My brother beat this game while battling cancer in 2009. He paused it just to invite me to watch this cut scene with him. He passed about six months later. I bawl my eyes out every time I watch this video.

It's 2020 and at this point I have to say: "This song is timeless."

Its fkn 2024 and this masterpiece does not stop being a roller-coaster of emotions ❤

More than a decade later and this song still makes me cry. Absolutely beautiful.

Kingdom Hearts, FFX and X-2, were such emotional games, i'm so glad I grew up with them.

Anybody else just tootling along in 2024 and this song just hits like a freight train and you have no choice but to seek it out just to hear, to feel, to belt your soul out along with Yuna and Lenne one more time?

It's 2023 and this song just made me burst into tears in the middle of traffic.

But how is nobody talking about the fact that Yuna's performance was so powerful it momentarily broke the never ending storm on the thunder plains

Who's here in 2024?

The moment where Lenne looks at Shuyin, and gives him a one last smile knowing damn well it’ll be her last... just pierces my gut every time 😭😭😭. A smile worth a thousand words.......

The moment when Yuna and Lenne are singing together 1000 years apart… FEELS, MAN!! FREAKING FINAL FANTASY FEELS!!!!!

This song really highlights the tragedy of the war between Zanarkand and Bevelle. You hear about it during FFX and we find out Sin was created to preserve the memory of Zanarkand, but 1000 Words really brings it to a personal level. Shuyin was a hot-blooded, headstrong young man in love, whose one wish was to save the woman he loved from dying in the war. He was willing to go to any lengths to save her, but Lenne didn't want him to go to such lengths just for her. It was enough for her to have his love. Now, long into the future, she wants to save him from his hatred and misery. If that's not love, what is?

Back when games were finished products with at least a hundred hours of content no dlc and were so good they'd never be forgotten. If this game never came out I never would have gotten into gaming ffx2 holds a special place in my heart

With that Yuna came to know who Lenne truly is, what happened, and the source of all this pain and sorrow. She felt the machina bullets tear through them both, she felt them die, and she felt 1000 years of loneliness. Lenne called out to Spira to end the fighting, and for the first time in generations, sunlight shone on the Thunder Plains.

It's been 15 years, and I have more than 1000 words to express my love for this game

Still one of the greatest anti-war songs in human history. It's impossible to play this game and miss the very real implications of the scene that plays right before this: New Yevon and the Youth League are literally at each other's throats, ready to kill each other at the tiniest spark. Now here's Yuna reminding them that the last time their world went to war, the result was a giant demon that haunted them for one-thousand years. A perfect example of how beautifully music can be, and has been, used to promote peace in times of conflict.

12 year old me loved this so much. 32 year old me is playing this now and crying because I finally realize how hauntingly beautiful and sad this is 😭😭😭

I’m watching this in 2021, and this is still one of my most favourite final fantasy songs

It still gets me every time Lenne looks at Shuyin. She knows what's gonna happen, but she's okay with it because she's with him. This is why pre-rendered cut scenes are important.

2022 and this song still can make so many cry, and its been over a decade. Emotional games like these just never leave our hearts, so glad I grew up to them.

I’m just thinking about this but this song could be for both Shuyin and Tidus. Tidus knew that his Jecht was Sin, and he didn’t tell Yuna about that because he wanted to protect her. He later understood that he was a dream and what destroying Sin meant. When he disappears Yuna undergoes these drastic changes, throughout all of her journey she becomes more strong in who she is but even throughout all of that she tells of her journey to Tidus. While she searches for him she tells him of all these things that she’s not certain he can here but that doesn’t stop her. Lenne also had so many words that she never got to say to Shuyin so I just think it’s neat that in a way Yuna and Lenne both said so many words that their loves never heard but somehow they hold onto hope that they heard them. I love these games and their beautiful story so much. I think the lyrics reveal so much about Yuna and Tidus’s relationship and I just thought I would point it out.

Just did the ff7 rebirth concert. This still wins

Fun Fact: The English version has the duet scene with Lenne and Yuna singing together while the Japanese one is a complete solo performance of either Yuna or Lenne at any given time.

Did anyone else as a kid play this song in the theatre over n over? Loved it. Ffx. And x2 is the last final fantasy that made me feel real emotion. Crying at the ending of the game ugh forever the best

In all of Final Fantasy series, FFX and FFX-2 story wasn't the most complicated nor the most impressive. But somehow, because it is rather simple and plain, it touchs the heart a lot more than the others. Rather than a fantasy, it is more a tragedy which can be found on many parts of the world we are living in. And that is why I love it. Played them every once in a while just to remind myself of the feeling it carried.

I feel as though this is one of the most powerful, defining moments in the entire series. EVERY TIME I listen to this song or rewatch this scene, I feel as though I'm ready to bawl my eyes out. Simply beautiful.

This has always hit me in my feelings. The passion and pain can be heard and felt from the words. And coming from a parent who buried my son, this song has significant mean to me.

i played through this scene about a week ago and i bawled my eyes out for hours afterward. so beautiful

Hahah its 2020 im still watching this.. I was playing this game in PS2 with a huge Book for the walkthrough/guide. And that was over decades ago 🤣🤣🤣

Even though I have played this game countless time and watch this scene, I still goosebumps watching this

people may hate x-2 but this is one of the big reasons why I love it

God, I remember seeing this for the first time and being totally blown away. It's really emotional and something I wasn't expecting from this game. It's def one of my 'guilty pleasure' games of the series.

This is one instance where the English localization team SMOKED the Japanese team. In the original version an image of Lenn appears over Yuna but it’s just Yuna singing the whole time. There’s no duet.

Shuyin and Lenne was real tragic Romeo Juliet story, not Noctis and Luna. Noc and Luna couldn't be compared to these two. Noc and Luna gotta had many scenes to tell how tragic their love was. But Shuyin and Lenne only needed about 4 minutes in one song, hands down!

“Turning all of the lonely years to only days” feels so apt during quarantine

I'll never forget hearing this song the first time many many years ago. It was so good, I stopped gameplay and reloaded the save and listened just to be sure I wasn't dreaming. I already had appreciation for Vid Game OSTs but after this song, I was able to compare this to movie OST and musician albums comfortably. Great times!

The moment they fall to the floor after getting shot, the way the music swells, is one of the best emotional moments in FF

With this song, i married my beloved wife. Now, after so many years, our childs play this Game. My wife and i looked to another and tears running.

You know... one thing I just adore about this (outside of the fact that this song will FOREVER touch my soul) is that unlike the japanese version, Yuna and Lenne are shown as separate singers; and even have that moment at 2:52 where they are both physically there. Unlike in the Japanese version where one or the other is present. It makes it so much more powerful with both present. (if you ask me)

So many years later and I still always find myself coming back to this song. Honestly, my passion for singing came from THIS scene. Final Fantasy X-2 is the first Final Fantasy game I ever played. I know the majority of gamers see this as some cringey pop song, but I don’t even know how to express how impactful it was to me as a kid. Her song diffused this high tension conflict that could have led to all out war. But this is what music is truly capable of. It goes beyond the boundaries of words and speaks to emotions that are universal to the human condition. That’s what this one scene, from some nerdy video game from like 2 decades ago taught me. It completely and irreversibly changed the way I perceive the world and the person I am today.

Man seeing this for the first time when I was a kid I was in awe and even now just under ten years later I still am. My heart 😭❤️

This song hits so hard for everyone who played x and x-2. I love this song so much

With this being nearly 20 years old, it can already considered a classic.

I love the last duet. It's start with Lenne take the lead, Yuna follow in; but right after that Yuna take lead and Lenne follow and slowly fade in. ;w;

Yeah as... "clunky" as this game is, this scene is one of the greatest moments in Final Fantasy-perhaps in all of gaming. It is just stunning in every way.

2021 and this song is still timeless

Imagine, someone writing a song this powerful for you. I’d like to think that Shuyin rests peacefully with Lenne after hearing it

No matter how many times i hear this song. Its makes me cry. The story between yuna and tidus is so sad. Never stop loving final fantasy.

I just realized how bad of an idea it was to hold this concert in the Thunder Plains. I don't remember the story reason, but I think the Calm Lands would've been better.

The trifecta of Gaming, art, and music blend together into a euphoric zone of poetry. That's one small reason we like this so much but may not be able to put it into words.

If final fantasy x-2 has one lesson to teach is that storytelling through song can make you care about the characters real fast if done right. Pretty sure everyone felt for these characters in this cutscene even without much prior info given on them. Music is very important for evoking emotions.

Final Fantasy X and X-2 were the first Final Fantasy games I ever played. I still think about this series every once in a while even though I haven't played the games in years.

Who here in 2024

2022 still hitting me in the feels.😭

I still love this song. This still makes me dig deep into my emotions.

It is 2021 and this song continues to play in my head every day, every night, throughout the year, it is an anthem without a doubt

The best scene in the entire game. Cry every time I hear it.

Stuff like this why FFX-2 was a great first sequel to a FF series! They really know how to add substance to their stories and characters. When I was a kid, we were all like, "Yup, Yuna deserves to tell her own story!"

It’s been 20 years since I last saw this, and 20 years later, I still cry. FFX and X2 to this day are still just my favorite game narratives.

That's my favourite song ever in any videogame.

All these years later, & I appreciate the efforts done by the editing team to make this special version even more. Thank you SQEX

Years later i still get goosebumps when they duet at the end of the song

Every single time I listen to this and watch the game ending I still cry my eyes out . They just don't have these kinds of things anymore

Don't mind me,just reliving my childhood

This damn scene and song broke me as a kid. It never stopped thundering in the plains, until this. Go Zanarkand Abes.

2024 this song still has been playing

Love this song and game! They dont make em like this anymore sadly.

Everyone's face when the thunder stopped on the Thunder Plains...

I finished this game so many times and I still got goosebumps

2023 and I still sing this song word for word. No matter what people say about this game.

It's been YEARS by the first time I listened this song, and still it makes me cry. This song is immortal.

Even years and years later, I still cannot get over the fact that they choose the hideously lethal Thunder Plains as the perfect place to hold an idol concert in.

As the years go by, this song still makes me cry.

Music and Song. It truly is a magical thing to behold and listen to.

I like how the thunder has the Decency to stop while she is singing

Love this song!! my favorite scene in the whole game!

My mom use to make mix tapes for my brother and I growing up, well CD's rather, and she played one of my old CD's and this song was on it. Along with the opener for Cowboy Bebop. The nostalgia was appreciated.

Its funny that the silliest final fantasy is the one that has the song that hits you in the feels the hardest

This may be blasphemy to a lot of FF fans but I find this sadder than Aerith's death scene in FF7.

This was on PS2 back then...such good grafics for back in the Day

Still after all this time it is still one of the most epic songs in FF history.

Damn... This was one of my best childhood moments!

I can't beleive I forgot about this song. I used to have it in my MP3 player. lol. Yeah, i'm THAT old.

I remember first playing this game shortly after it was released. Reaching this scene and listening to the song that covers this just made my drop...realizing this is a song not from some mainstream singer but just a choice made by the developers to match the raw emotion of what the story was turning too...truly is a beautiful piece and between this an FFX will always be my favorite games.

I don't care what people say about this game. For me, it's one of the best I've ever played, and means a lot. Fun as hell, a big and beautiful history and lore. AMAZING characters (Paine, I love you). You fall in love with this game if you play it the full game and not just the beggining like most people did.

I’m not the only one crying here, we’re all crying. Even more than a decade later

Can't wait for FFX-3.. 🤩🤩🤩

2022 who still listening 😭💚 this one is the best i swear!

I still get goosebumps when watching this. Five times. During one watch. Masterpiece

The Haters: This game is just 3 girls playing dress-up The Fans: This is a story about a woman trying to find the man she loved and lost!! Game was so underrated it might not of had the gravitas as X did; but it had a deep emotional impact. It built this idea that not only were these two people in love (Tidus and Yuna) but their love was something that transcended time and space. As a whole FFX/X-2 has the strongest love story of any FF.

I want to go back to these times...

This song still hits home.

May of 2024 and this cut scene still brings me to tears. the song is a masterpiece

This song hits you in the feels. Hit me the first time I heard it and hasn't stopped.

I don’t care what anyone says, absolutely incredible video game moment with a ton of feeling.

this song really worthy for an oscar

2023 and still love it. Hits me in the heart every time.

One of the most powerful scenes ever. It made me cry my eyes out, still does to this day. The power of music is beautiful it broke the fear and darkness in others showing there is a hope. The message this portrays is absolutely beautiful. Such a great game..

This song has me longing to reunite with someone I haven't even met yet.

Seriously this scene needs to be in a movie a very powerful love and tragedy.