I'm Japanese and I'm not good at English, so please allow me to write comments using Google Translation. To Amanda, FFXIV staff, and Hikasen all over the world. Indescribable gratitude. I'm really happy to hear this song in your voice. Listening to this song over and over again, I can't stop crying. The warm, gentle, and broad love that you hear with your singing voice echoes in my heart as a Japanese who is not good at English. I would like people who have not played the game to listen to this song. Thank you very much! 私は日本人で、英語が得意ではないので、Google翻訳を使ってコメントを書くことをお許しください。 アマンダ、FFXIVスタッフ、そして全世界のヒカセンに。 言葉に表せないほどの感謝を。 貴女の声でこの曲を聞くことができて本当に嬉しいです。 何度も何度もこの曲を聞いて、涙が止まりません。 英語が得意ではない日本人の私の心にも、貴女の歌声とともに聞こえてくる暖かく、優しく、広い愛が響きます。 ゲームをプレイしていない方々にも、どうかこの曲を聞いてほしいと思っています。 本当にありがとう！
My japanese language reading and speaking skills is abbysmal, so let me write this down and have google translate it 君の気持ち、分かるよ！私たちは皆そうします！あなた一人じゃありません！絶望しないでください。味方がいないわけではありません ♥️
I'm sorry about my english,It's translated by google. My father passed away unexpectedly in February this year. In sadness, I started playing FFXIV to divert my attention and avoid being immersed in sadness. As time goes by, it comes to ENDWALK. When I listen to this song, what comes to mind is not only the journey in the game, but also various memories with my father. Thank you for creating such gripping music.❤
This is going to sound really stupid but I used to work in a hospital, over the years I saw so many patients pass away I stopped feeling anything when it happened, it's a horrible feeling believe me.. towards the end of my time there my grandmother passed away, the last of my grandparents, I loved them all dearly but I found myself unable to be sad, or cry because of how desensitised i had become to death. I really hated myself for that and I've carried that for nearly a decade. I don't know what it was, but hearing you sing this song so beautifully made me think about my grandparents and especially my grandmother and that was it, flood gates opened. I've never cried like that in my life but i feel so much better for it, so thank you, from the bottom of my heart. we're so incredibly lucky to have you sing for us ❤
This song is the literal reason you don't skip the MSQ. You'll never know how impactful this song is unless you're watching the scene associated with it. A true masterpiece deserving of far more praise in both lyricism, the singer behind the vocals, and the genius behind it all.
Slightly disagree the first time I heard this song was before I played msq. Anyone who appreciates music as a whole should get the symbology. Although this song has a huge meaning to the game it can easily be applied to anyone's life. If you understand loss then you understand this song.
@@CrystVeno I really wish you could skip to that scene and still have it play the right song instead of the Ul'dah theme. I know it's probably intentional, as a sort of "reward" for people who wait it out, but it really does ruin the scene when it doesn't have Flow/Flow Together playing.
My partner in crime who I played the entire game with passed away in February, and I've been broken ever since, not healing properly and in need of serious help But your voice, this song, it gives me moments of calm and piece of mind, a little oasis in my heart I can sit and cry in and feel almost normal again for a bit Thank you for such a beautiful performance
I sang this song for them. ✨You’re not alone, you can see in many of the messages here. 💕 brave warriors of light you all are. One cycle ends and another begins
@@Amandaachen_official Thank you so much Apologies for the delay, for some insane reason youtube didn;t alert me to your kind response It... means a lot to have you acknowledge him, even in a little way
The significance of your voice in these lyrics cannot be understated. Someone can read the lyrics and sing the words, but it's obvious to me and anyone else who loves this game and the world within that you understand the weight of each word and feel what it means to all of us. Final Fantasy XIV would not be the same game, were it not for your incredible talent. I hope you continue to work with Soken and the FFXIV team, because these songs were meant to be sung by you. On a far more personal note, I recently lost my best friend and closest confidante, and this song unironically helped me form a better relationship with the inevitability of death. I sure wouldn't have been as ok as I am before hearing this. May you ever walk in the Light of the Crystal.
Reading this actually made me teary eyed. When I was recording this I was reflecting on the inevitability of death, the completions of cycles, and what lies beyond. It is so meaningful to know that this song has aided in the processing of these cycles of existence. Truly an honor to be a vessel for this message.
I listen to this song literally every other night for my daughter's bedtime song routine and it continues to amaze me. The writers did such a phenomenal job with the lyrics and Amanda, come on! Perfection. :)
My mother passed years ago. She was an opera and broadway singer, and your voice is uncannily close to hers in pitch and tone. When I heard this in-game, I had to step back to keep the waterworks from being too bad. Thank you so much for the memory.
Thank you so much! I love your work as well. Perhaps we could collab one day? :) I also sing some of Joe Hisaishi’s pieces in his Miyazaki concerts! Maybe something like a Mononoke or Ponyo vocal/piano cover would be fun? 🥰
@@Amandaachen_official honestly as an avid ffxiv player (havent played am on break) all the music is beautifully composed i love listening to every piece, and you sang very well for those that ya did sing. hope to continue hearing you in the game.
I have a son with CP, now nearly 18months old. He's clumsy and quite active but between this song and Tomorrow and Tomorrow; he stares intently and stops moving completely. He seems to really love music like his mother and I but these two songs capture his attention in ways nothing else has so far. We love your music! 🥰
If you ever doubt yourself or the path that you took, I bid you remember this: your work and voice have touched the lives and hearts of countless others, that your legacy will forever live on the memories of so many people. Thank you for everything, ms Amanda! I hope we’ll see more of you in the future.
That really means the world to me. I have doubted many times along my journey as an artist, and it wasn’t until I started recording for Soken, and seeing the impact that these songs had on you all, that I began to realize that my “right” path was unfolding before me. I feel at home here. Thank you
AMANDA!!!! The game has been out since December and I have heard this song a million times. And the way you deliver the opening line still makes me cry every single time. You and Soken and Keiko and the entire team did an amazing job. Thank you so much!
I literally can't stop crying when the main chorus hits every time too!!! It just hits in the feels so damn good every single time, so much weight behind every word being sung 😭😭
Your voice pierces through me like the storyline. Truly incredible and you have quickly become my favourite vocalist on FFXIV. I cannot wait to hear more from you
@@Amandaachen_official Absolutely teared up listening even though I started and finished the story in a matter of months. I can only imagine near-decade long veterans finally hearing you singing as the inner spirit of Hydaelyn's wish for our character and friends. Definitely a signature moment and track to highlight it. What a ride...
@@Amandaachen_official Oh you definitely have. I keep the song on my menu to fall asleep sometimes, it's pretty cool to think you could totally make a character and just start singing and you'd totally be a beacon of light for us XD
When this started playing while saying goodbye to Hydaelyn, it's just impossible to not cry. I don't know how many hours I'd been going for when I hit that point, but the meeting with Moenbryda's parents had just happened previously, so you've already been crying at that point. It just keeps going.
Not to mention reuniting with the spirit of Papalymo, Hauchefaunt, Lady Iceheart, and Minfillia. And in the middle of it, laughing through tears because you have to fight Cape Westwind
"Streams, Rivers, and Lakes..." and "I'll catch your tears" I don't know what it is but the way you deliver these lyrics is so powerful, chokes me up and brings the tears every single time.
This is what separates regular singers from true professionals and artists. Your technique is amazing and the way you commit to each note and syllable really carries the full impact of the lyrics. Thank you for the amazing performance.
My mother passed from dementia in September. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, for giving me something to sing at her beside in her last days, that provides so much comfort.
My friend, who doesn’t play FF14, heard this song being played in my car and had to know where it was from. Such is the power of your voice to draw anyone into a trance! Thank you!
not to be a downer, but I lost someone very close to me around when endwalker came out and when I heard this song it really help me with the sadness, it really put words to what I was feeling and how it gave me some closure with the loss, so thank you very much, for helping look for tomorrow :)
You're not the only one. Endwalker release a couple of days of receiving my mother's passing as well, but playing Endwalker while grieving was probably one of the best things I did for myself (was going to do it regardless xD). A distraction of course, but the themes, morals and lessons presented in Endwalker helped me so much. NGL, seeing Alphinaud and Alisaie loved by their mother made me cried for mine's but man, it was such a beautiful experience and correlation to what was happening to me at the time. Endwalker was such a beautiful and hurtful time for me, as in my mind, was the mark of the "endwalking" for my mother and what she meant to me and my siblings and what she meant to us and the love she spread to everyone she met. And no less, FLOW represented that so much for me. Oh how I would love to go back into the past to see my mother once again to tell her how much I could have become and all the things I achieved or hope to become and achieve lol T_T Not a day that goes by that I don't just want to cry like a kid on the floor in a tantrum state because I no longer have my mother, but as XIV well represented, and again, FLOW, you have to move forward, both with sorrows and achievements both in the past and to the unknown future and take on what you have both learn and bequeath upon by those who came before us, and know that you will wake, on winds that will rise again, for this journey's end, is but one step towards to tomorrow.
You’re not alone. I have read this kind of message over and over, here and across my socials. Believe me when I say in some way I was thinking of all the people who have passed on when I was recording this. One cycle ends, a new one begins. ✨
When she hits the part " I'll catch your tears " I can't even see because of the flowing rivers coming from my eyes, such a beautiful song and perfectly captures the moment you hear it for the first time. Its light and happy, hopeful for the future and yet sad and goodbye. Thank you, Amanda, for making this moment unforgettable.
My great grandmother recently passed away from Dementia and this song reminds me so much of her. My mom had me when she was a teenager so my great grandma retired to raise me. Endwalker's themes have helped me heal from losing her. Without your music everything would have been so much more difficult. My thankfulness can't be expressed enough in words. I can't wait to hear more of your amazing voice!
The entire soundtrack for this expansion broke me. My mother passed in December two days before early release and all the mother motifs associated with Venat and Hydaelyn especially with this song just hit hard: it felt like she was singing through you to me. This and Close In The Distance were like gut-punches with how close to home they hit. Thank you for contributing to your voice to this wonderful game and for putting voice to my feelings that I myself couldn't find.
CRYSTAL MOM! I was going through a lot personally while playing endwalker and this sound destroyeddd me, but at the same time it was so beautifully cathartic. Amazing work Amanda, can’t wait to hear more from you.
@@Amandaachen_official awesome can’t wait! I’ve done a few roles that have been incredibly moving for me, but Jumping into the shoes of a literal goddess loved by millions of people. Getting into that headspace must’ve been fascinating, small bit jelly ngl 😂
So, I won't lie. Going through the comment section, everyone has said what I want to say to the nth degree. I'm sure you can tell how deeply this song resonates in general. My own personal experiences have led this to be one of the only times a song from a video game has had such an impact on me. It could be timing, it could be the general feel of this whole expansion, it's topics, the music making it transcend in a way I've come to expect and also continually be surprised by at the same time, or it could just be the magical nature of it all, but for me, this song was already one of the most touching things I have ever heard. I love it. It resonated with me personally while I played through Endwalker, and re-watched streamer after streamer walk to the End as well. It genuinely still makes me cry even now. But then my step-father died really unexpectedly. This one song has genuinely been one of the only things I can listen to now and think of him, reminisce on the past, and reflect without the ever-present 'what ifs' that usually really hurt too much to think on. I hope, one day, that maybe you try XIV for yourself, and are able to experience some of what we mean, but even if you never do, know that you've achieved everything an artist dreams of. Touching the hearts of everyone you sing for, making the emotion you feel ring so strongly throughout, so that, even when everyone comes to this from all manner of angles, they all feel it the exact same way. We're really happy you decided to do as much as you have been for our dev team, and that you work so hard to make sure you're singing the best you can! Know that we all hope you continue to do amazing things, even if it's not for Final Fantasy XIV, and we're all rooting for you! You've touched millions of hearts, and we couldn't be more grateful to you for doing it :) Have a wonderful day, Amanda!
I hope you will continue to work with Soken and Square Enix. YOU are Hydaelyn's voice. It fit so well. Such a divine voice, making me cry each time i listen this song. You have an amazing voice, powerfull one and a lot of feeling travel by it. (Sorry for my english, french guy here ahah) I really hope to listen you in Final Fantasy XIV again and again
Got to hear her sing this live today at Distant Worlds in Seattle. It's crazy to think that she sounds so outstanding in the recording but live was so ephemeral and transcended. Her voice is so amazing!
Such a masterpiece. You could tell this song really meant a lot to you, and it means so much to each of us that has gone through Endwalker. Thank you for such an unforgettable and beautiful gift.
There's such a piercing, near-tears quality to your voice in the last two(?) verses delivered with such control that I cannot help but be transported back to our farewell to Hydaelyn. And, in much the same way to many of the other comments, that scene and your performance of this song brought me to peace with losing my grandmother last summer. I did not get to truly say goodbye, but hearing this as I said those words to Hydaelyn, everything I wished I could have told my grandma... emotions overflowed, and I felt as though *her* light was carried out to sea. I felt free to step forward into tomorrow. Thank you.
You've got me at "welcome and well met my brave little spark..." . It's really poignant. Your singing in this is beautiful and tug at my heartstrings everytime.
You dont know how much i listened to this by chilling in my fc house and i will never get bored of it. It is so sad that we will never see crystal mommy again. Thank you for this beautiful work
This song, coupled with the scene, made me cry for the first time since my father passed many years ago. It's a song of weariness and sorrow, but also, love, hope, and even victory. The long road has been walked, the night is deep, but the glimmer on the horizon promises a new dawn.
Yep, I start getting teary-eyed right away each time. Honestly, I have yet to find anyone else that can sing this as well as you. It just feels so right and impactful and honestly resonates through the soul. Master artist with her craft.
FFXIV has probably one of the most memorable soundtracks I've ever heard, and this beautiful voice is one of the main reasons. Thank you for your performance
Amanda I wanna thank you so much for giving us thid wonderful performance. Flow has easily become one of my favorite songs from FFXIV and the majority of that is because of your vocal inflections. I feel your emotion in the lyrics, in every word. I hear the love Venat/Hydaelyn has for her children, for her "Brave Little Spark." Every time I listen to this song and get to "I'll catch your tears" my eyes well up with tears and I begin crying. It reminds me so much of my mom and it just makes me so incredibly happy. Thank you and Soken so much for giving us this song.
you know you’re a really good singer when it looks like you’re talking even though you’re singing. amazing performance amanda, looking forward to your future work!
There’s something about that “sinking deeper and deeper in calm embrace” that’s always hit different for me. Love this song and love your voice! Thanks so much for gracing our ears with this masterpiece!
@@Amandaachen_official I hope you post a version of Tomorrow and Tomorrow as well! Those two are my absolute favorite FFXIV songs. Thank you for your work!
Hearing this now feels like Haedelyn is talking to my mother who passed away in April 2021 the day of her 60th birthday... I have such tears I feel like.. Honored to hear this. Thank you, and may you and the team behind FFXIV may live long
Even though I finished Endwalker back in December, I still have reasons to cry over it everyday and today it was this. I've been obsessed with this song ever since I heard it on our first duel with Venat and I even bought the Endwalker OST just to hear this song more. I've loved your singing in Tomorrow and Tomorrow and even Shiva's theme in the last digital FanFest. I would really love to hear you sing live! Love from Korea ❤️
You know, if my 14 year old self heard this, you would have definitely been as much as an influence as Sarah Brightman when it came to my passion for singing. Your tone and timbre are always so clear, and it's such a delight to hear everytime. Know that your voice means so much to so many. You will inspire hundreds in turn. Thank you for giving voice to the soul and heart of the 10 year journey that has been Final Fantasy 14.
@@Amandaachen_official No disrespect to Sarah but you're way better in my opinion. I wish you all the luck in the world with your music career; its well deserved.
Thank you so much Amanda for singing the most memorable and impactful songs in FFXIV. They have not only helped convey the feelings behind the story in the game but also helped me greatly during some times of personal strife. Of course Soken-san did an amazing job with the lyrics and composition as always but its thanks to artists like you who manage to convey those feelings from the notes themselves properly to the audience. I may not be great at articulating my feelings into words but I wished to convey my gratefulness somehow.
Thank you amanda for being part of our journey as warriors of light 😭😭😭 your voice and portrayal truly inspires and accompanies us on our own life and struggles through ffxiv..
Both Lyrics, vocals and Music are a masterpiece. This song embodies 11 years of adventures, friends, stories, losses. Thank you for the amazing performance.
this song makes me so viscerally overwhelmingly emotional i just burst into tears every time i hear it. i have spent my lifetime enduring trauma and abuse and haven't yet escaped it, but FFXIV has been my anchor through the darkness and through all the pain. your performance of this song grips my soul and mind and it is further reminder that my time in this world isn't over yet, and that i have reason to keep moving forward. Endwalker specifically has been a huge driving force keeping me here, and the message and story it told shook me to the core-- and i hope it keeps me going for a long time thank you for inspiring and giving hope to not just me, but everyone through the turbulent times we live in. your light and love are appreciated and cherished more than you will ever know. 💕💕💕
Hydaelyn's entire life, she spent, burdened with the guilt and pain she felt for sundering the world, knowing it was the *only* way Azem could be reborn to find the hope and determination to carry on, watching as countless lifetimes and incarnations of them passed, knowing the end was coming and time was short, this song really captures the relief she felt knowing that Etheirys was safe with her defeat. Thank you for singing this. This song, this whole segment of the story, it brought real joy and elation. Thank you for bringing true life to Venat and her plight with this.
Not only one of my favorite videogame tracks I've ever heard, but probably one of the most moving performances I've ever had grace my ears. Thanks for your amazing, essential contribution to a great experience.
Hey Amanda. Thank you for this song. I often listen to it on my way home from work and frequently reflect on parts of my life. And every time I feel like I was heading somewhere dark (mentally), there's just this surge of hope that rises and I feel better.
Honestly I never thought I'd see the day a song in FFXIV would be as amazing and as meaningful as Answers but Flow sits comfortably side by side with Answers at the top of the FFXIV music mountain.
This may sound weird, I hope not. My mom passed away in 2017 and I still miss her everyday. My dad passed away earlier this year and I miss him so much too. Whenever I'm feeling sad and hopeless I listen this song, and its incredibly motherly, caring and loving tone reminds me of them -my mother specially-, and it helps calm me down. Your performance really has a healing magic to it. Thank you for putting so much feeling in this; and for helping me cope with the hardships of life.
Your voice was prefect for this song, it touched the very core of my soul. Thank you for such a heartfelt and amazing performance. The lyrics give off such genuine and unconditional love, Hydaelyn truly loved us all so much.
I can't even find the words to describe the impact this song has had on me - its been over 6 months and each and every time I hear this masterpiece I'm completely floored and teary-eyed and I hope that feeling never leaves me. The power of this song can not be understated - Amanda thank you so so much from not just the FF14 community but from music fans everywhere for all that you have done for us! Long may it continue! ^_^
This song just destroys me emotionally and makes me think back on my personal journey through FFXIV. All the laughs and all of the tearful moments i had and there are no words i can use to describe how amazing your performance with this song is! I hope to hear your voice again in the game and make me feel such emotions again!
Thank you for all the emotion that you give with this song. From Spain, even if its not my main language, I feel all the love you give to those lyrics! I think I have heard this song a trillion times!
Hearing you sing this live on Zoom during the Patreon days were some good times. Even with the mic cutting out from your voice being so strong/high. Those sessions helped me through a hard time in my life.
As someone who have been in deep, dark, and faraway place, the part in 3:01 just reduced me to tears. It's a comfort that someone is listening to my cries, hearing my voices, catching my tears... Thank you for singing this beautiful piece.
Flow and Close in the Distance completely broke me in Endwalker, I was bawling like a baby by the end of it. Such beautiful music, singing and story all woven together. Absolute masterpiece.
My fc house has this song as the very first song on the playlist. When I enter the house and these words start ''well come and well met'' gets me every single time. The song has such a deep meaning to players, thank you for giving your voice to us for this
I can still see that platinum horizon through my tears. Thank you so much for breathing life into the world of final fantasy with your incredible voice, I wish you all the success in the world and more. Never forget the emotion and heart put into these words.
There are somethings in life that make an impact, stay with us and resonate with us..this song and your voice does that..Your voice is a wonderful gift to so many who have the fortunate opportunity to hear it. it definitely shines through and is very uplifting during these times..so thank you for being you.
As soon as she said "Well come and well met, my brave little spark" I started crying. I love you Crystal mommy.
same. i cry everytime and I mean that literally
Your crystal mommy loves it when you cry cuz crying is actually good for you, my littlest sparks ✨💕✨
@@Amandaachen_official 😭💕
@@Amandaachen_official You are now Crystal Mommy ❤
I'm too obsessed that every time I hear "little" I would think it is "little sun" 😂
I was so confused I was like 'Bruh this literally sounds like the actual song is this a joke?' then I learned to read.
I mean, reading’s useful sometime but not when it comes to IKEA instructions… I’m like give me the pictures! 😅🤣🛠
@@Amandaachen_official what you dont know when the hurmdungen wants the jurmgurdr bludskand to be screwed into the skirdin?
Dw, FFXIV players are known to not be able to read.
Source: I am an FFXIV player
@@NeFlorence as a recent FFXIV player I can attest to this revelation
How many FFXIV players milked the breasts instead of the beasts.
I'm Japanese and I'm not good at English, so please allow me to write comments using Google Translation.
To Amanda, FFXIV staff, and Hikasen all over the world.
Indescribable gratitude.
I'm really happy to hear this song in your voice.
Listening to this song over and over again, I can't stop crying.
The warm, gentle, and broad love that you hear with your singing voice echoes in my heart as a Japanese who is not good at English.
I would like people who have not played the game to listen to this song.
Thank you very much!
私は日本人で、英語が得意ではないので、Google翻訳を使ってコメントを書くことをお許しください。
アマンダ、FFXIVスタッフ、そして全世界のヒカセンに。
言葉に表せないほどの感謝を。
貴女の声でこの曲を聞くことができて本当に嬉しいです。
何度も何度もこの曲を聞いて、涙が止まりません。
英語が得意ではない日本人の私の心にも、貴女の歌声とともに聞こえてくる暖かく、優しく、広い愛が響きます。
ゲームをプレイしていない方々にも、どうかこの曲を聞いてほしいと思っています。
本当にありがとう！
共有してくれてありがとう。私もグーグル翻訳を使用します。いつか祖堅が日本語で歌える曲を書いてくれることを願っています。私は日本語は話せませんが、その中で歌う方法を学び、すでに宮崎の歌のいくつかを日本語でコンサートで歌っています。 FFXIVのために日本語で歌うのは素晴らしいことです
このようなメッセージを読むことができるのは、とても嬉しいことです。
Sounds like poetry
My japanese language reading and speaking skills is abbysmal, so let me write this down and have google translate it
君の気持ち、分かるよ！私たちは皆そうします！あなた一人じゃありません！絶望しないでください。味方がいないわけではありません ♥️
That "My brave little spark" part always gets me. It's like a mother speaking to her child; so warm, friendly, and inviting.
It was a very beautiful line to interpret
@@Amandaachen_official Its like a nickname a mother uses to their child. As if saying "There's my brave little spark! I missed you so much!"
I'm sorry about my english,It's translated by google.
My father passed away unexpectedly in February this year. In sadness, I started playing FFXIV to divert my attention and avoid being immersed in sadness. As time goes by, it comes to ENDWALK. When I listen to this song, what comes to mind is not only the journey in the game, but also various memories with my father. Thank you for creating such gripping music.❤
😪😪😪😪😪
This is going to sound really stupid but I used to work in a hospital, over the years I saw so many patients pass away I stopped feeling anything when it happened, it's a horrible feeling believe me.. towards the end of my time there my grandmother passed away, the last of my grandparents, I loved them all dearly but I found myself unable to be sad, or cry because of how desensitised i had become to death. I really hated myself for that and I've carried that for nearly a decade.
I don't know what it was, but hearing you sing this song so beautifully made me think about my grandparents and especially my grandmother and that was it, flood gates opened. I've never cried like that in my life but i feel so much better for it, so thank you, from the bottom of my heart. we're so incredibly lucky to have you sing for us ❤
Reading this made me cry😭❤️
This song is the literal reason you don't skip the MSQ. You'll never know how impactful this song is unless you're watching the scene associated with it. A true masterpiece deserving of far more praise in both lyricism, the singer behind the vocals, and the genius behind it all.
Also the reason for not skipping the end credits. It matches perfectly at the end.
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Slightly disagree the first time I heard this song was before I played msq. Anyone who appreciates music as a whole should get the symbology. Although this song has a huge meaning to the game it can easily be applied to anyone's life. If you understand loss then you understand this song.
Wait, there are idiots who skip the MSQ?
*pulls out incendiary shotgun*
It's OK, I just want to "talk" to them.
@@CrystVeno I really wish you could skip to that scene and still have it play the right song instead of the Ul'dah theme. I know it's probably intentional, as a sort of "reward" for people who wait it out, but it really does ruin the scene when it doesn't have Flow/Flow Together playing.
Next FFXIV festival... I would love for nothing more than for Amanda Achen to dress up like Venat and perform this live. PLEASE.
The next fan fest will be a blast! Damn, i'm excited!
I would ball my eyes out if that happened.
Everyone would suffer emotional damage(Ultimate)
@@rikumatsumoto7176 steven he slaps slipper on ground
@@1jidion lmao, emotional damage!
My partner in crime who I played the entire game with passed away in February, and I've been broken ever since, not healing properly and in need of serious help
But your voice, this song, it gives me moments of calm and piece of mind, a little oasis in my heart I can sit and cry in and feel almost normal again for a bit
Thank you for such a beautiful performance
I sang this song for them. ✨You’re not alone, you can see in many of the messages here. 💕 brave warriors of light you all are. One cycle ends and another begins
Sorry for your loss
@@Amandaachen_official Thank you so much
Apologies for the delay, for some insane reason youtube didn;t alert me to your kind response
It... means a lot to have you acknowledge him, even in a little way
@@a_tired_dad Thank you for your kindness
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost someone very close to me too around the time the expansion released so I understand your feeling.
The significance of your voice in these lyrics cannot be understated. Someone can read the lyrics and sing the words, but it's obvious to me and anyone else who loves this game and the world within that you understand the weight of each word and feel what it means to all of us. Final Fantasy XIV would not be the same game, were it not for your incredible talent. I hope you continue to work with Soken and the FFXIV team, because these songs were meant to be sung by you.
On a far more personal note, I recently lost my best friend and closest confidante, and this song unironically helped me form a better relationship with the inevitability of death. I sure wouldn't have been as ok as I am before hearing this.
May you ever walk in the Light of the Crystal.
Reading this actually made me teary eyed. When I was recording this I was reflecting on the inevitability of death, the completions of cycles, and what lies beyond. It is so meaningful to know that this song has aided in the processing of these cycles of existence. Truly an honor to be a vessel for this message.
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From one Azem to another…Thank you. ❤️
@@MrKnaives Right? They just don't have the same impact.
I’m not crying… you’re crying….
I 100% agreed with you regarding the lyrics to this song. I get so emotional every time ❤️
Yeap, agree. The way each word is acted out is what makes this the definitive version of the song despite any other covers that exist.
I listen to this song literally every other night for my daughter's bedtime song routine and it continues to amaze me. The writers did such a phenomenal job with the lyrics and Amanda, come on! Perfection. :)
My mother passed years ago. She was an opera and broadway singer, and your voice is uncannily close to hers in pitch and tone. When I heard this in-game, I had to step back to keep the waterworks from being too bad. Thank you so much for the memory.
Thank you for your amazing performance, this soundtrack means a lot in Endwalker expansion.
Thank you so much! I love your work as well.
Perhaps we could collab one day? :)
I also sing some of Joe Hisaishi’s pieces in his Miyazaki concerts!
Maybe something like a Mononoke or Ponyo vocal/piano cover would be fun? 🥰
@@Amandaachen_official honestly as an avid ffxiv player (havent played am on break) all the music is beautifully composed i love listening to every piece, and you sang very well for those that ya did sing. hope to continue hearing you in the game.
I swear I come back here at least once or twice a month just to cry 🥲
I have a son with CP, now nearly 18months old. He's clumsy and quite active but between this song and Tomorrow and Tomorrow; he stares intently and stops moving completely. He seems to really love music like his mother and I but these two songs capture his attention in ways nothing else has so far. We love your music! 🥰
If you ever doubt yourself or the path that you took, I bid you remember this: your work and voice have touched the lives and hearts of countless others, that your legacy will forever live on the memories of so many people.
Thank you for everything, ms Amanda! I hope we’ll see more of you in the future.
That really means the world to me. I have doubted many times along my journey as an artist, and it wasn’t until I started recording for Soken, and seeing the impact that these songs had on you all, that I began to realize that my “right” path was unfolding before me. I feel at home here. Thank you
The amount of tears you've drawn out of people with your voice, through these songs, cannot be understated. Thank you
I love me a good cry so, I bestow that upon you all now 😋🥹💕
Uhgggg I know right!? Right now actually, I'm sat here with tears in my eyes.
The context just makes the pain 10x worse.
Masayoshi Soken wrote a masterpiece and your voice rose to the challenge.
AMANDA!!!! The game has been out since December and I have heard this song a million times. And the way you deliver the opening line still makes me cry every single time. You and Soken and Keiko and the entire team did an amazing job. Thank you so much!
Such a dream team to work with! ✨
I literally can't stop crying when the main chorus hits every time too!!! It just hits in the feels so damn good every single time, so much weight behind every word being sung 😭😭
Your voice pierces through me like the storyline. Truly incredible and you have quickly become my favourite vocalist on FFXIV. I cannot wait to hear more from you
Thank you, it is very powerful to hear this. I wanted to be a vessel for the journey when I sang this. I think I accomplished that.
@@Amandaachen_official Absolutely teared up listening even though I started and finished the story in a matter of months. I can only imagine near-decade long veterans finally hearing you singing as the inner spirit of Hydaelyn's wish for our character and friends. Definitely a signature moment and track to highlight it.
What a ride...
She truly is our Crystal Mommy
Goosebumps after goosebumps after goosebumps!!! HOW can she do this? What a primal!!!
@@Amandaachen_official Oh you definitely have. I keep the song on my menu to fall asleep sometimes, it's pretty cool to think you could totally make a character and just start singing and you'd totally be a beacon of light for us XD
When this started playing while saying goodbye to Hydaelyn, it's just impossible to not cry. I don't know how many hours I'd been going for when I hit that point, but the meeting with Moenbryda's parents had just happened previously, so you've already been crying at that point. It just keeps going.
Not to mention reuniting with the spirit of Papalymo, Hauchefaunt, Lady Iceheart, and Minfillia.
And in the middle of it, laughing through tears because you have to fight Cape Westwind
@@jangetta at least this "Cape Westwind" is actually more interesting than the original.
"My love will be with you forever, my dearest children"
"May you ever walk in the Light"
"Streams, Rivers, and Lakes..." and "I'll catch your tears" I don't know what it is but the way you deliver these lyrics is so powerful, chokes me up and brings the tears every single time.
same loool I've been going around for literally like a year going "STREAMS, RIVERS AND LAKES" like randomly lol I love this song.
its been one year since my wife and i did our first dance together with this exact cover. thank you amanda!
This is what separates regular singers from true professionals and artists. Your technique is amazing and the way you commit to each note and syllable really carries the full impact of the lyrics. Thank you for the amazing performance.
Thank you for hearing and noticing and articulating this.
You're great.
My mother passed from dementia in September. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, for giving me something to sing at her beside in her last days, that provides so much comfort.
My friend, who doesn’t play FF14, heard this song being played in my car and had to know where it was from. Such is the power of your voice to draw anyone into a trance! Thank you!
not to be a downer, but I lost someone very close to me around when endwalker came out and when I heard this song it really help me with the sadness, it really put words to what I was feeling and how it gave me some closure with the loss, so thank you very much, for helping look for tomorrow :)
that's not downing at all, its such a beautiful thing that you've made peace with your sorrow.
I just lost somebody close as well. Endwalker helped a lot
You're not the only one. Endwalker release a couple of days of receiving my mother's passing as well, but playing Endwalker while grieving was probably one of the best things I did for myself (was going to do it regardless xD). A distraction of course, but the themes, morals and lessons presented in Endwalker helped me so much. NGL, seeing Alphinaud and Alisaie loved by their mother made me cried for mine's but man, it was such a beautiful experience and correlation to what was happening to me at the time.
Endwalker was such a beautiful and hurtful time for me, as in my mind, was the mark of the "endwalking" for my mother and what she meant to me and my siblings and what she meant to us and the love she spread to everyone she met. And no less, FLOW represented that so much for me. Oh how I would love to go back into the past to see my mother once again to tell her how much I could have become and all the things I achieved or hope to become and achieve lol T_T
Not a day that goes by that I don't just want to cry like a kid on the floor in a tantrum state because I no longer have my mother, but as XIV well represented, and again, FLOW, you have to move forward, both with sorrows and achievements both in the past and to the unknown future and take on what you have both learn and bequeath upon by those who came before us, and know that you will wake, on winds that will rise again, for this journey's end, is but one step towards to tomorrow.
You’re not alone. I have read this kind of message over and over, here and across my socials. Believe me when I say in some way I was thinking of all the people who have passed on when I was recording this. One cycle ends, a new one begins. ✨
When she hits the part " I'll catch your tears " I can't even see because of the flowing rivers coming from my eyes, such a beautiful song and perfectly captures the moment you hear it for the first time. Its light and happy, hopeful for the future and yet sad and goodbye. Thank you, Amanda, for making this moment unforgettable.
To think a mother's love could be captured in a song. Wholesome tears wont stop flowing and I can't stop smiling. Thank you
I would love to see you perform Flow Together with Soken's band!
You might ;)
Your voice turned me from a man into a weaping mess during my Endwalker adventure. Thank you, we all appreciate you.
The more I listen to it, the more I feel this song was made for you!! ;;;; THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!
It literally was, hehe 🥹🥰✨
My great grandmother recently passed away from Dementia and this song reminds me so much of her. My mom had me when she was a teenager so my great grandma retired to raise me. Endwalker's themes have helped me heal from losing her. Without your music everything would have been so much more difficult. My thankfulness can't be expressed enough in words. I can't wait to hear more of your amazing voice!
I sang this song for them 💕✨
The entire soundtrack for this expansion broke me. My mother passed in December two days before early release and all the mother motifs associated with Venat and Hydaelyn especially with this song just hit hard: it felt like she was singing through you to me. This and Close In The Distance were like gut-punches with how close to home they hit. Thank you for contributing to your voice to this wonderful game and for putting voice to my feelings that I myself couldn't find.
Hope you're doing well, friend. we never loose those we cherish, we carry their love with us 'till we see them again.
CRYSTAL MOM! I was going through a lot personally while playing endwalker and this sound destroyeddd me, but at the same time it was so beautifully cathartic. Amazing work Amanda, can’t wait to hear more from you.
My little spark! ✨So happy to hear that. It was incredibly cathartic to interpret and perform! So glad it resonates on such a deep level.
And yes, I’ll be releasing more things soon! Including an original!
@@Amandaachen_official awesome can’t wait! I’ve done a few roles that have been incredibly moving for me, but Jumping into the shoes of a literal goddess loved by millions of people. Getting into that headspace must’ve been fascinating, small bit jelly ngl 😂
So, I won't lie. Going through the comment section, everyone has said what I want to say to the nth degree. I'm sure you can tell how deeply this song resonates in general. My own personal experiences have led this to be one of the only times a song from a video game has had such an impact on me. It could be timing, it could be the general feel of this whole expansion, it's topics, the music making it transcend in a way I've come to expect and also continually be surprised by at the same time, or it could just be the magical nature of it all, but for me, this song was already one of the most touching things I have ever heard. I love it. It resonated with me personally while I played through Endwalker, and re-watched streamer after streamer walk to the End as well. It genuinely still makes me cry even now.
But then my step-father died really unexpectedly.
This one song has genuinely been one of the only things I can listen to now and think of him, reminisce on the past, and reflect without the ever-present 'what ifs' that usually really hurt too much to think on.
I hope, one day, that maybe you try XIV for yourself, and are able to experience some of what we mean, but even if you never do, know that you've achieved everything an artist dreams of. Touching the hearts of everyone you sing for, making the emotion you feel ring so strongly throughout, so that, even when everyone comes to this from all manner of angles, they all feel it the exact same way. We're really happy you decided to do as much as you have been for our dev team, and that you work so hard to make sure you're singing the best you can! Know that we all hope you continue to do amazing things, even if it's not for Final Fantasy XIV, and we're all rooting for you! You've touched millions of hearts, and we couldn't be more grateful to you for doing it :)
Have a wonderful day, Amanda!
I hope you will continue to work with Soken and Square Enix. YOU are Hydaelyn's voice. It fit so well. Such a divine voice, making me cry each time i listen this song. You have an amazing voice, powerfull one and a lot of feeling travel by it. (Sorry for my english, french guy here ahah) I really hope to listen you in Final Fantasy XIV again and again
Got to hear her sing this live today at Distant Worlds in Seattle. It's crazy to think that she sounds so outstanding in the recording but live was so ephemeral and transcended. Her voice is so amazing!
I always get teary eyes listening to you! 🥹
Awww hehe honestly that’s the best compliment. I kinda love making people cry! 😅😭
Don't know how often i listening to this... I am so in love with this woman and her voice... Only her voice is one reason more to play this game! ❤
Such a masterpiece. You could tell this song really meant a lot to you, and it means so much to each of us that has gone through Endwalker. Thank you for such an unforgettable and beautiful gift.
Absolutely a masterpiece from Soken, and an incredible honor to bring it to life ⭐️
There's such a piercing, near-tears quality to your voice in the last two(?) verses delivered with such control that I cannot help but be transported back to our farewell to Hydaelyn. And, in much the same way to many of the other comments, that scene and your performance of this song brought me to peace with losing my grandmother last summer. I did not get to truly say goodbye, but hearing this as I said those words to Hydaelyn, everything I wished I could have told my grandma... emotions overflowed, and I felt as though *her* light was carried out to sea. I felt free to step forward into tomorrow.
Thank you.
There is truth in your words. ✨
It doesn’t matter how many times I listen to this song, your performance always gets me to cry. Thank you! 😭❤️❤️❤️
You've got me at "welcome and well met my brave little spark..." . It's really poignant. Your singing in this is beautiful and tug at my heartstrings everytime.
Followed by that small laugh too. It has just so much character
If you sing this at the next fanfest, especially live, I don't think there's gonna be a single dry eye there
Bring the tissues…. 😉
I cant wait to hear this live and UGLY CRY. I dont care! So much love and emotions from this song ❤️
You dont know how much i listened to this by chilling in my fc house and i will never get bored of it. It is so sad that we will never see crystal mommy again.
Thank you for this beautiful work
This song, coupled with the scene, made me cry for the first time since my father passed many years ago. It's a song of weariness and sorrow, but also, love, hope, and even victory. The long road has been walked, the night is deep, but the glimmer on the horizon promises a new dawn.
Yep, I start getting teary-eyed right away each time. Honestly, I have yet to find anyone else that can sing this as well as you. It just feels so right and impactful and honestly resonates through the soul.
Master artist with her craft.
Thank you. That means a lot. It feels very much like a puzzle piece that fits me just right ✨
Such a beautiful song. fell in love with it the first moment i heard it in-game. Beautiful perfomance Amanda. Can't wait to see your future work
Thank you!! I’ll actually be releasing my first original on here soon!
Those lyrics started post-trial2 and I just couldn't stop crying.
FFXIV has probably one of the most memorable soundtracks I've ever heard, and this beautiful voice is one of the main reasons. Thank you for your performance
Amanda I wanna thank you so much for giving us thid wonderful performance. Flow has easily become one of my favorite songs from FFXIV and the majority of that is because of your vocal inflections. I feel your emotion in the lyrics, in every word. I hear the love Venat/Hydaelyn has for her children, for her "Brave Little Spark."
Every time I listen to this song and get to "I'll catch your tears" my eyes well up with tears and I begin crying. It reminds me so much of my mom and it just makes me so incredibly happy. Thank you and Soken so much for giving us this song.
How wonderful, thank you for sharing ✨
This song broke me at launch, and it still does now. Hauntingly beautiful
you know you’re a really good singer when it looks like you’re talking even though you’re singing. amazing performance amanda, looking forward to your future work!
There’s something about that “sinking deeper and deeper in calm embrace” that’s always hit different for me. Love this song and love your voice! Thanks so much for gracing our ears with this masterpiece!
literally that is my favorite part too, idk why either it’s just so good! 😭😭
this is one of my favorite songs! your voice is so beautiful! I also loved "Tomorrow and Tomorrow"!
Tomorrow and Tomorrow was SO fun to sing!!! The first one!
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That was you, too? Well done, I do enjoy that song
@@Amandaachen_official I hope you post a version of Tomorrow and Tomorrow as well! Those two are my absolute favorite FFXIV songs. Thank you for your work!
Hearing this now feels like Haedelyn is talking to my mother who passed away in April 2021 the day of her 60th birthday... I have such tears I feel like.. Honored to hear this. Thank you, and may you and the team behind FFXIV may live long
I sang this song for her ✨💕✨
Even though I finished Endwalker back in December, I still have reasons to cry over it everyday and today it was this. I've been obsessed with this song ever since I heard it on our first duel with Venat and I even bought the Endwalker OST just to hear this song more. I've loved your singing in Tomorrow and Tomorrow and even Shiva's theme in the last digital FanFest. I would really love to hear you sing live! Love from Korea ❤️
Hopefully one day soon you will :)
Adore this young lady, even more so after the interview she did. Such a talent!!! You deserve all the credit you get, plus absolutely gorgeous.
I always felt like this song is called Flow because that's what your tears will be doing. 😭💕
You know, if my 14 year old self heard this, you would have definitely been as much as an influence as Sarah Brightman when it came to my passion for singing. Your tone and timbre are always so clear, and it's such a delight to hear everytime. Know that your voice means so much to so many. You will inspire hundreds in turn. Thank you for giving voice to the soul and heart of the 10 year journey that has been Final Fantasy 14.
Awwww thank you for that message! I do kinda think of myself as the modern Sarah Brightman, tbh 😅
@@Amandaachen_official No disrespect to Sarah but you're way better in my opinion. I wish you all the luck in the world with your music career; its well deserved.
Thank you so much Amanda for singing the most memorable and impactful songs in FFXIV. They have not only helped convey the feelings behind the story in the game but also helped me greatly during some times of personal strife. Of course Soken-san did an amazing job with the lyrics and composition as always but its thanks to artists like you who manage to convey those feelings from the notes themselves properly to the audience. I may not be great at articulating my feelings into words but I wished to convey my gratefulness somehow.
You’ve articulated beautifully and I am grateful 💕
Thank you amanda for being part of our journey as warriors of light 😭😭😭 your voice and portrayal truly inspires and accompanies us on our own life and struggles through ffxiv..
Both Lyrics, vocals and Music are a masterpiece.
This song embodies 11 years of adventures, friends, stories, losses.
Thank you for the amazing performance.
Just got back from Fan Festival. Hearing you perform this in person was simply soul shattering. Thank you, Amanda.
this song makes me so viscerally overwhelmingly emotional i just burst into tears every time i hear it. i have spent my lifetime enduring trauma and abuse and haven't yet escaped it, but FFXIV has been my anchor through the darkness and through all the pain. your performance of this song grips my soul and mind and it is further reminder that my time in this world isn't over yet, and that i have reason to keep moving forward. Endwalker specifically has been a huge driving force keeping me here, and the message and story it told shook me to the core-- and i hope it keeps me going for a long time
thank you for inspiring and giving hope to not just me, but everyone through the turbulent times we live in. your light and love are appreciated and cherished more than you will ever know. 💕💕💕
All the WoLs will come here to cry... Amanda Achen is like gift from Hydaelyn
Yep! Th..There goes the tears! Thank You! So! So! Much! A voice of a Goddess and a voice of a Mother who wants the world for her child!
Hydaelyn's entire life, she spent, burdened with the guilt and pain she felt for sundering the world, knowing it was the *only* way Azem could be reborn to find the hope and determination to carry on, watching as countless lifetimes and incarnations of them passed, knowing the end was coming and time was short, this song really captures the relief she felt knowing that Etheirys was safe with her defeat.
Thank you for singing this. This song, this whole segment of the story, it brought real joy and elation. Thank you for bringing true life to Venat and her plight with this.
Man, Amanda Achen performing Flow sends shivers all over everytime! I can't stop listening to this ever since it came out in Endwalker ❤❤♥♥
Thank you Amanda Achen for lending your voice to such a beautiful project. I hope you are compensated for ages to come for your beautiful talent.
IM NOT CRYING I'M SOBBING!
Yes my little spark, it’s alright. It’s good for you. ✨💕⚡️
@@Amandaachen_official 😭😭😭😭 Senpai noticed me! 😭😭😭😭
Not only one of my favorite videogame tracks I've ever heard, but probably one of the most moving performances I've ever had grace my ears. Thanks for your amazing, essential contribution to a great experience.
Hey Amanda. Thank you for this song. I often listen to it on my way home from work and frequently reflect on parts of my life. And every time I feel like I was heading somewhere dark (mentally), there's just this surge of hope that rises and I feel better.
I’m so happy to hear that. I felt it as a beacon of hope when I was recording it
I remember the first time I heard this, I was in tears. Still, months later I'm just as moved.
Honestly I never thought I'd see the day a song in FFXIV would be as amazing and as meaningful as Answers but Flow sits comfortably side by side with Answers at the top of the FFXIV music mountain.
I was waiting this video for a long time) Bless you)
This may sound weird, I hope not. My mom passed away in 2017 and I still miss her everyday. My dad passed away earlier this year and I miss him so much too. Whenever I'm feeling sad and hopeless I listen this song, and its incredibly motherly, caring and loving tone reminds me of them -my mother specially-, and it helps calm me down. Your performance really has a healing magic to it. Thank you for putting so much feeling in this; and for helping me cope with the hardships of life.
I get the same feeling. We gotta move on, and don't look back. Stand still fellow WoL :)
Your voice was prefect for this song, it touched the very core of my soul. Thank you for such a heartfelt and amazing performance. The lyrics give off such genuine and unconditional love, Hydaelyn truly loved us all so much.
I can't even find the words to describe the impact this song has had on me - its been over 6 months and each and every time I hear this masterpiece I'm completely floored and teary-eyed and I hope that feeling never leaves me. The power of this song can not be understated - Amanda thank you so so much from not just the FF14 community but from music fans everywhere for all that you have done for us! Long may it continue! ^_^
Thank you thank you thank you! Means so much ✨
This song just destroys me emotionally and makes me think back on my personal journey through FFXIV. All the laughs and all of the tearful moments i had and there are no words i can use to describe how amazing your performance with this song is!
I hope to hear your voice again in the game and make me feel such emotions again!
Thank you for all the emotion that you give with this song. From Spain, even if its not my main language, I feel all the love you give to those lyrics! I think I have heard this song a trillion times!
Thank you, I’m
So happy you can feel it!
Hearing you sing this live on Zoom during the Patreon days were some good times. Even with the mic cutting out from your voice being so strong/high. Those sessions helped me through a hard time in my life.
Thank you for the awesome performance! I literally cried during the scene with Hydaelyn when this song appears. Love your voice!
As someone who have been in deep, dark, and faraway place, the part in 3:01 just reduced me to tears. It's a comfort that someone is listening to my cries, hearing my voices, catching my tears... Thank you for singing this beautiful piece.
You are always heard. ✨💕✨
I shouldnt be listening to this at work, my eyes are tearing up just from the memories this song brings. Beautifully done.
Flow and Close in the Distance completely broke me in Endwalker, I was bawling like a baby by the end of it. Such beautiful music, singing and story all woven together. Absolute masterpiece.
My fc house has this song as the very first song on the playlist. When I enter the house and these words start ''well come and well met'' gets me every single time. The song has such a deep meaning to players, thank you for giving your voice to us for this
Beautiful. Crying.
It's like she's here singing it in person. May you ever walk in the Light.
This song never fails to make me cry. Beautiful performance, Amanda
It has been 6 months and I still get choked up listening to this song
It always warms my heart hearing this.
Literally made every hair on my body stand straight up. AMAZING.
I can still see that platinum horizon through my tears. Thank you so much for breathing life into the world of final fantasy with your incredible voice, I wish you all the success in the world and more. Never forget the emotion and heart put into these words.
Thank you so much. I carry the emotion with me as much as I can, I’m an emotional watery cancerian artist, haha, comes with the territory ;)
Thank You for Singing this song
its means a lot to me
this game and everything on it
There are somethings in life that make an impact, stay with us and resonate with us..this song and your voice does that..Your voice is a wonderful gift to so many who have the fortunate opportunity to hear it.
it definitely shines through and is very uplifting during these times..so thank you for being you.
As many have already said, you were born for this and Thank you.
That was amazing as always! So beautiful, makes me teary-eyed every time
The greatest compliment, honestly 🥹
One of my favorite songs. I'll come to listen to it every day