(A single, haunting violin begins to play, building into a dramatic, orchestral score with a choir) (Verse 1 - Nibelheim) My name was a legend, a hero's proud sound The First SOLDIER, the greatest to be found They called me a savior, a perfect work of art Unaware of the darkness, that was buried in my heart In Nibelheim's reactor, the truth came to light The whispers of the Ancients, in the cold, dark night My mother was Jenova, a monster, a Queen I was a false hero, a dark, terrible dream. (Chorus) I am Sephiroth, and I am the chosen one To bring a new life, when this one is done I'll summon the Meteor, a wound in the sky And drink the planet’s Lifestream, as its people die! For I am the son of a monster, a God in disguise And I will rain down judgment, right before your eyes. (Verse 2 - Crisis Core) They sent my old friend, Zack Fair, to hunt me down A good soldier, a hero of this rotten town He tried to stop me, he tried to make me see But a fool's loyalty meant nothing to me I cut down my old master, and I walked through the flame The hero turned villain, with a new, cruel game I'll let the world burn, a new chapter begins As I embrace my destiny, and all of its sins. (Chorus) I am Sephiroth, and I am the chosen one To bring a new life, when this one is done I'll summon the Meteor, a wound in the sky And drink the planet’s Lifestream, as its people die! For I am the son of a monster, a God in disguise And I will rain down judgment, right before your eyes. (Verse 3 - Advent Children) Years have passed now, but my will has not been broken My memory lives on, and a new plague has spoken My body is gone, but my spirit remains A beautiful, powerful memory, in a sea of pains My children, my remnants, they do my command To find my will, to rise again in this land Cloud, my old enemy, you carry the weight Of a memory that's broken, a terrible fate. (Chorus) I am Sephiroth, and I am the chosen one To bring a new life, when this one is done I'll summon the Meteor, a wound in the sky And drink the planet’s Lifestream, as its people die! For I am the son of a monster, a God in disguise And I will rain down judgment, right before your eyes. (Outro) (The music fades to a single, echoing piano note, followed by the sound of a long, sharp blade being sheathed) ...I am your past. I am your future. I am... your despair.
