"Goddess - Cepheid" ver. RafScrap (OC AMV)

[@azphelion]

i transcribed goddess raf's poetic prayers

[@veroxid]

Those "strange symbols" you refer to are the alchemic and astrological symbols for - in order from left to right: -Sun -Mercury -Venus -Earth -Moon -Mars -Jupiter -Saturn -Uranus

[@thedarkassasin8316]

Wow Thanks

[@azphelion]

@@veroxid 👀thank you! this adds a whole new layer to meaning for what the story is! edit: edited the comment, added your info and gave credit!

[@BubblesNBoba]

@@veroxid Do those hand signs have any meaning or am I just overthinking? Lol

[@RafScrap]

Honored that you took the time to do this. The font is a bit odd but it's 'Viyan' haha! Thank you for your attention to detail ♡

[@xCepheid]

An outstanding cover! I love how you chose to interpret the song. GJ!

[@duchesskilmer]

The original creator herself is here. Watched the og btw ;)

[@Kris_P108]

@@duchesskilmer It's a man, actually. Check out the streams.

[@ammarsalim1185]

Based song

[@kitsunephantom6155]

There's a lot of lore hidden in this video and I greatly admire it. First thing's first - the lineup of Goddesses. Sol, Gaia, Luna, Terra, Venus, Hera, and Minerva. Two details strike me about this group. Firstly, it's a mix of the Roman and Greek pantheons. Rome and Greece had much the same deities, with Rome taking almost directly from Greece more often than not. Interestingly, there's more Roman gods than Greek - Sol, Luna, Terra, Venus, and Minerva are all Roman; Gaia and Hera are the only Greek ones. Secondly, we have both Gaia and Terra who are counterparts to each other - they're both goddesses of the Earth. Considering how many other goddesses have names that could have fit in either slot, I can only presume they were chosen with intent. It's likely one serves as the Goddess of the Earth and the other is more specialized, like a Goddess of Fertility or Life in general. Each of the Goddesses has a representative of some sort - who I'm calling a Conduit - who seems to have some amount of their respective Goddess' power. Which Conduit belongs to which Goddess is never explicitly said, but we get more than enough clues to figure it out. Diyan the Lover is the Conduit of Gaia. The outline of her disembodied head is shown during the first lineup of Goddesses under "Gaia". She's the first Conduit we see beyond this brief montage, and aside from Cecily, she's the one we see the most often throughout the video. Cecily the Skull is the Conduit of Terra, as we see her winged form during the first lineup under Terra. She plays a major role in the story and I think we actually get to see her fall from grace. It's strongly implied that Cecily kills Diyan as at 1:38 Cecily is shown crying with blood on her hands as Diyan's disembodied head is behind her, cracks forming along the left side of her face. Ara the Spider is the Conduit of Luna, though this isn't immediately obvious with the first lineup as the previous two. Instead, it's made clear during the first verse as she's shown in front of the full moon as "Comfort Luna" is sung. It's not clear what role she has to play in the story, but I believe at 0:45 she appears behind Hydra, appearing to comfort her as she weeps red tears. The two may have had a relationship but are no longer associated, which Hydra seems to mourn or regret. Hydra the Serpent is the Conduit of Hera, as her unmistakable outline is shown under Hera in the first lineup. While Hydra is certainly villainous - she's shown "tempting" Cecily immediately before Cecily is shown with blood on her hands from Diyan's murder and one of Hydra's snakes impales Sage - I don't think she's the _main_ villain. While this does stem from the scene at 2:48, in which Cecily is holding Hydra as if to protect her, most of it comes from what we see of Amarose. Amarose the Flower is the Conduit of Venus, though admittedly I only guessed this from process of elimination. She doesn't appear very much, but I believe she's the main villain of the story. Of her two appearances, she's shown with two eldritch creatures with distinct features that appear later on - she's even embracing one of them as though it were her lover. Sage the Conqueror is the Conduit of Minerva, as she's the only one in armor. She is Hydra's main opponent and is shown actively fighting against the Serpent, only to later be killed by one of Hydra's snakes. Qiru the Phoenix is the Conduit of Sol, only receiving a proper introduction at the very end of the song. She's likely the Main Character of the story, and is the youngest of the Conduits. She is shown to have an older form, which is the one we see during the first lineup under "Sol". She's shown to have some unsettling traits, primarily multiple eyes where they shouldn't be like her shoulder. The Goddess we see during the chorus is an enigmatic being, but changes over the course of the song, going from a typical, beautiful being to a corrupted creature quite literally falling apart. She's never named and despite the chorus mentioning Venus, I believe this Goddess is Sol. From about 1:45 to, there's a repeated mantra - "Sol consumes, goddess will fall, fires will scorch Gaia's heart; Luna's eclipse will not forestall celestial downfall". This line is actually from another song called "Messenger in Flames" by Cepheid, who is the original artist behind "Goddess", and points directly at Sol becoming corrupt and malicious. I believe Amarose is the one behind Sol's corruption with the aid of her eldritch companions and possibly at their behest. It's unknown what their end goal is, if Sol's corruption itself wasn't their end goal, and it's clear this has an impact on Qiru, who develops unnatural features similar to her Goddess. There's some more snippets around each character to further tell their story, but I'm out of spoons lmfao

[@Champion_of_Vlaakith]

I read this for the third time, and just have to say; absolutely legendary interpretation.

[@Hahavacado]

Holy fuck bro pulled out a thesis

[@Lilieae-Rose]

I can't believe I just realized this now between 1:43- 2:00 Raf is actually saying lyrics form Cepheid's other song 'Messenger in flames', which is also Cepheid's third song about planets. The lyrics, "Sol will consume" "Goddess will fall, Fires will scorch Gaia's heart" repeat until 1:57 were "Luna's eclipse, will not forestall celestial downfall" is sung. Took me a while to realize this since it was sung in a different tone and more rapid beat. Kudos to you Raf for sneaking in the lyrics

[@Robopup325]

Dance! Your! Encore with grace! The stars will witness your empyreal ballet!

[@Lilieae-Rose]

@@Robopup325 "Erupt into violent rage! Embers of ash remains!"

[@BlackCat-wb8nm]

I was tying to figured out what lyrics between that minutes was! thank you for doing this for a curiousity!

[@EchoedMemories]

That part gave me goosebumps

[@kyewikeley]

Thanks to you I finally know what those words were!!!

[@darkkittybells]

in all honesty you could totally make a tarot card set just out of the characters in this video and im living for it. you could have the entire major arcana just from this video and you could even make the suits using the art style and imagery like :O!!

[@RafScrap]

Now that's an idea 👀 I've always been interested in making artwork for cards. I'll definitely consider that

[@darkkittybells]

@@RafScrap i would buy them in an instant honestly XD

[@samarakahr8438]

if you do make tarot cards imma be the first to buy them

[@Kezzabezza]

Please do it an I’ll buy it

[@xAlecto]

Join on the train of: would totally buy a tarot or even an oracle set with your artwork.

[@callmeyugen]

It's five seconds in and I already feel like I have ascended. Another beautiful cover as always, and if you excuse me I will play this on repeat for the next hour.

[@RafScrap]

Always a pleasure to see you enjoying ♡ I will be keeping you company for the next hour then

[@RainbowEssence-c3w]

Oh boy, another thing for me to overanalyze! 😂Okay so here's my interpretation based on this video and the transcription generously provided by Azphelion (plus a bit of research): There is a religion consisting of 6 goddesses (Sol, Luna, Gaia, Terra, Venus, Hera, and Minerva). There is also a 7th goddess, simply called "Goddess" who is the primary goddess and ruler of the pantheon. There are also 6 oracles (I dunno if they're really called "oracles" or not but that's what I'm calling them), one for each Goddess. Niyan (the Lover) is the Oracle of Gaia, represented by the earth symbol. Cicely (the Skull) is the Oracle of Terra, also represented by the earth symbol. It's interesting that both goddesses and oracles are represented by the same alchemical symbol. Terra and Gaia are also both names for the Earth. Maybe Terra and Gaia are two sides of the same goddess? In any case, Ara (the Spider) is the Oracle of Luna, represented by the moon symbol (obviously). Hydra (the Serpent) pretends to be the Oracle of Hera, represented by the Jupiter symbol. He/She (can't tell what gender) is actually the corrupter, the Fallen One's avatar/oracle that drags each of the other oracles down into sin. Amarose (the Flower) is the Oracle of Venus, represented by, well, the Venus symbol. Sage (the Conquerer) is the Oracle of Minerva, represented by the Saturn symbol. She also appears to be a knight or perhaps even a queen, fighting for some fictional country or maybe religion? For some reason Mercury, Mars, and Uranus don't appear to have associated goddesses or oracles. Sol aka the Sun is one of the goddesses but there is no oracle for her for some reason. Maybe there never was or maybe she died? It's interesting to note, too, that the symbol that keeps appearing (for example at 0:48 and again at 1:52) is one of two symbols for Pluto. I had to look this one up lol. Pluto is the Roman god of the Underworld and Wealth, associated with death and the afterlife. After the "opening", at 0:32, we see and hear a male figure that looks suspiciously like Hydra. This is the only male-sung line in the entire song near as I can tell. Judging by the voice I'm guess that's Gezeus Quiryst lol. There are hands that look like claws reaching towards him, likely the hands of the fallen oracles. The rest of the song tells how they all fell. He sings "Welcome us with your light" which is then echoed by Cicely and followed by "grace the morning sky". I assume this is a common prayer/hymn within this fictional religion. We then see Amarose kissing and hugging Hydra from behind and the Venus symbol change to Pluto symbolizing her corruption by him. The lines "dancing, discordant" and "spinning in retrograde" further suggest corruption and chaos because in astrology when a planet is in retrograde, it is said that there is a lot of chaos and confusion. It also creates chaos and confusion in whichever house/zodiac sign the planet is in. Presumably he either kills her and absorbs her into his body or they somehow fuse? I'll explain why I think this later. Another interesting thing to note, at 1:05 we see Goddess surrounded by many hands, almost like a halo. The hands are all forming different symbols representing the different goddesses which makes sense if she is the main goddess. But it also reminds me a bit of the cherubim in Islam who throng the throne of God, and the Hecatoncheires ("Hundred-Handed Ones") who were the children of Uranus and Gaia and helped to overthrow the Titans. The lines "born from sea and the waves" I think alludes to how Venus was born from the seafoam of (I kid you not) Neptune's balls.The part about "crossing Sol's burning gaze/Venus sets ablaze" makes me think her story somehow ties into Sol's and being set ablaze could be literal (like she was burnt alive, maybe even on a pyre for heresy) or metaphorical because of how she became corrupted by "the devil" who is traditionally associated with fire (as in, the fires of Hell). It could also be an allusion to Icarus, who flew too close to the sun and it melted his wax wings and made him fall into the ocean. The words accompanying the Oracle of Venus in the beginning "A black diamond/Was this Lathrisian queen" suggests she might've been a queen at some point? Not sure where Lathrisia is though or if it even exists? Next we see Sage the Conqueror, the Oracle of Minerva (goddess of wisdom) wearing armor looking like she's plotting something or staring down an enemy. She is surrounded by swords and what appears to be a dragon crest in blood appears in front of her. Not certain of the meaning of this, apart from making her intimidating and like a knight. Then we see the Oracle of Terra with Hydra kneeling and smiling before her. The words "The lure of the devil will ring soft and sweet. Be not tempted" appear on screen as a warning (presumably for followers of this faith) to beware "the devil" aka Hydra. Hydra is a wolf in sheep's clothing, as shown by how in the next frame his hand and mouth are bloodied and he is frowning with a halo of daggers around his head and pool of blood at his feet. Then we see Cicely kneeling as if in prayer, crying and in the next shot with blood on her hands and the smiling head of Niyan in the background, cracked like a porcelain doll and her head appears to have been torn off her body. Perhaps Cicely murdered her on Hydra's suggestion and feels guilty? Then we see Sage with some others in the background, brandishing weapons towards Hydra. Sage swears to protect "you" with all her life then begs for forgiveness. Perhaps either because she failed to protect that person/her people or perhaps because she succumbed to temptation? After that, it's very quick and difficult to see, but the body of Ara is shown hanging limply from a spiderweb, and there are butterflies upon her perhaps symbolizing how she is like a butterfly that was caught in Hydra's web. Then there's Amarose, who is lying with her arms spread out surrounded by blood, either having burnt to death on a stake or being killed in some other way. In the beginning it almost looked like she was chained, so maybe she was chained and then killed? Then there's the severed head of Niyan, the silhouette of Cicely surrounded by spider lilies (which in Asia are associated with death iirc) and Hydra with his snakes wrapped around her saying "your hair looks like moonlight". Then there are the words "Messiah, Salvation/Offering the world salvation through slaughter" which suggests he has built up some sort of cult that involves killing people? It then shows what looks like a young boy with white hair, possibly Hydra before he became corrupt? He looks a little like him, and he's holding a heart with an eye on it. The Goddess with a hole in her chest also has an eye there, maybe he stole the Goddess's heart and that is how he became corrupted? I think that's the Goddess behind him, at least. She has the Sol symbol on her chest, maybe she was the original Oracle of Sol? She also has those eyes on her body like the Phoenix earlier and later on? Finally Hydra manages to kill (and presumably absorb) Sage, stabbing her through the chest. Interestingly she seems to have a lily theme going on throughout the song and there's a couple plus on on her eye here. Lilies symbolize purity, but they are also often associated with funerals (at least in Japan). The snake stabs Sage through the heart (I'm sensing a pattern here), staining the white lilies red. The Goddess is shown again but she is disfigured now, a horrific abomination, perhaps because she too has been corrupted or perhaps it is the final form of Hydra plus all the Oracles combined? Maybe the Goddess was all of them before she separated into different deities? But now Hydra has forcefully reunited them, becoming the Goddess but in a very nightmarish form. His/Her right index and ring fingers are severed, as well as her right hand. Her head has been cut off, and her left hand is sliced in half. The right index finger and ring finger, in some cultures, are the fingers that wedding rings go on, so them being severed could be symbolic of a union gone awry or perhaps literal. Maybe Hydra's followers or the Goddess's remaining faithful followers rallied together and killed/dismembered Hydra-Goddess? At the end we see Cicely again, crying and holding Hydra (unclear whether he is dead or not). She says to "pray for deliverance, question not the form it arrives in" insinuating that the new Hydra-Goddess is the ruler of the pantheon and regardless of right or wrong, he/she is the only path to salvation. That or Cicely is trying to convince others of this. Qiru appears to be the younger version of Hydra, maybe that was his real name? The Phoenix might be the reborn Hydra/Qiru, the ascended corrupt God he/she has become. Maybe he/she didn't become the Goddess? Maybe they became the Phoenix? My brain hurts. 😭

[@ymearionet]

Qiru should be associated with Sol somehow because of the red eyes they both have. Qiru was also the one holding the heart before. I'm not sure if there's anything that would indicate them being associated with Hydra.

[@ymearionet]

Now I relaize that Qiru might just be Sol

[@aceaszwall8333]

Chad

[@tsukikuroi5171]

okay I was thinking about that if anyone would make a whole story out of this clip and I see this comment... got what I needed...

[@RainbowEssence-c3w]

@@tsukikuroi5171 My pleasure. 😂

[@THExRISER]

Never seen a cover that got this creative with the source material, the art, the vocals, this is incredible!

[@TragedyInTheStardust]

You don't understand the amount of happiness that bloomed in my soul when you started to name the goddesses! I have always said that the goddesses deserve more attention and you did just that❤

[@Starrdustt-..0]

this one has SUCH a darker vibe than the og, i love the og and was so hyped when this came out but.....holy heck man raf never disappoints

[@Calsual]

Oh my god(dess), yes! This is absolutely amazing!!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@RafScrap]

Happy to see you enjoying ♡

[@oliviatipton5900]

OH MY GOD I CANT BELIEVE THIS. I’ve been listening to Cepheid for 3 years now, never did I ever think I’d hear you cover one of their songs!! All hail the goddess Raph ❤️❤️❤️

[@RafScrap]

Ahhh what a joy to be able to unite with fellow fans. Happy to be able to provide another version of this song for you to enjoy

[@nita7703]

Ah yes, a goddess singing about being a goddess, very fitting and truly a blessing to us puny mortals

[@RafScrap]

Ah, yes. Puny, sweet, t̶̝̜̦͍͙͇͓̳̯̼̘͉̅̈́̓̾̐̃̌̆a̴̡͙͚̻̣͓̬̬̦͚͇͑̀̅͑̈́͜s̵̨͚̖͑̈̉͜t̵̰̙̲̫̺̜̪̺̣̅͊̍̂̒͜͝ỳ̵̧̨̛̠̣͓̙̼̳̤̬̦̈́̇̎́͗̚ ̴̧̱̱̺͚̦̪̙̬̱̜̖̺̓m̶̢̡̠̰̬̥̟̼̹̻͈̍̆̄̉̀̑͒̐̽͂̄͜͜͝ỏ̶̟̫͖̐͠r̷̖͋̽͂̾̍͐͒̈́͒̇̂̽͘t̷͚̹̤͇̬̹̝̠̱͎̿̌̈͋̓̇́̈̏̑̌̃͜͜͝ͅą̴̫̻͍̺͖̞̱̠̍̂͜l̴̢̝̹̦̩͙͔͉̘̊̐͛̿͜ͅs̶͉̘͙̜͓̩͌̂̃̃̅͂̇ Happy you enjoyed Nita ♡

[@duchesskilmer]

@@RafScrap o_o *goes back three steps* my oc may be an immortal but...better safe than sorry.

[@Comeherekitten]

@@duchesskilmergirl wth..?😨

[@adra_moth]

From the Goddess' to the alchemical symbols, there is so much to unpack here just from a visual view point! Not to mention the sung lyrics hold their own story, I am unable to focus on both as I keep trying to dig into understanding each piece. The art is magnificent and the music is just amazing! I've had to just listen to this a few times on repeat when you first released it. I do look forward to understanding the OC's story!

[@rielaxault]

This is what we call a "freight train of meaning", because it's a lot, it connects like carts on a freight train, and it comes in WAVES, like the payload of each individual cart. Quite spectacular to see whenever it happens. Blessed stuff. 🙏🙏✴✴🌐🌐

[@augustmadsen5322]

holy hell, this is probably the best cover I've heard of one of Cepheid's songs, absolutely incredible, the vocals, the visuals, the feeling of the music, mhmm! hauntingly beautiful.

[@devil3sixiyeah295]

What a masterpiece of art. Unforgettable vocals. It makes me feel warm. Thank you for this wonderful work. Have a amazing day. Love you to the core🖤

[@RafScrap]

I feel warm too, reading this. Lovely thing to say, thank you very much♡

[@Reynallday]

I am absolutely dead. Slayed. I woke up with this in my head, and our own Goddess has blessed us with a cover?! The art? The OC designs? The voice??? All perfect! I'm going to have to watch this at least a million times just to be able to pick up all the small details! I'm literally in shock by just how perfect this whole thing is! My brain is in a million pieces just trying to comprehend that I live in the same time as Raf! I have goosebumps and tears in my eyes!

[@gannawalidibrahim2664]

i swear you always top your last video everytime, this one was just DIVINE the imagery, the song, the VOICE it all just melded together to create this MAGNIFICENT EXPERIENCE just absolutely knocked it outta the park raf!

[@RafScrap]

Just a really lovely and fulfilling comment to recieve as a content creator. Means a lot to me ganna, thank you very much ♡

[@ms1potato]

Lyrics to read/sing along Welcome us with your light Grace the morning sky Comfort Luna as she wanes from Terra's might Veiled in amber haze Fueled by violent rage Dancing, discordant, spinning in retrograde Born from the sea and the waves From a cosmic array Of the colours in space Nothingness erased Come dance with her in the stars Watch her transit afar Crossing Sol's burning gaze Venus sets ablaze Welcome us with your light Born from the sea and the waves From a cosmic array Of the colours in space Nothingness erased Come dance with her in the stars Watch her transit afar Crossing Sol's burning gaze Venus sets a... Born from the sea and the waves From a cosmic array Of the colours in space Nothingness erased Come dance with her in the stars Watch her transit afar Crossing Sol's burning gaze Venus sets ablaze 😊

[@Andrewlik]

I AM OBSESSED the vocals, the music design, how the artstyle makes EVERY SINGLE FRAME wallpaper worthy, HOLY SHIT

[@alunakaelea2835]

OMG the art!! The vocals!! The story!! Its all just sooooooooo freaking goooood!!! I love the original too but this is so amazing!!!! Thank you Raf and crew for blessing us with this celestial banger!!

[@RafScrap]

Absolutely my pleasure, happy a fellow fan of the original enjoyed ♡

[@thedarkassasin8316]

Truly a goddess has graced us with her heavenly voice and spectacular art. Your singing was absolutely delightful to listen to. And th animation and all the art. I am just speechless. Everything is so well made detailed and done. The colours were outstanding and the imagery was just perfect. Thank you for always providing high quality masterpieces and for the free hand sign lesson on these different things. This is most appreciated

[@RafScrap]

Not the free hand sign lessons, I choked Thank you always for your support, I always enjoy getting to interact with you. Your enthusiasm motivates me to work even harder for future projects 💪 Stay safe and warm and sound until we speak again!

[@Storious-j9x]

@@RafScrap all right then answer this question for me what hand sign would you do for the goddess Artemis

[@thedarkassasin8316]

@@RafScrap May you have a wonderful day ahead.

[@thenightqueen0]

@@Storious-j9x I’d say Artemis since she is associated with the moon and also a goddess who has met grievance. Luna would probably speak best.

[@Storious-j9x]

@@thenightqueen0 well that is very interesting night Queen thank you for the insight as most you will not know my zodiac sign is Cancer and that just happened to look up gods and goddesses that are associated with my zodiac sign and just so happens that Artemis is my goddess

[@KurakiChan]

Omfg absolute PERFECTION thank you!! 😍🤘🏻

[@RafScrap]

Absolutely my pleasure. Glad you enjoyed ♡

[@effera]

I was litteraly listening to that song yesterday while working!!! So glad we've been graced with our Venus' divine voice and exquisite art, I think the monstruous/eldrtichian imagery are such a nice touch, a perfect blend of cosmic horror and cosmic beauty. I'll need to rewatch it several times to truly grasp every details, and of course this one definitely goes to my fav playlist

[@RafScrap]

Eldritch and cosmic horror/beauty was exactly what I was going for, it's so lovely to see someone recognize it. Thank you for your attention to detail and lovely words ♡

[@rielaxault]

@@RafScrap Cosmic Horror and Celestial Beauty... Terrifyingly Beautiful.

[@lucywilliams5043]

i wish i had the brain cells to understand the story here because i'm sure it would be incredible

[@RafScrap]

This was meant to be an opening of sorts, I'll definitely expand in future videos. Please keep an eye out!

[@lucywilliams5043]

@@RafScrap looking forward to it!!! :D

[@EndlessVoid000]

@@RafScrap That would be amazing! 😄

[@mei0118]

It's too early for this, Raf... This is breathtaking, even for my sleepless self. I have goosebumps from this. My goddess blessing my ears ❤️

[@RafScrap]

You bless my life, dearest wife. Now let me serenade you into bed so you may get some rest

[@Nazenani__puroi]

I am Japanese. I happened to see this video on your recommendation and watched it. I was struck by your overwhelming singing ability. I am also glad to know the existence of the original song through this video. Sorry for my poor English and words.

[@rielaxault]

Your english is great.

[@Nazenani__puroi]

@@rielaxault Thank you! I am very happy.

[@kallianraevyn]

Such a good song as always! I love that all your songs tell a story if you pause to read the text within.

[@RafScrap]

Have a lot of fun coming up with those, glad you enjoy them ♡

[@checkpng]

waking up to the queen's singing is the best way to wake up.

[@RafScrap]

Hope a lovely day followed ♡

[@checkpng]

@@RafScrap it for sure did 😊

[@indigoxalis]

Your art style is seriously beautiful! I love the compositions in this!

[@H3LLS_S1NN3R]

Another beautiful masterpiece given to us by our goddess ❤️❤️❤️

[@RafScrap]

Another lovely comment from Akahana. Ah, I'm blessed

[@H3LLS_S1NN3R]

@@RafScrap 😍😍😍

[@GabrielDesmond]

It'd take all day and a good few thousand words to give due praise to every part of this production from the sheer amount of great work that went into it. I don't even know what to single out for a comment; it's excellent in every single aspect. Maybe flexing on the whole planet with that many well drawn hands, the gesture circles were a very cool detail. Outstanding stuff, I've got to share this around.

[@RafScrap]

It means a lot that you appreciate and share my work, thank you very much Nemo. Your words give me motivation to work even harder in the future ♡

[@MagicalShiBirb]

I have Autism, and when a song/performance makes me happy/ stimulated in a good way I start to cry, this is one of those songs, your voice is SO enchanting.

[@Generalphoenix8438]

Truly majestic. No words can describe how beautiful this was. Keep up the amazing work.

[@RafScrap]

You motivate me Captain, I'll work hard 💪Thank you for the lovely words

[@Generalphoenix8438]

@@RafScrap no problem.

[@RoseCat116]

I'm actually in literal tears this is the most beautiful most breathtaking thing i have seen in my ENTIRE life. this is the stuff of my DREAMS, thank you a million Raf for not only blessing my ears but also my eyes. i have enough tears to fill the ocean.

[@deadkvro8854]

SOBS I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

[@delituna8381]

Im currently running a dnd campaign in ny world of Ith where the gods Sol, Luna and Astrum represent the 3 pillars of humanity while other gods like terra still exist they are seen as more selfish in nature. Then i found this and absolutely love it. Time to fill out that pantheon

[@azurakyotha1394]

The way i dropped everything the moment the notif popped up. Amazing Cover!

[@RafScrap]

Your support means a lot to me, appreciate you

[@momcgee1393]

I’m loving how the deeper voices add that extra oomph to this song, it’s just *chef’s kiss*

[@mildlymarvelous]

I am OBSESSED with this!!!! How come you get all the artistic ability to make an amazing AMV and ALSO all the musical ability to make an amazing cover?!?! Your OC designs are so beautiful, especially Hydra and Sage!!! I have GOT to know the lore!!!!

[@azphelion]

new song just dropped

[@RafScrap]

I see what you did there, and I absolutely adore it.

[@avocatto1877]

I would never have guessed you'd do a cover of this! This is one of my favorite songs! Its amazing Also the artwork is gorgeous!

[@RafScrap]

Surprise ♡ Happy you enjoyed

[@kixxenwalla167]

When your favorite cover artist does your favorite song that very few can successfully cover and they do so so perfectly. I really hope to hear more Cepheid covers from Raff!

[@arwenv17]

Ommgg what a nice choice! Plus you added this Raf thing that makes the song's mood so different ahahhhhh I'm in love!! And the ART ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@RafScrap]

'This Raf thing' hahaha I like that. Thank you Arwen, happy to see you enjoying ♡

[@giuarmours]

This was SO PERFECT!!!! I goosebumped and teared up so hard, holy shift!!! You rock so hard, RafScrap!! Voice, art, video, energy, everything! \,,/

[@RafScrap]

Ah yes--delicious, delicious tears. F̴̩̩̦͍̺̻̒̿̏͂̾̓̍̈́̇̔͝ẽ̸͍͋̋̏͠e̷̛͉̍̾̏̿̄͂d̵͓̗̮̠̱͎̙̮̥͂͝ ̵̢̢͍̯̤͚̪̙̝͚̲̇̄̏͂ṁ̸̨̲̜̪̫̻͎̈͋̐̓̐̕͜͠͠ḙ̷̡͕͈̗̩̘̰̫̳̐̈́̃̀ ̵͍͈̯̖̥͚̝͚̅͜͝ͅ Happy you enjoyed Giuliano!

[@LaceySings18]

SO MUCH DELICIOUS LOREEEEE! ALL THE WONDERFUL CHARACTERS I'VE COME TO KNOW AND LOVEEEEE! *AHHHHHHHH!* I seriously don't know where to start. Omg, I know their stories but to visually see everything unfold... _I think my heart's been impaled __-like Sage oh god I'm so sorry Sage-_ . All of those quotes, the title cards, all the hand gestures (that I'm pretty sure I've seen from you and Lyra) and symbols for each character, ahhhh, I can't handle. That circle of hands?! AHHHHH! I'M CRYINGGGGGG! Viyan, I know your face is rotting, but FAIL THAT WISH! FAIL YOUR MISSION! HYDRA, NOOOO! NOT THE SPEARS AROUND ITS HEAD! THE WORLD CAN BURN! Omg, the showdown between Sage and Hydraaaa, ahhhhhhh. Sage, you're so sweet and brave and I love you, but Hydra, DESTROY HERRRRRR, AHHHHHHHH. I just want Hydra to dominate us all. That's painfully obvious in this comment. "Offering the world salvation in slaughter..." Hydra, I support you. We failed, let's try again. -Am a proud simp.- You're a badass and I love you so much. I also love you, Amarose, BUT YOU'RE GIVING YOURSELF TO BAUTIST AND BAUTEST -- ROSE, DON'T DO ITTTTT!!! Qiru, my sweet old man, Qiru, save your bae. T_T This also tells me I don't know enough about Qiru's story yet. 👀 _me eyeing you, Waffy_ Everyone just suffering here. I'm looking at you too, Ara. You and your beauty; such an unfair existence. Cicely... Cicely... we (AND YOU) are doomed either way SO WHY YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU DIDDDDDD?! I know why and I'm still salty about it. -grumbling at Cicely- I'm just a puddle now. All the quotes, how you fit each character to the lyrics so incredibly well, the visuals and animation OMFG I'M SCREAMING. AND YOUR VOCALS, MISS MYAM! THOSE PHENOMENAL VOCALS! THOSE HIGH NOTES! Killing us all with your incredible talents like Hydra killed- ow ow ow ow never mind. I'm so happy I know their stories so I can appreciate this even more. Legit, tears are falling. I love them all so much. Words are failing me. I really wish I was better with my words so I could express just how amazing the entirety of this project is -- but perhaps words alone simply can't describe that. Anime when??? 👀👅 I bow, Goddess Raf. Do with me what you will. The amount of detail you've put into this.... _falls apart_ Thank you so much for blessing us, my Goddess. AND HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYYYY! NOT YOU GIVING US A GIFT ON *YOUR* BIRTHDAY! I LOVE YOUUUUUUU!

[@RainbowEssence-c3w]

Wait where is the story for this, where can I read it? Are these Raf's OCs or someone else's? Please tell me, I must know! I spent the last few hours poring over and overanalyzing the lyrics and images to the point where my head feels like it's gonna explode. 😭

[@captainbanjaxavalanche4313]

@@RainbowEssence-c3w They are all Rafs creations. She has a few more pictures of them on her Instagram, but as far as lore goes, as of now, only her closest friends know their story in greater detail. Hopefully Raf will let everyone else in on the details, in time.

[@user-xg3ss8qm9p]

YOOOOO THE QUEEN IS BACKKKK!!!! 👑👑🖤🖤🖤🙌🙌

[@RafScrap]

Ah, E's back ♡ Happy to see you around, now back to winter hibernation.

[@user-xg3ss8qm9p]

@@RafScrap Ay Ay Captain ʕ´• ᴥ•̥`ʔ!

[@Zappieroth]

I just have had this on repeat for like 10 hours don't mind me.

[@PhantomXT]

This just got recommended by KZbin. The artwork is fantastic, and the vocals’ harmonies give this cover a rather distinct feel over the instrumental track

[@tiny_wizard]

The art was really spectacular with this one. Truly a standout. All of the ocs had very interesting designs. Anyway, kudos, blessings, and so on.

[@RafScrap]

I had a lot of fun designing and writing for them, glad you enjoyed. I feel thoroughly blessed by you and your lovely comment, thank you

[@roockgirl58]

Oh my god, the way Hera looks is absolutely sick! Beautiful song and art

[@naielysiglesias6274]

I am INLOVE with her voice😭😭🤚

[@Eveezs]

Yes, a truly goddess indeed

[@dangojustdango5748]

I woke up to hear an angel singing. Honestly I thought I was dreaming when I saw the notification 🥺🥰

[@RafScrap]

A belated good morning to you, happy to serenade you awake

[@murpsie2043]

It's so fitting that such a goddess would cover this song. i'm sorry but HOW IS YOUR VOICE SO ANGELIC? I'm converting to the religion RafScrap.

[@kaizen5611]

YOOOO THIS IS AN VERY PLEASANT SURPRISE! YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB WITH THIS COVER RAF

[@RafScrap]

Means a lot, thank you ♡

[@kaizen5611]

@@RafScrap You're very welcome! I've been a fan for a long time but this is my first time commenting. You're music always brings a smile to my face & I always try to share with others

[@amaxxstudios]

It was amazing (as usual), the transitions, the editing and the VOCALS were just-WOW!

[@RafScrap]

Hello again, what a pleasure to see you around and enjoying ♡

[@natalies7485]

This is so beautiful 😳 the visuals, the vocals, the... everything!!

[@RafScrap]

So sweet of you Natalie, glad you enjoyed ♡

[@TJtheBee]

Was I supposed to have words after that?!?! That’s craziness! The music, the singing, the visuals…I feel like I need to break the repeat button just to catch all the details. O.O

[@demonxserin]

I am always a loser for ocs ... the animation, the drawings, the lyrics, the melody, your singing. Everything is so good. Thanks for the food once more ♥

[@RafScrap]

Absolutely my pleasure, will definitely upload more oc content then ♡

[@gesshokux3317]

I have sent your masterpieces to so many people that they’re sending them to me the second they come out now. It’s like I have the perfect notification system set up for your videos. Much better than KZbin’s that’s for sure. Great stuff as always! Like I’m sure many others have said, I have ascended to a new plane of transience thanks to you. It’s gonna be a great day!

[@LucaZhang]

This is the best thing happened this year😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Thank you, thank you so much I mean it😭😭😭

[@RafScrap]

I hope many wonderful things will follow for Luca 🙏 Absolutely my pleasure

[@SimplyTrulyNothing]

The art is beautiful ✨💫⭐️🌟🌙☀️

[@Labyrinthforprez]

This is one of the most beautiful things you've posted, holy SHIT Wonderful ocs, intriguing story, BEAUTIFUL oc designs, the voice of a devine woman, you really are spoiling us, MOTHER🤌🏼 I HAVE BEEN WELL FED, MAY I HAVE SECONDS AND PERHAPS THIRDS? 🍽️ In all seriousness, this is AMAZING, RAF! As a oc creator myself, I couldn't be more happier even after you noticing me on insta 💜💜💜 KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK MOTHER

[@RafScrap]

Eat more, let me feed you and plump you up so that I may ḑ̶̡̝̟̩͙̟̞͙̭̚ͅẻ̸̡̡͈͚̞͇̻̙̥͖̭̀̓̐ṿ̵̨̢͎̖͕̤̈́̑͗͠o̴͓͖͇̹̦̱̪̜̩̥̅̀͂͐́̊͆̿̆ͅu̴̘̤͓̲̤̙͓̞̹͕̱̅̏r̵̡̡͖̫̱̮͉̥̫̻̫̠̀̀̏͗͛͋̓͆̈͑̽̍̍̃̕ͅ Honestly one of the sweetest gifts I've gotten, thank you for the birthday wishes and for always being a huge motivation 💪 I'll keep working hard to provide content you enjoy ♡

[@vahilus]

The more I listen to this cover the more I fall in love with it! I love the addition of the chanting "sol Gaia Luna Venus Minerva goddess" it sounds SO good on the ears

[@kitkatrampant879]

This is literally the best thing I have listened to/watched this whole week. Gorgeous visuals, the voice of a siren, so amazing. 💜

[@RafScrap]

What an absolute honor. Appreciate it 🙏

[@Nobody-rz2rt]

I watched this three times and still find new small details in the art I missed, this is pure eye-candy! Magnificent!

[@NathanDavidK]

Oh my goshhh your whistletone range is absurd! Like it just seamlessly blends into your mixed voice! I swear artists like you, Tomi P and Sam Robson really need more love on this platform! Amazing work!

[@sol_mitis]

Как это красиво звучит! Я в восторге, как и от любого твоего пения/видео😭🤍

[@yoltzinquetzal2875]

I have loved this cover from the day it was dropped, the beautiful melody, the characters portrayed in it, everything was beautiful and inspiring. In fact, this song inspired me to create a story, one that, perhaps is short, but became one of my favourites. Thank you, Rafscrap, thanks to many of your beautiful covers, new and beautiful flowers of inspiration have bloomed in my heart and thanks to this, many stories I shall write.

[@Math-cn3gr]

Absolute massive, spectacular take on an already perfect title. The singing just goes flawless into this. The artwork is massive and turned out so so well. Nothing but respect for the love and the artistic direction you chose while preserving the epic feel of the original, its grim, dark and reminds one of a bit of Berserk at times, honestly astounding. At 0:30 a corrupted male voices sings "welcome us with your light", the only thing I could think of which would have made that even a bit harder in the dark, epic direction is having that voice show up at more spots in the mix or even having it featured as acapella. Still, I 100% applaud you.

[@YuugaoMegami]

I didn't think this song could get any more amazing. Raf proved me wrong. The vocals are perfect as always, but the art is what has really captured my attention. I REALLY want to know the story behind all of these OCs!!!! I think I've matched all the characters up properly as well. Sol - Qiru - The Phoenix Hera - Hydra - The Serpent Luna - Ara - The Spider Terra - Cicely - The Skull Gaia - Viyan - The Lover Venus - Amarose - The Flower Minerva - Sage - The Conqueror

[@rafbi4874]

Your take on Godess is something else, you really put an amazing twist to the song. To say nothing of how the art elevates the story of the song. G-fucking-g!

[@bleachgod1995]

It has been more than a year since your relesed this song out for us. I'm shock by how fast time flies by. Also listening to this song with head phones first time. How did I not do this sooner.

[@bomb1000]

I. Need. L Ø R Ê

[@_Silvina_523]

we…*NEED* lore

[@IGIKO_MUSIC]

OH my god I have absolute chills, CHILLS. I didn't need my eyebrows, my hair? You can have em', I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY by every aspect of this cover. I felt like butter by the end of witnessing such a masterpiece. We have literally been blessed by a goddess this day. Thank you for making this 💚😭

[@sleepy_soap]

SCREAMING. Raf not you blessing me right as I get up. One of my favorite artists coving another one of my favorites I'm blessed today

[@RafScrap]

Ah yes, screams. M̵̜̋͂̃y̴̢̛̪͔̬͎͗̄ ̴̳̥͉͕̮͆̽͆͌͠f̵͖̻̝̻̾̕a̷̼̱͝v̷̝͖͂͝͝o̴̹̬̽r̸͕̈́͗̽̔ī̷̜̪̭̆̕͝t̴̺̺̋͆e̵͚͙͚͂̅͝ ̸̡̢̮̱̓̈́s̷̛̗̱͈̙̏͠ͅñ̶͎̹͙͎͇̒͠a̸̡̳̗͔̐̋ͅc̷̪͈͉̈̋͠k̸̨͈͙̭̊̎ͅ.̸̭͆͑̈́̔͜ ̷̢̱̥͎͇̏̈́͊̈́ Belatedly, good morning. I'm proud to have done of your favorites justice

[@theluminaryofthestars4181]

Chills, literal chills-especially the part where you rapped all those names faster than I could sing Satisfied from Hamilton.

[@mattshinde3614]

And yet *again*, Raf is flexing on us with her ability to somehow surpass perfection with every new cover...and also make her own birthday present! As if the vocals weren't already top-tier and the art not already spectacular, now she's up and dropping high-tier lore in her videos?! IS THERE NO END TO THE AWE SHE CAN INSPIRE!? I actually went to look up the original song this time, and (no offense to Cepheid and Nonon) I think that I once again find your cover superior. Aside from the lore being thrown around (seriously, where can I learn more about that? It seems interesting!), your vocals and artwork (especially the cosmic symbols and their associated hand sigils) add an extra layer of...depth? Mysticism? Enchantment? I'm not entirely sure how to describe it, honestly, but it's really cool. You get a definite sense of chaos and corruption out of not just the text and visuals, but the animation itself; I don't QUITE get exactly what's going on, but it probably isn't good for the universe. (Disembodied hearts and singular red eyeballs are bad enough on their own; combined, they can only be MEGA-trouble.) I hope you had a fantastic birthday, RafScrap! It's the beginning of another year in your life, and I can only hope that it'll be a spectacular one!

[@pappanalab]

The animation is out of this world! Holy shit this is so ethereal and sinister at the same time. That’s not even mentioning the beautiful vocals, I especially loved the chanting of the goddesses names. How does it have less than 700 comments?!

[@ceaselesswatcher3707]

I never thought you'd do this song holy shit I am over the moon (pun intended) EDIT: I just finished listening and I'm at a loss of words, the animation, the symbolism, the underlying story and most importantly your VOICE!!! everything is so perfect

[@RafScrap]

I am slapping my knees. Happy to hear you enjoyed the little details, means a lot to me. Appreciate you

[@MarianaTraviesoBassi]

why can't I like it 1 million times? just one like is unfair (but I'll watch it even more times. it's so... mesmerizing).

[@DelutFontainebleau]

The height just keeps rising and rising! I greatly appreciate your voice and the effort you put into the video!

[@RafScrap]

I appreciate your appreciation, thank you for the lovely words of support ♡ It motivates me to work hard 💪

[@The_Queen-z8q]

Beautiful. Like all your songs 🌸

[@RafScrap]

Thank you for the lovely first comment ♡

[@The_Queen-z8q]

@@RafScrap You're So Very Welcome :)

[@ot8giant]

This is my new favorite song. You sang it so beautifully, the pictures are amazing, the scenes are epic as well. Keep on doing what you love!

[@awmancreeper6373]

This song is literally amazing been playing on repeat in my room for the last 2 weeks .

[@shadowsfire2673]

i finally made a upload early

[@RafScrap]

Absolutely my pleasure, i'm glad to be able to sing it for you. Hope you have a lovely rest of the week ♡

[@EleanorTerenuum]

This has inspired me, thank you for yet another song to loop for the next 3 years.

[@SimplyDuker]

This variant is very unique, creative and has more mystical vibes comparing to other covers.

[@Turtle-Melon]

As a metalhead, I hereby declare this song to be peak headbanging material

[@meowofy8948]

not me trying to replicate the hands at 1:23 seriously though, another amazing animation! i feel like the vocals really sell the whole goddess vibe, and i honestly don't know anyone else as creative as you are. happy birthday!

[@primoetnovissimo4334]

Hello my siren daddy, what a treat for the ears and spectacular visuals! I love how you and the team are having the videos becoming progressively more challenging. I wish for continued success for you as a person and content creator. Love you Raf!!! 😘🤗🌊🧚‍♀️

[@RafScrap]

What a treat indeed, to see my baby girl Primo enjoying herself ♡ You motivate and give me strength 💪 Thank you much for the kind wishes

[@noracchiiedits]

Woah. This gave me PURE CHILLS. Your vocals are something truly amazing and the art in this video is **chef kiss** Awesome cover!

[@RafScrap]

What a lovely reaction, thank you Kiirara ♡ Means a lot

[@GorillaByrdie]

You're Really Really Good At Getting Awesome Bangers Stuck In My Head For At Least A Couple Days. It's Only Cause When Those Days End, Another One Of Your Projects Is Stuck In My Head For At Least 4 Months. Yeah, It's Pretty Much An Endless Cycle And Those Months Possibly Even Turn Into Many Years Of Straight Awesomeness. Stay Strong And Keep Doing What You Love Raf Because Other People Love Your Work As Much As You Do. 🙏🏽❤💪🏽

[@Eat_wires]

This is insanely beautiful, the vocals, the art, it's so perfect

[@AfroLegacy]

Nothing short of beautiful. Hope you had an awesome birthday too!!

[@RafScrap]

I did do, makes it even happier that you enjoyed, Afro ♡

[@Lisasoucheq1]

I love how everyone is simping for this majestic queen. My little sister loves this cover and makes me play it a few times a day.

[@merusotajio2222]

This is one if not the most magestic thing I've ever seen and heard

[@koanos2448]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS COVER, THE ART, THE EVERYTHING!

[@captainbanjaxavalanche4313]

FML, it's all just so entrancing, I can't stop hitting replay. You just keep outdoing yourself with each upload. How the hell can one person be so damn talented? It's unreal....

[@RafScrap]

Always happy to see you around and enjoying yourself, Captain. Thanks for the lovely comment ♡

[@captainbanjaxavalanche4313]

@@RafScrap I'm always looking forward to your uploads, Raf. It's safe to say that they are pretty much a highlight of any given day. Also, Happy Birthday, Rafscrap!