Oh my god I’m on such a roll with these FF covers
Today I decided to make a vocal version of Bran Bal, The Village Without Souls from FFIX. It’s one of the more haunting songs I’ve grown to love; the lyrics are shabby as usual, but they’re supposed to reflect the events of the game, so whatever. Again, headphones make this much, much better USE THEM pls thank you
I was really struck by Bran Bal because the more Zidane explores the village, the more dissonant and ambivalent he becomes. The home he’s longed for - the place he’s always yearned to find - is a shell of what he dreamed it would be. I wanted to convey that, which is why it’s a call and response which, to our horror, converges into one sermon.
Album art by Nelly (oeilvert.tumblr.com)!
Come, child, breathe in the light
Carry your soul in the night
Blood doesn’t flow in this realm
Death lies not in this hell
Brothers and sisters lay wait
(Why did I come to this place?)
Watching the blue light abate
(Is this the place I’ll call home?)
Keepers and guardians cry
(What did I hope I would find?)
For grace’s sweet reprise
Is this the reason I’ve waited so long?
Biding my time on the shores?
Seeing a glimpse to what I once knew?
Has my one dream fallen through?
Come, child, breathe in the light
(Carry me home, I am scared)
Carry your soul in the night
(Hold me and don’t let me go)
Blood doesn’t flow in this realm
(I’ve become cold, I need-)
Death lies not in this hell
Brothers and sisters lay wait
Watching the blue light abate
Keepers and guardians cry
For grace’s sweet reprise
Keeper of time, show me your hand
Down in the depths of your lair
Give me my answers, or strike down my will
Make me an angel once more
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