Dearly Beloved but you're thinking about what could have been. 

"There's really no point in lamenting, y'know... But there's also no shame in indulging yourself for a moment about what should..... what could have been."

They can take your world They can take your heart Cut you loose from all you know But if it's your fate Then every step forward Will always be a step closer to home

If you ever feel low, please read this: When you think about what could've been, remember what is. Every choice you've made in your life has led to this. You have fought your way through life to get to this very moment. Wherever you are, never forget that even though things could be different, you matter where you are now. The universe cannot be the way it is now without you there. Your place here is irreplaceable. Never forget how important you are.

Missing someone who is still in your life is such a suffocating feeling. I miss you more than anything in the world...I never thought it was even possible for me to miss someone this much.

Is nostalgia, like… unbearably painful for anyone else or is that just me?

I do not lament the loss of the possibility of a romantic relationship. What I lament is the missed opportunity I had a long time ago to open up to people who actually cared about me and saw me as a real friend, not just someone they can keep around to be a punching bag. Before I met them I was alway the one being made fun of, the butt of the joke and was forced to just take it. So when I met them I just kept things to myself, never talked, but they still accepted me. I regret never opening up to them, we could've been close friends.

“MY SUMMER VACATION IS….OVER”

Today was a rough day, this song really cements those feelings in my heart.

I don’t have any epic message to say. I don’t know. I just need help.. To any of you feeling the same, you’re not alone. I hope you make it out. I’m rooting for you.

In a certain point of my life, i was really missing my old friends, and disliking my life and blaming myself for some actions, then I started playing kingdom hearts again and then played Days. The warm i felt from watching the trio interacting was one the best things, after watching the end I cried a lot and then they became so special to me. This video represents that time so much.

Ohhh the Seasalt image hurts big, but the BBS soundtrack makes me think of "what could have been if the Wayfinder Trio hadn't been cruelly torn apart for 10 years"..... Aqua alone in her darkness & despair, Terra's body, mind, & heart all fractured and puppeted, Ventus buried in Sora's consciousness and just drifting through an endless sleep..... their reunion got me bad bruh TT_TT

The swelling of the violin always makes me cry. Without fail.

I never played the game myself, but my sister did growing up with me as kids. Seeing the happiness she got from this game made me happy. Even as a backseat gamer. She tried getting me into KH, but I couldn't get interested enough. Ironically I could help her out of a pinch when she was struggling with bosses, and I never played the game I never told her, but I love this game (KH) only because of her liking it this song, and the "You & I, there's a new land!" Remembering KH brings me joy only because it reminds me of my sister, one of the few good memories I still got with her rn being the younger sibling sometimes has it's quirks. I'm a FF7 guy myself & she isn't, but i'm happy she has her own thing. PS: I found out last week Axel's voice actor is the same voice actor for Reno in FF7!!!

They can take everything from you, but if it's your destiny then every step you take is one closer to home.

Thinking back on the good memories of bad people hurts, even worse when you know you’ll never get another memory with them ever.

My friend Casey died last year, Aug 15th. There's so much we didn't get to do together. This makes me think of him. Thank you for making this

This reminds me of a girl I used to talk to back when I was just getting into Kingdom Hearts. We met on Miiverse of all things, and eventually started talking on Kik, doing cringey but enjoyable RPs. She was a huge Kingdom Hearts fan despite not playing the games (I think... don't fully remember), and helped get me into the series, and also who helped me realize my sexuality. She was really the only friend I had at the time, and I treasured every moment. Sadly, life happened, and we slowly drifted apart. Due to personal reasons, mostly her family being really religious and me being paranoid, we stopped talking altogether. Then Miiverse went down a few years later. I went looking through the Archiverse for any posts she made, and I guess she tried to get in contact with me on there and I never knew. Now I wonder, what would my life look like if she were still in it? I'm doing great now, but I can't help but wonder that "what if". If you're reading this by some off chance, I hope you're doing well Cata.

my boyfriend of six years broke up with me, kingdom hearts was his most favorite game ever and it grew on me too whenever he played all of the games for me spent countless hours explaining the lore to me and watching him play was probably the best times of our relationship. now i can’t help but think of him every time i listen to the ost of the games, i still love him and miss him but he’s just a distant memory now. i cope with that by listening to any kind of dearly beloved out there, knowing that’s what brought us closer in our relationship.

oh this immediately makes me want to cry. an old friend i've grown apart from absolutely adored KH, especially roxas and axel, so these games and characters always hold a bittersweet feeling for me. wherever said friend is, i really hope she's alright

I think that often the things we imagine could have been really couldn't have. If they required us to go down a dark path, to make a choice we know is wrong, then following that path would never have led us to a worthwhile outcome. It would have instead just destroyed everything we hoped to gain, often in some insidious way we couldn't have really fathomed when we started. Roxas pursued the truth, and he pursued doing what was right. Even when it cost him everything. If he had tried to hold onto the things he treasured instead of letting them go, they would have become ashes in his hand. And following the bitterness of knowing who had suffered to make his life possible, Xemnas and Xehanort would have taken it all from him. They would have won, and he would have ultimately lost it all anyway. Sacrificing what he loved was the only way forward, the only possibility for his heart to keep shining its light, the only way that ever had a prayer of saving his friends.

Roxas will always be my favourite character in all of fiction, just the journey to find himself is just so inspirational to me since i was a kid and now as an adult. These 3 will always have a place in my heart

To my newborn son. Motherhood was nothing like I expected. This song I dedicated to you since the womb. Now we listen to it on sleepless nights on this new journey. Mommy loves you, max.

Kh 385/2, is my favorite Kingdom Hearts, or at least has my favorite set of characters. Those moments of the trio sitting a top the clock tower eating icecream and bonding with eachother, were some of the best moments in any Kh game I've played. And when it inevitably came to an end, it hurt, it hurt more than I could ever have imagined.

Good old times, I miss my childhood era early 1995s-2000s. Now the world is all messed up, wars, diseases, poverty... I miss all these times playing Kingdom Hearts. I still replay them from time to time. This game had one of the most memorable characters for me, I loved every one of them

This song makes me think of my dad. We played so much kingdom hearts together when I was a young boy. He’s still around, but I know one day, when he’s gone, it’s going to be bittersweet returning to the franchise that has become synonymous with my youth. I think we all have something-a sound, a scent, a sensation-that makes us remember… that let’s us remember..

I write this message for all the people that's hurting so much. Guys i'm like you all in a way, just seeing the comment section while the music is plays to read all yours story, feel understood in a way that only you random guys can give. I love you all, little tiny portion of the internet that just be here for the people thats tearing appart. Really thank you all❤️

I’ve had to take a backseat for most of my life. When I finally became independent, I was so lost and confused with no one to help me. I’m so very grateful of my friends. They have been there for all my sorrows and pain. Guiding me back to the path, each time I’ve fallen. My friends aren’t just my power, their also my family. They have brought more meaning and drive than anyone else. God bless their hearts, and may they all peacefully return to Kingdom Hearts.

The first time I heard this song, I cried. No piece of art had ever made me cry just from sheer beauty before (I was 7). I remember that moment so well for some reason. To this day, this song strikes a chord in my soul. It's such an incredible piece. Kingdom hearts is beyond a masterpiece

Thanks for this. I'm literally crying, my life changed a lot this last days. I ended up a 2 and a half year relationship, I'm feeling devastated but this give me peace . Kingdom Hearts is one of my favourites games and it's always a confort place to come back. Thank you for this!

This is beautiful I literally wanna cry that's how beautiful this song is

this is by far the best mix of dearly beloved in the decade

The anthem of lost memories ♥️

Just found this, tears are falling nonstop thanks!

I doubt you'd ever see this comment, but I want you to know that I will always love you. I'm sorry about the person I became out of fear of losing you. When in turn my actions drew us apart either way. If it is willed for us to cross paths again let me take that chance to make things right this time. Let this break be graceful to both of us, & bring us closer when it is over. I miss you, always.

Even though I started playing this series of games in 2019 as a 13 year old. It was the most beautiful series of games I have ever played the music the story the characters all are just straight up awesome and beautiful. At first I thought it was just a childish game but now really into this series and the characters lives and stories can somewhat look like my life my old life with my bad friend and the darkness I've felt from that one friend but now I have good friends and I'm just happy for my life

honestly, I've been avoiding a lot of things that have brought me happiness in the past because the people I had all these good times with are no longer in my life, and it's painful to be nostalgic. two loves, many friends. I've always felt blank and empty since I was about 12 or so, I never really had an opinion about what I was doing. nothing traumatic had happened for that to incur. It just kinda clicked one day. I've been told over the years I have a chill, laid back, relaxed, whatever synonymous word you can think of. I've just never had a true opinion about any topics or.. generally anything, except maybe food, haha. I know, and feel, that I used to have my own niches and just enjoyed things in another mentality. that's been absent for so long. I tend to keep up on topics my friends, or whomever special, enjoy or generally follow, never really having any interests of my own. ido enjoy just the other person talking about anything and vibing with them. I like giving an ear and talking to others about their problems, plans, vents, aspirations and vibe with them. though this part might just be a coping method or a trauma with my past relationships writing this is making me think that maybe I'm just not fit for relationships. I'll summarize this part.. first love, April 2015 - Aug 2019, she had killed herself this absolutely devastated me, I felt as if our relationship hadn't ended, I wasn't able to prevent her suicide, with the help of many. I still talk to her mom to this day. this hurt me in the way I felt I wasn't good enough, despite my best efforts. I don't mean anything ill saying this if it seems unsightly, i still have trouble going back to this and have a loss for words.. I never thought I'd recover from this and went forward having no intentions on looking for another soul. then I did a few years later, I had somewhat rethought it out because I heard someone at work liked me, after a couple months of thinking about it I had decided to try and go forward. we talked a lot, hung out, filler filler. after about a year, we started dating. it was amazing, fun, we were bliss. everything felt right with her, and I love her. we had little quarrels with eachother, nothing ever relationship-ending, or over any serious topics. we always communicated the little inconveniences one another might make, some things would change, the others we loved about eachother. we didn't hold back our feelings about talking about actions we didn't like at x place, or y time. resolved things properly, not negatively. then, she dumped me a little over 2 years later, a month ago. I didn't get closure. I was told she didn't have feelings for me anymore, that it wasn't something I did or anything, she just didn't. and it really saddens me, not just losing her, but thinking that even if she had no feelings for me anymore, it must have still hurt her. We'd continue forward as friends. she moved back to her parents across the states, removed/blocked me from wherever, and that's just left me thinking. my brain is overloaded at the moment, I'll see if I want to edit later

This game came out before I was born and in 2006 when I was just a baby my parents gave me stuffed toy from that game. After when I was 10 or 5 years old when kingdoms heart 3 came out I decided to play the game and ended up loving it thank you for this it really gave me good memories ❤

You do everything in your Power to take me back to Nostalgia.

You know.... This doesnt make me sad it kinda comforts me puts me in a calm and chill place where i can just feel calm and good. I hope other people feel like this when hearing this song, i hope it doesnt make You sad. just know that in the end it's Going to be alright and if it isnt it's because it's not the end yet.

Dreams and memories are the same, it just depends on if you are moving forward, or looking back.

Crazy how quick life can change.. the past seems like a dream when you start a new path. Walking foward in the unknown trying to keep yourself strong, being human and having feelings takes incredible strength.. I just want my family to be safe and my friends happy.. as we get older we start to appreciate the little things like this song. A song that makes my heart happy. Kingdom Hearts forever

This could have been the other way around.

"A part of my heart will always be with you." She told me, right before ghosting me.

I was introduced to these games through my stepdad. He bought me the 1.5 Remix when I was 9. These games were such a huge impact on me. These characters make me happy and give me hope during hard times. In 2021, my stepdad passed away due to Covid. I'll always treasure Kingdom Hearts and my memories of him. Thanks for this renedition of Dearly Beloved ❤️

I just witnessed my What could have been... I have seen an alternate present, a different past... and when I was most close to cry and regret, my new friends showed up, my true friends, the ones that really wanted me in their life's I saw the reminiscence of those long-gone behind me and shutting in a yellow glimpse before I moved forward towards hugging my loved ones It was truly... something I would see Sora go through... thank you, that meant so much to me

Why am I tearing up?? This is so beautiful

While listening to this song i found that rather than feeling sad for the missed opportunities and such i have realised that i have become a better version of my self, i am more happy than i ever was and have grown more as a person. While i havent played kh and isnt into it, this song while melancholic fills me with hope for better days.

This is the most beautiful cover to this song I’ve ever heard. The slow ambiance followed by the pick up. Idk weather to feel pain or relief from this. This is art.

This song can easily make someone extremely chill, or extremely sad. But nostalgic and reflexive in both

My cat died 2 days ago... I miss him. He passed in my arms. I wonder how different things would be if he didn't get cancer.

There are many worlds but they share the same sky. One sky… one destiny.

Birth By Sleep has the best version of Dearly Beloved.

In my fondest and warmest memory, we're still dancing in the gym during our only dance lesson, the music has been off for a bit and class is dismissed, but we're lost in the moment and don't notice anything but us as we keep dancing. Your smile and laugh are intoxicating as we had abandoned the routine and spin, dip, twist, and bend. When we finally realize class has ended, we look around and half the class is still looking at us and our big goofy grins. You were a close friend who's relationship was out of reach, as with the summer came my move out of state. On the last day of school you came up and held my hands, kissed me on the cheek, said goodbye, and walked away. I wanted to chase after you, tell you how much I cared, but nothing would change our destiny, so I stood with my hand on my cheek, and watched you walk away for the last time. All these many many years later, I still return here to theses golden memories of you, my dearly beloved, and think about what could have been.

I miss this era of KH even tho it kicks my ass emotionally lol

Today really sucked. I sat around doing nothing and really just felt like a waste of space. It really made me wonder what my purpose is, why I’m even here, what I could’ve done differently to give myself purpose. But I now feel stuck in a cycle that I can’t escape out of fear of losing my living space. Still waiting for the happy ending I see you guys having but I’m sure it’ll come

Ah, the Sea Salt Family. I love them dearly.

The best characters in the series, hands down…

This song will always be a sound to remind me that i can find my own utopia if I leave my heart free to wander while holding it close and never letting go. Tears of release and love for this moment in allowing myself to again receive the message of utada and the kh team. Amidst the chaos of survival amongst survivors There is beauty in the world. Thanks again.

This song reminds me of different time a simpler time in my life. If only I can go back in time and tell myself to do better with her. But there’s no point I’m at a point where I realized we no longer need each other to stand.

This is underrated

That was a good memory. I miss the people we were.

This reminds me of a girl I once knew back when I first got into kingdom hearts. Both her and the kingdom hearts series helped though a life of foster care, abuse, also being an orphan due to my parents giving me up when I was 11 because my foster parent had cancer I had to move homes. I never got to say goodbye I couldn't find her on any social media until recently that's when I found out she's married and has kids. If I didn't move homes then that could have been me I don't really know but all I can hope is her happiness. ( If you're reading this thank you I know my grammar isn't the best but I just wanted to tell my story even if nobody is reading this)

I never really cared for the BBS rendition of Dearly Beloved but with it slowed down really puts the emotion of Aqua's journey which is seeing everybody around her falling to darkness and destined to fail and the song is like her trying to remember what life was like before everything was taken from her so suddenly and as she falls to darkness I can imagine this is what plays before she is fully enveloped by it and then remembers Sora, the boy that she met and how he is the key to saving everybody which is like the ending to the song.

I am very melancholy about the timing of this for so many reasons, but i appreciate it

I Miss My Friend Kevin So Much…. He’s Been Gone 6 Months… I Can’t Believe I’m In 2023 Without You… Rest In Peace And Memory Kevin. In My Mind, You’re Always Here With Me By Our Side. We Love You Kevin. You’re Still Alive; Somewhere, Just Not Here. I Love You And Miss You. :(

Its sad, but the original theme of 358, at least for me, its the most sadder theme that represents the emotion of "Could it be"

I don't like to daydream because it's often about things from the past, and it makes me unhappy to think about what could've been if I stayed in my hometown, what if I picked another career, what if I didn't isolate from friends, what if I hadn't say no to certain job opportunities... Maybe in another world, I experienced happiness.

I walked down the aisle to dearly beloved to my amazing husband. I grew up on the games and we had just finished a full playthrough before our special day and it felt very fitting. I will always adore this game series and all the pain and growth of the characters.. so well done

I listened to this to hopefully put my mind at ease so I could go back to sleep. Instead, I feel awake. I miss a lot of things in my life. I feel uncertain of the future. I gave up on myself and it cost me a lot of things including my peace today. This song gave me an unexpected feeling of desire to give myself something that will help me fill that hole I created. I hope everyone out there who finds themselves longing after something is able to be at peace soon.

Good job! Nice edit :)

Put this on SoundCloud *PLLLLEEEEEEEASE* 😭 I *NEED* more of this in my life 😭😭😭

This is so beautiful I can't stop listening to it

This made me feel so many emotions

All I can think about hearing this is how I let the best thing to ever happen to me slip through my fingers, and being left alone to try and put myself back together. At this point, I don't even know if it's worth the effort anymore...

I miss her.

words can't describe the feeling i have when i listen to this song, just thank you

“ I’ll take your hand, with this key I wear around my neck I will open the double doors and we will march into a kingdom of hearts…”

Lost my homie back in 2015 and still think about him everyday. We both loved these games, wish he could have been around for 3. Love you Branden

i’ve recently taken to replaying the games, and the music is as beautiful as it was when i was 6. thank you for putting this rendition

So much has changed in the last few years where it's actually taking a toll on my mental health. I wish I could go back to when I first discovered this game...

I lost my dad in 2020. He loved to play video games with me and lately, I've been listening to the KH soundtracks remembering him and how much fun we used to have together. I often think about how life would be with him here and if his death caused me to go down the dark path I had. I've seen the light and I'm no longer the person I once was, thankfully. I miss him so much. I love you, dad.

My people as much as I love this music we must live in the present and stop thinking about what could have been. If I’m learning anything right now in my life it’s that staying in the past will always make you sad. Live for today always and move forward.

This arrangement always makes me think of my cat who passed away last year. We didn't get as much time together as we should have, but I'll never forget you, my little one. I think about you every single day.

Im really gonna miss you. Please dont forget about me. Cuz i wont ever be able to forget about you.

Twenty seconds in, and I’m already freaking crying 😭 🤍 love kh & our kh community 🙏

Tears...Pure tears.. I love this rendition so much, it just warms my heart and motivates me at the same time to ironically not worry about what "could've been" but what I will do now and onward 💕

Ive been listening to this song/instrumental whatever over the past decade whenever im down or lost in my thoughts , and it never fails to upbring my spirit even if just a bit. It makes me cry but in the most happy way. Acknowledging that the memories will always be there , but its time to move on.

On this day, KH3 now in my hands... What a journey it's been. These characters they've grown with me, with all of us who have been fans since the beginning. To all those who didn't make it to this gracious moment, "Thinking of you, wherever you are. We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend. Now I will step forward to realize this wish. And who knows: starting a new journey may not be so hard, or maybe it has already begun. There are many worlds, but they share the same sky - one sky, one destiny." Man how time flies, remembering the day when we finally were able to play KH3. Still got it memorized? I know you do.

Thanks I really need this

This song dearly beloved is something special to me when i just finish highschool i was ready to enjoy my life i... I thought i had everything i wanted to have the same happy feeling as of now and i realize im truly in despair this world is a hell i look around everyone happy i lost my friends my girl. I wanted to have everything i once did i wanted to be together with the light.. Maybe now i can be one with darkness darkness will prevail and the light expire..

1:45 🤩

I'm addicted to this now I swear

"For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been.”

Really nice! :)

What could have been… thats an extremely deep question… What could have been, was a deep forming friendship between two men that could have lasted for years… What could have been was an almost brotherly bond that would only get deeper as years went by… What could have been was a bond based upon physically talking to each other in the near future… of spending time together in the near future… of simply going thrift shopping together in the near future… of sharing a simple drink together in the near future… of getting to know each other on a much more personal level than just through texting and chatting over the course of a little less than a year… what could have been was a continuing bond of being somewhat outcasts within our shared family… What could have been was so much more than what actually was… All because he couldn’t see what really should have been…

I wonder how long it has been? Since this Keyblade came to me... Many journeys I've been. Many faces I've seen some stuck with me more then others. Do I wish it never came to me?.... Kinda.. I can no longer have a normal life. Others can go on with their lives while I fight back the darkness and freeing hearts from the clutches of countless Heartless. But I can never stay. Always on the move. But one world feels like an escape... A small taste of freedom. No battles No heartless No worries. Just me and the calming waves. For those brief moments I'm free then being trapped to this responsibility. Maybe one day I can leave this Keyblade behind and live out the rest of my days here. But at last I'm being called forth. Guess that moment will have to wait. Who knows maybe one day I'll just leave this all behind.

the story seems to fall a bit flat with technically a 3rd mobile game on the horizon, but the memories and the awesomeness i had from kh1 and 2 (and even all the handheld games) will forever stay a memory in my heart. i just wish we'd get more story on the characters as they feel all so alive, yet they barely get any screen time

May time always be on your side

Nothing can bring me the empty and nostalgic feeling that kingdom hearts does, sure the story is stupid, sure it’s just anime kids with weird hair, and sure I didn’t even play it until I was in high school, but something about how the world feels disconnected and how we just aren’t quite sure what the goal even is, and how there just seems to be a feeling of being lost to it, makes it feels so incredibly nostalgic and maybe even a little sad, but ultimately it’s about memories for me, and this song bring me back to those summer night with my best friends where all we were worrying about was who was going to win the game of basketball at the park before it got dark and what we were going to do together tomorrow, every memory now seems to have this vibe that it could just never last, it reminds me of that perfect sunset and twilight In the summer, it’s so perfect and beautiful but it just can’t go forever and in that way it is now equally a somber memory for me.

I'm actually sobbing listening to this