FF7 Voices of the Lifestream 3-09: The Crossroads (Cid's Theme)

OverClocked Remix - http://ff7.ocremix.org
Remixers: Jovette Rivera

Someone requested the lyrics, so here they are:
Lyrics:
VERSE
I got the beat to lay the funk down,
Come on step inside a my town,
Hold your breath and don't think
There's a new world ready to lay at your feet.

If I gotta give some point
To the new man trying to run on my joint,
Grab some traction, run and hide,
Betcha catch you now
Gonna meet you on the dark side.

VERSE 1B
You are the one keeping me
From doing what I
Do but now I see you too
So I'll give it back to you

CHORUS
You can't believe everything you hear
And you cannot see everything that's near
But if I believe you're gone
Then you'll disappear
Still you reappear
Endlessly

VERSE 2
I'm at the point of no break
Gimme a dime and I'll make
A million shine but it's gonna take time
There ain't no time to be fake
Gimme an inch and I'll take
A mile long high better reach up to the sky.

VERSE 2B
Things steadily heavily
Being pushed on top of me
Readily constantly
So close that I can hear you breathe.

BRIDGE
Each and every day's the same
Life has left you nothing new
Turn around and you
Will see what has become of you.
Your visions of
Immortality or love
Left you at the crossroads of
What to choose.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• final
• fantasy
• vii
• ffvii
• ff7
• voices
• of
• the
• lifestream
• overclocked
• remix
• ocremix
• crossroads
• cid
• theme

[F0gre]

Although the Voices of the Lifestream is a good remix album, this song stands out because it's defitinely the shittiest song on it. Nothing good to say about this one...

[Requinix17]

@F0gre Personally I didn't really like the gruffy/rap, but I thought the second half of the theme played out pretty well towards the end. Plus it's pretty ballsy for the remixer to actually sing, usually remixes with vocals are either just background vocals, or done by women

[epicplatinumdragoon]

Not trying to be a troll here but... this song sucks. How do you go from military sounding and strong and stuff to rap and hip-hop? Seriously, I doubt Cid is the kind of guy to start breaking out into freaking dance and shit. I think he'd be the kind of guy that would shoot people down if he had to , not attack them with retarded rap dancing. Just saying.

Geez, I like techno, but c'mon guys, some songs just nee to stay like what they are. ._.

[Requinix17]

@epicplatinumdragoon I can't really picture Cid doing that either, but out of all the FFVII characters, he's definitely the closest, being all gruff and mundane. If I were looking for a remix of the original, I don't think I would be looking for this style, but considering the direction that they took this in, I think it ended up pretty good - you just have to roll with it.

[Razealuxe]

suddenly i have a shit load or respect for Cid. never liked him till.....NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fullmetalraz]

This song is fucking epic!

[TheAbsoluteAzure]

Didn't really care for this song at first, and quite honestly it's not my favorite, but the lyrics made me respect it.

The bridge about Cid's flashback which prevented him from making history really made me appreciate it. And while I think that a lot of the song doesn't fit him, the words in particular describes Cid's situation perfectly. Don't care for the style though. But to each his own.

[uZumaKi418]

don't care if it fits cid or not, but this is a very awesome song...

[Kengaskhan]

I'm surprised. How do people not like this song? It reflects Cid's character perfectly, with the driving hip-hop alternating with the lighter, more hopeful operatic chorus bits/ending. Even the lyrics match the transformation he goes through from when the party first meets him to when he finally forgives Shera, who represents the crossroad. He gives up his dream of being "immortalized" as the first astronaut by forgiving Shera, content with the man he is. Favorite song on the album.

[Nightstrife93]

I haven't commented? WHAT BLASPHEMY!!!

This is awesome, and my favorite on the album ^^

[roadjam]

This is great. When I was 16 I did a remix of Cid's Theme for my practical music GCSE. It's a shame that I never heard of OCR until 2009 (even though I had heard a few of the remixes elsewhere before that). I would have submitted my remix back in 2004. My remix was crap compared to this though if I may be so modest.

[Asukari]

Vary good I kind of like it I wonder how the rest would be with words but yeah it Kind of amazing

[XfoxstarX]

@F0gre don't be hatin'

[TRufos77777]

3:10