Desert Lullaby (theme)

"Desert Lullaby" is the Dead Dunes' evening theme in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. It is composed and arranged by Naoshi Mizuta and performed by Gabe McNair. The lyrics were written by DAGMUSIC.
It appears on the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII: Original Soundtrack as "Desert Lullaby" and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Pre Soundtrack as "LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII BGM05". An instrumental version appears on the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII: Original Soundtrack PLUS.
== Lyrics ==
The official lyrics were released on the Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII: Original Soundtrack.
:Silent Whisperers
:Share their secrets
:Mortal dreamers
:Escaping with the wind
:Legends speak of
:Tales of fortune
:Desert demons
:Waiting, sleeping through the night
:And so we're told
:Of treasures worth their gold
:Lost in the sea of sand
:Empires did stand
:Crumbling
:A forgotten youth
:And so we carry on
:With hope and love detached from us
:To gain what life we can save till dawn
:The Gods have sung their song
:Dead Dunes keep us all
:Waiting for our souls to rise again
:When the night rides in
:Silence creeping
:Desert lullabies
:Forgotten with another time
:Songs of harmony
:Smiles and laughter
:Those remembered
:Softly kissing us good-bye
:And so we're told
:Of gems that light the soul
:Convinced the other lands
:Hold what we can't have
:Squabbling
:Till we find the truth
:Digging through the sands while
:Searching with our hands
:For the treasure which lies
:Beneath
:Our feet
:Brethren
:Chaos reigning
:All the lucky ones
:Fighting to stay alive
:And so we're told
:Of the one who knows us all
:Behind the lock and key
:Lies, what we will be
:Desperately
:Trying to find the truth
:And so we carry on
:With hope and love detached from us
:To gain what life we can save till dawn
:The Gods have sung their song
:Dead Dunes keep us all
:Waiting for the hidden sign
:For the shining light
:For our souls to rise again
Category:Field themes from Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII