Shadows Rising

"Shadows Rising" is a vocal theme in Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. It was composed and arranged by Ryo Yamazaki with lyrics written by Kurt Jessen. The vocals were provided by Lupa Gamhidho.
==Game appearances==
===Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin===
Jack Garland plays "Shadows Rising" on his phone as he, Ash, Jed, and Neon walk out of the Chaos Shrine.
It is the 16th track of disc 2 on the Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Original Soundtrack.
==Lyrics==
The official lyrics were released on the Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Original Soundtrack.
;English
:Thoughts race around my head to my fingernails
:They keep comin' like a hammer pounding on my brain
:Gotta fight it, gotta hold on to my sanity
:But there's a rage burning slowly deep inside of me
:I'm being swallowed by confusion
:Lost between the truth and my insatiable delusion
:Just my pride? Or is it just a bunch of lies?
:I don't care but I just gotta find myself a place to hide
:But I can taste it
:The sweet seduction
:An appetite for anger and it's holding me to ransom
:My state of mind
:Is going blind
:I'm losing grip of every ounce of truth that I could ever find
:Ah, I'm searching for a reason
:My mind is on a journey but I'm quickly running out of time
:A storm is rising, on my horizon
:My fate is coming at the speed of light
:Don't stay within the dark
:When hope fades
:Don't walk away from the light
:Your destiny awaits
:Words grip me like the chains of a prison cell
:Cutting deep through the skin of my dignity
:I find myself, I lose myself
:I'm looking for something to hold on to in the darkness
:But I'm never giving in
:No I'm never giving up
:That's just how it's gonna be when it all goes down
:Don't stay within the dark
:When hope fades
:Don't walk away from the light
:Forever more
:There's faith within your heart
:When hope fades
:Don't be afraid of the dark
:Your destiny awaits
:(Shadows rising up to the sky)
:Head spinning with the storm raging in my mind
:Like I've fallen in a never-ending loop of time
:Thoughts betray and leave me here in solitude
:Nothing left now but the flames burning in my eyes
:I hit the ground with a thunder like you've never seen
:That's who I am and I've got fists of pride burning at my sides
:And nothing's gonna take me down
:When it's time for me to stand and fight
;Japanese translation
:思考が頭から爪先まで駆け巡り
:頭の中をハンマーで叩かれるような感覚に襲われる
:闘わねば、正気を失わないようにしなければならない
:だが心の奥底では怒りがじわじわと燃えているんだ
:混乱に飲み込まれていく
:真実と飽くなき妄想の間で見失う
:自分のプライドか　それとも嘘の塊なのか？
:とうだっていい　でも隠れる場所を探さないと
:ただ味わうのもいいだろう
:甘い誘惑
:怒りの欲求は俺に身代金を要求する
:自分の心の状態は
:暗闇へと向かう
:すべての真実が見えなくなってきた
:理由を探しているんだ
:心は旅の途中　しかし時は無情に過ぎていく
:地平線には嵐が吹き荒れ
:俺の運命は光の速さでやってくる
:ここにいてはいけない
:暗闇の中に
:希望が消えゆくとき
:歩いてはいけない
:光から離れて
:お前の運命が待っている
:言葉は牢屋の鎖のように俺を掴み
:俺の尊厳の皮を深く切り裂くように
:自分を見つけ　自分を失う
:暗闇の中で何かしがみつくものを探している
:だが俺は決して屈しない
:決して諦めない
:それはすべてが終わるときに起こることだ
:ここにいてはいけない
:暗闇の中に
:希望が消えゆくとき
:歩いてはいけない
:光から離れて
:これからもずっと
:信念は存在する
:お前の心に
:希望が廃れても
:闇を恐れるな
:お前の運命が待っている
:（影が空に立ち昇る）
:頭の中で暴風雨が吹き荒れクラクラする
:終わらない時間のループの中に落ちてしまったかのよう
:思考は裏切り　俺を孤独に置き去りにする
:もう何も残っていない　目の中の炎だけが燃えている
:見たこともないような雷に打たれても
:それが俺だ　誇りの拳を手に入れた
:脇腹が熱くなる
:誰にも邪魔はさせない
:立ち上がり戦うときが来た
==Behind the scenes==
When the song was first revealed in a cutscene in the game's second trial version, it garnered attention from the players who said that it sounds like a Limp Bizkit song.
Category:Event themes from Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin