FINAL FANTASY XIV - Close in the Distance Cover by Lollia feat.  

LYRICS Whispers falling silently, drift on the wind But I hear you... Our journey now a memory fading from sight But I see you... Unbroken, promises we made so long ago You're still here... Unspoken requiem for a river of tears Flowing, winding, toward eternal sea And yet our hope remains Guiding, lighting the way No time for mourning... (Morning) rises on a land reborn from the ashes 'Neath the heavens To sunset, blood-red skies tranquil after the storm Blessed shadow Turning, wending, always night follows day The sun will shine again Walk on, never look back Through you, we live... Tales of loss and fire and faith (Our slumbering demons awake) Every word on our hearts engraved (Hell take us, heaven can wait) In the dark, you will not stray (Disgrace, untold and unseen) Forge ahead till the end we pray (LYRICS FROM "To The Edge") Like broken angels, wingless, cast from heaven's gates (Our slumbering demons awake) We only fly when falling, falling far from grace (Hell take us, heaven can wait) And like a message in a bottle cast to sea (Disgrace, untold and unseen) Quick to their ends, our candles burn, until we're free

*gently sobs in tales of loss and a fire and faith*

Me: **sitting here, minding my own business, enjoying this beautiful cover of a beautiful song** Lollia: To The Edge btw Me: **cries in Amaurotine**

"Do not despair, you are not without allies!"

The switch to - To the Edge - caught me off-guard. *silently weeps from the feels*

I like to call Endwalker Feelswalker, and this reminds me why. You nailed it perfectly.

Final Fantasy fans, throw yourselves once more into the pyre

The "To The Edge" at the end is such a cool detail!!!! Awesome cover!

big fan of the last bits with the To The Edge lyrics tbh

This is honestly my favourite cover of Closer in the Distance now, BECAUSE of how you've arranged it, the passion put into the performance, and the addition of other motifs and lyrics that perfectly capture the emotions of this song, and its story as a whole.

I will never forget absolutely balling hearing this for the first time while playing through Endwalker. FFXIV is our home and we will all defend our home!! 💙💙💙💙

began to sob hysterically immediately. you nailed it, as per usual. ♥

Another beautiful rendition! My lore research may be hard to go through sometimes, but I'll be #$%@ed if FFXIV doesn't have some of the best music I've heard in all of gaming.

I didn’t think this song could make me cry more than the original does but adding To the Edge lyrics did it.

TO THE EDGE FITS SO WELL WITH CLOSE IN THE DISTANCE AND YOU HAVE MADE ME QUAKE AND CRY VIOLENTLY 😭😭 Well done, both of you, this is my new favourite cover of Close in the Distance

AAAAAAAAH YOU BOTH ARE FRIGGEN GORGEOUS IN THIS!!!! You did absolutely amazing gurl, your voice resonates so well with this!!! :D

HNNGGGG THE ADDITION OF TO THE EDGE IS BREAKING MY SOUL I had NO IDEA those songs worked so well together omg

This cover lives rent free in my head Lollia. Your voice fits perfectly.

So beautiful, well done!! Also I hope i’mnot the only one who was imagining this, but with the way Lollia was dressed for this it gave me vibes of Gaia (and by extension Loghrif for the To the Edge section), from the Shadowbringers raid story, being the one singing this which honestly gave me so many goosebumps.

oh my, I cried like a BIATCH!!! EVERYTHING IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! OH DEAR!!! I felt really upset these few days but this song really healed me😭 everthing is so awesome!! VOCAL ,VIDEO, ARRANGEMENT, GUITAR!! EVERYTHING!!

Whoever decided to mix Close in the Distance and To the Edge is a Genius.

Thank you, it's been a really rough week for me and this song just reminded me once more there's more after the darkest of times, we just gotta take the next step 💜💜💜💜

I don't remember ever being a part of a video game community that reveals to such a high degree the stunning level of talent human beings actually have (art,music, etc.). Great cover!

I listen to a lot of covers of music from FFXIV, and I have to say -- from the visuals, to the arrangement, your performance, and the choice to include "To The Edge" -- this is easily my favorite iteration of "Close in the Distance" and I keep coming back for more.

How you subtly mixed in To The Edge as backup lyrics before fully embracing it in the end. Masterfully done, I audibly gasped. Love this cover!

Omfg flowing into “to the edge” you just made this so much more of a master piece ❤ such a beautiful cover of what has to be the expansions most impactful song ❤

That seamless merge with the shadow ringers lyric is just.... *Chef kiss* exquisite.

your voice fits this song so well, beautiful as always Lollia

I wish I could get this vocal track for a synthwave/retrowave version. I love her use of the WoL Shadowbringers backup vocals. Genius.

rarely do FFXIV covers hit the mark but this one was beautiful! thanks for the beautiful composition and the treat at the end of the song

Your passion and talent evoke such emotion. I feel you in every word, of every song you sing. Keep singing. Please, keep singing.

I love how you added that last part into the song. It fits sooooooo well.

This is STUNNING, THANK YOU for this amazing cover!!! ^-^ Never stop your inspirational work! AAA!!

What a great cover! Thanks for making it.

Amazing processing and mastering - crystall clean sound!

This is beyond beautiful and melodic! Thanks so much for this positivity today!

Great job. I love this song so much. The way it builds as you progress through the area. Gave me a funny feeling everytime I went there for ages after.

I LOVE the bit of to the edge at the end, what a great surprise to an already amazing cover

Simply gorgeous cover! Thank you so much for sharing this. I'll be crying softly to myself for the remainder of the week.

this had made my day. another fantastic spin on some good ass music.

The feels just came like a tidal wave with this cover so beautiful and precious, tears were shed this day. Your voice is magical!

Such an beautiful voice and cover 🥰

MAGICALLLLLLLLLL!!!! This is so beautiful!!!! 🎇

Such a beautiful song that you do so much justice

Omg, Lollia!!!! This is so beautiful!!! I got the same chills I got in the scene where the song started to play in game! Will be playing on repeat!

This song still brings tears to my eyes

I think this is my favorite cover of this song yet. The mix with To The Edge was a really incredible touch that really enhanced it all and you have such a lovely singing voice.

like rain falling gently; soothing, refreshing and washing away my fears and doubts. amazing cover lollia! forge ahead my friend!

To the edge at the end was amazing little addition. And so happy you chose the absolute best lyrics from the track. You smashed it 👊🏼

Chills and Goosebumps all the way through, and then...I went over the edge. So pure.

WOOOOW this is stunning!! you did such a wonderful job 😭💖💖 so glad i found your channel from alex's collab!!

AAAAAAA This is so good T^T I love your take on this

YESSSSSSSSS I've wanted this for weeks now!!!

Awesome work on the cover! There were plenty of times where Endwalker hit me right in the feels, but this one probably hit the hardest of all

Beautiful as always lollia!

LOVE THISSSS 💗💗

The mashup was unexpected but very welcomed. This added another dimension to a very feelsy song already. Great job Lollia thank you ♥

this was absolutely beautiful from the beginning and a powerful build up to "tales of loss and fire and faith"...and then To The Edge. Holy crap. I was blown away. I'd also love to hear you do the full To The Edge now.

Man the added but of to the edge at the end there is just that much more of an added knife twist in my heart 😭😭😭

You really nailed this song. Like seriously your timing, cadence, and intensity was just spot on, and I really love how dedicated you are with your covers. You sing in a way that really captures the essence of the original track, and it’s just amazing to me how well you do it. I can tell your years of singing have only made a great singer into a phenomenal one. ✨

Awesome work still as tear wrenchingg as day one

This was Beautiful. keep up the good work and work at your own pace

Your videos keep getting more and more incredible girl!

Beautiful cover. Once again, you blow me away with your FFXIV covers. I seriously rarely hear good FFXIV covers on par with the quality of yours. Its also rare that i enjoy when people mix two songs in one of their covers, i love it. So please let me say. May you sing in the light of the crystal!

This is the most beautiful cover I've ever heard. I LOVE IT!

your voice is amazing! sorry right now going back through this part of the msq in my head. thank you!

You got yourself another subscriber, this was amazing! Fantastic work. You did ‘To the Edge’ amazing justice at the end there too! That’d be great to hear in full someday from you.

Kinda hoping we'll hear a full version of To The Edge in this style. Love the mashed-up parts!

Thank you for making this.

God, this music video is so good, as is your cover. Love it!

Wow, and they merged perfectly. Beautiful work.

First time watcher. Chills... over and over. Amazing cover, you're fantastic. I don't know what else to say other than I felt it in my heart all over again.

This song hits hard no matter how I hear it, and your version is awesome.

Thanks Master Lollia! Infinate prayers all children across the stars, God bless you all!

It's been ages since I played through Endwalker, but this song made me cry anyway. Thank you for sharing the results of your time and effort with us!

This was incredible, first time hearing of Lollia or Sleeping Forest, and I am not disappointed 💜😭

"upon the souls of they who have sacrificed themselves to pave the way for peace, we will never abandon our cause"

Never caught one of these at premiere time. I'm excited!

Wow wasn’t expecting that medley. Nicely done.

That mashup of To the Edge just makes me want a full cover of the song, your voice is wonderful! I'm not even sure I've heard or found a female cover of it

"If you like i'll tell you a tale, a tale of a world on the brink, of a people that never gave up on a future. Of a man who realized his grandest dreams, and than awakened to a grander reality"

Excellent work! :)

Stunning visuals & a gorgeous voice.

Damn, you will never cease to amaze and awe me, another beautiful tear jerker from you. Being here as part of your community for as long as I have (feels like forever) I don't know why, but it's kinda weird to see you go from small little radio streams here on youtube, to full twitch streams and amazing collaborations with amazing people! It makes me happy to see you succeed and grow your career more and more! I'm really glad I stuck around, thank you so much!

DONT MAKE ME FEEL THESE FEELINGS AGAIN

What an absolutely incredibly cover!!!!

Oof. Way to go re-awakening the pain inside me when I was doing the final walk. Dx. Absolutely amazing work. Ten out of ten, you killed me. ♥

I’d absolutely loved this cover. I would love to see a full “to the edge” cover though! Amazing

To the edge fit so perfectly

an amazing cover you guys slayed it

thats... wow... i'm speechless ... amazing ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Great work! Sounds and looks just awesome!

I love it! I'm also crying, but I love it!

Amazing cover. The mashup with To The Edge was beautiful. You really captured the essence of this song...I totally see my WoL in this song's MV xD

mixing in to the edge at the end was brilliant!

J'ai rarement ressenti de tels frissons de bonheur en écoutant une chanson ! J'adore déjà l'originale, et cette reprise est encore plus belle ! Merci merci merci !!!

I wasn't looking for these emotions today but here they are!!

This is amazing. And the way you included To The Edge... Can we get a full cover of To The Edge next? :O

Absolutely beautiful!

Very beautiful version, you have a great voice