𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒁𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒅

[Verse 1 — soft, ocean‑echoed] I came from a city made of memories and light, A dream the world forgot beneath the tides of night. Your voice was the first thing that ever felt real, A whisper through the ruins saying, “It’s okay to feel.” [Verse 2 — the weight of destiny] You walked with a purpose carved deep in your soul, A path of sacrifice no one should ever hold. I followed beside you, though I knew I didn’t belong, A heartbeat borrowed from a fading song. [Pre‑Chorus — rising like a wave] And every step we took felt like a prayer against the end. If I was only meant to vanish, let me matter to you, my friend. [Chorus — emotional, sweeping] These are the tears of Zanarkand, falling where our stories meet. A dream that learned to love the world, a truth beneath my feet. If I fade with the morning, let this moment still remain — A memory held in your heartbeat, a whisper in the rain. [Verse 3 — Jecht, Sin, and the shadow of fate] I saw my father in the monster that the world had come to fear, A man who lost his way but still wished he could be near. And I wondered if the same fate waited quietly for me — To become the thing I hated, or the man I hoped to be. [Pre‑Chorus 2 — the truth Tidus learns] If I was born from dreaming, then let me dream something true: A world where you keep smiling long after I’m through. [Chorus — fuller, heartbreaking] These are the tears of Zanarkand, falling where our stories meet. A dream that learned to love the world, a truth beneath my feet. If I fade with the morning, let this moment still remain — A memory held in your heartbeat, a whisper in the rain. [Bridge — the goodbye] And when the hymn grows quiet and the pyreflies fill the sky, Know I never feared the ending — I only feared goodbye. If the world forgets I lived, let your heart remember when A dream reached out and touched the sun and learned to live again. [Final Chorus — soft, then soaring] These are the tears of Zanarkand, falling where our shadows part. A dream that found its purpose in the beating of your heart. If I vanish with the sunrise, don’t let sorrow take its place — I’ll live on in the laughter you carry through this space. These tears of Zanarkand… are just love that learned to fade with grace.