"REDEMPTION" is the theme song of Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-. It was composed, written, and sung by Gackt, a Japanese musician who also voiced and was used as a template for the character Genesis Rhapsodos.
The song was released on the REDEMPTION single and the Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack.
Lyrics[]
The official lyrics were released on the REDEMPTION single and the Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack.
- Japanese/English
- 静かに宙に還る貴方の姿を
- what else can I do besides avenge you?
- 涙が枯れるまでずっと見つめていた
- 溢れる哀しみは消せない傷跡に
- 忘れはしないと誓った
- 折れた翼を羽ばたかせすべてを消してみせよう
- いつの日か終わりを迎える最後の鐘が鳴り止むまで
- you told me
- live as if you were to die tomorrow
- feel as if you were to be reborn now
- face as if you were to live forever
- 震える指で紅い涙をなぞった
- I had nothing to lose, nothing truth
- 儚い思い出が闇に堕ちてゆく
- 最後の微笑みが浮かんでは消える
- 温もりだけを残して
- 優しいだけの言葉なら今の僕は癒せない
- 果てしなく続く戦いにこの身をすべて捧げるだけ
- いつかはこの宙に誰もが還るから
- 別れの言葉はいらない
- make it up
- 折れた翼を羽ばたかせすべてを消してみせよう
- いつの日か終わりを迎える最後の鐘が鳴り止むまで
- 優しいだけの言葉なら今の僕は癒せない
- 果てしなく続く戦いにこの身をすべて捧げるだけ
- REDEMPTION
- Rōmaji
- Shizuka ni sora ni kaeru anata no sugata wo
- what else can I do besides avenge you?
- Namida ga kareru made zutto mitsumete ita
- Afureru kanashimi wa kese nai kizuato ni
- Wasure wa shinai to chikatta
- Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase subete wo keshite mise you
- Itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru saigo no kane ga nari yamu made
- you told me
- live as if you were to die tomorrow
- feel as if you were to be reborn now
- face as if you were to live forever
- Furueru yubi de akai namida wo nazotta
- I had nothing to lose, nothing truth
- Hakanai omoide ga yami ni ochite yuku
- Saigo no hohoemi ga ukandewa kieru
- Nukumori dake wo nokoshite
- Yasashii dake no kotoba nara ima no bokuha iyase nai
- Hateshi naku tsuduku tatakai ni kono mi wo subete sasageru dake
- Itsuka wa kono sora ni daremo ga kaeru kara
- Wakare no kotoba wa ira nai
- make it up
- Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase subete wo keshite mise you
- Itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru saigo no kane ga nari yamu made
- Yasashii dake no kotoba nara ima no bokuha iyase nai
- Hateshi naku tsuduku tatakai ni kono mi wo subete sasageru dake
- REDEMPTION
- Unofficial English translation
- Your form quietly returns to space
- What else can I do besides avenge you?
- I stared forever, until my tears withered away
- My overflowing sadness doesn't disappear with your footprints
- I swore that I would never forget
- Letting my broken wings flap, I'll show them everything disappearing
- One day, I'll meet my end, up until the final bell stops tolling out right now
- You told me
- Live as if you were to die tomorrow
- Feel as if you were to be reborn now
- Face as if you were to live forever
- I traced the red tears with my trembling fingers
- I had nothing to lose, nothing truth
- My fleeting memories will fall into darkness
- Your last smile comes into my mind, and disappears
- Leaving behind only warmth
- Right now, I can't be cured by words that are only gentle
- I'm just going to give my everything, the battle's going on until the end of time
- Someday, everyone will return to space
- You don't need words for goodbyes
- Make it up
- Letting my broken wings flap, I'll show them everything disappearing
- One day, I'll meet my end, up until the final bell stops tolling out right now
- Right now, I can't be cured by words that are only gentle
- I'm just going to give my everything, the battle's going on until the end of time
- REDEMPTION