Released: January 18, 2006

Songwriter: Angela Aki

Producer: Matsuoka Motoki

[Intro]
心の戦士
私を連れて真実へ導いてよ, yeah, yeah

[Verse 1]
心に鍵をかけて閉ざしていたら
愛が訪れた時 気付きもしなかった
100人分の涙を流した夜は
現実を否定して嘘で落ち着きたい

[Chorus]
心の戦士
私を連れて真実へ導いてよ, yeah, yeah
愛を無くして彷徨う夜は
あなたについて行きたい, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]
失った人を想い
無力なままで
誰の腕の中でも
癒される事はない

[Chorus]
心の戦士
今も私は戦い続けているの, yeah, yeah
あなたの夢を少しの間
私にも見せて欲しい, yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
(Yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah) Yeah, yeah

[Bridge]
I don't want it to be over
(I don't want it to be over)
I don't want it to be over
(I don't want it to be over)
I don't want it to be over
(I don't want it to be over)
I don't want it to be over
(I don't want it to be)
Over

[Chorus]
心の戦士
生きる強さの在処を教えてほしい, yeah, yeah
わたしに潜む 愛の姿を
今度こそ見付け出したい
心の戦士
私を連れて真実へ導いてよ, yeah, yeah
愛を無くして彷徨う夜は
あなたについて行きたい , yeah, yeah

[Outro]
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Angela Aki

Angela Aki (born September 15, 1977) is a Japanese singer-songwriter best known for her Final Fantasy XII theme song, “Kiss Me Goodbye.” She was born in Tokushima, Japan as Kiyomi Aki to a Japanese father and Italian-American mother. Aki has a strong musical background, and started learning how to play the piano, violin, guitar, and drums at the tender age of 3. Aki and her family moved to Hawaii, U.S. at the age of 15.

Her debut album, January 2000’s These Words was released for the American market, with its lyrics being all in English. After moving back to Japan and signing with Sony Music Japan, Aki released Home in June 2006, which peaked at #2 in the Japanese charts. Included on the album was “Kiss Me Goodbye,” which attracted composer Nobuo Uematsu’s attention and included it on the Final Fantasy XII soundtrack.