Michelaar Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Reach for my hand I'll soar away Into the dawn Oh I wish I could stay Here cherished heart In peaceful days I fear the edge of dawn Knowing time betrays Daylight's passed through coloured glass In this beloved place Silver shines the world dines A smile on each face It's choice arounds Come out of bounds And I can feel I'm breaking free For just this moment lost in time I am finally me Yet still I hide Behind this mask that I have become My blackened heart Scorched by flames a force I can't run from I look to you Like a red rose Seeking the sun No matter where it goes I long to stay Where the light dwells To guard against the cold That I know so well @VincentASM I think this is it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduin Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) Best I could manage with the shitty headphones I have at my disposal right now, most of it's pretty clear save for a couple spots. Reach for my hand, I'll soar away Into the dawn, oh I wish I could stay Here in cherished halls, in peaceful days I fear the edge of dawn, knowing time betrays Faint lights pass through colored glass, in this beloved place Silver shines, the world dines, a smile on each face As choice abounds/arounds(?) compared to bounds, and I can feel I'm breaking free For just this moment lost in time, I am finally me Yet still I hide, behind this mask that I have become My blackened heart, scorched by flames of force I can't run from I look to you like a red rose seeking the sun, no matter where it goes I long to stay where the light dwells, to guard against the cold I know so well Edited March 12, 2019 by Enduin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageOfAnys Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) Whelp, I'll just link what I posted on Reddit about the lyrics: https://old.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/b0a90a/main_theme_to_three_houses_in_english/eid7vzp/ I definitely couldn't decipher the middle well, but I'm confident in the beginning and end. Edited March 12, 2019 by SageOfAnys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Thanks all! I'll double check everyone's attempts and then start on the article ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Enduin said: Reach for my hand, I'll soar away Into the dawn, oh I wish I could stay Here in cherished halls, in peaceful days I fear the edge of dawn, knowing time betrays Happy school days, things go south. 29 minutes ago, Enduin said: Faint lights pass through colored glass, in this beloved place Silver shines, the world dines, a smile on each face Memories of the school, eating together. (Unless it's "the world dies" but uh, I don't think it fits here) 29 minutes ago, Enduin said: As choice abounds/arounds(?) compared to bounds, and I can feel I'm breaking free For just this moment lost in time, I am finally me Yet still I hide, behind this mask that I have become My blackened heart, scorched by flames of force I can't run from Something to do with Byleth's choice, perhaps? I wonder who's singing though; who's got stuff to hide? 29 minutes ago, Enduin said: I look to you like a red rose seeking the sun, no matter where it goes I long to stay where the light dwells, to guard against the cold I know so well Looking to Byleth for sure. Can this be Sothis? She's locked up and alone, isn't she? Well, presumably. Pretty sure she's not a student though so that's probably out the window. Edited March 12, 2019 by Thane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 My blackened heart, scorched by flames of force I can't run from This line is pretty telling, I think. In the Japanese version, she says she's scorched by the "mark of power". Mark is synonymous with crest/emblem and they replaced it with flames in the English version, so it's probably referencing the Fire Emblem. Thinking about it, I wonder if it just means she has a Brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, VincentASM said: This line is pretty telling, I think. In the Japanese version, she says she's scorched by the "mark of power". Mark is synonymous with crest/emblem and they replaced it with flames in the English version, so it's probably referencing the Fire Emblem. Thinking about it, I wonder if it just means she has a Brand. But who? Seiros? Sothis? Edelgard? ...Dorothea? I wonder if the Fire Emblem will be the Crest of Crests in this game, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitsuuki Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Personally i think that this is about Edelgard but that's just my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduin Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 28 minutes ago, Thane said: Happy school days, things go south. Memories of the school, eating together. (Unless it's "the world dies" but uh, I don't think it fits here) Something to do with Byleth's choice, perhaps? I wonder who's singing though; who's got stuff to hide? Looking to Byleth for sure. Can this be Sothis? She's locked up and alone, isn't she? Well, presumably. Pretty sure she's not a student though so that's probably out the window. Kind of feel like it's about Sothis and not Edelgard. While I wish Edelgard was the clear lead everything we know about the game and choosing the houses etc kind of makes all three Lords equal, so having the theme song focus on her would be a bit odd. And as you point out a lot of the song segments don't really make sense for her and seems more appropriate for Sothis. While not a student or participant in the school life, she does appear within Byleth's mind according to the trailer so she might see and experience everything Byleth does and that connection however removed from her might mean a lot if she's been trapped for so long and this is the most interactions she's had with others in ages. Still a lot of the tone at the end does feel more like a student's admiration/adoration for a teacher, which feels out of place with how Sothis so far has been presented. I really don't know at this point. Could go either way I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SushiCat Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Perhaps is about the students in general, since all of them appear to have family crests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Enduin said: she does appear within Byleth's mind according to the trailer so she might see and experience everything Byleth does and that connection however removed from her might mean a lot if she's been trapped for so long and this is the most interactions she's had with others in ages. That's a good point, I didn't even consider that. I'm kind of hoping Sothis will be evil or at the very least have her own agenda and not become another young Tiki, but this is a cool take on it if they pull it of well. "Like a red rose" kind of sounds like Edelgard though, and her line in the first trailer about promising to come back and for Byleth not to forget about her fits too. Edit: Here's GameXplain's video with lyrics: Edited March 12, 2019 by Thane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitsuuki Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 The red rose is maybe the crest from Edelgard family And it makes think of the japenese title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Grima Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Quote For just this moment lost in time, I am finally me Yet still I hide, behind this mask that I have become My blackened heart, scorched by flames of force I can’t run from I look to you like a red rose seeking the sun no matter where it goes I long to stay where the light dwells, to guard against the cold that I know so well These verses sound so much like Sothis and from what we have seen, it kind of fits. We have seen Sothis with this symbol on her, but it also is the symbol on the "evil" old man in the e3 trailer. And some people have compared Sothis' attire to ropes/chains. So, my theory is that Sothis was captured by the evil group, a group hiding within the church. Sothis has been in captivity so long that it has affected her. "My blackened heart, scorched by flames of force I can’t run from" Sothis can't escape from this group. "For just this moment lost in time, I am finally me""I look to you like a red rose seeking the sun no matter where it goes" So, when Byleth is attacked/killed and their power is awoken, a moment lost in time happens and Sothis is given hope. "I long to stay where the light dwells, to guard against the cold that I know so well" Sothis wants this evil group destroyed because she is surrounded by it or a part of it. This would add an interesting bit because Sothis would be guiding us to uncover the true evil within the church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitsuuki Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 But all the first part with "cherished halls" and all are still trigerring me.. But without that i would clearly think that this is about sothis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduin Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 It's entirely possible the singer is not meant to be/represent anyone character like in Fates w/ Azura, but instead just be a theme that is in fact referencing multiple characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 30 minutes ago, Enduin said: It's entirely possible the singer is not meant to be/represent anyone character like in Fates w/ Azura The Revelation part is sung from Anankos' perspective though, at least in English, if memory serves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHawlucha. Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Yeah I agree I don't think that this song is from one perspective or another, rather something like Echoes' credits song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastor15243 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Sigh They almost did it. Fire Emblem almost went a whole song without mangling syllable rhythm. But they just had to pronounce “betrays” as “bee trays”, didn’t they? Why is this so hard for lyric translators to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiran_ Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Alastor15243 said: Sigh They almost did it. Fire Emblem almost went a whole song without mangling syllable rhythm. But they just had to pronounce “betrays” as “bee trays”, didn’t they? Why is this so hard for lyric translators to do? How do you pronounce it? I say it as "Buh-trays" but it still rhymes with "days". What's mangled about it? The main pronunciation is /bəˈtrā/ with the long A sound. I also think it's definitely from SOMEBODY's perspective, but it's very unclear without character bios to determine who it's referring too. Though I wouldn't mind a more general piece that speaks to the tone and theme rather than a person's perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentinel07 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Really liking the song. :) I wonder if the singer will also be someone who voice acts in the game, as was the case with both Fates and Echoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastor15243 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Kiran_ said: How do you pronounce it? I say it as "Buh-trays" but it still rhymes with "days". What's mangled about it? The main pronunciation is /bəˈtrā/ with the long A sound. I also think it's definitely from SOMEBODY's perspective, but it's very unclear without character bios to determine who it's referring too. Though I wouldn't mind a more general piece that speaks to the tone and theme rather than a person's perspective. The problem is that the word is supposed to be said as “beTRAYS”, but she said “BEEtrays” because of the rhythm of the song. It’s less the sounds made and more which ones are being emphasized. The word “betrays” can’t be used there, because it’s a word that goes duhDAH, but the song goes DAHduh.The same as when in “Lost in thoughts all alone”, Azura sang “yet the watERS ever change” and “a douBLE edged-blade cuts your heart in two”. It’s a rookie mistake usually done by amateurs and European metal bands who don’t speak English as their first language. Edited March 13, 2019 by Alastor15243 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuxSpes Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 One thing to note is that the version we hear in the trailer seems to be different than the one we got today. The singer has a different tone and I'm 100% sure that she's not singing "Knowing time betrays" after the "I fear the edge of dawn" line in the trailer. It clearly sounds like a word that starts with a "b" (pretty sure it's "born" in fact). No idea if that means there's more to the song and the part we here in the trailer and the one that was released today are 2 different sections of the same song or if they changed the lyrics between E3 and now. Though it would make sense for the song to be longer since 1:45 is pretty short, especially when looking at "Lost in Thoughts all Alone" and "Heritors of Arcadia" which are around 6 and 4 minutes respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enduin Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 OK I'm like 98% certain this is the correct lyrics: Reach for my hand, I'll soar away Into the dawn, Oh I wish I could stay Here in cherished halls, in peaceful days I fear the edge of dawn, knowing time betrays Faint lights pass through colored glass, in this beloved place Silver shines, the world dines, a smile on each face As joy surrounds comfort abounds, and I can feel them breaking free For just this moment lost in time, I am finally me Yet still I hide, behind this mask, that I have become My blackened heart scorched by flames, a force I can't run from I look to you, like a red rose Seeking the sun, no matter where it goes I long to stay, where the light dwells To guard against the cold, that I know so well I see a lot of people have Daylights instead of Faint lights, but I just cannot hear it at all no matter how hard I try and Daylights just sounds really awkward to me besides. I can't really think of any time people say Daylights outside of the idiom "The living daylights." Otherwise it's always just Daylight, cause there's just one source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeManaphy Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Love the song. Any idea who the singer might be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuxSpes Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Regarding the last line of the E3 trailer version, re-listening to it, I think the line is "Born as time betrays", which would make it very similar to the line in the recently released version, just with "Knowing" replaced with "Born as". @EnduinI agree with you that it sounds more like "Faint lights" than "Daylights". I can definitely hear a "t" sound. Not sure if it's "As joy surrounds" or "As choice surrounds", I can definitely hear both. For the following line, I'm really not sure. It's clear its starts with a "Come" syllable and ends with "bounds", but I can't make out what's between both, though I feel like I hear a "b" syllable right after the "come". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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