerman 5000. After the track was released along with version 3.2, Powerman 5000's band leader Spider One posted on the band's official Facebook, criticizing the theme, claiming that it is a "straight up rip-off" and not just using their song as an inspiration.[2]
Director Naoki Yoshida stated that he has been made aware of an allegation regarding similarities between these songs, but states that the track is ultimately "simply another song in the industrial rock genre, which is a popular genre that can be further divided into numerous sub-genres and countless songs from these genres have been released worldwide". Composer Masayoshi Soken also stated to Yoshida that he was unaware of "When Worlds Collide" while working on this Final Fantasy XIV track.[3]
Lyrics[]
A full transcript of the lyrics were posted on the Final Fantasy XIV Official Forums by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox on July 3, 2016:[4]
- What is it like when you pull back the curtain
- And realize every wrong is a right?
- Your world is rusted like a dirty razor
- The edge is calling tonight
- The edge is calling tonight
- The edge is calling tonight
- The sun is setting, darkness taking over
- A date with chaos and you're dressed to the nines
- Salt of the earth salting your own fields
- Road to destruction that is true and tried
- You walk the path laid before you
- The call of reason, you refuse to abide
- Necessity is an inventive mother
- Promising sanctum that She cannot provide
- She is the hand that rocks the cradle
- The wind that breaks the bough and leaves you to die
- And there She leaves you to die
- And there She leaves you to die
- You'll find slumber when the world comes tumbling down
- Sweet dreams, baby. Sleep tight!
- Retreat where lesser men lead
- Flee from what you do not see
- Heed the dark within your being
- Turn away
- Disobey
- I'm the end and the beginning
- The faith that feeds the unbelieving
- A tightening knot to staunch the bleeding
- Say my name
- Say my name
- Sephirot
- The seventh hell's become your seventh heaven
- Rose of redemption but a thorn in your pride
- Waste no more time fighting your demons
- Lay down your arms and let the evil inside
- And then you let it inside
- And then you let it inside
- You let it eat you till there's nothing left at all
- So you can feel that you are truly alive
- Better to serve in a waking nightmare
- Than rule in their paradise
- What is gold, always glitters
- But it still comes with an unpayable price
- Treading out upon the stagnant waters
- Our savior waiting for a turn in the tide
- You are the night at the end of the tunnel
- The empty void where the serpent lies
- Where the serpent lies
- Where the serpent lies
- The angels graze in the meadows of excess
- They must needs go that the devils drive
- Retreat where lesser men lead
- Flee from what you do not see
- Concede your mind unto the fiend
- Turn away
- Debts are paid
- I'm the end and the beginning
- The drug that gives the wretched meaning
- The answer every soul is seeking
- Say my name
- Say my name
- Sephirot
References[]
- ↑ http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/298105-Fiend-Lyrics-Lore-Book-Updates?p=3768115&viewfull=1#post3768115
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/officialpowerman5000/posts/1163822686963071
- ↑ Naoki Yoshida (25th February, 2016). Regarding the Music for the 2nd Phase of Containment Bay S1T7. Official Final Fantasy XIV forums. Archived from the original on 16th December, 2020.
- ↑ http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/298105-Fiend-Lyrics-Lore-Book-Updates
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