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Favourite video game songs with lyrics

Like with every other music thread, I subscribed.

Already seen Still Alive from Mirror's Edge and Beyond The Sky from Xenoblade posted, so I can offer nothing currently. I will go through the others in time, though.
 
mcz117chief said:
Hell yeah, man. Portable Ops is seriously underrated and this song is probably the best in the whole series.
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Never actually played the game. A buddy of mine showed me this song a few years back, and I fell in love with it. I've actually never played any MGS games ever. lol
 
Progress by Ayumi in Tales of Xillia 1 OP. The only good tales of OP song with lyrics. Though, that's not really true since Ring a Bell by Bonnie Pink is pretty decent.

Way to Fall in MGS3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9hagVL-__c

Here's to You. Both MGS5 and MGS4 version are great. MGS5 version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T--JS16uSV8

The best has yet to come (MGS1):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6miaTf1gF4g
To this day, I have no idea what she's saying but it sounds beautiful.

I feel like I'm cheating though since these songs are only featured in opening or ending credits.
 
NateDog said:
Metal Gear Solid: The Best is Yet to Come (hoooow has no-one mentioned this?)
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It would have been my first pick if I had seen the thread sooner. Best vocals game song ever. It sounds like it could have been written (and sung) by Loreena McKennitt. <3 <3 <3

I kinda dig Snake Eater even though it's so cheesy. Must be that Bond-like 60's camp that's so charming. Snaaaaaake Eaaaaaaaaaaaater!

Since no one mentioned this... do songs sung in an invented language count? If so:
Panzer Dragoon Saga - Sona Mi Areru Ec Sancitu (end credits theme). So beautiful and epic.

Those are probably the exception though. Most game songs with vocals, let alone lyrics, are awful. I am the Wind, Eyes On Me, etc. *barf*

Edit: oh, I also like this one, but I have no idea what they're singing or in which language (or if it's just random vocalizations/chanting) so I don't know if they're actual lyrics or not... >_>
Suikoden III - Exceeding Love (Opening Theme)
 
Stormhammer said:
Phantasy Star Online: Episode III - Let the Winds Blow
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YAAAAAS

Also World with Me from episode 2.

Exhausted / Tsukiru /Growing Wings from the Drakengard series are my favorite lyric songs in a game.
The first game's version is my favorite of course, though the other two don't slouch.

Other good ones:

Persona 3 - Kimi no Kioku
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg - Chant this Charm
Melty Blood Actress Again - Wandering in Torture
Persona 4 - Heaven
Baba Yetu - Civ 4

INDESTRUCTIBLE - STREET FIGHTER 4

edit: sorry forgot to bold and underline
 
I like a lot of old Sega songs from Sonic CD, Sonic Adventure, Sonic R, Burning Rangers and Christams NiGHTS

I also like Namco intro songs from Soul Edge and R4 and many of the Tales intro songs like Vesperia or Graces.

I enjoy a lot of Persona songs as well like the P3FES intro and the P4G battle theme.

I really like Kiss Me Sunlights and Beyond The Bounds from the ZOE series

I love this intro song from what I consider to be the most underrated PS2 game.

I absolutely love the intro song to Shinobido: Way of the Ninja. I'm so sad HIGH and MIGHT COLOR are no longer around, really loved a lot of their songs.

And finally I gotta give some love to the lovely ladies of SCANDAL for their awesome songs from Star Ocean: Second Evolution and Sengoku Basara 4.
 
I just thought of the song that plays during that long in-engine Xenosaga II trailer. That song and the whole trailer just blew me away the first time I saw it. I probably think it's my favorite game trailer ever.

I also want to echo the people that mentioned Hikari, Passion and The Next Door; all great songs.
 
Man. Even people posting songs from Final Fantasy games leave out FFIX - Melodies of Life. I really enjoy it. As the world map music and being intertwined with so many other pieces throughout the game, it's really nostalgic for me.

Too many game songs with lyrics kind of come out of nowhere. This one is a callback to the entire game you've just experienced. Heck, it's even a plot point - there are earlier scenes where Princess Garnet remembers the music but can only hum it (same singer).

I feel like FFIX has one of the strongest music scores in the FF series. The character themes are so strong, and so many of them reference other ones. It all culminates with Melodies of Life, which isn't necessarily incredible, but it suits the game as a whole very well.
 
[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty] "Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday" Jack, do you remember the day we met? :-)

[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater] "Snake Eater" Something, something, tree frog

[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker] "Heavens Divide" You nailed it, OP.

[Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain] "Sins of the Father" PRIDE FEEDS THEIR BLACKENED HEARTS

[Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3] "Burn My Dread" More like Stupei, Ace Defective.

[Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4] "Heaven" Chie is objectively the best girl.

Bonus

[Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker] "Love Deterrence" There's no way that the most fitting song in the entire Metal Gear universe wasn't making its way into this post.
 
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