I was there

The way that the intro to this game is framed by a theatrical performance is absolutely brilliant. Once again, Sakaguchi displays his prowess in the drafting of yet another beautiful and captivating introductory sequence that holds our attention and immerses us into a new and exciting world in Final Fantasy IX. We discuss the beginning of this game all the way up until the ship crashes into the Evil Forest. For next week, play up to the arrival into Lindblum. 

Developers playing the game and commenting on the music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r05g9m4DBv0

Time Codes:
1. Intro (0:00)
2. Star Screen Movie (0:45)
3. The Logo (4:06)
4. The Opening Song (8:04)
5. Character Introductions (9:34)
6. Intro Cinematic (12:04)
7. Tantalus (15:30)
8. Dialogue Boxes (18:29)
9. First Fight (24:16)
10. The Writing (26:21)
11. The Strategy Guide (31:50)
12. Pre-Rendered Backgrounds (37:49)
13. The Cinematics (42:27)
14. Vivi (44:29)
15. Steiner (47:48)
16. Sakaguchi Is Brilliant At Intros (50:51)
17. Action Timed Mini-games (1:01:50)
18. Illusion Vs. Reality (1:04:01)
19. The Games Design (1:06:46)
20. Shakespeare in Final Fantasy (1:12:33)
21. Crashing Into The Evil Forest (1:13:39)

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Adventure, Intrigue, and a Stolen Princess | FF9 Analysis (Ep.2)

ᕼEᗩᐯY Şຟit¢h

[Verse 1]  
In the quiet of twilight, I wander through memories,  
Glimmers of hope dance softly as the night sets me free.  
Every step on this winding road whispers secrets untold,  
Searching for truth in silence, where stories of light unfold.  

[Pre-Chorus]  
I feel the pulse of the night—a heartbeat steady and true,  
Each shadow teaches me that darkness can birth something new.  

[Chorus]  
Light, guide me through this endless night,  
Where dreams and fragile hopes ignite.  
Even when I’m lost in my own unknown,  
I cling to the strength I’ve always known—  
Though I sometimes fade away into darkness alone,  
Your gentle radiance brings me back home.  

[Verse 2]  
Underneath a silver moon, reflections shimmer in my eyes,  
I confront my deepest fears, embracing truth without disguise.  
In the quiet solitude of night, I learn to face my plight,  
For in each trial I discover that the only way out is through concept, right.  

[Pre-Chorus – Variation]  
In the stillness, my soul confides its silent decree,  
That every challenge builds the strength to set my spirit free.  

[Bridge]  
When the weight of the world grows heavy on my heart,  
I remember that to heal, I must play my part.  
Every storm I brave reveals the courage within,  
For light emerges when I let the journey begin.  

[Final Chorus – Reprise]  
Light, shine through this deep midnight blue,  
Illuminate the path, make every dream come true.  
Even when darkness tries to pull me apart,  
I hold on to the wisdom deep within my heart—  
Though I may sometimes fade away into darkness alone,  
Your steadfast glow reminds me I’m never on my own.  

[Outro]  
As the morning breaks, I rise renewed and bright,  
Carrying lessons learned through the long, silent night.  
In every shadow, your love cuts right through,  
For the only way out is through concept—and through you.

———

A whisper into the void—"Light" guides you through the darkest night, chasing flickers of hope beyond despair. Each lyric is a step on a journey from sorrow to strength, as shadows dissolve into the first glimmers of dawn.

———

Genre: Alternative Rock / Slowcore 
Key: D Major 
BPM: 144
Time Signature: 4/4

———

Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved.

Light

[Verse 1]
I still hear your voice in the quiet night,
Soft and low, like a fading light.
Memories linger; they won’t let go.
In the silence, your echoes flow.

[Chorus]
Oh, the echoes of you, they remain,
In every whisper, in every pain.
Though you’re gone, you’re still near;
In the echoes, I feel you here.

[Verse 2]
Shadows dance where we used to be,
Moments frozen in my memory.
The world moves on, but I’m stuck in place,
Searching for you in empty space.

[Bridge]
Time can’t erase what the heart holds tight;
Love’s imprint remains in the fading light.
Though the days pass and seasons change,
The echoes of you still feel the same.

[Final Chorus – Reprise]
Oh, the echoes of you, they remain,
In every whisper, in every pain.
Though you’re gone, you’re still near;
In the echoes, I feel you here.

———

“Echoes of You” is a slow-burning hymn to absence—a ballad that lets longing breathe in the hush between words. This is the sound of memories that won’t loosen their hold, of love’s voice lingering in the night when all else falls quiet.

———

Genre: Alternative Rock / Indie Ballad
Key: G Major
BPM: 120
Time Signature: 4/4

———

Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved.

Echoes of You

[Verse 1]  
Flickers of you haunt these shattered halls,  
Cold light through blinds; I’m drowning in the fall.  
Whispered secrets echo where we once lay,  
Now shadows choke the words I couldn’t say.  

[Pre-Chorus]  
Rou, I’m tethered to the ghost of what we were,  
Fractured hopes in every silent blur.  

[Chorus]  
This cruel game stole the warmth right from my veins.  
Rou, your name’s a blade I chase through endless rain.  
I’m broken on the edge of wanting you again,  
Lost in the ache, I’m bleeding for Rou.  

[Verse 2]  
Night air tastes of all the things we lost;  
Your absence like a knife, it cuts across.  
I trace your name in frost upon my skin,  
Each letter burns a wound I’ll never mend.  

[Pre-Chorus – Variation]  
Rou, your echo’s all that stirs my hollow heart;  
I’m falling into pieces torn apart.  

[Chorus – Variation]  
This cruel game stole the warmth right from my veins.  
Rou, your name’s a blade I chase through endless rain.  
I slip beneath the weight of all I can’t contain,  
Drowning in the ache, I’m bleeding for Rou.  

[Bridge]  
Walls close in on truths we left unsaid.  
If tears could ransom, I’d pay with every breath.  
Rou, I’d walk through fire just to feel you near,  
But fear remains the final voice I hear.  

[Final Chorus – Reprise]  
This cruel game stole the warmth right from my veins.  
Rou… your name’s the echo in my hollow frame.  
And I’ll wait in darkness, hoping you remain,  
The ghost I’m still bleeding for — Rou.

———


A haunting lament of love’s aftermath — a raw confession of longing where every echo of Rou’s name cuts deeper than the last.

“Cruel Game” is a raw confession of longing, where every echo of Rou’s name cuts deeper than the last. It drifts through shadows, exposing the wounds of desire and the ghost we chase in vain.

———

Genre: Post-Punk Revival / Darkwave Lament 
Key: D♭ Major
BPM: 133
Time Signature: 4/4

———

Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved.

Cruel Game

[Verse 1]
In the labyrinth of midnight, we wander through sorrow’s hall,
Rou, your spectral touch ignites a fragile, haunted call.
Within these silent chambers where lost hearts dare to roam,
I whisper your name in echoes, never quite the same.

[Pre-Chorus] 
Whisper, whisper, whisper of Rou,
In the depths of despair, I’m drawn back to you.

[Chorus]
Whispers haunt my sleepless nights,
Your memories—ghosts within my mind.
Whispers of Rou, whispers of Rou,
In the silence, I cannot leave you behind.
Through you, Rou, perhaps I dare to love you, Rou.

[Verse 2]
Under a pallid moon and skies that weep with time,
Your eyes, like fading lanterns, flicker in my mind.
Every tear that carves the page reveals a love grown rue,
Rou, oh Rou, my soul is marked by the grief of you.

[Pre-Chorus – Variation]
Whisper, whisper, whisper of Rou,
In the gloom of night, I’m forever drawn to you.

[Chorus]
Whispers haunt my sleepless nights,
Your memories—a shadow in my mind.
Whispers of Rou, whispers of Rou,
In the silence, I cannot leave you behind.
Through you, Rou, perhaps I dare to love you, Rou. 

[Pre-Chorus]
Whisper, whisper, whisper of Rou,
In the gloom of night, I’m forever drawn to you.

[Final Chorus – Reprise]
Whispers haunt my sleepless nights,
Your memories—a shadow in my mind.
Whispers of Rou, whispers of Rou,
I’m adrift in endless darkness, eternally confined.
Through you, Rou—through you, through you, Rou,

[Outro]
Whisper, whisper, whisper of Rou,
Whisper, whisper, whisper of Rou,
Whisper, whisper, whisper of Rou. 

———

A ritual of memory and longing, “Whispers of Rou” drifts through midnight’s labyrinth, tracing love’s ghost and the ache of a name that lingers. This is the sound of devotion trapped in shadows—haunted, fragile, eternal.

———

Genre: Cinematic Post-Punk Revival 
Key: F♯ Minor
BPM: 120
Time Signature: 4/4

———

Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved.

Whispers of Rou

[Verse 1]  
She says,  
It helps with the lights out.  
Her rabid glow  
Is like braille to the night.

[Verse 1 – Shift]  
She swears  
I'm a slave to the details.  
But if your life is such a big joke,  
Why should I care?

[Chorus]  
The clock is set for nine,  
But you know you're gonna make it eight,  
So that you two can take some time—  
Teach each other to reciprocate.

[Verse 2]  
She feels that my sentimental side  
Should be held with kid gloves.  
But she doesn't know  
That I left my urge in the icebox.

[Verse 2 – Shift]  
She swears  
I'm just prey for the female.  
Well then hook me up and throw me, babycakes,  
'Cause I like to get hooked.

[Chorus – Variation]  
The clock is set for nine,  
But you know you're gonna make it eight.  
All the people that you've loved—  
They're all bound to leave some keepsakes.

[Chorus – Reprise] 
I've been swinging all the time.  
Think it's time I learned your way.  
I picture you and me together—  
In the jungle, it will be okay.

[Bridge]  
I'll bring you when my lifeboat  
Sails through the night—  
That is supposing that  
You don't sleep tonight.

[Verse 3]  
It's like learning a new language,  
Helps me catch up on my mind.  
If you don't bring up those lonely parts,  
This could be a good time.

[Verse 3 – Shift]  
It's like learning a new language—  
You come here to me.  
We'll collect those lonely parts  
And set them down.  
You come here to me.

[Outro]  
She says brief things,  
Her love's a pony,  
My love's subliminal.

She says brief things,  
Her love's a pony,  
My love's subliminal.

She says brief things,  
Her love's brief,  
My love's subliminal.

[Coda] 
She says brief things,  
Her light is brief,  
My darkness eternal.

———

A fractured post‑punk hymn to fleeting connection, ironic intimacy, and the ticking pulse of time.

“The Clock” is a jagged meditation on intimacy and irony, ticking through fractured verses and surreal confessions. With Interpol‑inspired guitar work and post‑punk detachment, it captures the ache of connection that never quite lands — a love that’s brief, subliminal, and always half a beat off.

———

Genre: Post-Punk Revival
Key: F Major
BPM: 150
Time Signature: 4/4

———

Inspired by the legendary band 'Interpol'.

———

Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved.

The Clock

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[Verse 1]  
The neon hums, but no one listens.  
Footsteps echo down the empty street.  
A cigarette burns in slow precision—  
Flickers out, just like last week.  

[Pre-Chorus]  
Every window hides a story.  
Every shadow speaks in tongues.  

[Chorus]  
But I keep walking, I keep fading,  
Through the static of the night.  
I hear your voice, but it’s just memory—  
Another ghost in flashing light.  

[Verse 2]  
Strangers pass with hollow faces,  
Eyes reflect the city’s glow.  
Somewhere deep, the trains keep running,  
Parallel to what we know.  

[Pre-Chorus]  
Every window hides a story.  
Every shadow speaks in tongues.  

[Chorus]  
But I keep walking, I keep fading,  
Through the static of the night.  
I hear your voice, but it’s just memory—  
Another ghost in flashing light.  

[Bridge]  
I saw your name carved in pavement,  
Washed away in last night’s rain.  
The skyline flickers like a warning,  
But I don’t care to read the signs.  

[Outro]  
I keep walking... I keep fading...  
Just a whisper through the wires.

———

“Keep Walking” is a mantra for endurance. It tells the story of moving forward through doubt and darkness, trusting that each step—no matter how small—carries us closer to who we’re meant to be.

———

Genre: Alternative Rock / Dream-Punk 
Key: G Major
BPM: 122
Time Signature: 4/4

———

Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved.

Keep Walking

[Verse 1]
My world was once a sapphire shade of blue,
The sky above was honest—lines all true.
You came alive like ivy on cold stone;
Now emerald vines grow where I roam.

[Pre-Chorus]
As I keep walking, I keep eroding,
Through the static of the night,
I hear your voice—but it’s just memory,
A flicker buried out of sight.

[Chorus]
My favorite color now has turned to green—
It drips from leaves, it stains the unseen.
You wore it soft, like dawn behind the rain—
Now it clings to me like barnacles on pain.
I bear your sorrow in fractured dreams;
I walk on... still beating.

[Verse 2]
In misty fields, I walk alone.
Green shadows flicker where we called home.
My hands once reached for skies of blue,
But every touch now leads back to you.

[Pre-Chorus – Variation]
And I keep walking, I keep eroding,
Through the static of the night,
I hear your laugh—but it’s just memory,
A pale star lost in fading light.

[Chorus – Variation]
My favorite color now is verdigris green—
It drips from leaves, it stains the unseen.
I trace your pulse through every leaf—
Each is a wound that time won’t relieve.
I bear your sorrow in fractured dreams;
I walk on... still beating.

[Bridge – Crescendo]
I am a broken shadow still,
Scarred by sapphire, torn by green’s chill.
Yet in the quiet, faint echoes weave—
Your soul rides on the autumn breeze.

[Final Chorus – Reprise]
My favorite color now is haunted green—
Fused with my sapphire past into teal.
It binds our fractured echoes in between—
A wounded heart that only time can heal.
I bear your sorrow in fractured dreams;
I walk on… heart still beating.

[Outro – Coda]
A wounded heart that only time can heal,
My favorite color now is haunted teal.

———

A post-punk elegy where color becomes memory. Haunted Green traces the shift from sapphire skies to verdigris shadows—woven with baritone vocals, haunting guitars, and a pulse that refuses to die. It’s the sound of grief painted on the soul’s canvas.

“Haunted Green” weaves past and present into one wounded spectrum. It’s an elegy for transformation, where sorrow and memory blend until they become the very essence of who we are.

———

Genre: Post-Punk Revival / Alternative Ballad 
Key: D Major
BPM: 119
Time Signature: 4/4

———

Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved. 

Haunted Green

[Verse 1]
I carved your whispers into stone,
Traced every fault you sold me on.
You lit the fuse and watched me burn—
Now I bleed truths you’ll never learn.

[Pre-Chorus]
I chased your ghosts down every street,
But some machines refuse to sleep.
So let me fall where I belong—
A silhouette in your closed song.

[Chorus]
I’ll be the villain in your frame,
Let me wear the fire, bear the blame.
You can paint me black, rewrite the lines—
I don’t need your mercy this time.
I’ll be the villain, I’ll take the fall;
When I disappear, don’t wait for my call.
Some truths don’t need a crown—
I’ll wear this crooked gown.

[Verse 2]
You stacked your verdict in the air,
Built a courthouse on thin air.
You called me liar, prayed I’d fight,
But I let go—you keep your light.

[Pre-Chorus]
No more reflections in your glass,
No more cage behind the mask.
I’ll drift away where stories end—
Your broken hearts won’t drag me in.

[Chorus]
I’ll be the villain in your frame,
Let me wear the fire, bear the blame.
You can paint me black, rewrite the lines—
I don’t need your mercy this time.
I’ll be the villain, I’ll take the fall;
When I disappear, don’t wait for my call.
Some truths don’t need a crown—
I’ll wear this crooked gown.

[Bridge]
Don’t plead for reasons I won’t give.
Don’t pray I stay to make you live.
Some scars become their own refrain—
I’ll haunt your mind, unchained, unnamed.

[Chorus]
I’ll be the villain in your frame,
Let me wear the fire, bear the blame.
You can paint me black, rewrite the lines—
I don’t need your mercy this time.
I’ll be the villain, I’ll take the fall;
When I disappear, don’t wait for my call.
Some truths don’t need a crown—
I’ll wear this crooked gown.

[Outro]
Fade me out in your memory,
A cautionary melody.
Let me be the worst you’ve known—
I’m finally free to walk alone.

Fade me out from you, Rou,
I'll never be with you.
Fade me out from you, Rou,
I'm never coming back to you.

———

“Villain in Your Frame” reclaims the narrative of blame. It’s the story of stepping free from someone else’s story—choosing exile over erasure and wearing your scars like a victory banner.

———

Genre: Alternative Rock / Gothic Undercurrents
Key: D♭ Major
BPM: 107
Time Signature: 4/4

———

Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved.

Villain in Your Frame

أغنية كل ما بشوفك لصباح

والارض اللي بتمشي عليها
عم بحلم تأوصل ليها
وأزرع قلبي حواليها
وقضي عمري انا واهلا
جننت الناس بأوصافك
وبسحر البسمه العشفافك
وقلبي من يوم اللي شافك
فتح بابه وقالك أهلا

مشوار في التاكسي - مع صباح وجننت الناس بأوصافك

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