LYRICS ❤️🧡💛 Click "READ MORE" for full lyrics: I will rise in resistance Sing the oath of rebellion End cease-fire on this high wire Head to toe in vanity When those eyes in the mirror stare back at me I’m reminded that the ghost of pride is clear to see Wipe away the weakness Will you let those scars define you? Or will they adorn you as we carve our way to victory? Doubt is crying out but I refuse to let it drown me Wearing down my fight till nothing’s left I SAY CRIER I SAY LIAR I SAY RISE IN HELL I stand gazing down at death as they say … WAR I’LL WAGE WAR I HATE WAR They say fight for peace… but what is that? Raise a shield to the bullets Hold my ground, all I got now But I’m defenseless, all but helpless if it gives beneath my feet I turn from the mirror, that desperate plea I refuse and can’t believe those eyes belong to me Come on, one more breath My ravaged voice betrays me mid-shout Will you never hear those final words I failed to choke out? I tried to survive by putting all my faith in instinct But now I regret - what have I done? I SAY CRIER I SAY LIAR I SAY RISE IN HELL I am just about to BURST as they say … WAR I’LL WAGE WAR I HATE WAR There’s no end to this, can’t you see that? A cowardly façade weaves into my voice As I call for war, blinded by this far-fetched noble cause Although I had a choice, I believed the lies But it’s all a dream, ending when I open up my eyes Come on, one more breath My ravaged voice betrays me mid-shout Will you never hear those final words I failed to choke out? I tried to survive by putting all my faith in instinct But now I regret - what have I done? I SAY CRIER I SAY LIAR I SAY RISE IN HELL I stand gazing down at death as they say … WAR I’LL WAGE WAR I HATE WAR They say fight for peace… Does it exist? My hand, can you reach it? My cry, can you hear it? Can you, can you tell me if this “dream” was worth it? My hand, can you reach it? My cry, can you hear it? Can you, can you help me? Wake me from this nightmare
As a longtime fan of your voice, I still maintain that this song and "Heavenly Blue" are the best covers you've ever done. You sang your heart out for these, and the result is about as close to perfection as one could imagine. Thank you, angel-voiced songstress.
THIS SONG. I am so incredibly happy to finally share this one with you all. This song has been one of the most time-consuming but also one of the most rewarding songs I've worked on in a long time. This anime is pretty crazy, honestly not one of my favorites but the music from the show is spectacular. Aldnoah.Zero is the Guilty Crown of 2014/15 for me.. I love every song. OK first off, the lyrics to this song.. If you've seen the direct translation then you'll know this song is literal word-vomit in several different languages... I decided to save my sanity and stray from the translations in those parts (choruses), deciding to write my lyrics loosely based off what it sounds like they're singing in "English" in those parts. It was difficult to stay true to the translation while also making the lyrics make sense in English, but ultimately I leaned toward 'making it make sense in English' haha so I hope you can forgive me for not sticking closer to the translation! Phew~ Hope you guys enjoy~! I'm currently working on another song from this show -- If you're my patron on Patreon you will hear it before anyone else, but if not fear not! I'll also be posting a short sneak listen on Instagram later on so you're more than welcome to follow me on there! :) (amaamaleelee)
It was worth, its one of my favourite Covers from you now :) the lyrics May not be perfect, but they are alright and i forget about them , cause you sing really great and all in all i really love it , keep it up
The original version is a gorgeous mix of Japanese, English and German. This is an all English version that's literally perfection. I wonder if there is a full Japanese or a full German version of this song.
He deserved a better ending and i hate the series for playing with my heart. But tbh thats the real world. The Hero is a Tool, The Savior is the Enemy and the Princes is a Pawn
@@Morghast he shoulda either got a lelouch death or they shoulda made a season 3 where the truth about the assassination and war was leaked/reealed and slaine got exonerated/pardoned and the real culprits (you know the ones that got away scott free bc asselysum threw slaine under the bus and used him as a scapegoat and everything was blamed on him) got what what they deserved.
+Jonathan Pepper What do you mean by pretty sure, like duh, you can't sing direct translation. But Amanda usually going beyond just that and sonetimes changes lyric meanings altogether, which, as an english lyrics adapter myself, I personally don't like, but the central message is the same so hey, let her do what she wants. That also might be why it sounds more natural in English, but I wouldn't know since I've never seen the direct translation.
+Bina Bunnie The original is really awkward with random German. Grammatically incorrect German too. Honestly that's the only issue I have the original. I get it's a popular thing in japan but using just one or two phrases in that particular way doesn't really help the song.
@@paleflame and the massive virus spreading in China... and the wildfire in Aussie... along with the new hurricane that's about to hit the Pacific Islands... crap this year is rough.
One year later, just realized the song name aLIEz. If you take the a & z away it is just the word "LIE." = Liar. a & z stands for Aldnoah Zero. I'm so dumb. I was pronouncing the name as "Aleez"
Izaya Orihara IT could also be that Asseylum was allies with both sides of the war, so aLIEz is pronounced as allies, and the a and z represent the two opposite sides of the war. Lie would be the in between, what both sides of the war had in common, lying to Asseylum about certain things
I thought it was pronounced "allies" but with LIEZ in the middle because the singer is a cynic who doesn't trust them or was betrayed also suggests a focus on the theme of betrayal. Which happens constantly in this show
This part of the first chorus: I stand gazing down at death as they say "WAR! I'LL WAGE WAR!" I HATE WAR They say fight for peace ... but what is that? Sooo good, I love the wording, it's so heavy and melancholic. Awesome Job done.
Does anyone else think the beginning is kinda hypnotizing (well not hypnotizing but like get's stuck in your head)? Like from 00:00 to 00:21 It's really catchy just that part :P
+Katelyn Butt Same - I even accidentally learned it on the violin during school -I can't stop HELP ME. PLOT TWIST : the anime was only to promote this song so they could hypnotize you
I'm still amazed and very impressed that you were able to translate this word salads of a song into English, adjust it and have it fully convey the original song while also conveying the deeper emotional struggles of those of the battlefield. Especially for Slaine Troyard. "They say fight for peace... but what is that?" "There's no end to this, can't you see that?" "I'll wage war. I hate war. They say fight for peace... Does it exist?" "Can you, can you tell me if this "dream" was worth it? I'm sure these were the questions Slaine along with many of the other characters on the show were asking themselves as the war continued on. Your translation for this song is true something special. You turned this amazing song into something even more grand. Bravo!
I will rise in resistance, sing the oath of rebellion End cease-fire on this high wire, head to toe in vanity When those eyes in the mirror stare back at me I’m reminded that the ghost of pride is clear to see Wipe away the weakness, will you let those scars define you? Or will they adorn you as we carve our way to victory? Doubt is crying out but I refuse to let it drown me Wearing down my fight 'til nothing’s left I say crier, I say liar, I say rise in hell I stand gazing down at death as they say war I'll wage war, I hate war They say fight for peace but what is that? Raise a shield to the bullets, hold my ground, all I got now But I’m defenseless, all but helpless if it gives beneath my feet I turn from the mirror, that desperate plea I refuse and can’t believe those eyes belong to me Come on, one more breath, my ravaged voice betrays me mid-shout Will you never hear those final words I failed to choke out? I tried to survive by putting all my faith in instinct But now I regret, what have I done? I say crier, I say liar, I say rise in hell I am just about to burst as they say war I'll wage war, I hate war There’s no end to this, can’t you see that? A cowardly façade weaves into my voice As I call for war, blinded by this far-fetched noble cause Although I had a choice, I believed the lies But it’s all a dream, ending when I open up my eyes Come on, one more breath, my ravaged voice betrays me mid-shout Will you never hear those final words I failed to choke out? I tried to survive by putting all my faith in instinct But now I regret, what have I done? I say crier, I say liar, I say rise in hell I stand gazing down at death as they say war I'll wage war, I hate war They say fight for peace, does it exist? My hand, can you reach it, my cry, can you hear it? Can you, can you tell me if this dream was worth it? My hand, can you reach it, my cry, can you hear it? Can you, can you help me, wake me from this nightmare.
When I first heard this song, it gave me chills because of the message. After watching the anime, this song still gave me the chills and at the same time amazement at how well it's written. Now, with tension building up between countries and with a possible war looming up in the horizon, this song is giving me dread.
It's not the world that is wrong, its the messed up people in it - Humans It's not the people that is wrong, its the messed up world we live in - Ghouls
The true moral of the ending in this story is you can be the good guy and do everything right or you can be the bad guy and do everything wrong but in the end... Your both gonna get friend zoned 🥀
@@meebolover1777 I took the lack of context as an indication of the political nature of the marriage. Because like it or not, when the power of government follows specific bloodlines, such unions become all but inevitable.
@@DrMitharos yeah that is also something I considered. But in the end everyone can admit that it was still pretty sudden. If that was the case they should have at least specified better who he was. Because it wasn’t very clear how important he was, or what connections he had to make him that trustworthy
@@olsenfernandes3634 atleast the Mc could be seen as the champion or warrior of humanity and the married could be seen as connecting earth and the martians.
"I stand gazing down at death" is one of the best, most badass song lines I've ever heard. I was so disappointed when I found out these aren't the official lyrics...
the reason howi got into Aldnoah.Zero is through Amanda's covers and I find myself singing along to the songs in english when I watch the anime now lol
Same! I love Aldnoah.Zero, it's the best anime ever! Every time I hear the first opening I can never skip over it. I have to listen to it all the time! Cx
+Slaine Troyard lol try putting spoilers at the beginning next time. Should I watch the anime? I'm kinda searching for good ones. Is it good? What's it about without spoiling too much?
Ive got no love for slaine.... i mean to be fair he suffered immensely.... and deserved some kind of retribution but the direction the whole thing went was off the wall.... At the end of the day, he was on the domestic abuser path trying to lock the object of his devotion in a cage metaphorically and literally.
A is the beginning of the 26 letter, z is the end of the 26 letter, the middle of the LIE is a lie, which means it's a lie from beginning to end.(This is translate from a Chinese comment in QQ music.)I think this explanation is wonderful!
Peace is just a feeling we have in the moment. There really is no true peace in this world. It doesn't exist. If there's an injustice happening to one person in the world, there's an injustice happening to mankind. And injustice happens everyday. As long as we make each other suffer, peace will never exist.
The fact that I watched this 8 years ago and I didn't know how far you came and changed my life with your performances in My Dress Up Darling and Kaguya is insane
Is this translated as closely as possible word for word? Or were the phrases changed a bit for a better flow, but still with essentially the same meaning? Either way, this sounds brilliant.
+Retardationful Hmm this is an adaptation, not a translation, so it's more an artistic representation of the original meaning. I do try to stay as close as possible while also adding my own flair to the lyrics though! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it~! :)
+LeeandLie Did you have a specific meaning in mind for the lyrics in relation to the show (is this supposed to be sung by a specific character or something?) or is it more just making English match the song and sound cool? I watched Aldnoah.Zero mainly because of this cover being so amazing (and because I heard Gen Urobuchi had been involved) and was hoping I'd see the plot that this reflected, rather like with Magia and Connect.
HANDS DOWN the best song I've heard for a while now... Listen folks, Stop Flooding the comments with "Can you..." or "Please do..." BS, because shes not paid to do this type of stuff... i'm not paid to do somethings, yet i waste thousands and thousands of dollars on stuff i end up breaking, dissecting, or just giving away... same goes here... This lady goes and goes and makes songs with a voice fit for any ear of a willing listener... What if she just... lets say... Stopped making these songs, because no one would lend an ear... I'm 17, and i can realize this... And everyone here knows we have people who are 20+ to 30+ listening.. Agree with me? Like this so EVERYONE can read this... PS: yes... i know not everyone asks, but the ones who do should read this...
There's an amv that has this song mixed with Japanese subtitles you wouldn't know if it still exists would you? It's not a big deal if ya don't cause I realize I'm taking a shot in the dark here
2:45 Easilly the best line or rather the best lead up to most recognizable part of all versions of this song! Tone, the words, everything comes together perfectly in that line!
THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH FOR GIVING MY FAVORITE SONG AN ENGLISH COVER!!! I STILL CAN'T GET OVER... THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! BTW, STILL CRYING FOR WHAT HAPPEN FOR SLAINE... :(
For now, my favorite one of AmaLee and i didn't even know the anime Powerfull lyrics, perfect tone and emotion on voice. Started the anime today. You got me there Thanks. I'm addicted to this song version.
Masterful lyrics. This has been on repeat for a week for me and I binged watched the anime because of this. It was great. This is a wonderful companion to the anime. Thank you!
Honestly i hear a lot of people say bad things about this anime. its one the first ones i watched when i first got into anime six years ago but, it is still in my top five anime because i love the animation style i love the story too. I still get this song stuck in my head at the most random times. Honestly it is one of the reasons i got into anime. No matter how many times i watch the anime i still cry at some points in it just, because of the way it makes u get attached to the characters. p.s. to anyone new to anime don't listen to what others say about an anime before u watch it because what everyone else hates you might love.
Oh.my.god. I remember this...I listened to this in middle school. Haha, I can't believe it's been 8 years. Getting a wet in the eyes remembering listening to this during lunch on a crap laptop I kept in my backpack. Ah....don't know if you'll ever see this. But thanks for a good song for middleschool me. He certianly appreciated it.
+JJROKthecoolsinger imo Season 1 preetty preetyyy good with good ending, Season 2 good start but so mediocre ending though :/ .. was so angry with that ending they did..
Yuriko Yuu I stumbled across this trying to find the original song, since all I could find were nightcore versions - glad I did, it sounds more like the original than they do!
My thoughts exactly. Just the utter, childish reluctance to enter into waging bloodshed, but then the instant realization that it is inevitable anyways...this is one of those few songs that actually makes you step back and think, and I really admire that.
Or, turn it around. A duty, a knowledge that war is an inevitability, but seeing it for what it is, an inevitability, and hating it for that reason. A sort of "Why did it have to come to this?" mentality. Having made attempt after attempt to de-escalate the situation, but being left with war as the only option.
This song is through the eyes of someone manipulated into fighting a war with the idea of respect, glory and honor. The beginning is them childishly willing yet nervous(the doubt of should they) to go to war then they find out what it means to be in war. The 1:19 part Is not childish reluctance but knowing the pain war brings on oneself and others and how selfish war can be that there is no true glory in it that there is no fight for peace and freedom war is a liar thats what the hate is. And the "I'll wage war" is the one who sent the soldier to war crying out wanting peace but they keep willing waging war rather than negotiation for peace thus the reason of the soldier screaming " I SAY CRIER, I SAY LIAR, I SAY RISE IN HELL" and "theres no end to this... cant you see that?" And "was this dream worth it?" I know i explained it bad but hopefully you get the idea.
I was listening to this and two things happened: 1. I got nostalgic 2. I subscribed and went to your channel and started adding every anime theme song. That seems more like three things but oh well.......I SAY CRY OUT
You know when you show something you've been obsessed with to your friends and they are just like "um...yeah, that's cool"? Well, that happened to me with this video. They just don't know what's good.
This has helped me get through my day in school many times, thinking the lyrics in my head. I get bored very fast, but have me doing *anything* and I'm good.
i just rediscovered ama lol i loved the original song for more that 5 years then i found this masterpiece and fell in love with it but at that time idk what was vtubers. 5 years later i remembered abt the jp ver and was scrolling to look for it and found this which to my surprise it was sung by our queen of scuff🤣🤣
Hardly anyone knew what a vtuber was 5 years ago because there was only a few. I guess the vrchatters that made the cringe memes with their avatars were 'some' of the first vtubers.
When I saw the ending for Ep. 1, i didn’t pay attention to the end, all I paid attention to was the background music, and I loved it and I can’t stop listening to you singing it LeeandLie.
I heard the original version while I randomly was letting Spotify do its thing, and went looking for an English cover. This is now my new addiction. It shows how just amazing it still is after all of these years.
when you choose team instinct then you learn that the other teams are stronger (me) 3:16 (i had to edit this 3 times to get rid of (i think) all my typos 3 TIMES)
i have to say this song hearing it in english actually describes how i feel inside each day i wake up. thank you for this song because now i can express how i feel inside.
To anyone pointing a finger and saying “this is our song against them”, actually read the lyrics. This person has fought against what they perceive is wrong, but realizes by the end that they became worse than what they fought against and landed themselves and the people around them into despair.
kotosergio I looked at your channel and I see you do instrumentals and you upload your collaborations. Might I ask you upload the instrumentals to the collabs as well as the original video? Some times I like the music to songs but not the vocals, know what i mean? Not this particular video but just a suggestion. If you do let me know ill deff spread the word on my favorites of those *subscribe*
SoraKingdomKey3 I found a place where you can download the official instrumental. I can give you a download link if you want. -There was also one for A/Z, Harmonious, and &Z if you are also interested-
AMA lee , lee and lie I'm so impressed with how your songs are (I can) download your vids for free for music(BUT) just to keep you going since I love what you the others do I went too google play and bought the song SO THERES MY SUPPORT!
This anime is criminally underated. Aldnoah Zero was one of the first anime series I watched, and I enjoyed every second of it. I get that the second season's ending was far from perfect but that doesn't invalidate the entire series that was leading up to that.
This is the first anime english cover i had listen a long time ago. One of the reason i started listening to english cover. Now i found myself coming back to listen again.
@Titan slayer Aldnoah Zero is one of the worst anime I've ever seen, full of unlikable characters, mindless and stupid plotlines, and a rushed and senseless ending. Its only saving grace is the amazing soundtrack. I would ramble more about the shows poor quality, but I know I've done that on multiple occasions in this comment section, so if you're curious you can look for my ramblings yourself.
LYRICS ❤️🧡💛 Click "READ MORE" for full lyrics:
I will rise in resistance
Sing the oath of rebellion
End cease-fire on this high wire
Head to toe in vanity
When those eyes in the mirror stare back at me
I’m reminded that the ghost of pride is clear to see
Wipe away the weakness
Will you let those scars define you?
Or will they adorn you as we carve our way to victory?
Doubt is crying out but I refuse to let it drown me
Wearing down my fight till nothing’s left
I SAY CRIER
I SAY LIAR
I SAY RISE IN HELL
I stand gazing down at death as they say … WAR
I’LL WAGE WAR
I HATE WAR
They say fight for peace… but what is that?
Raise a shield to the bullets
Hold my ground, all I got now
But I’m defenseless, all but helpless if it gives beneath my feet
I turn from the mirror, that desperate plea
I refuse and can’t believe those eyes belong to me
Come on, one more breath
My ravaged voice betrays me mid-shout
Will you never hear those final words I failed to choke out?
I tried to survive by putting all my faith in instinct
But now I regret - what have I done?
I SAY CRIER
I SAY LIAR
I SAY RISE IN HELL
I am just about to BURST as they say … WAR
I’LL WAGE WAR
I HATE WAR
There’s no end to this, can’t you see that?
A cowardly façade weaves into my voice
As I call for war, blinded by this far-fetched noble cause
Although I had a choice, I believed the lies
But it’s all a dream, ending when I open up my eyes
Come on, one more breath
My ravaged voice betrays me mid-shout
Will you never hear those final words I failed to choke out?
I tried to survive by putting all my faith in instinct
But now I regret - what have I done?
I SAY CRIER
I SAY LIAR
I SAY RISE IN HELL
I stand gazing down at death as they say … WAR
I’LL WAGE WAR
I HATE WAR
They say fight for peace… Does it exist?
My hand, can you reach it? My cry, can you hear it?
Can you, can you tell me if this “dream” was worth it?
My hand, can you reach it? My cry, can you hear it?
Can you, can you help me?
Wake me from this nightmare
Did you literally came back to pin this two years later? 😂 That's sweet of you
As a longtime fan of your voice, I still maintain that this song and "Heavenly Blue" are the best covers you've ever done. You sang your heart out for these, and the result is about as close to perfection as one could imagine. Thank you, angel-voiced songstress.
This is one I find myself coming back to. Nice to see you're curating your work.
Omg thank you this is my favorite song
You have an incredible voice! Definitely been enjoying all your hard work. Thanks for what you do!
THIS SONG. I am so incredibly happy to finally share this one with you all. This song has been one of the most time-consuming but also one of the most rewarding songs I've worked on in a long time. This anime is pretty crazy, honestly not one of my favorites but the music from the show is spectacular. Aldnoah.Zero is the Guilty Crown of 2014/15 for me.. I love every song. OK first off, the lyrics to this song.. If you've seen the direct translation then you'll know this song is literal word-vomit in several different languages... I decided to save my sanity and stray from the translations in those parts (choruses), deciding to write my lyrics loosely based off what it sounds like they're singing in "English" in those parts. It was difficult to stay true to the translation while also making the lyrics make sense in English, but ultimately I leaned toward 'making it make sense in English' haha so I hope you can forgive me for not sticking closer to the translation! Phew~ Hope you guys enjoy~! I'm currently working on another song from this show -- If you're my patron on Patreon you will hear it before anyone else, but if not fear not! I'll also be posting a short sneak listen on Instagram later on so you're more than welcome to follow me on there! :) (amaamaleelee)
Amazing like always, keep it up! ^.^
Congrats!
It was worth, its one of my favourite Covers from you now :) the lyrics May not be perfect, but they are alright and i forget about them , cause you sing really great and all in all i really love it , keep it up
Does it take a long time to make songs like this?
This amazing! Keep with your fabulous work :3
Thank you all so much for the beautiful comments! ;;A;; Got a little surprise coming your way in the near future ~
Hope it's something from Higurashi ~
Satoshi Houjou☝that would be awesome!
***** Could you please do a dub for one of Psycho-Pass' songs?
***** hope that surprise is wasurenagusa from letter bee reverse !!!! or brave shine ???? hmmm
If you do another song from Aldnoah.Zero I really hope it's Genesis
Usually I think translating japanese to english for songs doesn't really work, but this one is amazing.
Sunranaka's channel i agree soo much
Well this song isn't entirely in Japanese. I heard that it's in English, Japanese, Chinese, and German(I think German).
DaMario Clark yep german^^
DaMario Clark Ok well I haven't seen this anime so I wouldn't know. But still this is still a good translation song ;)
Sunranaka's channel I think we are with you. It is :)
The original version is a gorgeous mix of Japanese, English and German.
This is an all English version that's literally perfection. I wonder if there is a full Japanese or a full German version of this song.
I really don't know, but there are some Versions on Hiroyuki Sawanos CDs.
OMG I LITERALLY JUST SAW YOU ON A COMPLETELY UNRELATED VIDEO XD
TeoGPanda :3 you see, these are one of the comment gods
All german is existing
There actually is one by selphius ^^
"I'll wage war/I hate war" is nearly all of Slaine's character plot within the anime series
He deserved a better ending and i hate the series for playing with my heart. But tbh thats the real world. The Hero is a Tool, The Savior is the Enemy and the Princes is a Pawn
Juan Flores ayo 2019 sammeeee
@@Morghast he shoulda either got a lelouch death or they shoulda made a season 3 where the truth about the assassination and war was leaked/reealed and slaine got exonerated/pardoned and the real culprits (you know the ones that got away scott free bc asselysum threw slaine under the bus and used him as a scapegoat and everything was blamed on him) got what what they deserved.
Juan Flores wow😳 nicely said.
@@CrimsonReapa I think theres no need for that and it would only ruin the anime
This song sounds so natural in english.. o.o
Solrflare I like it more in english :p
+Veridian | Graphics same
For my eyes don't protest or start wars in this version
I'm pretty sure she edits the lyrics a tad so it can sound better and make more sense. Using the original translation sounds....weird.
+Jonathan Pepper What do you mean by pretty sure, like duh, you can't sing direct translation. But Amanda usually going beyond just that and sonetimes changes lyric meanings altogether, which, as an english lyrics adapter myself, I personally don't like, but the central message is the same so hey, let her do what she wants. That also might be why it sounds more natural in English, but I wouldn't know since I've never seen the direct translation.
+Bina Bunnie The original is really awkward with random German. Grammatically incorrect German too. Honestly that's the only issue I have the original. I get it's a popular thing in japan but using just one or two phrases in that particular way doesn't really help the song.
REALLY WANTED TO HEAR YOUR VOICE COVER THIS I AM HAPPY THANK YOU AMALEE THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AHHH
Ayyyy Nexus
^ This what too HYPE is.
#NIGGA
Real recognizes real
No cover is complete without a nexus comment. XD
2020 and I'm still listening to this song.
And in 2030 I will still be listening until I die cause I SAY CRIER
We're approaching to a dangerous future where once Mars is colonized. It would broke any ties and become independent then declared war against Earth.
@@rogueascendant6611 Woah buddy, first we have to survive WW3.
@@paleflame and the massive virus spreading in China... and the wildfire in Aussie... along with the new hurricane that's about to hit the Pacific Islands... crap this year is rough.
@@mochaaaq Yup,this year reeealy wants to make us repent for how we heve treeted Earth-chan
One year later, just realized the song name aLIEz.
If you take the a & z away it is just the word "LIE." = Liar.
a & z stands for Aldnoah Zero.
I'm so dumb. I was pronouncing the name as "Aleez"
Sencat It could also be seen as "Everything from a to z was a lie".
Izaya Orihara IT could also be that Asseylum was allies with both sides of the war, so aLIEz is pronounced as allies, and the a and z represent the two opposite sides of the war. Lie would be the in between, what both sides of the war had in common, lying to Asseylum about certain things
Also Kagura, the world itself is what is in between sides, what is fought over. Lie, in golf, is the situation, what you have to work with.
pronounced Allies, but I thought it had more to do with double crosses and such.
I thought it was pronounced "allies" but with LIEZ in the middle because the singer is a cynic who doesn't trust them or was betrayed also suggests a focus on the theme of betrayal. Which happens constantly in this show
This is really good song
@susana alvarez This is really good song
Oops. 1 grammar mistake
This part of the first chorus:
I stand gazing down at death as they say "WAR! I'LL WAGE WAR!"
I HATE WAR
They say fight for peace ... but what is that?
Sooo good, I love the wording, it's so heavy and melancholic. Awesome Job done.
Let me correct this.
This phrase is literally what Slaine felt inside.
He never expect a war, real war! But he has to wage the war, though he hate it!
That's why the tittle is "a LIE z(s)"
Does anyone else think the beginning is kinda hypnotizing (well not hypnotizing but like get's stuck in your head)? Like from 00:00 to 00:21 It's really catchy just that part :P
YES. I CANT GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD.
+Katelyn Butt Same - I even accidentally learned it on the violin during school -I can't stop HELP ME. PLOT TWIST : the anime was only to promote this song so they could hypnotize you
The first few lines are my ultimate faves of the whole song. (of course the whole song itself is amazing)
That's also why I love it in Heavenly Lies too with the echo and music and everything! It just makes it more "hypnotizing" lol
Meh...I like the chorus better
I'm still amazed and very impressed that you were able to translate this word salads of a song into English, adjust it and have it fully convey the original song while also conveying the deeper emotional struggles of those of the battlefield. Especially for Slaine Troyard.
"They say fight for peace... but what is that?"
"There's no end to this, can't you see that?"
"I'll wage war. I hate war. They say fight for peace... Does it exist?"
"Can you, can you tell me if this "dream" was worth it?
I'm sure these were the questions Slaine along with many of the other characters on the show were asking themselves as the war continued on.
Your translation for this song is true something special. You turned this amazing song into something even more grand. Bravo!
I can't help but imagine a villain winning and being revealed as the true protagonist
If only that ever happens in an anime. Usually happens in a LN tho.
@@emperor5228 it happened in Code Geass. ;)
@@kaeldrarhiannon I mean that was more like the protagonist being revealed to be the villain and than being revealed as the protagonist again
Eren is also another Lelouch, but well instead of the world nor his homeland, he kinda chose his friends instead.
"I turn from the mirror, that desperate plea...I refuse and can't believe those eyes belong to me" hits so hard
I will rise in resistance, sing the oath of rebellion
End cease-fire on this high wire, head to toe in vanity
When those eyes in the mirror stare back at me
I’m reminded that the ghost of pride is clear to see
Wipe away the weakness, will you let those scars define you?
Or will they adorn you as we carve our way to victory?
Doubt is crying out but I refuse to let it drown me
Wearing down my fight 'til nothing’s left
I say crier, I say liar, I say rise in hell
I stand gazing down at death as they say war
I'll wage war, I hate war
They say fight for peace but what is that?
Raise a shield to the bullets, hold my ground, all I got now
But I’m defenseless, all but helpless if it gives beneath my feet
I turn from the mirror, that desperate plea
I refuse and can’t believe those eyes belong to me
Come on, one more breath, my ravaged voice betrays me mid-shout
Will you never hear those final words I failed to choke out?
I tried to survive by putting all my faith in instinct
But now I regret, what have I done?
I say crier, I say liar, I say rise in hell
I am just about to burst as they say war
I'll wage war, I hate war
There’s no end to this, can’t you see that?
A cowardly façade weaves into my voice
As I call for war, blinded by this far-fetched noble cause
Although I had a choice, I believed the lies
But it’s all a dream, ending when I open up my eyes
Come on, one more breath, my ravaged voice betrays me mid-shout
Will you never hear those final words I failed to choke out?
I tried to survive by putting all my faith in instinct
But now I regret, what have I done?
I say crier, I say liar, I say rise in hell
I stand gazing down at death as they say war
I'll wage war, I hate war
They say fight for peace, does it exist?
My hand, can you reach it, my cry, can you hear it?
Can you, can you tell me if this dream was worth it?
My hand, can you reach it, my cry, can you hear it?
Can you, can you help me, wake me from this nightmare.
Thx :)
I like your cat
Mate all the subtitles are on the screen itself and they're not that hard to hear and learn.
There are lyrics
I haven’t heard this song in over a year, and yet, I was able to play Out the whole song in my head in my head as I read the lyrics. So cool.
When I first heard this song, it gave me chills because of the message.
After watching the anime, this song still gave me the chills and at the same time amazement at how well it's written.
Now, with tension building up between countries and with a possible war looming up in the horizon, this song is giving me dread.
Tension building up between planets Lol
The dread and paranoia is stronger than ever
"I haven't been playing god... I've only been playing human." Tony stark.
"They say fight for peace... But what is that?" Now that is a powerful line.
this is still one of my favorite works of yours!!! can't believe it was released 8 years ago, amazing lyrics and voice!!
This is still one of my favorite songs to go back and listen to randomly. It brings back so many memories
In 2023, I still remember Slaine, who was abandoned. He is my favorite and most respected human being. Still.
2023 and they still did our boy Slaine so dirty :(
the anime in s2 made no sense lol, but it was a decent s1
@@Hajun554 Season 2 killed most of what made Season 1 enjoyable
Did you watch season 2?
@xblafren130 that's why I wrote he was abandoned
LeeandLie could you cover Hacking to the Gate? The Steins;Gate opening.
I really love that opening, If Amalee covers it I'm gonna have an orgasm.😻😍🎤🎵
Mine Break This comment made my day xDDD
António Silva +1 for Hacking To The Gate.
Should do it
Oh yes please, hacking to the gate from Steins:Gate is in my top ten and can't find a decent English version plus I would love to hear you sing it
" *They say fight for peace, but what is that?!* "
2019, still chill hearing this!
Fari Fairis It's been 5 years when I discover this song
Yep
2020 XD
@@국가권력급 2021 😁
I am from 3022 it's Worlds Anthem Now
It's not the world that is wrong, its the messed up people in it - Humans
It's not the people that is wrong, its the messed up world we live in - Ghouls
wrong video xD
XD
+Alphonse Hake love the name!!
+Candy Floss336 eh?
hand soap pls
I get chills everytime I hear the intro of this, something about that chiptune. aHWHWHWHhwhwh....
Combined with the Sexy Bass and piano. AGHHHHHHHHH.....
same
Its a Code Geass ripoff basically
Same zaba
This song got me into the anime
isaiah monroig its a beast! Really builds up the suspense from the anime. Tbh its this song alone that still got me watching the anime surprisingly 😂
isaiah monroig same lol
Same
same as well, me and my brother are addicted to this series.
ass backwards fool
The true moral of the ending in this story is you can be the good guy and do everything right or you can be the bad guy and do everything wrong but in the end...
Your both gonna get friend zoned 🥀
I really wish they had given more history about her and her husband before they actually just got married so suddenly.
@@meebolover1777 I took the lack of context as an indication of the political nature of the marriage. Because like it or not, when the power of government follows specific bloodlines, such unions become all but inevitable.
@@DrMitharos yeah that is also something I considered. But in the end everyone can admit that it was still pretty sudden. If that was the case they should have at least specified better who he was. Because it wasn’t very clear how important he was, or what connections he had to make him that trustworthy
Both of them aren't of high enough status to marry a princess in the first place.
@@olsenfernandes3634 atleast the Mc could be seen as the champion or warrior of humanity and the married could be seen as connecting earth and the martians.
"I stand gazing down at death" is one of the best, most badass song lines I've ever heard. I was so disappointed when I found out these aren't the official lyrics...
This mix.. Just wow! The voice and lyrics is Uber fantastic and epic! I can't believe I didn't run across this until now
the reason howi got into Aldnoah.Zero is through Amanda's covers and I find myself singing along to the songs in english when I watch the anime now lol
Same! I love Aldnoah.Zero, it's the best anime ever! Every time I hear the first opening I can never skip over it. I have to listen to it all the time! Cx
+Slaine Troyard
Why Slaine.....Why spoilers, some haven't seen it yet. ;p
Yes, indeed you did. B)
+Slaine Troyard lol try putting spoilers at the beginning next time. Should I watch the anime? I'm kinda searching for good ones. Is it good? What's it about without spoiling too much?
+FoxNix 復活 Yes, it's good anime, but if you don't like CGI, then you should avoid it.
I sing this by myself when I remember what happened to Slaine. It helps me alleviate some of the pain. It practically describes Slaine's journey. 🥺🥺
Ive got no love for slaine.... i mean to be fair he suffered immensely.... and deserved some kind of retribution but the direction the whole thing went was off the wall.... At the end of the day, he was on the domestic abuser path trying to lock the object of his devotion in a cage metaphorically and literally.
@@ez_company9325 Yeah he tried to do that... 🤧
Inaho is just standing there like, "wtf am i doing here"
I just started watching this show and he always seems to look like that.
+KristophShmit LOL
I've long finished the anime now, I really loved it. Except the ending, the ending felt.... unfinished...
I agree
Lel.
A is the beginning of the 26 letter, z is the end of the 26 letter, the middle of the LIE is a lie, which means it's a lie from beginning to end.(This is translate from a Chinese comment in QQ music.)I think this explanation is wonderful!
It can be allies
But it’s just a lie
They say fight for PEACE, does it exist?
True
Peace is just a feeling we have in the moment. There really is no true peace in this world. It doesn't exist. If there's an injustice happening to one person in the world, there's an injustice happening to mankind. And injustice happens everyday. As long as we make each other suffer, peace will never exist.
For higher up tHEy wage a war to conquer
For soldier tHEy wage a war to protect
USA in a nutshell.
The fact that I watched this 8 years ago and I didn't know how far you came and changed my life with your performances in My Dress Up Darling and Kaguya is insane
Not bad, most singers wouldn't touch the original lyrics with a 10 foot pole; so I'm glad you changed it alot.
the nostalgia of looking through AmaLee's covers is overwhelming. Gotta give all of my favorites a listen now.
Is this translated as closely as possible word for word? Or were the phrases changed a bit for a better flow, but still with essentially the same meaning? Either way, this sounds brilliant.
+Retardationful Hmm this is an adaptation, not a translation, so it's more an artistic representation of the original meaning. I do try to stay as close as possible while also adding my own flair to the lyrics though! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it~! :)
Gotcha. Thanks to you too! This English adaption along side the original are my playlist for a short at home ab workout ^_^
+LeeandLie Did you have a specific meaning in mind for the lyrics in relation to the show (is this supposed to be sung by a specific character or something?) or is it more just making English match the song and sound cool? I watched Aldnoah.Zero mainly because of this cover being so amazing (and because I heard Gen Urobuchi had been involved) and was hoping I'd see the plot that this reflected, rather like with Magia and Connect.
+AlexanderRM1000 Gen Urobuchi was literally there for the first episode... The series was still good but it kinda fell apart once he left...
+AlexanderRM1000 T-T
Coming back again to listen to this masterpiece. One of the endings that I cannot forget.
This anime was really sad too.
Slaine deserved better.
Ok... you are very great.
Awesome cover.
I m here because I wanted to RE listen aLIEz from Aldnoa Zero... and I don't regret to come here 😊.
Yes, auto-correct power 😅.
actually, Fancois, you were correct at first, the song is called aLIEz
HANDS DOWN the best song I've heard for a while now... Listen folks, Stop Flooding the comments with "Can you..." or "Please do..." BS, because shes not paid to do this type of stuff...
i'm not paid to do somethings, yet i waste thousands and thousands of dollars on stuff i end up breaking, dissecting, or just giving away... same goes here... This lady goes and goes and makes songs with a voice fit for any ear of a willing listener...
What if she just... lets say... Stopped making these songs, because no one would lend an ear...
I'm 17, and i can realize this... And everyone here knows we have people who are 20+ to 30+ listening..
Agree with me? Like this so EVERYONE can read this...
PS: yes... i know not everyone asks, but the ones who do should read this...
Well I don't see why we can't make requests. She's also on Spotify and she does get paid for the songs she launched there.
ye ye ye i don't know why i decided to type that rant up... srry for being that guy who defends people who don't need it. :l
Sparky ™ She actually does get paid to do this. www.patreon.com/LeeandLie
So giving her ideas is bad...ok
GAH, I was drunk when i wrote that! Forget i Wrote it K?
Jeez guys...
"The Song Was a best for me tho"
Wow! This channel is awesome
There's an amv that has this song mixed with Japanese subtitles you wouldn't know if it still exists would you?
It's not a big deal if ya don't cause I realize I'm taking a shot in the dark here
One of my favorite AmaLee songs ever and pretty much the song that got me listening to her music on a pretty consistent basis.
2024 and I'm still stuck in this cover... Such awesome work!
Seems like 2024 still remember that song. It's just that great.
Out of all the songs you sung, this one by far is my favorite
2:45 Easilly the best line or rather the best lead up to most recognizable part of all versions of this song! Tone, the words, everything comes together perfectly in that line!
I subbed. For some reason every time I watch your covers I always get the goosebumps and I sorta like it :D
CookieEaterGaming Right!
CookieEaterGaming Me too, those chills make you feel alive!
CookieEaterGaming IK same. Her voice is perfect
CookieEaterGaming the feels
Wooo i never notice it but it feels amazing
THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH FOR GIVING MY FAVORITE SONG AN ENGLISH COVER!!!
I STILL CAN'T GET OVER... THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
BTW, STILL CRYING FOR WHAT HAPPEN FOR SLAINE... :(
4 what he is alive hes gonna get out of jail at some point be sad for the people who died.
Maria Sophia Soledad Spoiler alert :P
TheKing Chris95 True, he has high standards in Vers. I wouldn't be surprised if he maintained his position.
Jeez spoilers...
Maiacampbell123 sorry man
Still one of my Top Ten Favorite songs by AmaLee.
Even years after I first heard it 🙏🏻
Hard agree with this, maybe top 5 for me, along with All of her SAO season 1 songs,
For now, my favorite one of AmaLee and i didn't even know the anime
Powerfull lyrics, perfect tone and emotion on voice.
Started the anime today. You got me there
Thanks. I'm addicted to this song version.
The lyrics beginning at 1:58 have taken on new meaning since Pokemon Go has been out. Just thought I'd share with you guys!
I hate you for that, because i'm instinct, but my sense of humor is laughing. '~'
Ikr xD my personality is a mystic but i really like instinct the best
+ComocosonoEWL Here lies someone without a childhood or a sense of humor
Aozukitsurugi (Joe) Fuck you. :(
Aozukitsurugi (Joe) wow
This was an amazing cover! Good job LeeandLie!!
If this were on Amazon I'd buy it instantly.
I bought it on Amazon instantly.
+Connor B. #LifeGoals
that was fast !!
+Connor B. it is
Hard to believe its been 9 years. And i still come back. Well done.
Masterful lyrics. This has been on repeat for a week for me and I binged watched the anime because of this. It was great. This is a wonderful companion to the anime. Thank you!
This is literally all I know of this anime title.
This English cover of one of the themes.
Yea
the ost is all you need to know about this anime
meeperpieman Yeah, sawano took good care of Aldnoah
+Shadow Bri watch it bruh
+Shadow Bri should definitely watch it^^ is my favourite mecha, and my friend who has watched 300+ anime says is her favourite too!
Honestly i hear a lot of people say bad things about this anime. its one the first ones i watched when i first got into anime six years ago but, it is still in my top five anime because i love the animation style i love the story too. I still get this song stuck in my head at the most random times. Honestly it is one of the reasons i got into anime. No matter how many times i watch the anime i still cry at some points in it just, because of the way it makes u get attached to the characters. p.s. to anyone new to anime don't listen to what others say about an anime before u watch it because what everyone else hates you might love.
Oh.my.god. I remember this...I listened to this in middle school. Haha, I can't believe it's been 8 years. Getting a wet in the eyes remembering listening to this during lunch on a crap laptop I kept in my backpack. Ah....don't know if you'll ever see this. But thanks for a good song for middleschool me. He certianly appreciated it.
So I finally started this series last night. Watched ten episodes in one sitting and I'll most likely do the same today.
+JJROKthecoolsinger imo Season 1 preetty preetyyy good with good ending, Season 2 good start but so mediocre ending though :/ .. was so angry with that ending they did..
+MrGeorge102 I liked season 2 more than season 1, but that might be because I absolutely loved Slaine as a character. Agreed on the ending though.
+Justin chen I actually really liked the ending for guilty crown, thank you very much.
code geass was better :P it is almost the same thing.
is it worth watching
Wait what!!?? An English cover that sounds amazing 😱 holy jeez xD I really like it, thank you ^_^
Meh it was alright
Yuriko Yuu I stumbled across this trying to find the original song, since all I could find were nightcore versions - glad I did, it sounds more like the original than they do!
I'll wage war
I hate war
This were powerful lyrics for me. It conveyed this emotion of reluctance and yet, there is also urgency.
Good say on that.
My thoughts exactly. Just the utter, childish reluctance to enter into waging bloodshed, but then the instant realization that it is inevitable anyways...this is one of those few songs that actually makes you step back and think, and I really admire that.
Or, turn it around. A duty, a knowledge that war is an inevitability, but seeing it for what it is, an inevitability, and hating it for that reason. A sort of "Why did it have to come to this?" mentality. Having made attempt after attempt to de-escalate the situation, but being left with war as the only option.
My favorite is “they say fight for peace, but what is that?”
This song is through the eyes of someone manipulated into fighting a war with the idea of respect, glory and honor. The beginning is them childishly willing yet nervous(the doubt of should they) to go to war then they find out what it means to be in war. The 1:19 part Is not childish reluctance but knowing the pain war brings on oneself and others and how selfish war can be that there is no true glory in it that there is no fight for peace and freedom war is a liar thats what the hate is. And the "I'll wage war" is the one who sent the soldier to war crying out wanting peace but they keep willing waging war rather than negotiation for peace thus the reason of the soldier screaming " I SAY CRIER, I SAY LIAR, I SAY RISE IN HELL" and "theres no end to this... cant you see that?" And "was this dream worth it?"
I know i explained it bad but hopefully you get the idea.
I was listening to this and two things happened:
1. I got nostalgic
2. I subscribed and went to your channel and started adding every anime theme song.
That seems more like three things but oh well.......I SAY CRY OUT
Never watched the anime, gonna start it now just because of this
you might not like the ending
same here
Orange-kun best gurl! SlainexInaho best ending!
The lyrics of this song give me the feeling that something bad's gonna happen at the end of the series....
thats what i did lol its actually a really good anime! c:
You know when you show something you've been obsessed with to your friends and they are just like "um...yeah, that's cool"? Well, that happened to me with this video. They just don't know what's good.
Beyond Lorien man after reading this all those moments came back smh lol
Beyond Lorien Happens to me all the time.
it's so annoying
story of my life
Need new friends m8,
They r impure in the EMPERORSH eyesh.
I love everything you put out but I always feel myself drawn back in by those song. One of the best covers you ever done
She really killed this cover I love it mad respect.💯
I have literally listened to this song 50 times in a row...
50
+Jenrais G Listened to it so many times I just don't know how many
+Jenrais G I lost count after ten...or was it twenty?
50? Get on my level.
70+ [smug face]
+Señior Yoshi me too lol
Underswap papyrus 50? Git on my level.
500+ [even more smug face]
I've never watched this anime before but I feel so nostalgic listening to this AND IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY
s1 was amazing but the last 3 episodes was full of BS
You did well... respect
This has helped me get through my day in school many times, thinking the lyrics in my head. I get bored very fast, but have me doing *anything* and I'm good.
This was my favorite song from Aldnoah.Zero! Thank you for doing this cover,You're awesome!
i just rediscovered ama lol
i loved the original song for more that 5 years then i found this masterpiece and fell in love with it but at that time idk what was vtubers.
5 years later i remembered abt the jp ver and was scrolling to look for it and found this which to my surprise it was sung by our queen of scuff🤣🤣
Hardly anyone knew what a vtuber was 5 years ago because there was only a few. I guess the vrchatters that made the cringe memes with their avatars were 'some' of the first vtubers.
When I saw the ending for Ep. 1, i didn’t pay attention to the end, all I paid attention to was the background music, and I loved it and I can’t stop listening to you singing it LeeandLie.
War is horrible, but human nature is the symbol of war, we need to live with accepting it! Good cover btw!
If only our countries can set aside their differences some other way but alas that's human nature
this doesn't seem like a translation at all! It's just so smooth and perfect, that it seems like an original. AMAZING WORK!
Love the anime and it’s soundtrack. The music is always on cue with what’s happening.
I heard the original version while I randomly was letting Spotify do its thing, and went looking for an English cover. This is now my new addiction. It shows how just amazing it still is after all of these years.
HACKING AT THE GATE PLS!!!!!
your voice is perfect for the steins;gate opening!!!
when you choose team instinct then you learn that the other teams are stronger (me) 3:16
(i had to edit this 3 times to get rid of (i think) all my typos 3 TIMES)
良い声ですね!何度も何度も繰り返し聴いてます!
Just started to listen to this song in 2024 and I just realised that it's an 8-year-old song 😅
Shows that good music never dies.
It's 2024 and still one of the best covers out there
When I first saw this, I probably watched it 100 trillion times over and NEVER got tired of it. I just love it so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i have to say this song hearing it in english actually describes how i feel inside each day i wake up. thank you for this song because now i can express how i feel inside.
To anyone pointing a finger and saying “this is our song against them”, actually read the lyrics. This person has fought against what they perceive is wrong, but realizes by the end that they became worse than what they fought against and landed themselves and the people around them into despair.
that 8-bit backdrop in the beginning gets me
This song legit got my skin crawling, fuggin awesome!
This cover is amazing! I love it so much!
Btw, how'd you get the instrumental for this song? Just curious cause I've been looking all over for it lol.
exclusive instrumentals for her, thanks for like it :')
kotosergio I saw your name in the video. You're probably the one who made the instrumental then. If you did, great job! :D
SoraKingdomKey3 haha yes, i'm the *one* who did it xD Thanks you!
kotosergio I looked at your channel and I see you do instrumentals and you upload your collaborations. Might I ask you upload the instrumentals to the collabs as well as the original video? Some times I like the music to songs but not the vocals, know what i mean? Not this particular video but just a suggestion. If you do let me know ill deff spread the word on my favorites of those *subscribe*
SoraKingdomKey3 I found a place where you can download the official instrumental. I can give you a download link if you want.
-There was also one for A/Z, Harmonious, and &Z if you are also interested-
AMA lee , lee and lie I'm so impressed with how your songs are (I can) download your vids for free for music(BUT) just to keep you going since I love what you the others do I went too google play and bought the song SO THERES MY SUPPORT!
This anime is criminally underated. Aldnoah Zero was one of the first anime series I watched, and I enjoyed every second of it. I get that the second season's ending was far from perfect but that doesn't invalidate the entire series that was leading up to that.
Nah the first was good the 2nd is fucking garbage
February 2022 and this song couldn't be more appropriate
her voice is beautiful
Nick3889 GURREN LAGANN!!!!
This is the first anime english cover i had listen a long time ago. One of the reason i started listening to english cover. Now i found myself coming back to listen again.
how does this not have 100 million views yet it is awesome
10% of the way there
Because it's a song from an anime, and a bad one at that.
@Titan slayer Aldnoah Zero is one of the worst anime I've ever seen, full of unlikable characters, mindless and stupid plotlines, and a rushed and senseless ending. Its only saving grace is the amazing soundtrack. I would ramble more about the shows poor quality, but I know I've done that on multiple occasions in this comment section, so if you're curious you can look for my ramblings yourself.
This is one of the songs that will never get old. Also you have a beautiful voice, I like this version of yours. Earned a new sub.
*_When your siblings snitch on you_*
0:59
Kingdom Hartea My god this is actually so true
I speak from experience.
Kingdom Hartea XD
Wow, nice one xD
Thank you, thank you
This remix is such a banger. Still coming back to listen to it.
2021 and this song still hasn't gotten old. Love it!