Sanctuary

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 Feature Films
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*Kingdom Hearts II*
*Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance*
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*Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack*
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"**Sanctuary**" is the theme song for *Kingdom Hearts II* and *Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days*, and is used as the ending theme in *Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance*. It is sung and written by Utada Hikaru. Its Japanese counterpart is called **Passion**, and it reached #2 in the Oricon Singles Chart in 2006.

Both versions of the song contain reversed lyrics, voiced by Utada herself. The reversed lyrics are in English in both versions. They include; "My heart's a battleground" which is played in English even in the Japanese version of the song. The reversed portion of the songs are "I need more affection than you know"; in the "Battleground" sections, "So many ups and downs" and "I need true emotions" are the two other examples of the reversed lyrics.

At the end of *Kingdom Hearts II*, *Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days*, and *Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance*, a different version, called -after the battle- is used. This version is much quieter for most of the song until the ending part of it, which uses a faster instrumental than the rest of the song.

Like "Simple and Clean", there is an instrumental version of the song that is used for the menu trailer of *Kingdom Hearts II* called "Passion － Kingdom Orchestra Instrumental Version".

## Lyrics

### English Version (Sanctuary)

*I need more affection than you know*

 In you and I there's a new land
Angels in flight
*I need more affection than you know*
A sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah
Where fears and lies melt away
Music will tie
*I need more affection than you know*
What's left of me, what's left of me now

 I watch you
Fast asleep
All I fear means nothing

 In you and I there's a new land
Angels in flight
*I need more affection than you know*
A sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah
Where fears and lies melt away
Music will tie
*I need more affection than you know*
What's left of me, what's left of me

*So many ups and downs*
My heart's a battleground
*I need true emotions*
*I need more affection than you know*
*I need true emotions*

 You show me how to see
That nothing is whole
And nothing is broken

 In you and I there's a new land
Angels in flight
*I need more affection than you know*
A sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah
Where fears and lies melt away
Music will tie
*I need more affection than you know*
What's left of me, what's left of me now

 My fears, my lies
Melt away

*I need more affection than you know*

### Japanese Version (Passion)

*I need more affection than you know*

 Omoidaseba haruka haruka
Mirai wa
*I need more affection than you know*
Doko made mo kagayaiteta
Kirei na aozora no shita de
Bokura wa
*I need more affection than you know*
Sukoshi dake obiete ita

 Natsukashii iro ni
Mado ga somaru

 Mae wo muiteru no
Mata aemasu ka
Mirai wa
*I need more affection than you know*
Doko e demo tsuzuiteru 'n da
Ooki na kanban no shita de
Jidai no
*I need more affection than you know*
Utsuroi wo mite itai na

 Hitoshirezu
My heart's a battleground
*I need true emotions*
*I need more affection than you know*
*I need true emotions*

 Nido to aenu
Hito ni basho ni
Mado wo akeru

 Omoidaseba haruka haruka
Mirai wa
*I need more affection than you know*
Doko made mo kagayaiteta
Kirei na aozora no shita de
Bokura wa
*I need more affection than you know*
Itsumademo nemutte ita

 My fears my lies
Aozora no shita

*I need more affection than you know*