Raining all the Time by Kill Hannah
This is one of the greatest rock songs ever made, and even better yet, it reminds me of Tifa. To me, the song sounds as if she's trying to prove herself to the group and to the people she cares for by facing fears and hardships. It also, the last lines sung at the end of the song reminds me of when Tifa's in Nibelheim when she was 15. It reminded me how she waited for Cloud to come back from SOLDIER. I'm sure she missed him dearly, and I'll bet that it just wasn't the same for her without him. So her the song here and then enjoy the lyrics:
She fell like a meteor
On to the planet
And said, "Your world, it brings me down.
I feel like an animal and
I don't think I get it but
One day I'll make you proud."
It's raining all the time
It's raining all the time
It's raining all the time
I'll need you by my side
When I leave it all behind
It's raining all the time...
She crashed like an atom bomb
And said, "We can't live forever.
One day I'll see you around.
I dreamt that we disappeared, so
I just gotta do it
So no one can touch me now."
It's raining all the time
It's raining all the time
It's raining all the time
I'll need you by my side
When I leave it all behind
It's raining all the time...
She said:
I HATE THE RAIN
But here it comes again...
She said:
I HATE THE RAIN
But here it comes again
I HATE THE RAIN
Here it comes again
I HATE THE RAIN
But here it comes again
There's something in my head
I can't get off my mind
Since you've been gone
It's raining all the time...
Uninvited by Alanis Morissette
This song is a very beautiful yet at the same time dark song. In my opinion, this represents Tifa's dark past that occured 5 years before the defeat of Sephiroth. Not only that, but the song was so dramatic and seemingly fit her (and quite possibly the other FF heroines) quite well. To me, when Alanis sings "You're not allowed, you're uninvited", I believe it relates to how Tifa avoids Cloud, yet keeps her feelings for him inside. She knows that he does like her, whether she knows it's love or not, I'm not sure (though we all know that Cloud too does love Tifa), and she is fascinated by it, but she's so afraid of telling her feelings to him because she worries how that would effect her relationship with Cloud as a friend and a fighting partner. If you listen to the song after reading my explaination, you'll see what I mean. Reading the lyrics isn't exactly a Tifa-outburst, but something about the rythym to the music screams out Tifa. To hear the song, go to the Clones page and watch the video (made by Angel Tifa) that contains the song. The lyrics was submitted by my good friend Sapphire Rosales, so give her the credit.
Like anyone would be
I am flattered by your fascination with me
Like any hot-blooded woman
I have simply wanted an object to crave
But you, you're not allowed
You're uninvited
An unfortunate slight
Must be strangely exciting
To watch the stoic squirm
Must be somewhat heartening
To watch shepherd need shepherd
But you you're not allowed
You're uninvited
An unfortunate slight
Like any uncharted territory
I must seem greatly intriguing
You speak of my love like
You have experienced love like mine before
But this is not allowed
You're uninvited
An unfortunate slight
I don't think you unworthy
I need a moment to deliberate
Kokoro by Joanne Hogg
This song, in my opinion, is the ultimate Tifa song. It represents her modesty and shyness to reveal her feelings to Cloud. It shows how she loves him, but how she's afraid to show how she feels even when she's close to him. "No matter how close we are, we're apart", that quote from Tifa reminds me of the song. Plus, the lyrics state that she longs to hear her crush's feelings towards her, and even if he rejects her or never shares the same feelings, she'll still love him from afar and hold him in her memory. Although I've never played Xenogears, I've heard this song and fell in love with it. Here's the lyrics:
I've been watching you awhile
Since you walked into my life
Monday morning, when first I heard you speak to me
I was too shy to let you know
Much too scared to let my feelings show
But you shielded me and that was the beginning
Now at last we can talk
In another way
And though I try, I love you,
Is just so hard to say
If I only could be strong
And say the words I feel
My bleeding heart begins to race
When I turn to see your face
I remember that sweet dream
Which you told to me
I wanted just to be with you
So we could make the dream come true
And you smiled at me and that was the beginning
Now at last we can talk
In another way
And though I try, I love you,
Is just so hard to say
If I only could be strong
And say the words I feel
Tell me what you're thinking of
Tell me if you love me not
I have so much I long to ask you
But now the chance has gone
When your picture fades each day
In my heart the memory stays
Though we rant, you're always smiling
And I will hold it long...