White Stone Black

"White Stone Black" is a boss theme used in , the final raid encounter in the second Savage raid tier in , introduced in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker patch 6.2. The song is based on "Without Shadow", the theme of the Ascians composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
It was composed and arranged by Masayoshi Soken, with lyrics written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox who also performed the vocals. The lyric translation was provided by Daichi Hiroi.
==Lyrics==
The official lyrics of "White Stone Black" were first released as part of the music video of the band arrangement by "THE PRIMALS".
:Silence
:Warning us to violence
:Violence
:Swearing us to silence
:(x3)
:Black mark payback, marking time
:With a stone of white do we mark up the night
:Shadows shifting, paradigm
:To the man behind, prithee pay no mind
:Silence
:Warning us to violence
:Violence
:Swearing us to silence
:Black mark payback, marking time
:With a stone of white do we mark up the night
:Shadows shifting, paradigm
:To the man behind, prithee pay no mind
:Roughshod riding, overdrive
:Tilting windmills wicked, wandering blind
:Milling slowly grinding fine
:All the rotten grist on which I dine
:Black mark payback, marking time
:With a stone of white do we mark up the night
:Shadows shifting, paradigm
:To the man behind, prithee pay no mind
:Roughshod riding, overdrive
:Tilting windmills wicked, wandering blind
:Milling slowly grinding fine
:All the rotten grist on which I dine
:Silence
:Violence
:Silence
:Violence
:Black mark payback, marking time
:With a stone of white do we mark up the night
:Shadows shifting, paradigm
:To the man behind, prithee pay no mind
:(x2)
:Roughshod riding, overdrive
:Tilting windmills wicked, wandering blind
:Milling slowly grinding fine
:All the rotten grist on which I dine
:Silence
:Warning us to violence
:Violence
:Swearing us to silence
:(x2)
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker===
"White Stone Black" plays in the Savage exclusive second phase of the battle with Hephaistos.
"Embers" is an arrangement by Masayoshi Soken that plays in the normal version of the encounter and the first phase of the Savage encounter. It incorporates leitmotifs from "Without Shadow", "Shadows Withal" which plays in , and "Thunderer", which plays during the original battle against Lahabrea in A Realm Reborn. The guitar was performed by GUNN.
"White Stone Black" is track 5 on the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker - EP2 digital mini album and is track 24 on the Growing Light: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack. "Embers" is track 23 on the original soundtrack.
==Arrangement album appearances==
===Forge Ahead: FINAL FANTASY XIV ~Arrangement Album~===
A band arrangement of "White Stone Black" by GUNN and performed by The Primals appears on the album. The vocals were performed by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox, Masayoshi Soken, and GUNN.
==Etymology==
"White Stone" is a term used in Final Fantasy games to refer to auracite, so that the name "White Stone Black" refers to black auracite.
Category:Battle themes from Final Fantasy XIV
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