No Promises to Keep (FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH THEME SONG)

on FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Original Soundtrack

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No Promises to Keep (FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH THEME SONG) Lyrics

[Intro]
Walking city streets with worn cobblestones
Listening to people rushing past to rhythms all their own
Life passing me by, not thinking how the years have flown
Until I met you

[Verse 1]
I won't say that it was fate
I won't say that it was destiny
But if not, what could it be that drew you towards me?
Could it be chance?

[Chorus 1]
Till the day that we meet again
Where or when?
I wish I could say
But believe—know that you'll find me
Promises to keep, we won't ever need

[Verse 2]
If only I'd never known
All the burdens I was born to bear
Lived a life without a care in the world safe for you...
But that won't do

[Chorus 2]
Till the day that we meet again
On our street, I want to believe
In the chance that we'll share a glance
Promises to keep, we won't ever need

[Chorus 3]
Till the day that we meet again
At our place, just let me believe
In the chance that you'll come
Take my hand and never let me go

[Post-Chorus]
Take my hand
And believe
We can be
Together evermore

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Outro]
Walking city streets with worn cobblestones
Struggling against the crowds and finding ourselves all alone
Fate and destiny are no guarantee
Still I hope someday you'll come and find me
Still I know someday you'll come and find me

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“No Promises to Keep” is the main theme song for for the upcoming video game FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH releasing February 29, 2024. The game is the second part of Square Enix’s FINAL FANTASY VII remake project, following the first part in 2020.

Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, the song contains parallels to the previous game’s main theme, “Hollow”. While the lyrics of that song are told from the perspective of the series' protagonist, Cloud, reflecting his inner feelings, “No Promises to Keep” is sung from the perspective of Aerith.

The song was debuted as a live performance by singer Loren Allred and The Game Awards Orchestra at The Game Awards on December 7 2023, alongside the release of an extended trailer for the game.

“As depicted in the song ‘Aerith’s Theme,’ Aerith has had a bit of an ill-fated and ephemeral impression within me,” said Uematsu. “I understood from the beginning that this song is also related to Aerith, but the poignant melody from ‘Aerith’s Theme’ does not appear in this song. I wanted to depict the opposite of this, the strength at her core, hidden within Aerith’s heart. As I listened to the recording over and over again once it was finished, Aerith, who until then was a resident of a fantasy world, now began to feel like a real human being in the flesh. Loren Allred’s vocals, sometimes ephemeral and other times passionate and powerful, surely give life to the existence of Aerith. It has been a while since I’ve written a ballad that feels uniquely my own, and I’m happy to have done so. Thank you, Aerith.”