My interpretation: A cult of mad scientists used genetic engineering to create a human with wings. The child was raised among the cult and worshiped as a goddess, though I'm unsure whether or not she is actually immortal. She had to be medically monitored due to complications surrounding her birth, maybe she was born premature or immunocompromised? The reference to her bones being holy is tied to the correlation between her wings and divinity, since bird bones are hollow to make their bodies lighter to let them fly. Though I doubt our goddess here can fly due to the placement and size of her wings, but hey this is fantasyland so whatever flies flies. If we're getting really philosophical here then the question of "is she immortal or not" might be thematically the same question as "can she fly or not" Word of her existence eventually breaches containment and reaches our dear Medusa. I'm pretty sure there's more lore to this character since I've seen her pop up here and there, but I'm not sure. Maybe she's an actual immortal goddess who was intrigued by the possibility of another immortal existing? But in any case she finds our winged woman, slays the cultists and introduces her to the outside world. a match made in heaven!
From what I saw it looked almost like said wings were sprouted from her head and before being rescued almost looked like they bound and sewed her wings in a way to make them look like the typical angel wings. As after she’s rescued it’s show with them no longer being bound and coming from her head again.
A harmless song of ruin Which creates a monster That harms itself and others The tension is lifted from me When I am reborn, alone Spreading my wings of death high above love sprouts from the darkest white I hear distant murmurs sweet whispers from my old wings The black flower is the voice Which remains in this broken eye The black flower is the song That has been awaiting its purpose since its creation A harmless song of ice I shall dance in nightmares those gelid days with nothing I break away from death Emerging from a crimson forest Impregnated with the tainted seed of abomination I let go these weak thoughts The black flower is the voice I always hear in bloodied prayers The black flower is the song That shall ring out the day of repentance in which all shall disappear The disaster will fall upon us When every man and dream is broken as this repeats our paths will diverge Unforgivable flower’s song Let me finally be free This is written in a broken Japanese so it’s not entirely accurate but it’s close
jesus christ the art and animation is INSAAANE! you guys can have the early comments, my eyes are fixated on the visuals even tho my smol brain can't understand the story behind it yet, i'm pretty sure with this captivating art and animation, there won't be any problem replaying it again and again until i understand the story. also thank you for giving me the honor to mix your majestic and magnificent vocals, your adlibs sound so epic ma'am
RAF! This is only allowed to be described as art. The vocals are fucking divine, the passion and beauty is something else. And my god the ART?! Is absolutely stunning, the visual direction and edit of this is insane. You've outdone yourself on this one
This was absolutely gorgeous in every way. I’m now invested in this story. Also, the call back to the “Goddess” video- perfection. It’s literally my favorite. Thanks again for the breathtaking work
@@voidnoidoidI'm writing a fic series of the saga (including "Nier"). Do you want to read it ? The name is "DrakeNier: The Scripted route". Its first fic is already out and increasing in popularity every two or three weeks, since I've been focusing a lot on it lately. The name of that fic is "Drakengard: [W]ild Dreams of deluded children".
The lore deepens once again, and it comes with another awesome song and animatic to boot! I didn't realize that was Cicely at first, but this brings new clarity to why her title is "The Skull" - also, her wings actually being formed from her hair is a creative touch I only just noticed here...which forms even more of a parallel between her and Hydra. The imagery in the video gives me some new headcanons on how all this factors into the wider lore...I'm almost certainly wrong, but thank you for the speculative fuel! Let's not ignore the elephant in the room, though - somehow, you once again managed to set the creative bar even higher than it already was! Your vocals (and adlibbing; nice call-back to "Goddess" btw) remain beyond angelic, the art is top-tier (interesting use of AI shading, too), and the animation adds that extra "oomph" to the juxtaposition of beauty and ominousness. How you manage to keep on getting better than perfect, I don't even know...but keep it up, RafScrap! You are the bleeding edge of cover artists, I swear!
Such a majestic flow of music in the beggining that suddenly become a tone of inner conflict. An angel conflicting by there actions and seeing a spark of light in a dark Abyss, as always keep up this art form and continue to rise above the heavens.
I’ve rewatched this multiple times and I think I have a grasp on the story, for me at least. So the girl with wings I’ll call ‘goddess” since that seems to be what the chorus lyrics call her (which seem to be the thoughts of her followers). Seems like this cult is made up of scientists who injected something into her at birth and kept her on an IV while she was child. Also, it almost seems like in the womb she was surrounded by tree roots instead of the usual umbilical cord. Seems they considered her holy because of her bones (0:56) which maybe is related to the wings she has near her ears since birth. Also seems they exposed her to horrible things (maybe other experimentation?) probably in effort to ensure she remained holy. There is also the pristine white skeleton in their church-complete with a pure white heart. This may be the goddess’s mother or at least what the cult wish to see as her bones and heart. Before prayer they also put a white orchid in her hair, then sitting her on a pedestal with candles. I think this is the goddess’s first time in the church. She looks up and stares the Skelton on display and although you can’t see her entire face when they put the orchid in her hair (1:01) what you can see of the mouth and eyebrows seem to me like she’s confused. This is the last time we see her as a child so maybe they didn’t deem her healthy enough before this point. The goddess eventually grows up and gains another pair of wings as she does so. Then the cult prepares for a ritual, tying an orchid around her ankle and putting in an orchid hair clip with the alchemical symbol for the Earth, also painting it on her forehead in red ink. A follower then knocks her out with an injection. The chant in the background (“Our Goddess to be laid in the Earth”) makes it seem like this was their intention all along-raise the goddess then kill her and lay her in the earth when the time was right. Then her eyes open and for the first time in the video there’s color. There’s multiple images that flash on the screen and the one that stands out the most to me is the image of the skeleton in the church switching between white and red coloring. When she regains her senses she sees a person (who I have seen referred to as Hydra, so that’s what I’ll call them) standing in the church after killing the scientist that had been about to kill her. There’s chanting in the background again begging for their goddess to guide them by blessing the earth, and we see tears appear in her eyes. She knew they planned to kill her and now she has a chance to leave, but she’s not sure if she should. Hydra kneels down and speaks with her (I’ve seen comments that say Hydra told her “your hair looks like moonlight”). When the goddess takes Hydra’s hands the chanting in the background says “Our Goddess the Sun lost between her ribs”, which may explain why they intended to kill her. To the end of the video there is no sun present-only the moon. So this cult believed that by killing the goddess at the correct time they could free the sun from her body, they probably saw her heart as the sun since that’s the only other part of the body besides bone that has attention drawn to it. As she steps outside the church (probably for the first time in her life) you see an imagine of the headless skeleton behind her, the moon in place of the head. Maybe that’s what brought the cult to this point? They decapitated someone seen as divine and they were punished by having the sun taken out of the sky. Near the end of the video there is a line that says the goddess has been bathed in blood and shows a red heart (4:38) then a shot of the Skelton in the church again, still white but now in red lighting due to the red moon outside. This could mean that even if someone were to kill the goddess at this point-the sun has been long lost and doing so would probably not bring it back. Assuming they get past Hydra, who seems to be very close if not lovers with the goddess now. Thanks to anyone who read this far and thanks to Raf for this masterpiece.
This is so beautiful and heart wrenching at the same time. The vocals are divine and the art stunning. The angel who had grown up in a dull and dreary world, seemingly an object of worship, finally saw light in her world when the monster came in and offered her a new life. So beautiful.
The sudden call back to Goddess was mind blowing. Every new project you take on comes out better and better- Which is insane considering you STARTED at perfection. This is wild! And I can only dream of making animatics/music videos such as this! AMAZING job yet again!
why are you so amazing at what you do, and im aboutta to ascend into the heavens because of how beautiful and stunning this is. cicesupremacy and hydracily stan here, also ouch my heart. absolute masterpiece, you pulled at my heartstrings with your vocals and stories and art (and you ofc). the effort you put into this was insane and i love love how everything turned out. truly fantastic job to raffie as well as the gebus for always providing such quality mixes (yes i ran out of synonyms to say amazing, but i dont know how else to describe it and im already fangirling a lot here.😭😭💘💘
The delicate, captivating sorrow of your voice; and then the art, the way you tell a complete story even if you hadn't given it words, the immense beauty of the grotesque and the angelic alike, and how often one hides the other. Simply perfect
Goddamnit Rafscrap I am blown away. There's just so much, but never too much to unpack! The haunting sorrowful vocals, squeezes my heart and almost makes me tear up. The art! Cold, lonely misery, alluring temptation, a bloody rebirth so much to glean that needs to be re-watched over and overrrrrrrr. I absolutely love the Goddess mix in there and I always especially love how wonderful the expressions are. That innocence you capture in her eyes, the softness in their gazes, just really soulful art UGH!
This song will be on loop for days while im studying up for my Anatomy exam. Such delicate and comforting vocals and amazing visuals!!! Amazing works as always from the queen herself. Super excited for what's next❤❤❤
I have loved this song for aaaaaages. Hearing you cover the song sounds so angelic and omg. The visuals are absolutely BOOTIFUL to match. Blown away yet again after listening to your covers for years. :')))
You will never cease to impress me Everytime, you manage to surprise me with a new side of yourself and everytime, I am reminded of how much I love your voice It also feels nice to get to know your oc lore more and more each release Thank you for this hauntingly beautiful work, I can feel my worries go away listening to you
oh sweet lord another drakenier song by raf the art? the vocals? god, when the choral chanting started it sent literally GOOSEBUMPS down my spine! wonderful storytelling and singing as always!!
Didnt realized this existed, then saw it and was blown away by the sheer volume of epic background vocal work and the animation, so gothic and creative, truly enjoy watching a wonderous piece of work☆
This is amazing. Not just vocals but everything in the video itself, and I swear it's a type of song you will hear when you know the end is inevitable but you still strive for it. The story and lore itself is too quite intriguing and I am HOOKED. I am really really excited to see more of your covers and songs, it's something i do really look forward too. (Ps...Guess who didn't spend Valentine's alone! This girl is striving! And uni is hard😅)
Raf... you can't bring tears to my eyes so early in the morning. That's illegal. Also THE GODDESS COME BACK?? MY FAVOURITE SONG COVER OF YOURS??? I'M BLESSED!!!
You always manage to find new ways to make me cry (in good ways!) and then i fall deeper and deeper into the pit called being hopelessly devoted to you (not that im complaining!) and wishing i could just eat your art and become half the angel you are in so many ways. This will for sure help me with my own art, or, ill just gawk at the screen while being a squealing lovestruck mess. Everything about this was just mwah, and i cant wait to see what else you have planned! 💜💜
Thank you for heartwarming comment, those reactions are so cute. I'm rooting for you on your own artistic endeavors and will keep working hard to make content that you enjoy!
This is... The ansolute BEST anime opening I have EVER seen. You do not understand how INVESTED I already am into this story I know almost nothing about! I AM BEGGING OF YOU TO GIVE US MORE!!!!! I'm afraid I cannot cope and my life will loose something significantly in value without the full extent of this story.
I am truly speechless. Your work has always been quality over quantity. You and your voice are just marvellous, or should I say meow-valous. Thank you for always producing such amazing music videos
I'm a new follower, I have to admit that I love all the covers they have done, they have emotion, I feel nostalgic at the same time, really very beautiful!! Also the images, the scenes show so much emotion and creativity...
WHAT A VOICE!!! Raf you are absolutely incredible, your voice is one of the most gorgeous things I have ever heard I am gushing so hard you’re my idol ❤💕
OMG!! The animation on this one is INSANE!!!!! MamaRaf as was so WONDERFUL, that I fell in love!!! Lyra was INCREDIBLE!!! I mean, I would definitely have done anything to protect her!! OMG this was just so good!!! I wish there was just more!! I need more!!!
Saw the notification and omg ??! One of my FAVORITE songs and the day of my BIRTHDAY??? TYSM!!!!! I listen to Kuroi Uta several times a week so now I'll listen yours too thank you that's the greatest birthday gift ever, this song means a lot to me. + the Rafscrap thing you added this time is a very big Rafscrap thing, everything is so beautiful I'm so moved rn tbh :') That's already one of my favorite songs from you. And honestly one of the best things I ever heard.
Happy belated birthday, makes me happy to see you enjoying it so much. Kuroi Uta is a gorgeous song, you have excellent taste and i'm glad to have done it justice for you.
Raf, you are truly amazing and I'm always so happy to see the notification you've posted! Your voice is ethereal and calming here, it makes me feel so at peace. I always feel comforted when I listen to your music. The art and animation are absolutely stunning and I'm so intrigued by these characters! This was such an emotional piece, if this were a TV show I would be dying for next week's episode. AND cannot believe I almost forgot, the callback to Goddess? AAAHHHHH! Both of these are beautiful masterpieces, thank you for sharing with us! Love always ❤
Kuroi Uta is a masterpiece on its own you somehow made it even better. I can't wait to see if you are going to do any other Drakenguard songs, say perhaps a cover of one of the other intoner sisters songs? Those are all so good and I think you putting your own twist to any of them would be amazing. The artwork is amazing I would have to watch it back again and again to catch all the details. The call back to goddess is amazing every one of these videos from your story makes me all the more eager for the full picture.
FIRST RAAAAAHHHHH aside from that, your voice is so beautiful, the ADLIBS???? and I love the story of the animatic so much!! It’s so sorrowful, and so soothing 😭
SCREAMING ok so you slayed the vocals and THAT BEAT DROP??? THAT CHANGE IN VIBE??? THE ART??? We've been blessed. I'll now proceed to rewatch this over and over until I know everything about your ocs
I...I had to pick up my mouth from the floor, jesus christ mother i mean Rafscrap you've out done yourself again with the visualsss and the voice jeezzzzz I feel chills🤯🤯🤯
A little late with my comment for this video. But honestly nothing I say will do it justice. Thank you for sharing your creativity with the world. Many of us need it - more than we realize. ❤
Ahhh work buddy RAF holy crap ahhh I can’t believe while we were drawing together you were making this MASTER PIECE oh my goodness this was amazing 🤩 the art the visuals just amazing and your voice YOUR voice ahh the emotion you showed as well as your art to tell this story was just amazing you did such a good job work buddy sending lots of love to you 💙💙
This is so beautiful and haunting at the same time I never had the privilege of playing a game but in a sense this song and animation tells me enough about the game
Gorgeous ! I'm always so amazed each time you post a new song/vid 💖✨ the song and the art really love to see more of these Oc of yours as well love the story between them
Absolutely beautiful and spellbinding. Vocal, music, animation, visuals, the way it wraps in previous works; all wonderful. I loved it in that way there is no word for where you find joy in sadness.
OH MY GOD RAF This is absolutely beautiful!! This visuals and the gentleness - simply stunning !! I just cannot get over it I hope you had an amazing Valentine’s Day Keep up the great work ♥️
This might just be the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen. RAF!! everything about this is perfect, the artwork is amazing and YOUR VOICE!! Your voice is so so beautiful. I’m in absolute awe, this is gonna be on repeat for awhile now. QUEENNNN 💞💞
MY HEART- it just dropped out of my chest. This was absolutely insane!!!!!!!!!!! Your vocals and your animations are INCREDIBLE. Amazing, amaaazing job
By everything that is holy and unholy! This was so beautiful, emotional and dont get me started on the voices and the premise. The art is captivating und all these emotions are rolling in like a tsunami. This pair and story are so enchanting, one cannot stop watching thiis!
THE ART THE MUSIC THE EMOTION AND HOW IT TIES INTO THE TH-cam SHORT YOU HAVE OML- I believe that you truly have made an incredible masterpiece once again! I may not fully understand the story, but I can feel the emotion in the song and I absolutely love how when the music picks up, the video becomes colorful. Such wonderful details in it all! My eyes and ears have woken up to a masterpiece and have been blessed so early in the morning :D
The way it ties to the TH-cam short you have posted is really a stroke of genius, and I absolutely thank you for taking your time to share with us such wonderful music and art ❤️❤️❤️
this broke me down in tears, honestly. ur voice is amazing oh my god and the harmonies sounding like a whole choir is just absolutely beautiful and majestic I STARTED FLOATING AND TEARS WERE ROLLING DOWN MY CHEEKS AHAGSHS UR ACTUALLY AMAZING I CANT EXPLAIN IN WORDS
This is gorgeous!! I wish I knew what the lyrics were saying, but it's a piece of art nonetheless and I can feel how much emotion you put into the words- it's wonderful!
Raf! I can't say much that hasnt been said already, but your voice truly is angelic. Thank you so much for dedicating the time to another song from the Drakengard/Nier ost
Oh my lord. This is BEAUTIFUL. The vocals (which are the most angelic sounds I've ever heard) mixed with the phenomenal artwork brought tears to my eyes. Thank you, Rafscrap. Thank you for this one of many masterpieces you've created. (And hopefully will continue to create)
WOWOWOW THE INSANE AMOUNT OF DETAIL AND HARD WORK you must've put into this is just MWAH 🤌🏼 chef's kiss ! The visuals BEAUTIFULLY put together and of course the vocals, THE VOCALS oh my 👏🏼👏🏼 No words 👏🏼💜
Beautiful singing and artwork, as always! The writing is a little hard to read (contrast and size). Really interesting story--I'm glad the snake person seems to be an ally. I'll have to check to see if there's a playlist containing all the lore-relevant videos. I'm surprised Kuroi Uta wasn't written by the creators of Geranium from Yuki Yuna Is a Hero--they sound related.
My lord, drakengard! From one of my fave singers? I am in love. It took me a moment because I was like... wait... this art and voice... Then I looked at the name and freaked. So happy I saw this! Absolutely stunning as always. I wish I could like more then once.
I usually listen to songs that have a quick pace and enthusiastic beat but this one really captivated my attention despite being a little different to what I usually go for. The eyes are just gorgeous!!!! I really adore when somebody can draw eyes so beautifully!
Random thing I noticed: Cicely’s life up until her vision was black and white, signalling a monotonous and even depressing life…then Hydra came along.
Then the serpent spoke -- 'Your hair looks like moonlight.'
My interpretation:
A cult of mad scientists used genetic engineering to create a human with wings. The child was raised among the cult and worshiped as a goddess, though I'm unsure whether or not she is actually immortal.
She had to be medically monitored due to complications surrounding her birth, maybe she was born premature or immunocompromised? The reference to her bones being holy is tied to the correlation between her wings and divinity, since bird bones are hollow to make their bodies lighter to let them fly. Though I doubt our goddess here can fly due to the placement and size of her wings, but hey this is fantasyland so whatever flies flies. If we're getting really philosophical here then the question of "is she immortal or not" might be thematically the same question as "can she fly or not"
Word of her existence eventually breaches containment and reaches our dear Medusa. I'm pretty sure there's more lore to this character since I've seen her pop up here and there, but I'm not sure. Maybe she's an actual immortal goddess who was intrigued by the possibility of another immortal existing? But in any case she finds our winged woman, slays the cultists and introduces her to the outside world. a match made in heaven!
From what I saw it looked almost like said wings were sprouted from her head and before being rescued almost looked like they bound and sewed her wings in a way to make them look like the typical angel wings. As after she’s rescued it’s show with them no longer being bound and coming from her head again.
wait, the hydra is a woman?
A harmless song of ruin
Which creates a monster
That harms itself and others
The tension is lifted from me
When I am reborn, alone
Spreading my wings of death high above love sprouts from the darkest white
I hear distant murmurs sweet whispers from my old wings
The black flower is the voice
Which remains in this broken eye
The black flower is the song
That has been awaiting its purpose since its creation
A harmless song of ice
I shall dance in nightmares those gelid days with nothing
I break away from death
Emerging from a crimson forest
Impregnated with the tainted seed of abomination
I let go these weak thoughts
The black flower is the voice
I always hear in bloodied prayers
The black flower is the song
That shall ring out the day of repentance in which all shall disappear
The disaster will fall upon us
When every man and dream is broken as this repeats our paths will diverge
Unforgivable flower’s song
Let me finally be free
This is written in a broken Japanese so it’s not entirely accurate but it’s close
jesus christ the art and animation is INSAAANE! you guys can have the early comments, my eyes are fixated on the visuals even tho my smol brain can't understand the story behind it yet, i'm pretty sure with this captivating art and animation, there won't be any problem replaying it again and again until i understand the story. also thank you for giving me the honor to mix your majestic and magnificent vocals, your adlibs sound so epic ma'am
When you and rafscrap gonna collaborate again? Last one was a banger
@@jimmieadams Thanks man, sorry I'm not sure tho
RAF! This is only allowed to be described as art. The vocals are fucking divine, the passion and beauty is something else. And my god the ART?! Is absolutely stunning, the visual direction and edit of this is insane. You've outdone yourself on this one
Makes me smile to see you enjoying Afro, thanks for the lovely comment
This was absolutely gorgeous in every way. I’m now invested in this story.
Also, the call back to the “Goddess” video- perfection. It’s literally my favorite. Thanks again for the breathtaking work
"Drakengard" cover ? From a talented popular TH-camr no less ? Am I in heaven right now ?
legit im freaking out rn since drakengard is so niche in comparison to other popular media
@@voidnoidoidI'm writing a fic series of the saga (including "Nier"). Do you want to read it ?
The name is "DrakeNier: The Scripted route". Its first fic is already out and increasing in popularity every two or three weeks, since I've been focusing a lot on it lately. The name of that fic is "Drakengard: [W]ild Dreams of deluded children".
The lore deepens once again, and it comes with another awesome song and animatic to boot! I didn't realize that was Cicely at first, but this brings new clarity to why her title is "The Skull" - also, her wings actually being formed from her hair is a creative touch I only just noticed here...which forms even more of a parallel between her and Hydra. The imagery in the video gives me some new headcanons on how all this factors into the wider lore...I'm almost certainly wrong, but thank you for the speculative fuel!
Let's not ignore the elephant in the room, though - somehow, you once again managed to set the creative bar even higher than it already was! Your vocals (and adlibbing; nice call-back to "Goddess" btw) remain beyond angelic, the art is top-tier (interesting use of AI shading, too), and the animation adds that extra "oomph" to the juxtaposition of beauty and ominousness. How you manage to keep on getting better than perfect, I don't even know...but keep it up, RafScrap! You are the bleeding edge of cover artists, I swear!
Such a majestic flow of music in the beggining that suddenly become a tone of inner conflict. An angel conflicting by there actions and seeing a spark of light in a dark Abyss, as always keep up this art form and continue to rise above the heavens.
Your comments are like poetry once again, thank you Phoenix
I’ve rewatched this multiple times and I think I have a grasp on the story, for me at least.
So the girl with wings I’ll call ‘goddess” since that seems to be what the chorus lyrics call her (which seem to be the thoughts of her followers). Seems like this cult is made up of scientists who injected something into her at birth and kept her on an IV while she was child. Also, it almost seems like in the womb she was surrounded by tree roots instead of the usual umbilical cord.
Seems they considered her holy because of her bones (0:56) which maybe is related to the wings she has near her ears since birth. Also seems they exposed her to horrible things (maybe other experimentation?) probably in effort to ensure she remained holy.
There is also the pristine white skeleton in their church-complete with a pure white heart. This may be the goddess’s mother or at least what the cult wish to see as her bones and heart. Before prayer they also put a white orchid in her hair, then sitting her on a pedestal with candles. I think this is the goddess’s first time in the church. She looks up and stares the Skelton on display and although you can’t see her entire face when they put the orchid in her hair (1:01) what you can see of the mouth and eyebrows seem to me like she’s confused. This is the last time we see her as a child so maybe they didn’t deem her healthy enough before this point.
The goddess eventually grows up and gains another pair of wings as she does so. Then the cult prepares for a ritual, tying an orchid around her ankle and putting in an orchid hair clip with the alchemical symbol for the Earth, also painting it on her forehead in red ink. A follower then knocks her out with an injection. The chant in the background (“Our Goddess to be laid in the Earth”) makes it seem like this was their intention all along-raise the goddess then kill her and lay her in the earth when the time was right.
Then her eyes open and for the first time in the video there’s color. There’s multiple images that flash on the screen and the one that stands out the most to me is the image of the skeleton in the church switching between white and red coloring.
When she regains her senses she sees a person (who I have seen referred to as Hydra, so that’s what I’ll call them) standing in the church after killing the scientist that had been about to kill her. There’s chanting in the background again begging for their goddess to guide them by blessing the earth, and we see tears appear in her eyes. She knew they planned to kill her and now she has a chance to leave, but she’s not sure if she should. Hydra kneels down and speaks with her (I’ve seen comments that say Hydra told her “your hair looks like moonlight”). When the goddess takes Hydra’s hands the chanting in the background says “Our Goddess the Sun lost between her ribs”, which may explain why they intended to kill her. To the end of the video there is no sun present-only the moon. So this cult believed that by killing the goddess at the correct time they could free the sun from her body, they probably saw her heart as the sun since that’s the only other part of the body besides bone that has attention drawn to it.
As she steps outside the church (probably for the first time in her life) you see an imagine of the headless skeleton behind her, the moon in place of the head. Maybe that’s what brought the cult to this point? They decapitated someone seen as divine and they were punished by having the sun taken out of the sky.
Near the end of the video there is a line that says the goddess has been bathed in blood and shows a red heart (4:38) then a shot of the Skelton in the church again, still white but now in red lighting due to the red moon outside. This could mean that even if someone were to kill the goddess at this point-the sun has been long lost and doing so would probably not bring it back. Assuming they get past Hydra, who seems to be very close if not lovers with the goddess now.
Thanks to anyone who read this far and thanks to Raf for this masterpiece.
That makes so much sense, thank you! (Btw her name is Cicely :) )
This is so beautiful and heart wrenching at the same time. The vocals are divine and the art stunning. The angel who had grown up in a dull and dreary world, seemingly an object of worship, finally saw light in her world when the monster came in and offered her a new life. So beautiful.
You’re literally angelic, It always brightens my day seeing you post! Another song to add to my playlist!
Happy to hear that and even happier you enjoyed ❤
The sudden call back to Goddess was mind blowing. Every new project you take on comes out better and better- Which is insane considering you STARTED at perfection. This is wild! And I can only dream of making animatics/music videos such as this! AMAZING job yet again!
why are you so amazing at what you do, and im aboutta to ascend into the heavens because of how beautiful and stunning this is. cicesupremacy and hydracily stan here, also ouch my heart. absolute masterpiece, you pulled at my heartstrings with your vocals and stories and art (and you ofc). the effort you put into this was insane and i love love how everything turned out. truly fantastic job to raffie as well as the gebus for always providing such quality mixes (yes i ran out of synonyms to say amazing, but i dont know how else to describe it and im already fangirling a lot here.😭😭💘💘
OMG IS THIS THEIR LOVE STORY?? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY HEART
Have I ever told you thank you Raf? Well, let me apperciate the talent you put out everytime you're here on TH-cam. Thank you ma'am. Thank you.
You are always ON POINT with everything--and that Goddess callback was just-- 👏
As always, the vocals, art direction, and color palette is amazing.
The delicate, captivating sorrow of your voice; and then the art, the way you tell a complete story even if you hadn't given it words, the immense beauty of the grotesque and the angelic alike, and how often one hides the other. Simply perfect
A Kuroi Uta cover in 2024?! Hell yeaaaah!
Goddamnit Rafscrap I am blown away. There's just so much, but never too much to unpack! The haunting sorrowful vocals, squeezes my heart and almost makes me tear up. The art! Cold, lonely misery, alluring temptation, a bloody rebirth so much to glean that needs to be re-watched over and overrrrrrrr. I absolutely love the Goddess mix in there and I always especially love how wonderful the expressions are. That innocence you capture in her eyes, the softness in their gazes, just really soulful art UGH!
This song will be on loop for days while im studying up for my Anatomy exam. Such delicate and comforting vocals and amazing visuals!!! Amazing works as always from the queen herself. Super excited for what's next❤❤❤
Happy to serenade you while you're studying, best of luck on your exam!
@@RafScrap thank you thank you. All of my exams/midterms that came up this past week, passed with flying colors.
Song and Art are both beautiful and breathtaking, thank you for sharing this with us.
Absolutely my pleasure, thank you for watching
I have loved this song for aaaaaages. Hearing you cover the song sounds so angelic and omg. The visuals are absolutely BOOTIFUL to match. Blown away yet again after listening to your covers for years. :')))
You will never cease to impress me
Everytime, you manage to surprise me with a new side of yourself and everytime, I am reminded of how much I love your voice
It also feels nice to get to know your oc lore more and more each release
Thank you for this hauntingly beautiful work, I can feel my worries go away listening to you
oh sweet lord another drakenier song by raf
the art? the vocals? god, when the choral chanting started it sent literally GOOSEBUMPS down my spine! wonderful storytelling and singing as always!!
Didnt realized this existed, then saw it and was blown away by the sheer volume of epic background vocal work and the animation, so gothic and creative, truly enjoy watching a wonderous piece of work☆
This is amazing. Not just vocals but everything in the video itself, and I swear it's a type of song you will hear when you know the end is inevitable but you still strive for it. The story and lore itself is too quite intriguing and I am HOOKED. I am really really excited to see more of your covers and songs, it's something i do really look forward too.
(Ps...Guess who didn't spend Valentine's alone! This girl is striving! And uni is hard😅)
I'm excited to see you enjoying Amaelle, and for your personal achievements. Stay safe, rooting for you!
@@RafScrap thank you very much. I can't wait for more of your uploads in the future, it is something truly exciting!
Raf... you can't bring tears to my eyes so early in the morning. That's illegal.
Also THE GODDESS COME BACK?? MY FAVOURITE SONG COVER OF YOURS??? I'M BLESSED!!!
the nier vibes I get from this are insane, well done ♥
You always manage to find new ways to make me cry (in good ways!) and then i fall deeper and deeper into the pit called being hopelessly devoted to you (not that im complaining!) and wishing i could just eat your art and become half the angel you are in so many ways. This will for sure help me with my own art, or, ill just gawk at the screen while being a squealing lovestruck mess. Everything about this was just mwah, and i cant wait to see what else you have planned! 💜💜
Thank you for heartwarming comment, those reactions are so cute. I'm rooting for you on your own artistic endeavors and will keep working hard to make content that you enjoy!
This is... The ansolute BEST anime opening I have EVER seen. You do not understand how INVESTED I already am into this story I know almost nothing about! I AM BEGGING OF YOU TO GIVE US MORE!!!!! I'm afraid I cannot cope and my life will loose something significantly in value without the full extent of this story.
Raf put up her vid woohoo!!!! Wonderful as always dearest siren queen!! ❤️
Means a lot to me sweetest Katharine, thank you ❤
...so who's the monster, and who's the messiah?
God damn.
I love this question
I am truly speechless. Your work has always been quality over quantity. You and your voice are just marvellous, or should I say meow-valous. Thank you for always producing such amazing music videos
Your cats always give me a burst of dopamine while I'm working, thank you for the moral support. I'm always happy to see you enjoying
@@RafScrap Thank you. I could say the same for your amazing work.
I'm a new follower, I have to admit that I love all the covers they have done, they have emotion, I feel nostalgic at the same time, really very beautiful!! Also the images, the scenes show so much emotion and creativity...
WHAT A VOICE!!! Raf you are absolutely incredible, your voice is one of the most gorgeous things I have ever heard I am gushing so hard you’re my idol ❤💕
I wish to be a creator half as good as you someday. Astounding work.
youtube recommended me this much too late. this is a masterpiece.
Beautiful!! Been a fan since Ascension Chorus Battle but it's been a while since I watched one of your videos. Amazing as usual!!
All the support 💖✨
I die for your animatics ! I just want to know more and more ! It's so beautiful, graceful & THANK YOU SO MUCH ! You're still a queen for me ❤
This is incredible! Sent chills down my spine ❤
Glad you enjoyed Mei ❤
OMG!! The animation on this one is INSANE!!!!! MamaRaf as was so WONDERFUL, that I fell in love!!! Lyra was INCREDIBLE!!! I mean, I would definitely have done anything to protect her!! OMG this was just so good!!! I wish there was just more!! I need more!!!
as usual, your voice and the song is wonderful Mistress ❤❤❤
Happy you enjoyed ❤
Damnnn the animation 😮😮 this deserve more recognition , TOP TIER VIDEO FR
I was not expecting drakengard 3 at all 😮
That's great, I loved it ❤
I've been waiting for a new upload everyday and now I'm happy to see this one! Thank you for blessing us with this 🖤
Saw the notification and omg ??! One of my FAVORITE songs and the day of my BIRTHDAY??? TYSM!!!!! I listen to Kuroi Uta several times a week so now I'll listen yours too thank you that's the greatest birthday gift ever, this song means a lot to me.
+ the Rafscrap thing you added this time is a very big Rafscrap thing, everything is so beautiful I'm so moved rn tbh :')
That's already one of my favorite songs from you. And honestly one of the best things I ever heard.
Happy Birthday!🎉
Happy belated birthday, makes me happy to see you enjoying it so much. Kuroi Uta is a gorgeous song, you have excellent taste and i'm glad to have done it justice for you.
Raf, you are truly amazing and I'm always so happy to see the notification you've posted! Your voice is ethereal and calming here, it makes me feel so at peace. I always feel comforted when I listen to your music. The art and animation are absolutely stunning and I'm so intrigued by these characters! This was such an emotional piece, if this were a TV show I would be dying for next week's episode. AND cannot believe I almost forgot, the callback to Goddess? AAAHHHHH! Both of these are beautiful masterpieces, thank you for sharing with us! Love always ❤
This is so good as always, queen. Thank you for bringing us so good food on this weekend. It's so great!!
Ofc, food delivery is my side hustle. Happy you enjoyed, hope you're having a safe and happy New year!
Kuroi Uta is a masterpiece on its own you somehow made it even better. I can't wait to see if you are going to do any other Drakenguard songs, say perhaps a cover of one of the other intoner sisters songs? Those are all so good and I think you putting your own twist to any of them would be amazing.
The artwork is amazing I would have to watch it back again and again to catch all the details. The call back to goddess is amazing every one of these videos from your story makes me all the more eager for the full picture.
FIRST RAAAAAHHHHH
aside from that, your voice is so beautiful, the ADLIBS????
and I love the story of the animatic so much!! It’s so sorrowful, and so soothing 😭
Thank you angel, always makes me smile to see your reaction. I'm glad you enjoyed ❤
Linda como sempre!
Raf, eu sou do Brasil e amo suas músicas!
Br em td lugar
i was just thinking about you like 10 minutes ago and suddenly i saw the upload notif, amazing as always!!
Lovely timing, glad you enjoyed ❤
SCREAMING ok so you slayed the vocals and THAT BEAT DROP??? THAT CHANGE IN VIBE??? THE ART??? We've been blessed. I'll now proceed to rewatch this over and over until I know everything about your ocs
I'm absolutely blown away once again! You're extraordinary, Raf.
This was insanely beautiful! I love the colors and the hidden details. Absolutely amazing!
fr made my morning seeing that mother posted ❤
Hope the day that followed was a good one, my child
I...I had to pick up my mouth from the floor, jesus christ mother i mean Rafscrap you've out done yourself again with the visualsss and the voice jeezzzzz I feel chills🤯🤯🤯
I AM IN AWE!!! GOBSMACKED!!! WEEPING!! CRYING!!!!!
Aghhhh this is so utterly beautiful and perfect
A little late with my comment for this video. But honestly nothing I say will do it justice. Thank you for sharing your creativity with the world. Many of us need it - more than we realize. ❤
I just woke up and this is a wonderful thing to wake up to 💕
Ahhh work buddy RAF holy crap ahhh I can’t believe while we were drawing together you were making this MASTER PIECE oh my goodness this was amazing 🤩 the art the visuals just amazing and your voice YOUR voice ahh the emotion you showed as well as your art to tell this story was just amazing you did such a good job work buddy sending lots of love to you 💙💙
I am to stunded to speak. This is so incredibly beautiful. I just got up and this is the best wake up call ever. Thank you Raf.
My pleasure, I'm happy to be able to serenade you awake
I love this and the art is so beautiful and amazing ❤❤❤
This is so beautiful and haunting at the same time I never had the privilege of playing a game but in a sense this song and animation tells me enough about the game
Gorgeous ! I'm always so amazed each time you post a new song/vid 💖✨ the song and the art really love to see more of these Oc of yours as well love the story between them
I love how you improve every time. I loaf you mama ❤❤❤❤❤
Absolutely magnificent my queen, the art and animation... the singing! So beautiful and smooth! 💕💕
Absolutely beautiful and spellbinding. Vocal, music, animation, visuals, the way it wraps in previous works; all wonderful. I loved it in that way there is no word for where you find joy in sadness.
This could very well be transformed into an anime!!!
YES! I love whenever I see your OCs! So creative!
OH MY GOD RAF
This is absolutely beautiful!! This visuals and the gentleness - simply stunning !!
I just cannot get over it
I hope you had an amazing Valentine’s Day
Keep up the great work ♥️
:0 the animation is beautiful and amazing! the visuals are so immaculate and the vocals are to die! will start looping this song in my brain.
This might just be the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen. RAF!! everything about this is perfect, the artwork is amazing and YOUR VOICE!! Your voice is so so beautiful. I’m in absolute awe, this is gonna be on repeat for awhile now. QUEENNNN 💞💞
MY HEART- it just dropped out of my chest. This was absolutely insane!!!!!!!!!!! Your vocals and your animations are INCREDIBLE. Amazing, amaaazing job
By everything that is holy and unholy!
This was so beautiful, emotional and dont get me started on the voices and the premise.
The art is captivating und all these emotions are rolling in like a tsunami.
This pair and story are so enchanting, one cannot stop watching thiis!
もっと伸びるべき😊
いつも最高すぎる😍
This is amazing
Happy you enjoyed
Chills. Literally just chills. Absolutely stunning, beautiful and the art is just chefs kiss ~
THE ART THE MUSIC THE EMOTION AND HOW IT TIES INTO THE TH-cam SHORT YOU HAVE OML- I believe that you truly have made an incredible masterpiece once again! I may not fully understand the story, but I can feel the emotion in the song and I absolutely love how when the music picks up, the video becomes colorful. Such wonderful details in it all! My eyes and ears have woken up to a masterpiece and have been blessed so early in the morning :D
The way it ties to the TH-cam short you have posted is really a stroke of genius, and I absolutely thank you for taking your time to share with us such wonderful music and art ❤️❤️❤️
this broke me down in tears, honestly. ur voice is amazing oh my god and the harmonies sounding like a whole choir is just absolutely beautiful and majestic I STARTED FLOATING AND TEARS WERE ROLLING DOWN MY CHEEKS AHAGSHS UR ACTUALLY AMAZING I CANT EXPLAIN IN WORDS
It is very beautiful and I love how you have the previous thumbnails from your other songs
This is gorgeous!! I wish I knew what the lyrics were saying, but it's a piece of art nonetheless and I can feel how much emotion you put into the words- it's wonderful!
A Japanese song !! 🥺🌟
Sounds like a lullaby but in reality a tragedy 😭😭 so beautiful !! 💫✨️
And the art, the art is ultra amazing !! 🥰🌟✨️
The lyrics are so beautiful, it's a fantastic song. I'm glad you enjoyed ❤
@@RafScrap thank you for the video !! ☺️💫✨️
Amazing. Thank You
Absolutely my pleasure Jake
@@RafScrap ty
Raf! I can't say much that hasnt been said already, but your voice truly is angelic. Thank you so much for dedicating the time to another song from the Drakengard/Nier ost
Divine
Oh my lord. This is BEAUTIFUL. The vocals (which are the most angelic sounds I've ever heard) mixed with the phenomenal artwork brought tears to my eyes. Thank you, Rafscrap. Thank you for this one of many masterpieces you've created. (And hopefully will continue to create)
Aghhhh. Literally everything you make is a masterpiece! ❤
Love it :)
Thank you for the love 💕
WOWOWOW
THE INSANE AMOUNT OF DETAIL AND HARD WORK you must've put into this is just MWAH 🤌🏼 chef's kiss ! The visuals BEAUTIFULLY put together and of course the vocals, THE VOCALS oh my
👏🏼👏🏼 No words 👏🏼💜
Beautiful singing and artwork, as always! The writing is a little hard to read (contrast and size).
Really interesting story--I'm glad the snake person seems to be an ally. I'll have to check to see if there's a playlist containing all the lore-relevant videos.
I'm surprised Kuroi Uta wasn't written by the creators of Geranium from Yuki Yuna Is a Hero--they sound related.
I expected nothing less from the wonderful Rafscrap 💕
My lord, drakengard! From one of my fave singers? I am in love. It took me a moment because I was like... wait... this art and voice... Then I looked at the name and freaked. So happy I saw this! Absolutely stunning as always. I wish I could like more then once.
Raf just made my whole weekend focus on this cover
Hope you're enjoying your weekend then haha!
@@RafScrap best weekend i could imagine
I usually listen to songs that have a quick pace and enthusiastic beat but this one really captivated my attention despite being a little different to what I usually go for. The eyes are just gorgeous!!!! I really adore when somebody can draw eyes so beautifully!
This is perfection. Period! ❤
Mama Always Knows How Beauty Is Formed And How To Manifest It Into Reality
What an honor
Це неймовірно! Я обожнюю вашу творчість, сподіваюсь і в подальшому у вас все буде на висоті!💓💓💓