Azure Moon: The Musical - The Long Road (Original Lyrics)
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Published 2023-06-15
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Personal notes: This took about three months to write HAHA. Lyrics-wise, I wanted to highlight the events of reclaiming Fhirdiad in Chapter 18 of Azure Moon since this is the first chapter when Dimitri decides to carve a different path from the bloody road of vengeance he once walked on. However, the path to recovery and atoning for one's sins don't just magically happen overnight. The change is gradual, so I made sure to reflect that by having Dimitri voice some of his doubts in the first half of the song.
My personal favorite lines were for Byleth when she sings: "Five long years ago/Your azure eyes once foretold/A passion full in blaze/Flames don't just burn, they light the way." According to Google, the word passion is a "strong and barely controllable emotion." Passion in Dimitri's case can be interpreted in two ways: his compassion for the dead and his compassion for the living. While it is true that Byleth sensed darkness lurking within Dimitri when they first met, Byleth also got to know Dimitri as a young man possessing genuine empathy for all kinds of people. Unfortunately, when the voices of Dimitri's deceased loved ones told him to avenge them, that empathy was so cruelly twisted into something that burned anybody who stood in Dimitri's way. However, "Flames don't just burn, they light the way." In other words, depending on how Dimitri chooses to act in accordance with his flames (emotions), he can either keep burning everything in his way (focus only on his compassion towards the dead) or light the way to restoration (honor the dead while also maintaining compassion towards the living). Thankfully, through Byleth's guidance, Rodrigue's death, and just the support of all the Blue Lions in general, Dimitri chose the restoration route!
Faerghast (who is the one I got this interpretation from and does a MUCH better job explaining than me) did an amazing documentary about this aspect of Dimitri's character, which I highly recommend you watch if you have an hour and a half to spare: • The Dimitri Documentary. [Fire Emblem...
Anyway, that's just a small character analysis of Dimitri! He's a super complex character to write for, so I really tried my best to remain faithful to both his good and bad sides! This project is definitely making me miss FE3H's character writing since I'm currently playing FE Engage. While the gameplay of Engage is fantastic, the writing in terms of the story and characters leaves much to be desired. I may or may not just get back into Crimson Flower so that I can generate ideas for "Roar of Dominion." I can't say if that (or any other song for the musical) will be ready any time soon since I'm trying to avoid burning out from this project, but I will still be working on it in sporadic creative bursts!
Thank you so much for listening (and reading this monstrosity of a description. You're a trooper if you got all the way down here LOL).
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Concept, vocals, and lyrics by me!
Lyrics: docs.google.com/document/d/1TGa5apdty-8U-lBxgSh8Rt…
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Azure Moon: The Musical: • Azure Moon: The Musical
Audio: soundcloud.com/cutelilpineapple/the-long-road?si=e…
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All Comments (21)
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I forgot that this played during when you fight Cornelia. But this is just a good job of showing how Dimitri is working to make amends. Hearing these songs very much makes me wish I was good at writing lyrics for songs as I want to make some for the golden deer.
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I’m utterly speechless! I only wish that i understood music theory more to dissect this. Also your Cornelia voice sounds spot on like a Disney villain.
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I love all of your Three Houses songs! Azure Moon would make such a cool musical, your songs capture all the emotions I felt during my first playthrough. Amazing work!
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~slams a speechless, adoring comment down for the algorithm because this SLAPS and every FE3H fan should get this in their recommended~ I haven't actually played the Blue Lions route. Am working on Golden Deer(my first route) right now after discovering the Calender Glitch which does WONDERS for my anxiety(and I don't mind being OP af lol) but this just....even without having played the route myself this evokes such EMOTION.
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Holy moly this gave me so many chills! This was amazing and the lyrics are very powerful. And your singing is so emotional. I really enjoyed reading your analysis of some of the lyrics. Blue Lions was the first house I chose and this made me remember so many memories while playing this game. It makes me want to play 3 Houses again haha! I really loved the character writing in this game so much and Dmitri really is such a complex character. Wonderful job! :)
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Ahhh I'm so excited to see another song for Azure Moon: The Musical!! I love everything you wrote in your description, especially about how Dimitri can choose to act in accordance with his flames to either choose the burning or the restoration route. It's so accurate to his character, and I'm really glad you've taken care to show the different sides to him since he is such a complex character. Your lyrics and vocals are just so fantastic, I loved this so much!! They capture his mindset so well, especially as he is trying to shift over towards a more compassionate path while still having his doubts about himself and what he has done. Amazing work as always. I really admire the passion, time, and hard work you put into these projects! (Mildly related: I agree with your feelings about Engage. I enjoyed playing it, but it really made me want to play FE3H again since it made me really miss the characters and story LOL)
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Once again, a wonderful cover! Loved it.
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I love the spoken sections
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I have been waiting for this!!! I love it so much, please keep doing more. I love the Blue Lions
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As always when I get lost on youtube I have to leave a comment when I see talent. This is exactly the case here, as a fan of fire emblem I was not very excited by the idea of listening to a song made from the soundtrack of the game. I was totally wrong, you sing very well and your voice blends perfectly with the soundtrack almost as if it had always been there. I rarely ask anyone from youtube for anything but really please keep up the good work, keep illuminating the songs with your voice which is so perfect for these themes that are so dear to me. If one thing can make me play this game that I loved so much again, it's artists like you.
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thank you for sharing your process of writing lyrics with us, which is quite challing for most! I love the overall progression and how the characters developed!
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"but i know the tapestry is torn..." chills. i love the lyrics so much, especially the harmonies!
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Once again, another fantastic lyrical adaption of this game. I can really see this being a part of a complete musical at some point
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You really have talent OMG this sound like a Disney song. Now I felt awful cheezing my first playthrough with Blue lions by warping Dimitri to Cornelia in just 2-3 rounds, I wasted a good redemption OST. This motivated me to replay Blue Lions again. Gonna be using your Azure Moon playlist while I play Blue lions 2:32 bows down to his highness
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Fantastic cover!
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This is awesome! Makes me want to watch a Fire Emblem Three Houses musical
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HOW DID I MISS THIS
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Man. These were so awesome. You should be so proud of what you’ve done here. I patiently await Apex of the World…?😏
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Your singing is always amazing ❤❤❤❤ I'm now subscribed !!!!
