Athena, the Tireless One

"Athena, the Tireless One" is the boss theme of Athena, the first encounter in , from Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Patch 6.4.
It was composed by Masayoshi Soken and Takafumi Imamura and arranged by Soken. The lyrics were written by Tom Mills, and the vocals were performed by Paula Kaye Gerhold. The lyric concept and translation were provided by Daichi Hiroi.
==Lyrics==
The official lyrics were released on Growing Light: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
;English
:Soul laid bare
:Foul and fair
:Every secret, every odyssey
:Answers unfold
:One with the truth, the divine
:By my guiding hand
:Perfected we stand
:I won't be denied
:You are mine, you are blind, a fool till the end
:Cast down forevermore
:I create, manipulate
:Your kind in my image, my chosen ones
:For you, the time has come
:The sun is setting
:Say goodnight
:With each bite does your sanity die
:Sucking the life out, letting the dark
:Inside
:Say a prayer as the light leaves your eyes
:Or scream all you like, your gods can't hear you
:Say goodnight
:To the weakness that you hide behind
:Believing the lies, feeding the fear
:Inside
:Never once were you truly alive
:So scream all you like, no one can hear you
:Pride, greed, in mud thrive these seeds
:Rotten and reeking the fruits of your making
:Testify
:Come take a bite
:Writhe, bleed, resist me no more
:Twisted and broken, farewells left unspoken
:Journey's end
:As I ascend
:Here I rise
:Claim my prize
:Every moment, every sacrifice
:In Anabaseios
:I am the truth, the divine
:By my guiding hand
:Perfected we stand
:I won't be denied
:You are mine, you are blind, a fool till the end
:Cast down forevermore
:I create, manipulate
:Your kind in my image, my chosen ones
:For you, the time has come
:The sun is setting
:Dark horizons, boiling seas
:(Pandemonium)
:From the borders chaos bleeds
:Savage nobles, cultured thieves
:(Pandemonium)
:Here be lions, follow me
;Japanese translation
:魂を露わにしてみせて
:汚らわしくも美しい
:すべての秘密、すべての物語を
:示された答えから
:真実を得て、私は神へと至りましょう
:私の導きにより
:私たちは完全となり動き出す
:誰にも拒むことはできない
:あなたは私のもの、無知で、最後まで愚かだった
:永劫の堕落を与えましょう 
:私は創造し、支配する 
:人類を私に似せて作り、選りすぐるのよ 
:あなたの時代はもうおしまい 
:日が沈んでいくわ
:さあ、お眠りなさい 
:牙が食い込む度、正気が失われていく 
:生が吸い取られ、代わりに闇が 
:中へと潜り込むの 
:その目から光が失せたら、祈りを捧げましょう 
:好きなだけ叫べばいいわ あなたの神々は聞いちゃいないけど
:さあ、お眠りなさい 
:あなたが盾にしている弱さを捨て去るのよ 
:信じたものはすべて嘘、増大していく恐怖が 
:中へと潜り込むの 
:あなたが本当に生きていたことは一度もない 
:好きなだけ叫べばいいわ どうせ誰にも届かないから
:高慢と貪欲の種を泥に植え込み 
:腐臭を放つ果実を育てよう 
:証言のときだ 
:さあ、食い千切れ 
:のたうち回り、血を流し、抵抗を諦めなさい 
:歪みと破壊により、別れすらも告げられずに 
:あなたの旅が潰える瞬間 
:私は天へと至る
:ここは神の座 
:やっと実りを得られた 
:すべての刹那、すべての犠牲 
:天獄では 
:私こそが真実であり、神である 
:私の導きにより 
:私たちは完全となり動き出す 
:誰にも拒むことはできない 
:あなたは私のもの、無知で、最後まで愚かだった 
:永劫の堕落を与えましょう 
:私は創造し、支配する 
:人類を私に似せて作り、選りすぐるのよ 
:あなたの時代はもうおしまい 
:日が沈んでいくわ
:幽々たる地、荒ぶる海 
:(パンデモニウム) 
:地図の端から、混沌が染み出る 
:野蛮な貴族よ、教養ある盗賊よ 
:(パンデモニウム) 
:此処に獅子あり、ついて来い!
===One Amongst the Weary===
The lyrics of "One Amongst the Weary" can be deduced from the official lyrics of "Athena, the Tireless One".
:Soul laid bare
:Foul and fair
:One with the truth, the divine
:By my guiding hand
:Perfected we stand
:I won't be denied
:You are mine, you are blind, a fool till the end
:Cast down forevermore
:I create, manipulate
:Your kind in my image, my chosen ones
:For you, the time has come
:The sun is setting
:Say goodnight
:To the weakness that you hide behind
:Believing the lies, feeding the fear
:Inside
:Never once were you truly alive
:So scream all you like, no one can hear you
:Pride, greed, in mud thrive these seeds
:Rotten and reeking the fruits of your making
:Testify
:Come take a bite
:Writhe, bleed, resist me no more
:Twisted and broken, farewells left unspoken
:Journey's end
:As I ascend
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker===
"Athena, the Tireless One" plays in the first phase of the battle against Athena. Some of the lyrics are reprises of lyrics from the previous Pandæmonium boss themes: "Hic Svnt Leones" and "Scream".
The lyrics of "Athena, the Tireless One" are sampled in "One Amongst the Weary" , the boss theme of Pandæmonium: Anabaseios, which is used in and . It was arranged by Takafumi Imamura.
"Athena, the Tireless One" and "One Amongst the Weary" are tracks on the Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker - EP4 digital mini album and on the album Growing Light: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
==Arrangement album appearances==
===Forge Ahead: FINAL FANTASY XIV ~Arrangement Album~===
"Athena, the Tireless One (Band)" is a band arrangement arranged and performed by The Primals. It appears as an extra track on the album.
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