Redemption (song)

"REDEMPTION" is the theme song of Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-. It was composed, written, and sung by Gackt, a Japanese musician who also voiced and was used as a template for the character Genesis Rhapsodos.
The song was released on the REDEMPTION single and the Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack.
==Lyrics==
The official lyrics were released on the REDEMPTION single and the Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack.
;Japanese/English
:静かに宙に還る貴方の姿を
:what else can I do besides avenge you?
:涙が枯れるまでずっと見つめていた
:溢れる哀しみは消せない傷跡に
:忘れはしないと誓った
:折れた翼を羽ばたかせすべてを消してみせよう
:いつの日か終わりを迎える最後の鐘が鳴り止むまで
:you told me
:live as if you were to die tomorrow
:feel as if you were to be reborn now
:face as if you were to live forever
:震える指で紅い涙をなぞった
:I had nothing to lose, nothing truth
:儚い思い出が闇に堕ちてゆく
:最後の微笑みが浮かんでは消える
:温もりだけを残して
:優しいだけの言葉なら今の僕は癒せない
:果てしなく続く戦いにこの身をすべて捧げるだけ
:いつかはこの宙に誰もが還るから
:別れの言葉はいらない
:make it up
:折れた翼を羽ばたかせすべてを消してみせよう
:いつの日か終わりを迎える最後の鐘が鳴り止むまで
:優しいだけの言葉なら今の僕は癒せない
:果てしなく続く戦いにこの身をすべて捧げるだけ
:REDEMPTION
;Rōmaji
:Shizuka ni sora ni kaeru anata no sugata wo
:what else can I do besides avenge you?
:Namida ga kareru made zutto mitsumete ita
:Afureru kanashimi wa kese nai kizuato ni
:Wasure wa shinai to chikatta
:Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase subete wo keshite mise you
:Itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru saigo no kane ga nari yamu made
:you told me
:live as if you were to die tomorrow
:feel as if you were to be reborn now
:face as if you were to live forever
:Furueru yubi de akai namida wo nazotta
:I had nothing to lose, nothing truth
:Hakanai omoide ga yami ni ochite yuku
:Saigo no hohoemi ga ukandewa kieru
:Nukumori dake wo nokoshite
:Yasashii dake no kotoba nara ima no bokuha iyase nai
:Hateshi naku tsuduku tatakai ni kono mi wo subete sasageru dake
:Itsuka wa kono sora ni daremo ga kaeru kara
:Wakare no kotoba wa ira nai
:make it up
:Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase subete wo keshite mise you
:Itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru saigo no kane ga nari yamu made
:Yasashii dake no kotoba nara ima no bokuha iyase nai
:Hateshi naku tsuduku tatakai ni kono mi wo subete sasageru dake
:REDEMPTION
;Unofficial English translation
:Your form quietly returns to space
:What else can I do besides avenge you?
:I stared forever, until my tears withered away
:My overflowing sadness doesn't disappear with your footprints
:I swore that I would never forget
:Letting my broken wings flap, I'll show them everything disappearing
:One day, I'll meet my end, up until the final bell stops tolling out right now
:You told me
:Live as if you were to die tomorrow
:Feel as if you were to be reborn now
:Face as if you were to live forever
:I traced the red tears with my trembling fingers
:I had nothing to lose, nothing truth
:My fleeting memories will fall into darkness
:Your last smile comes into my mind, and disappears
:Leaving behind only warmth
:Right now, I can't be cured by words that are only gentle
:I'm just going to give my everything, the battle's going on until the end of time
:Someday, everyone will return to space
:You don't need words for goodbyes
:Make it up
:Letting my broken wings flap, I'll show them everything disappearing
:One day, I'll meet my end, up until the final bell stops tolling out right now
:Right now, I can't be cured by words that are only gentle
:I'm just going to give my everything, the battle's going on until the end of time
:REDEMPTION
de:Redemption (Lied)
Category:Event themes from Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-