"Scream" (Hegemone x Agdistis Theme) with Official Lyrics | Final Fantasy XIV 

"Buried alive in the coffin of who I used to be" is such a raw ass line goddamn

The line "Your gods can't hear you" hits all the harder in a fantasy setting where we're literally getting on a first name basis with those gods in *the same patches.*

One thing worth pointing out is that this song was made by Takafumi Imamura, one of the composers working under Soken. That's probably why the community got the lyrics so right this time around. Compare it with the P4 theme or even the second phase of P8S and you'll see what I mean. Soken almost seems to treat the vocals as another instrument. There also tends to be some sort of effect layered on top of it, making them hard to decipher. In Scream, though, the vocals are front and center, clear as day.

The lyrics felt like it came from the early 2000s. I love it.

"Scream all you like, your gods can't hear you." "Of course they can't, *i killed them all."*

Had my Grandfather listen to this, hes big into metal. He thought I was lying when i told him it was from an MMORPG, until I went into the Raid while I was staying with him. His jaw dropped.

"Pseudo Suicide, dont choke on your pride" is such a raw ass line, I love it.

The "rescue me, rescue me" is haunting. Beneath all the bluster and grandstanding of the lyrics, that tiny bit of them still left is really just begging for us to save them. While their anger and anguish at their misfortune is the main part of the song, the front, misguidedly trying to spread their misery to the players. Wanting for us to be the lions. Monsters. Like them.

I love the evolution from "Scream all you like, your gods can't hear you" to "I'll scream all I like, 'cause we're all mad here." Nobody can hear them, and that makes them scream all the louder for rescue. It plays on a similar idea to the lyrics of Answers, in which Hydaelyn is petitioned for answers ("How can we carry on when redemption's beyond us?") and offers words that just prompt more desperate questions ("Hear what, feel what?"). In Pandaemonium, there are no gods to save us, which makes the act of screaming a mad endeavor... and yet we must scream for some solace or prayer for escape.

I like how a lot of people are reminded of Evanescence from this song. (I even had a guy named Evan Essence in a fight against "Evil Dead tree" lol)

I want to make mention of Chad's choice of font: it goes perfectly with Pandæmonium's aesthetics and themes. A nice little touch of artistry there.

You have to love how FF14 never never fails to have the best music of any MMO by far.

"Scream all you like, your gods can't hear you" hits so hard. All you have is your friends, and yourself, against these monstrosities of what was once people.

Say goodnight With each wipe does your sanity dies

Just came back from Fanfest and Koji Fox singing Scream during the Primals concert was so hype lmao, Literally the whole crowd screamed during 1:00

The way the chorus changes from "Your gods" to "the gods" to "no one" to "Were all mad here" really spells out the descent that the two of them experienced reaching that point.

I appreciate how the last raid's final song had the line "Here be lions, follow me..." as well, and this song takes it further and implores the lamb to "be the lion"

By popular demand, here's Scream with the official lyrics along with the full EP track! SE was awesome to release early the song, lyrics and permission to use them all in the same day 😊 Support the artists and devs by buying the EP here: na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/ed1f545db34d5ff896f725fcd2e5bfd051836c36

Still listening to this song gives me shivers, legit one of the best OST that Soken made goddamn

Can I just say that the video edit of it is *banging*? The way you matched the visuals to the beats and lyrics and mixed the two encounters was just a joy to watch. Thats why I always come back to your videos!

This music is what got me through this god forsaken trial in pubs when it was new. After 20 or 30 or so runs of the same group, we pulled through. Dang, good times. Hats off to the people I played with. Shout out to the dude who typed in /shout chat after he died "SCREAM ALL YOUD LIKE CAUSE WERE ALL MAD HERE IM MAD YOURE MAD WE ALL MAD IM MAD FRICK THIS TREE BUT THIS SONG SLAPS IM MADADADA" or something like that.

Wow the community actually got most of them right, that's super cool!

This track could literally be released as a single of its own, and fit in with like 2000s rock. If I didn't know any better, people could tell me it's an old school song and I'd fall for it.

I like how the singer's stance shifts over the song. The first part of the song malicious, taunting and cruel. By the end however, the tone has shifted. It's almost welcoming and understanding in a "Everyone here is suffering, so you are in good company" way. The last "scream all you like" almost sounds like genuine invitation to blow off some steam.

thematically the lyrics make a whole lot of sense in relation to abyssos and the entire plot of pandemoneum. Spoilers to pandemoneum's second tier raid: So here's just my convoluted analysis of the lyrics, but I can only assume that this song scream is in the perspective of Athena even after her death, and the disturbing concepts she hoped to realise into reality. the lost lamb could either Lahabrea himself before their soul union, the victims of Pandemonium or their son. Though, I personally like to think its Lahabrea, which is why I I feel like the song is about the tarnishing of innocent ideals in favour of Athena's terrifying ideals that was slowly plaguing Lahabrea. "Say goodnight; with each bite as your sanity dies" is verily referring to the terrifying ideas slowly consuming Lahabrea before he decidedly cut parts of himself from any emotional ties to Athena. I could almost say this song is a mockery to the slow death of the innocent ideals as the more morally depraved possibilities slowly consume the mind of an idealist. That's just a small sample of ideas that's been tossing in my head as soon as I saw the official release of the lyrics.

"Scream all you like, your gods can't hear you" fits well when i fail the need roll on the music roll

Even with FFXIV's very high standards, this is top tier music. If I had known, I wouldn't have hesitated to start Pandaemonium.

“Scream all you like, your gods can’t hear you.” To borrow a comment from elsewhere; raw as FUCK.

Dude that slick editing in the intro really caught my eye. Especially when the camera zooms in on the WoL and back out and you're in a different arena.

I just... can't. Stop. Listening. To. This. Song. It's so good Holy fuck. The music in this game just keeps getting better and better. Every time I'm like NO WAY THEY'LL TOP THIS ONE-- OH SHIT THEY DID. Love this song so much

I still can't believe this is a FFXIV song.

The "Hegemone x Agdistis" in the title makes it sound like this song is the result of a collaboration between those two and I am totally into that thought.

I lowkey love how violent the Pandemonium songs are

To think a piece of Akino will always be with FF now, what a time!!

Having just done Dark Knight's level 50 quest and I can't help but feel like Scream woulda gone good during a certain reveal that happens. I dunno, the lyrics and such work quite well with the final events with Fray there.

I've been playing through this game for the first time since February of this year, found this channel with the Alexander tracks back when I hit those raids and I've gotta say, the editing now is phenomenal. Huge step up over just putting the lyrics over unedited footage of a run of the related boss!

I can't wait to see the Primals play this at fan fest

Ever since I saw it, I can't stop hearing "with each wipe does your sanity die!"

'pseudo-suicide, don't choke on your pride' goes HARD

I love how the song takes us from fearing for our life, like if we were living a nightmare, to the aftermath where we mentally can't escape the nightmare we lived and how it will forever haunt us

I have to say I am a huge, huge, HUGE frickin fan of Alice in Wonderland and I LOVE all of the references this song has to it. Probably my favorite book of all time. Combining Alice in Wonderland with head banging rock? Genius. So glad I don't do any raiding or I'd be useless during these fights lol I'd just stand and jam and let everyone die over and over just so the music keeps playing lol

Cannot get enough of this song and amazing knowing the official lyrics! FFXIV never disappoints!

I loved this tier and the two fight because of this song especially P7S. best part of the song is that some how when the 2min burst window was about to hit was always on the chorus and hearing that Say Good night and seeing the big dmg number on screen was such a rush

I don't play FFXIV (hit a point where I can't get into many games like I used to), but gods do I love the music in this game! A lot of the tracks in Endwalker and the patches after it are songs I really want to listen to outside of youtube.

The one lesson i think everyone should remember from this is: "It's never wild child."

Ngl this sounds like that one Bioncle advert song where they're underwater

I love the irony that despite the cruelty, the pride, the relishing in violence and madness in the lyrics there is still a quiet, small voice inside still crying, "help me... save me."

Sounds like early Evanescence before Amy Lee was trading away band members like they were YuGiOh cards.

Agdistis form of a tree hits MUCH harder if you are into Shin Megami Tensei and know of the lore of Cybele and her son Attis. And Cybeles "characteristics" with family jewels. Her double tree slam leading into the punches is called Seeds of Attis! Bruh! FF14 dev them knows theyre Greecian lore!

I like how you synched game footage with "Follow me (Come follow me)" part to mirror how it was synched in 6.2 trailer.

There's that magical concoction of good chaotic boss encounters and banging music again. Had these trials yesterday for the first time and its speaks volumes, if youre more and more hooked after each wipe against that nightmare tree

Shoutout to the guy in my chat that said "Oh shit they got evanescence on the track!" lmao

I'm so glad the official lyrics are out now! Thank you!

FF14's music is so lit, it's incredible that it's actually for a game.. in fact, many of these tracks of released to general audience, would easily top the charts.

When the singer says, "Say goodnight" you can hear the faint scream of the lyric in the background. You can barely hear it but it feels like a great artistic choice

If I had a nickel for every time I ended up punching a different tree that's a raid boss in this game, I'd have three entire nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened thrice, you know? (Sephirot: is a tree. (Neo) Exdeath, is a tree. Now Agdistis, a third tree.)

3:44 I love how they just come in like they're about the drop the most fire album of 2022/23 and then flat out do.

Even after the release of P12, I still find myself coming back to this one. I didn't realize I had such nostalgia for Karmacode-era Lacuna Coil, but here we are. After the borefest that was P1-4's music, this proved that Pandaemonium could absolutely bang, and I'd give good money for a Mogstation Tree or Proto-Carbuncle mount that plays this.

FOUL child??? This is Wild shrieks all over again holy shit. Thank you for correcting the communities poor ears.

Can't get enough of this song. I was not disappointed when Abyssos was released, and hearing this for P6 and P7 made those fights really hard because all I want to do is jam out to the song. So glad I got the Orchestrion my first go around with P6. Makes me wonder what P9-12 are going to offer, given the track record of Endwalker and it's BOPs. Soken's just showing off at this point. 😆

1:30 for the entirety of raiding this tier I heard and sang "DONT CHOKE ON YOUR COOOCK"

When I hear P5s silent scream version i already said it was my favorite song in the raids so far. BOY I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS COMING

Every time I play these my head is banging to this music. Awesome.

I've had this song as the theme in my estate for I don't know HOW long. I never tired of it.

Thanks for the upload! 6th circle my favorite raid atm :)

Okay so I have heard this song over 100 times now. Pretty sure the last say goodnight is actually say goodbye to the shadow I left far behind. Sounds like goodbye plus it makes more sense

Last expansion XIV gave us Soulsbourne-looking gear, now they give us a Bloodbourne song

(This is a repost from a previous lyric video of this track, just in case the original goes down.) 0:29 The look of shock there just sell this boss... It's like we've stepped into Resident Evil given how malformed and twisted it looks, plus the eyes in places where there SHOULD NOT BE any eyes evokes the G-Virus's standard fare and the humanoid body fused to the tree reminds me of G-Birkin's Second and Third Malformations and how you can see Birkin's face on parts of them...

I gotta say I love the editing and the transition at "say goodnight" was clean af

The best Raid music ever... its epic!

The orchestrion roll for this song dropped the first time I did this fight... and I instantly got it. What a day. Its still worth 200.000 Gil, but this song is to good to be sold...

Pretty sure I would turn into a hemitheos too if Athena started playing this banger

"Forever Falling into my mind..." this line makes me feel like im tearing up when thinking about the Pandaemoniums story, Especially Agdistis' story... its so fucking sad actually. no wonder everyone loves this song holy shit...

this soundtracks gives me shivers. It is so gooood!! first time I heard it I had to turn up the volume and enjoyed the fight, died a few times but I got the hang of it.

I absolutely adore the footage and editing in this

I so hope they do this at this year's Fan Fest, hearing this live could be amazing

Im not even anywhere near this place in game. I have no clue on whats happening other than its a raid and it reminds me of persona music. 10/10 listening to it when i walk my dog now

Look up Ff14 pandemonium evanescence Mashup! awesome stuff. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought it sounded evanescence like

0:44 The TRANSITION! Fantastic Editing!

Such a killer song with so much meaning.

anyone else here after being pumped from the FanFest version!

0:28 Welcome to Final Biohazard, hope you enjoy fighting the abomination that looks like it came from an Umbrella Research Lab. Oh and I hope you like eyes, there'll be more later on.

Maaan. Hegemone, T-posed us TWICE in 5 seconds. That's some hardcore dominance she's asserting

Just started doing the Pandaemonium Raids (Normal for the story), and this music blew me away.. big time. I never noticed it on the 6th Circle, but the 7th Circle, for some reason, really placed the theme front and center during the hell of doing the mechanics.

A few other people have already called out the editing but that transition at 0:58 is super slick! I've never seen a BLM look so powerful, like they charged up so hard you all traveled forward in time, haha!

OMG for the last 8 months ive heard "Sucking the life out, letting the dark" as "Live in a lighthouse, petting the dog." That makes much more sense... 2:25

Great song, and a great vid you stitched together for it! As a friend put it, this is "The best song Evanescence never wrote." Do with that what you will ^_^

I love how this feels like something youd hear in cod zombies

These edits were amazing! Thank you

Amazing work and transitions with musice are incredible

2:39 is the best part

This has to be the catchiest Song on the entire FFXIV OST

This song hit me like a fucking truck loading into P6 normal for the first time.

Was trying to figure out why this song had the bit of re-listenability that some of the other FXIV songs dont have (not that they arent good but I often go out of my way to listen to this one.) and it hit me. As long time player of the first person shooter, this song is very reminiscent of the old CoD Zombies easter eggs

This shit is so fire that im afraid to listen to it in fear of spontaneous combustion.

I was thinking, "Hmm, I wonder if there are any official lyric videos for this song, or if it's speculations of what the lysics are," only to find this had been out for less than half a day.

All of Soken's tracks are amazing but dang his metal stuff is always next level.

The vibe I'm getting from this song is that of an angel-turned-demoness singing to a soul that has recently been consigned to Hell.

This track is a masterpiece not only does it flow well it is just that perfect pitch and those lyrics are fire

At 2:16 whatever sound is played there appears to be screaming as well. Very fun song.