Final Fantasy IX – You're Not Alone! – Rock Vocal Remix

Rock vocal cover / medley of songs by Blake Inc.:
You're Not Alone! – Final Fantasy IX OST – Nobou Uematsu
Scars of Time (aka: Time's Scar) – Chrono Cross – Yasunori Mitsuda

I've previously dabbled in video game vocal covers before and this time it's no different: A game music tune (two actually!), loud guitars and – you guessed it – vocals. This time, we did a three-minute progressive rock opera heavy symphonic metal kind-of-thing. I hope it sounds better than it reads! We also submitted this to OCRemix and since they only accept original song titles we came up with the name 'Our Darkest Dreams'.

And so, after another two year absence, we finally got around to make another video! For that, we also got to test-drive our new camera. We're pretty excited about the outcome and we hope you are too. :)

Matti has been handling bass (and backing vocal) duties on some of our previous songs. And here he is, back in action. This time, he also contributed the lyrics, which I've listed further below.

Filmed in Bonn, Germany.

And, for the sake of completion, here are the credits:

Vocals, guitars, arrangement, mix: Mario Dederichs
Bass, lyrics: Matthias Opitz

Song lyrics:

Lost so far from home
Tell me, are you friend or foe?
Ever growing colder
I’m just an empty shell

Now all hope is gone
Left in here to die alone
Banished to the shadows
Where all is barren and bleak

Now the die is cast
Caught within my distant past
Plagued by these illusions
Of days I’ll never see

Help me break these chains
Now it’s time to turn the page
Save me from the shadows
I put my trust in you

Come with me, my friends
This war I can’t fight alone
Guide me with your light

There’s no turning back
We must face all our darkest dreams
I am so afraid

But I'm not alone in this barren place
When all fades away, you'll stay by my side

And I was blind, but now I can see
The future that lies just ahead of me

[AgedBacon]

Now i'm extremely impressed. I haven't seen such a good cover since Erutan made hers.

[AsbelLhant]

Thank GOD for Final Fantasy Peasant or I never would've found this T_T

[RebeccaETripp]

This is completely amazing!! What a voice you have! :D

[kerstindebuhr]

Eure Musik ist ein echter Genuss. Macht bitte

[TreeDragon]

FF9 means a lot to me, but it's somewhat obscure as far as popular games go.

The amount of energy and care put into this cover, likewise, goes a long way in my heart. Thank you :')

[rpproductions]

So I have totally fallen in love with your rendition of this mix. You're Not Alone and Times Scar are two of my favorite instrumentals and the blend is beautiful.

[moghecool]

Why didn't I find this sooner? Excellent cover.

[remem]

Needs more views!
Das Cover ist der Hammer, der Stil und deine Stimme passen einfach mega gut zu den tracks *-*

[saver_spenta_mainyu]

Why does this not have more views?!
This is an awesome cover, man!

[randomninja]

This is epic beyond words! Two of my favorite videogame songs into one medley in a rock arrangement with vocals. I LOVE IT!

[michaelrichards]

This should have about a million more likes. Thanks for the amazing music.

[DominikaLutisanova]

I cried, lyrics are powerful. You are awesome Boys! Keep it up! :)

[Pringolier]

Brilliant! Simply brilliant. Thank you!

[radicalmusoka]

you just won a sub... not because "you are not alone" is my favorite ost from FF IX.. not because Chrono Cross is my favorite game ever... and Yasunori Mitsuda is my favorite composer ever... its because your voice is fuckin AWESOME !!! i mean like "ayreon's human equations" powerful !!! this is just awesome !!! so THANK YOU !!!

[Wakeful]

dude that was amazing! this needs more attention. fantastic job my friend.

[aphakie]

Cool! einer meiner ff lieblings Songs!

[fishy]

Nice lyrics, playing, and singing! Very creative. The lyrics fit Zidane during that part of the game, and I can relate to some of the words, too.

[stacylucky]

Just found this. You have an amazing voice. Thank you for sharing this. OMG! Chrono Cross!!!

[tabithamoses]

Don't leave me friend I always be standing by your side

[SirRosser]

I needed this today. Still one of my faves.