I wanted to point out a couple of songs I love that remind me a lot of our lovely barmaid, Miss Tifa Lockheart. ^_^ I'll give you all a heads up and let you know that these are sort of angsty songs, but I thought they were perfect for portraying her independence and her ability to stay strong even though she's been hurt and rejected. They're great songs, and I reccommend a listen. :D


LOSING GRIP
By Avril Lavigne

(Notes: This has got to be my number one Tifa anthem. I used it in one of my first AMVs because I thought it was so appropriate, and I've grown attached to the song as a whole over time. It sort of makes me think of the Nibelheim incident and how she must have felt when Cloud wasn't there, in that the lyrics talk about being scared and alone. Plus, the rejection factor is HUGE in this one. Look back at Nomura's quote that Tifa is "like any other woman who's been left behind by a man" and you'll know what I mean. ;))

Are you aware of what you make me feel, baby
Right now I feel invisible to you, like I'm not real
Didn't you feel me lock my arms around you
Why'd you turn away?
Here's what I have to say
I was left to cry there, waiting outside there
Burning with a lost stare
That's when I decided

Why should I care
'Cuz you weren't there when I was scared
I was so alone
You, you need to listen
I'm starting to trip, I'm losing my grip
And I'm in this thing alone

Am I just some chick you place beside you to take somebody's place
When you turn around can you recognize my face
You used to love me, you used to hug me
But that wasn't the case
Everything wasn't okay
I was left to cry there, waiting outside there
Burning with a lost stare
That's when I decided

Why should I care
'Cuz you weren't there when I was scared
I was so alone
You, you need to listen
I'm starting to trip, I'm losing my grip
And I'm in this thing alone

Crying out loud
I'm crying out loud
Crying out loud
I'm crying out loud

Open your eyes
Open up wide
Why should I care
'Cuz you weren't there when I was scared
I was so alone

Why should I care
'Cuz you weren't there when I was there
I was so alone
Why should I care
If you don't care then I don't care
We're not going anywhere

Why should I care
'Cuz you weren't there when I was there
I was so alone
Why should I care
If you don't care then I don't care
We're not going anywhere


NEVER WAS, NEVER WILL BE (EVERYBODY'S FOOL)
By Evanescence

(Note: These have got to be some of the most appropriate Tifa lyrics of all time. Being a fangirl of hers, and since I immediately applied it to her, I think I might have taken the words a little more literally than was originally intended, but it's so damn TIFA I can't get over it. :lol: I seriously could babble all day about this one. It's amazing. :wub: Must point out -- in my mind "I" = Tifa, "you" = Cloud, "she" = Aerith, "we" = Tifa and Aerith, and probably the kids and the rest of AVALANCHE, depending on how you want to interpret it.)

Perfect by nature
Icons of self indulgence
Just what we all need
More lies about a world that

Never was and never will be
Have you no shame? Don't you see me?
You know you've got everybody fooled

Look here she comes now
Bow down and stare in wonder
Oh how we love you
No flaws when you're pretending
But now I know she

Never was and never will be
You don't know how you betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled

Without the mask
Where will you hide
Can't find yourself
Lost in your lies

I know the truth and now
I know who you are
And I don't love you anymore

It never was and never will be
You don't know how you betrayed me
And somehow you've got everybody fooled

Never was and never will be
You're not real and you can't save me
Somehow now you're everybody's fool.


ARE YOU HAPPY NOW
By Michelle Branch

(Notes: This one's pretty self-explanatory--Tifa is pissed off because Cloud stays away. But there are a lot of lines that make me think instantly of the things that make their story unique, like the "all your lies become your truths" bit. Another great song I love. ^_^)

Now, don’t just walk away
Pretending everything’s ok
And you don’t care about me
And I know there’s just no use
When all your lies become your truths and I don’t care...

Could you look me in the eye
And tell me that you’re happy now
Would you tell it to my face or have I been erased,
Are you happy now?
Are you happy now?

You took all there was to take,
And left me with an empty plate
And you don’t care about it
And I am givin' up this game
I’m leaving you with all the blame cause I don’t care

Could you look me in the eye?
And tell me that you’re happy now
Would you tell it to my face or have I been erased,
Are you happy now?
Are you happy now?
Are you happy now?

Do you really have everything you want?
You can't ever give somethin' you ain't got
You can’t run away from yourself

Could you look me in the eye?
and tell me that you're happy now
come on, tell it to my face or have i been replaced,
are you happy now?
are you happy now?

Would you look me in the eye?
Could you look me in the eye?
I’ve had all that I can take
I'm not about to break
Cause I’m happy now
Are you happy now?

Little Too Late by Delta Goodrem
(This song seriously show that our little Miss Fragile-hearted has some attitude. ;) She's moved on, sick and tired of being lovelorn)

(They say) I'm a little to young to understand
But it's a little to late too hold my hand
You know I never subscribe to yes sir no sir
gonna learn gonna love gonna take my chance
It's a little too late for you to say
That I'm a little too young to feel this way

'cause I just wanna be loved just wanna be heard
Be lost in the feeling standing here
At the door to my life
Now that day has arrived so loud and clear
You'll hear me singing
Do do doo do do do do do do
I'm singing
Do do do do do do do do do

(They say) I'm a little too lost without you here
(They said) that I'm a little too soft and too sincere
'cause I never subscribe to who sir me sir
Gonna stand gonna fall gonna face my fears
It's a little too late for me to wait
'cause your're never to young to feel this way

'cause I just wanna be loved just wanna be heard
Be lost in the feeling standing
Here at the door to my life
Now that day has arrived so loud and clear
You'll hear me singing
Do do doo do do do do do do
I'm singing
Do do do do do do do do do

If I want your help I'll say help me
I'm okay I'm alright won't you hear me loud and clear

'cause I just wanna be loved just wanna be heard
Be lost in the feeling standing here
At the door to my life
Now that day has arrived so loud and clear
You'll hear me singing
Do do doo do do do do do do
I'm singing
Do do do do do do do do do

I'm a little too young to understand
But it's a little too late to hold my hand
I'm a little too lost without you here
That I'm a little too soft and too sincere

Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson
(Okay, okay, so I couldn't find one that said Brown Eyes, but the mood is sooooooo .....Tifa.
D; Yowch, a little angst in this one.....)


Seems like just yesterday
You were a part of me
I used to stand so tall
I used to be so strong
Your arms around me tight
Everything, it felt so right
Unbreakable, like nothin' could go wrong
Now I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hanging on

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

I told you everything
Opened up and let you in
You made me feel alright
For once in my life
Now all that's left of me
Is what I pretend to be
So together, but so broken up inside
'Cause I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hangin' on

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

Swallow me then spit me out
For hating you, I blame myself
Seeing you it kills me now
No, I don't cry on the outside
Anymore...

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes

Yay for Tifa anthems!! I too think she deserves some love and I really like the songs you put out there Luna and Flirtatious.

Oh and Luna I love all three of the artists you picked as well, I really like your taste in music...sorry I can't think of any songs for Tifa right now, I seem to catch ones for Cloud or for Aeris and Cloud, but I am glad you started a thread like this for Tifa! :tifa:

Is it okay if I put down two songs daydreamer198 has already mentioned? I think they deserve to be catergorized. :D

The Winner Takes It All by ABBA

I dont wanna talk
About the things weve gone through
Though its hurting me
Now its history
Ive played all my cards
And thats what youve done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play

The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
Thats her destiny

I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking Id be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules

The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
Its simple and its plain
Why should I complain.

But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say
Rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all

I dont wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
Youve come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all......

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Blue

(Sorry seems to be the hardest word)

What I got to do to make you love me?
What I got to do to make you care?
What do I do when lightning strikes me?
And I wake to find that you’re not there?

What I got to go to make you want me?
What I got to do to be heard?
What do I say when it’s all over?
Sorry seems to be the hardest word.

It’s sad, so sad
It’s a sad, sad situation.
And it’s getting more and more absurd.
It’s sad, so sad
Why can’t we talk it over?
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word.

What do I do to make you want me?
What I got to do to be heard?
What do I say when it's all over?
Sorry seems to be the hardest word.

It’s sad, so sad
It’s a sad, sad situation.
And it’s getting more and more absurd.
It’s sad, so sad
Why can’t we talk it over?
Oh it seems to me
That sorry seems to be the hardest word.

Yeh. Sorry

What I got to do to make you love me?
What I got to do to be heard?
What do I do when lightning strikes me?
What have I got to do?
What have I got to do?
When sorry seems to be the hardest word...

It would be "Jealous" by a pinoy singer, also claimed as a rnb siren, Nina. (if you're wondering why i'm here in the phil., i moved from south korea) lol and i found lots of opms (true composed and sang songs in philippines are called "official pinoy music") so cool and i really like their rockband, SpongeCola here! another two Tifa anthems would be "He Wasn't" and "My Happy Ending" by Avril Lavigne. she used to rock, but now she's acting, now that's not my sk8er boi singer! :cray:

He Wasn't
Avril Lavigne

There's not much going on today
I'm really bored, it's getting late
What happened to my saturday
Monday's coming, the day i hate

I'll sit on my bed alone
Staring at the phone

He wasn't what i wanted, what i thought no
He wouldn't even open up the door
He never made me feel like i was special
He isn't really what i'm looking for

This is when i start to bite my nails
And clean my room when all else fails
I think it's time for me to bail
This point of view is getting stale

Sit on the bed alone, staring at the phone
He wasn't what i wanted, what i thought no
He wouldn't even open up the door
He never made me feel like i was special
He isn't really what i'm looking for

Na na na na na na, we've all got choices
Na na na na, we've all got voices
Na na na na na, stand up make some noise
Na na na na, stand up make some noise

Sit on the bed alone, staring at the phone
He wasn't what i wanted, what i thought no
He wouldn't even open up the door
He never made me feel like i was special
He isn't really what i'm looking for
He wasn't what i wanted, what i thought no
He wouldn't even open up the door
He never made me feel like i was special
Like i was special, cuz i was special
Na na na na na.


My Happy Ending
Avril Lavigne

So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something You said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Held up up so high
On such a breakable thread

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...


You've got your dumb friends
I know what they say
They tell you I'm difficult
But so are they
But they don't know me
Do they even know you?
All the things you hide from me
All the shit that you do

You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...


It's nice to know you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It's nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
Oh oh, oh oh, oh oh...

These are all great!
Luna, could you link us to your video??
I can't wait to see it! :D

These all fit Tifa so well!! Especially "Everybody's Fool" (one of my own personal favorite songs!) I have one song in mind...but its more like Tifa's view towards Aerith (not in a mean way!). XD And only a couple lines fit the senario so I won't even bother posting it XD Anyways, great songs guys!

Flirtatious and Cynel, I just adore the lyrics you posted. :wub: "Behind These Hazel Eyes" is perfectly fitting of her, and both of the Avril Lavigne lyrics have alway struck me as great Tifa songs, especially "My Happy Ending." ^_^ Aerisbolt, that's okay if you don't post any lyrics right now, any kind of Tifa anthem appreciation is welcome here (and yes, I'm a bit of a closet Evanescence fangirl, and I've always had a soft spot for Avril Lavigne's stuff <3). LadyNel, here's the link to my vid if you want to see it, and POST THOSE LYRICS, Imaginary_girl! :woot:

Haha! Ok Luna...but looking over them...they are kind of mean...just disregard those parts like I said only a few lines fit them! :D I'll bold the parts that I think fits it. Everything else is disregarded (mostly because they're mean and Tifa doesn't feel those things about Aerith, that or it's a certain part just doesn't fit at all XD) Oh and Aerith is the one thats like "the star of the scene, the homecoming queen, ect.." the rest is Tifa's view.

The Girl Next Door

Small town homecoming queen
She's the star in this scene
There's no way to deny she's lovely
Perfect skin, perfect hair
Perfumed hearts everywhere
Tell myself that inside she's ugly
Maybe I'm just jealous
I can't help but hate her
Secretly I wonder if my one friend wants to date her

She is the prom queen I'm in the marching band
She is a cheerleader I'm sitting in the stands
She gets the top bunk I'm sleeping on the floor
She's Miss America and I'm just the girl next door

Senior class president
She must be heaven sent
She was never the last one standing
A backseat debutante
Everything that you want
Never to harsh or too demanding
Maybe I'll admit it
I'm a little bitter
Everybody loves her but I just wanna hit her

She is the prom queen I'm in the marching band
She is a cheerleader I'm sitting in the stands
She gets the top bunk I'm sleeping on the floor
She's Miss America and I'm just the girl next door
Oh and I'm just the girl next door

I don't know why I'm feeling sorry for myself
I spend all my time wishing that I was someone else

She is the prom queen I'm in the marching band
She is a cheerleader I'm sitting in the stands
I get a little bit, she gets a little more
She's Miss America and... she's Miss America
I'm just the girl next door...

See, not a lot fits but when I heard it, I just thought of those two. Not the mean parts of course, only the bolded parts. Especially the part about "my one friend wants to date her" *cough* Cloud *cough* :whistle: Actually this is more of an Aerith anthem....but if you look at it as Tifa's point of view...its kinda like a Tifa anthem, right? XD

Here's one. :D It's a beautiful song, I love it completely. It kinda sings on Tifa's part on a Cloti relationship, and Cloud's too.

Red = Tifa's feelings
Blue = Cloud's feelings

You're gonna see more red than blue, because this reflects more off Tifa's perspective, that she can't keep living in this fantasy world where Cloud can truly love her back like he loved Aerith.

Fool's Gold by Adrienne Pierce

Too, too many, they're so,
So many there's too,
Too many, too many of us,
And everyone's hoping,
To be the one spun straw,
Into gold and outshine the sun.

It's fools gold glowing,
Nothing is growing,
Nothing is flowing from these taps,
It's fools gold glowing,
Nothing is flowing,
We're just seagulls pulling at scraps.

Leave, gotta leave today,
Get far away from , far from, far from the madding crowd,
It's turning grey now, gotta leave today now,
For the, for the, black clouds.
No longer hoping to be the long spun straw,
Into gold and outshine the sun.

It's fools gold glowing,
Nothing is growing,
Nothing is flowing from these taps,
It's fools gold glowing,
Nothing is flowing,
We're just seagulls pulling at scraps.

Don't need golden fleece,
Just give me some peace
Gonna learn to see what's in front of me.
I want to give,
I want to give not take,
Everything seems so fake,
Maybe it's just too loud,
Maybe I am just too proud,
Trying to get far, far from the madding crowd.
Can't seem to catch a break,
Everything seems so fake,
Everything seems so fake.

And everyone's hoping to be the one
Spun, straw into gold and outshine the sun.

It's fools gold glowing,
Nothing is growing,
Nothing is flowing.
It's fools gold glowing,
Nothing is growing,
Nothing is flowing from these taps.
It's fools gold glowing,
Nothing is growing,
We're just seagulls pulling at scraps.

Too, too, too. So, so, so.
Too, too, too many.
There's too, too, too. So, so, so.
Too, too, too many, there's too many.

This is a classic song. :D And I dearly love it to pieces... especially how it's so beautifully played on the piano, with EMOTION. :sad:

This could also be for Cloud-->Aerith, but I think it suits more for the eyes of Tifa in her relationship with Cloud. Please, take a look-see!! ^_^

Please Don't Ask Me
John Farnham

Please don't ask me
what am I thinking...
It's about you
And please don't ask me
I never can see you
What can I do?
My first impulse is to run to your side
My heart's not free, and so I must hide
Please don't ask me
What I'm gonna say to you

I toss and turn
Can't sleep at night
It's worrying me
I go to bed,
Turn out the light
But your face I see
It only hurts
The more I pretend
That we could ever
Be more than friends
Please don't ask me
Why I'm so in love with you

You could easily make me happy [<-- maybe not that line XD;]
That I know
But I try my best to never tell you so
I will sing to you my love songs
And pretend
And I'll keep the secret right down
To the end [possibly, though she always wanted to be closer to him]
Please don't ask me
Why I'm not talking
I just can't explain
And please don't ask me
Why I go walking out in the rain
I could not live the lie it would take
To have you here would be a mistake
Please don't ask me
Why I'm still in love with you
No please don't ask me

A song that basically tells everything about Tifa's feelings...

"Worn Me Down"
by Rachael Yamagata

Gone, she's gone
How do you feel about it
That's what I thought
You're real torn up about it
And I wish you the best
But I could do without it
And I will, because you've worn me down
Oh, I will, because you've worn me down

Worn me down like a road
I did everything you told
Worn me down to my knees
I did everything to please
But you can't stop thinking about her
No, you can't stop thinking about her

And you're wrong, you're wrong
I'm not overreacting
Something is off
Why don't we ever believe ourselves
And I, oh, I feel that word for you
And I will, because you've worn me down
Oh, I will because you have worn me down

Worn me down like a road
I did everything you told
Worn me down to my knees
I did everything to please
But you can't stop thinking about her
No, you can't stop thinking about her

She's so pretty; she's so damn right
But I'm so tired of thinking
About her tonight

Worn me down like a road
I did everything you told
Worn me down to my knees
I did everything to please
But you can't stop thinking about her
No, you can't stop thinking about her

Worn me down like a road
I did everything you told
Worn me down to my knees
I did everything to please
Worn me down like a road
I did everything you told to me to do
But you, you can't stop thinking about her
No, you can't stop thinking about her
No, you can't stop thinking about her
No, you can't stop thinking about her

Luna you are so wonderful! Your videos are all great! I think I have all of your videos in my favorites :D

Here's an angsty one, but it's actually from Cloud's POV of Tifa. Ouch.

Numb by Linkin Park

i'm tired of being what you want me to be
feeling so faithless
lost under the surface
i don't know what you're expecting of me
put under the pressure
of walking in your shoes
[caught in the undertow / just caught in the undertow]
every step that i take is another mistake to you

i've
become so numb
i can't feel you there
become so tired
so much more aware
i'm becoming this
all i want to do
is be more like me
and be less like you

can't you see that you're smothering me
holding too tightly
afraid to lose control
cause everything that you thought i would be
has fallen apart right in front of you

[caught in the undertow / just caught in the undertow]
every step that i take is another mistake to you
[caught in the undertow / just caught in the undertow]
and every second i waste is more than i can take

but i know
i may end up failing too
but i know
you were just like me
with someone disappointed in you

Ok, I just found out Avril wrote this when there was this boy she liked when they were young, they were about to meet, though he never showed up.

"Tomorrow" by Avril Lavigne

And I wanna believe you,
When you tell me that it'll be ok,
Ya I try to believe you,
But I don't

When you say that it's gonna be,
It always turns out to be a different way,
I try to believe you,
Not today, today, today, today, today...


I don't know how I'll feel,
tomorrow, tomorrow,
I don't know what to say,
tomorrow, tomorrow
Is a different day

It's always been up to you,
It's turning around,
It's up to me,
I'm gonna do what I have to do,
just don't


Gimme a little time,
Leave me alone a little while,
Maybe it's not too late,
not today, today, today, today, today...


I don't know how I'll feel,
tomorrow, tomorrow,
I don't know what to say,
tomorrow, tomorrow
Is a different day

Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah yeah, and I know I'm not ready,
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah yeah, maybe tomorrow

Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah yeah, and I know I'm not ready,
Hey yeah yeah, hey yeah yeah, maybe tomorrow

And I wanna believe you,
When you tell me that it'll be ok,
Yeah I try to believe you,
Not today, today, today, today, today...


Tomorrow it may change
Tomorrow it may change
Tomorrow it may change
Tomorrow it may change...

Spun Sugar by Beth Waters

I don’t wanna tell you I love you
and watch you wither away, wither away
like a wildflower I picked and it died in an hour
like it knew I stole its freedom
and it’d rather die than live that way

I almost told you I loved you this morning over coffee
but I caught myself
I caught myself
cause if I told you I loved you you might
melt away on my tongue like spun sugar
and disappear

but I don’t want things to change
why can’t they stay the same
don’t wanna clip your wings
those words are heavy things
don’t want it to fade
this lovely thing we’ve made

wait
I wanted to wake you up
I wanted to say this right
but I just lay by your side all night
and watched you sleep
watched you sleep

the world is not your oyster
it’s a coffee shop
and you’re sitting there
trying not to stare
you’re pretending to read your book
but really you’re just watching all the people
it’s a spectacle and you’re there
to catch the air
to catch the air

but I don’t want things to change
why can’t they stay the same
I don’t wanna clip your wings
those words are heavy things
don’t want it to fade
this lovely thing we’ve made

wait
I wanted to wake you up
I wanted to say this right
but I just lay by your side all night
and watched you sleep
I wanted to wake you up
I wanted to say this right
but I just lay by your side all night
and watched you sleep
watched you sleep
watched you sleep

Meatloaf:Two out of 3 ain't bad.
(This song is perfect...with a little well placed truncation.)

Baby we can talk all night
But that aint getting us nowhere
I told you everything I possibly can
Theres nothing left inside of here
And maybe you can cry all night
But thatll never change the way that I feel
The snow is really piling up outside
I wish you wouldnt make me leave here

I poured it on and I poured it out
I tried to show you just how much I care
Im tired of words and Im too hoarse to shout
But youve been cold to me so long
Im crying icicles instead of tears

And all I can do is keep on telling you
I want you
I need you
But -- there aint no way Im ever gonna love you
Now dont be sad
cause two out of three aint bad
Now dont be sad
cause two out of three aint bad

Youll never find your gold on a sandy beach
Youll never drill for oil on a city street
I know youre looking for a ruby in a mountain of rocks
But there aint no coupe de ville hiding at the bottom of a cracker jack box

I cant lie
I cant tell you that Im something Im not
No matter how I try
Ill never be able
To give you something
Something that I just havent got

Theres only one girl that I will ever love
And that was so many years ago
And though I know Ill never get her out of my heart
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Truncated to keep it appropriate
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I want you
I need you
But there aint no way Im ever gonna love you
Now dont be sad
cause two out of three aint bad
I want you
I need you
But there aint no way Im ever gonna love you
Now dont be sad
cause two out of three aint bad
Dont be sad
cause two out of three aint bad

Baby we can talk all night
But that aint getting us nowhere

A Girl Can Dream by Mandy Moore

When I was a child, the story would say
Somebody would sweep
you off your feet someday.
That's what I hoped would
happen with you,
more then you could know.
I wanted to
tell you, that my heart's in your hands.
I prayed for
the day that I would get the chance,
'N just when I
worked up, the courage to try.
Much to my surprise,
you had somebody else, yeah yeah.
'Cos these
feelings, I keep to myself.

I may never get to hold
you so tight,
I may never get to kiss you goodnight,
I
may never get to look deep in your eyes,
or so it seems.
I always will be wishing you were mine,
I think about
what could be all the time,
all the happiness that I could
find.
Baby...a girl can dream.

From the moment I
wake up, 'til I fall asleep,
I imagine you not with
her, but with me.
Talking and laughing, sharing our
dreams,
it's just a fantasy, 'cos you had
somebody else,
'cos these feelings I keep to
myself.

I may never get to hold you so tight,
I
may never get to kiss you goodnight,
I may never get to
look deep in your eyes,
or so it seems.
I always will
be wishing you were mine,
I think about what could be all
the time,
all the happiness that I could find.
Baby...a girl can dream.

A girl can
dream...it's true,
and to call you my own,
it's the sweetest dream known.

I may never get
to hold you so tight,
I may never get to kiss you
goodnight,
I may never get to look deep in your eyes,
or so it seems.
I always will be wishing you were
mine,
I think about what could be all the time,
all
the happiness that I could find.
Baby...a girl can
dream.

Ohh, a girl can dream.
(Hmmmm)

Counting Crows - Time and Time Again

I wanted so badly Somebody other than me
Staring back at me But you were gone
I wanted to see you walking backwards
And get the sensation of you coming home
I wanted to see you walking away from me
Without the sensation of you leaving me alone

CHORUS:
Time and time again Time and time again
Time and time again I can't please myself

I wanted the ocean to cover over me
I wanna sink slowly without getting wet
Maybe someday, I won't be so lonely
And I'll walk on water every chance I get

(CHORUS)

So when are you coming home Sweet angel?
You leaving me alone? All alone?
Well if I'm drowning darling, you'll come down this way on your own

I wish I was traveling on a freeway
Beneath this graveyard western sky
I'm gonna set fire to this city
And out into the desert we're gonna ride

On My Own from Les Miserables (beautiful song :sad: )

And now I'm all alone again
Nowhere to turn, no one to go to.
Without a home, without a friend
without a face to say hello to
But now the night is near
And I can make-believe he's here

Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and then I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside my head

On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him 'til morning
Without him, I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way, I close my eyes and he has found me

In the rain
The pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever

And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say there's a way for us

I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him, the world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere the streets are full of strangers

I love him
But every day I'm lonely
All my life I've only been pretending
Without me, his world will go on turning
The world is full of happiness that I have never known

I love him
I love him
I love him...
But only on my own...

I used this song because I think it reveals what Tifa wants to be, and how Cloud doesn't return her feelings, and how she wants to start over with him. I also think it reveals her jealous feelings toward Aerith, a bit. I don't like Tifa, but I kinda sympathize with her here...

Feel So by Boxcar Racers

Sometimes
I wish I was brave
I wish I was stronger
I wish I could feel no pain
I wish I was young
I wish I was shy
I wish I was honest
I wish I was you not I

'Cause
I feel so mad
I feel so angry
I feel so callous
So lost, confused, again
I feel so cheap
So used, unfaithful
Let's start over
Let's start over

Sometimes
I wish I was smart
I wish I made cures for
How people are
I wish I had power
I wish I could lead
I wish I could change the world
For you and me

'Cause
I feel so mad
I feel so angry
I feel so callous
So lost, confused, again
I feel so cheap
So used, unfaithful
Let's start over
Let's start over

'Cause
I feel so mad
I feel so angry
I feel so callous
So lost, confused, again
I feel so cheap
So used, unfaithful
Let's start over
Let's start over

I feel so mad
I feel so angry
I feel so callous
So lost, confused, again
I feel so cheap
So used, unfaithful
Let's start over
Let's start over

Here is a song that I think fits Emo!Tifa perfectly, although I'd very much like for her to move on. She deserves much better than an unrequited love. (Not to mention that there are so MANY FF7 guys who can be paired with her! I have soft spot for ReTi and ZeTi, myself :D)

I'm Not That Girl
from Wicked: The Musical

Hands touch, eyes meet
Sudden silence, sudden heat
Hearts leap in a giddy whirl
He could be that boy
But I'm not that girl

Don't dream too far
Don't lose sight of who you are
Don't remember that rush of joy
He could be that boy
I'm not that girl

Ev'ry so often we long to steal
To the land of what-might-have-been
But that doesn't soften the ache we feel
When reality sets back in

Blithe smile, lithe limb
She who's winsome, she wins him
Gold hair with a gentle curl
That's the girl he chose
And Heaven knows
I'm not that girl:

Don't wish, don't start
Wishing only wounds the heart
I wasn't born for the rose and the pearl
There's a girl I know
He loves her so
I'm not that girl

(OT: This song can also describe my lovelife in general.... :lol: )

I posted this a long time ago as it's own topic but I think this is a good Tifa anthem. It kinda sounds like a conversation between Tifa and Aeris. (Tifa speaking, naturally.)

"Butterflies" by the Wrights

You don't have to say your sorry
You did nothing wrong
You're just following your heart honey
To right where you belong
Oh you go on and take him

I'm holding out for butterflies
Endless nights, shootin' stars, summer skies
Walking around after midnight
Love and kisses in the pale moonlight
Butterflies

There was a time when it was easy
To think of it as love
But there's someone else who needs me
Someone else I'm dreaming of
Oh you go on and take him

I'm holding out for butterflies
Endless nights, shootin' stars, summer skies
Walking around after midnight
Love and kisses in the pale moonlight
Butterflies

You go on, it's what you want
You go on, it's what you want
You go on and take him

I'm holding out for butterflies
Endless nights, shootin' stars, summer skies
Walking around after midnight
Love and kisses in the pale moonlight
Butterflies

Endless nights, shootin' stars, summer skies
Walking around after midnight
Love and kisses in the pale moonlight
Butterflies

I'm holding out

Found another one!!! :D

When There Was Me and You by Vanessa Anne Hudgens

It's funny when you find yourself
Looking from the outside
I'm standing here but all I want
Is to be over there
Why did I let myself believe
Miracles could happen
Cause now I have to pretend
That I don't really care

I thought you were my fairytale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star
Thats coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you

I swore I knew the melody
That I heard you singing
And when you smiled
You made me feel
Like I could sing along
But then you went and changed the words
Now my heart is empty
I'm only left with used-to-be's
And once upon a song

Now I know you're not a fairytale
And dreams were meant for sleeping
And wishes on a star
Just don't come true
Cause now even I can tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
Because I liked the view
When there was me and you

I can't believe that
I could be so blind
It's like you were floating
While I was falling
And I didn't mind

Cause I liked the view
Thought you felt it too
When there was me and you

A song for when/if Tifa finally gets over Cloud, from the musical, "Avenue Q"

There's a Fine Fine Line
There's a fine, fine line between a lover and a friend;
There's a fine, fine line between reality and pretend;
And you never know 'til you reach the top if it was worth the uphill climb.

There's a fine, fine line between love
And a waste of time.

There's a fine, fine line between a fairy tale and a lie;
And there's a fine, fine line between "You're wonderful" and "Goodbye."
I guess if someone doesn't love you back it isn't such a crime,
But there's a fine, fine line between love
And a waste of your time.

And I don't have the time to waste on you anymore.
I don't think that you even know what you're looking for.
For my own sanity, I've got to close the door
And walk away...
Oh...

There's a fine, fine line between together and not
And there's a fine, fine line between what you wanted and what you got.
You gotta go after the things you want while you're still in your prime...

There's a fine, fine line between love
And a waste of time.

I believe that this might be one. Everytime I listen to this song it reminds me of Cloud and Tifa when they were young and making that promise. Then it reminds me of the Nibelheim incident (I believe that I spelled that right).

When You Were Young
The Killers

You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now
Here he comes

He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined
When you were young

Can we climb this mountain
I dont know
Higher now than ever before
I know we can make it if we take it slow
Let's take it easy
Easy now
Watch it go

We're burning down the highway skyline
On the back of a hurricane
That started turning
When you were young
When you were young

And sometimes you close your eyes
And see the place where you used to live
When you were young

They say the devil's water
It ain't so sweet
You dont have to drink right now
But you can dip your feet
Every once in a little while

You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now
Here he comes

He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined
When you were young
(talks like a gentleman)
(like you imagined)
When you were young

I said he doesnt look a thing like Jesus
He doesnt look a thing like Jesus
But more than you'll ever know

I think this is another perfect Tifa Anthem: girl powwwah!

Samantha Mumba- Gotta Tell You

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Your love for me came as a waterfall
Flowin' inside me like never before
Your love for me, somethin' I didn't see
But baby, I know better now

When you walk in the room that very night
A special feelin' just burst inside
It was only you, nobody else
But baby, I know better now

Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
right
If I didn't tell you this tonight

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

And now you're back inside my house again
I'm tryin' deeper to explain
'Cause baby, I wanna get it on
And baby, you're the one for me

But now that I have got you all alone
After all this talkin' on the phone
I should be strong, there's nothing wrong
I'll tell you this is where you belong, where you
belong

Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
right
If I didn't tell you this tonight

Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
right
If I didn't tell you this tonight

It was just something in your eyes
That made me realize
But now I hear voices deep inside
Tellin' me, tellin' me

Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
right
If I didn't tell you this tonight

Don't wanna love you if you don't love me
Don't wanna need you when you won't need me too
Don't wanna tell you this now, but it wouldn't be
right
If I didn't tell you this tonight

"Little House"

She doesn't look, she doesn't see
Opens up for nobody
Figures out, she figures out
Narrow line, she can't decide
Everything short of suicide
Never hurts, nearly works

Something is scratching
Its way out
Something you want
To forget about

A part of you that'll never show
You're the only one that'll ever know
Take it back when it all began
Take your time, would you understand
What it's all about?
What it's all about?

Something is scratching
Its way out
Something you want
To forget about

No one expects
You to get up
All on your own with
No one around

Rilo Kiley - You Are What You Love

This is no great illusion
when I'm with you I'm looking for a ghost
or invisible reasons to fall out of love
or run screaming from our home

'cause we live in a house of mirrors
we see our fears and everything's our songs, faces, and second-hand clothes
but more and more we're suffering, not nobody, not a thousand beers
will keep us from feeling so all alone

but you are what you love
and not what loves you back
that's why I'm here on your doorstep
pleading for you to take me back

and the phone is a fine invention
it allows me to talk endlessly to you
about nothing disguising my intentions
which I'm afraid my friend are wildly untrue
it's a sleight of hand, a white soul band,
the heart attacks I'm convinced I have
every morning upon waking
to you I'm a symbol or a monument
your right of passage to fulfillment
but I'm not yours for the taking

but you are what you love
and not what loves you back
so I guess that's why you keep on
calling me back

I'm fraudulent, a thief at best,
a coward who paints a bullshit canvas
things that will never happen to me
and at arm's length, it's Tim who said
I'm good at it, I've mastered it
avoiding, avoiding everything

but you are what you love Tim
not what loves you back
and I'm in love with illusions so saw me in half
I'm in love with tricks
so pull another rabbit out of your hat

I think this song fits Tifa on how she feels about Cloud in AC. It's not exactly the type that says "I'm not her" lyrics that everyone else seems to post. This song says Tifa's feelings towards Cloud on how he misses Aerith and she can't do anything about it. I find the lyrics really powerful...except that one line in the second verse. :lol:

All I can Do
By Chantel Kreviazuk

When you're on your own
When you're at a fork in the road
You don't know which way to go
There's too many signs and arrows
You haven't laughed in a while
When you can't even fake a smile
When you feel ashamed
The uniform don't make you brave

All I can do is love you to pieces
Give you a shoulder to cry when you need it
When the day is long and the night is coming down on you
All I can do (x3)

When you forget your name
and the pleasure can't disguise your pain
and you don't feel the same
I won't forget the love you made

All I can do is love you to pieces
Give you a shoulder to cry when you need it
When the day is long and the night is coming down on you
All I can do (x3)

What a lovely day to shape your dreams
And you don't even have to sleep
You can make it what you want to be
You can fly away
You can change your name
Have a happy face
It can be so real

All I can do is love you to pieces
Give you a shoulder to cry when you need it
When the day is long and the night is coming down on you
All I can do (x3)
Is all that I can do

After careful consideration...I've decided Christina Aguilera's Hurt is something that, for the most part, Tifa would be singing.

Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face
You told me how proud you were, but I walked away
If only I knew what I know today
Ooh, ooh

I would hold you in my arms
I would take the pain away
Thank you for all you've done
Forgive all your mistakes
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To hear your voice again
Sometimes I wanna call you
But I know you won't be there

Ohh I'm sorry for blaming you
For everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself by hurting you

Some days I feel broke inside but I won't admit
Sometimes I just wanna hide 'cause it's you I miss
And it's so hard to say goodbye
When it comes to this, oooh

Would you tell me I was wrong?
Would you help me understand?
Are you looking down upon me?
Are you proud of who I am?

There's nothing I wouldn't do
To have just one more chance
To look into your eyes
And see you looking back

Ohh I'm sorry for blaming you
For everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself, ohh

If I had just one more day
I would tell you how much that I've missed you
Since you've been away
Ooh, it's dangerous
It's so out of line
To try and turn back time

I'm sorry for blaming you
For everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself by hurting you

I actually meant to post something here bit earlier but I am glad I didn't as I just found something better (well I've know and had this song for ages since the movie came out, but I forgot it completely!).

Hard to say who would actually do the singing, Aerith might to Cloud or perhaps someone else. But this is most certainly directed to Cloud.
And while the first Final Fantasy movie wasn't all that succesfull I did like it despite it having very few connections with the games. But the possible Lifestream in the end and the similarities between Cloud and Aki along with the great ending (oh so sad) made me like it.
It's just a pity this movie ended up being Sagakuchis downfall with Square as it really deserved more than it got.

Well here are the lyrics for The Dream Within. :)


Free
The dream within
The stars are crying a tear
A sigh
Escapes from heaven
And worlds end
Breathe
The dream within
The mystifying

We tremble and spin
Suspended within

Look beyond
Where hearts can see
Dream in peace
Trust the belief

We tremble and spin
Suspended within

Free
The dream within
The voice is calling a song
A prayer
From deep inside you
To guide you
Be
The dream within
The light is shining

A flight on the wind
Salvation begins

Look beyond
Where hearts can see
Dream in peace
Trust the belief

We tremble and spin
Suspended within

Free
The dream within
The stars are crying
A tear
A sigh
Escapes from heaven
And worlds end

There are parts of this song that just scream Tifa in my opinion. It's very sad in some ways but rather liberating in others.

Motorcycle Drive By

Summer time and the wind is blowing outside
in lower Chelsea
And I don't know what I'm doing in this city
The sun is always in my eyes
It crashes through the windows
And I'm sleeping on the couch
When I came to visit you
That's when I knew
That I could never have you
I knew that before you did
Still I'm the one whose stupid
And there's this burning
Like there's always been
I've never been so alone
And I've
Never been so alive
This is a view on a motorcycle drive by
The cigarette ash flies in your eyes and you don't mind
And you smile
And say the world it doesn't fit with you
I don't believe you
You're so serene
Careening through the universe
Your axis on a tilt
You're guiltless and free
I hope you take a piece of me with you

And there's things I'd like to do
That you don't believe in
I would like to build something
But you'll never see it happen
And there's this burning
Like there's always been
I've never been so alone
And I've
I've never been so alive

And there's this burning
There is this burning
(yeaa)

Where's the soul I want to know
New York City is evil
The surface is everything
But I could never do that
Someone would see through that
And this is the last time
We'll be friends again
And I'll get over you
And you'll wonder who I am
And there's this burning,
Just like there's always been
I've never been so alone, alone
And I've, and I've
I've never been so alive

So alive

I go home to the coast it starts to rain I paddle out on the water
Alone
Taste the salt and taste the pain
I'm not thinking of you again
Summer dies and swells rise
The sun goes down in my eyes
See this rolling wave
Darkly coming
To take me
Home

And I never been so alone
And I've never been so alive

I think Solitude By Evanescence is kinda how Tifa must feel :D

How many times have you told me you love her
As many times as I've wanted to tell you the truth
How long have I stood here beside you
I live through you
You looked through me

Ooh, Solitude,
Still with me is only you
Ooh, Solitude,
I can't stay away from you

How many times have I done this to myself
How long will it take before I see
When will this hole in my heart be mended
Who now is left alone but me

Ooh, Solitude,
Forever me and forever you
Ooh, Solitude,
Only you, only true

Everyone leaves me stranded
Forgotten, abandoned, left behind
I can't stay here another night

Your secret admirer
Who could it be

Ooh, Can't you see
All along it was me
How can you be so blind
As to see right through me

And Ooh, Solitude,
Still with me is only you
Ooh, Solitude,
I can't stay away from you

Ooh, Solitude,
Forever me and forever you
Ooh, Solitude,
Only you, only true

What do you think?

Oh my....so many great songs. So much angst.......so much Avril Lavigne! :P But I must say, these songs are incredibly fitting. Poor Tifa. :huggle:

You guys, this is the most fangasmic topic evar. :lol: I'm so impressed by the amount of Tifa love being shown on an ALL-CLERITH board, and, by gawdz, that this little beauty is the most popular topic in the Lyrics and Poems forum. This is like, unheard of. Oodles of w00t points to you all. :cheer: Argh, there are so many smexay lyrics... I must make AMVs nowz... :drool:

Oh, and to prevent the postage of useless drabble, I'll throw in some freebie lyrics, if you can pardon mild CloTi undertones. Again with the entourage of Michelle Branch lyrics, ughsrsly. :P

LEAP OF FAITH
Michelle Branch

One less call to answer,
feeling full of despair,
don't think I can get through it,
just one last prayer.

And it's a leap of faith,
when you believe there's someone out there,
it's a leap of faith when you believe that someone cares, oh,
and when I call out to you,
will you be right there,
right there.

Searching for the answer,
nobody seems to care,
Oh how I wish that you were here,
beside me,
to wipe away my tears.

And it's a leap of faith,
when you believe there's someone out there,
it's a leap of faith when you believe that someone cares, oh,
and when I call out to you,
will you be right there,
right there.

Waiting for the answer,
remembering times we would share,
somehow I feel you here beside me,
even though you're not there.

And it's a leap of faith,
when you believe there's someone out there,
it's a leap of faith when you believe that someone cares, oh,
and when I call out to you,
will you be right there-

Right there
And I'll be waiting by the window for your smile to come through,
and I'll be waiting in the darkness when I call out to you,
and I'll remember when you told me,
I could trust in you-

And it's a leap of faith,
when you believe there's someone out there,
it's a leap of faith when you believe that someone cares, oh,
and when I call out to you,
will you be right there-
It's a leap of faith,
and I believe that you are out there,
it's a leap of faith and I believe you truly care, oh,
and when I call out to you,
I know you'll be right there,
right there,
and it's a leap of faith.

(Eh? What's that I smell? Is that the faint scent of another angsty-Tifa-AMV-by-Luna-in-progress? Yaiiis... :devil: )

This song is by the late Belinda Emmett, and Tifa just immediately popped into my head when I heard it. ^_^

Less Than Perfect

Looked into the cards
And I fade amongst the spread
Following my stars
And the lies that must be said
Been writin' down my dreams
Which later I'll dissect
Just tryin' to find some meaning
In this life less than perfect
This life less than perfect

Lookin' for a signal
The sign amongst the throne
I glance into my past
To see where I went wrong
Been writin' down my feelings
Which obviously protect
Just tryin' to find some meaning
In this life less than perfect
This life less than perfect

Have you ever wondered
What it would be like
To be somebody else
With their perfect, perfect life
But it's mine to carry
Mine to own
And it's not so scary
To carry it alone

And I wonder if at all
Sometimes it's hard to see
Sometimes I want to crawl away
And go to sleep
In this life less than perfect

Have you ever wondered
What it would be like
To be somebody else
With their perfect, perfect life
But it's mine to carry
Mine to own
And it's not so scary
To carry it alone

So here I am
With my less than perfect life
Here I stand
With my less than perfect life
Less than perfect life
Less than perfect life

Linger by The Cranberries

If you, if you could return,
don't let it burn, don't let it fade.

I'm sure I'm not being rude,
but it's just your attitude,
It's tearing me apart,
It's ruining everything.

I swore,
I swore I would be true,
and honey, so did you.
So why were you holding her hand?
Is that the way we stand?
Were you lying all the time?
Was it just a game to you?

But I'm in so deep.

You know I'm such a fool for you.
You got me wrapped around your finger,
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to, do you have to,
Do you have to let it linger?

Oh, I thought the world of you.
I thought nothing could go wrong,
But I was wrong. I was wrong.
If you, if you could get by,
trying not to lie,
Things wouldn't be so confused
and I wouldn't feel so used,
But you always really knew,
I just wanna be with you.

But I'm in so deep.

You know I'm such a fool for you.
You got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to, do you have to,
Do you have to let it linger?

And I'm in so deep.
You know I'm such a fool for you.
You got me wrapped around your finger,
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to, do you have to,
Do you have to let it linger?

You know I'm such a fool for you.
You got me wrapped around your finger
Do you have to let it linger?
Do you have to, do you have to,
Do you have to let it linger?

*bumps* :D

This song reminded me of Tifa:

Headlights Look Like Diamonds
by Arcade Fire

The red lights mean you're leaving
The white one's mean returning
Tell me how this story ends
And I'll keep them fires burning

The headlights look like diamonds
The taillights burn like coals
Tell me how this story ends
Before the fires go cold

The countryside's deserted
There's no one on the farms
The suburbs all are sleeping
The earthquakes set off car alarms

All after all now we aware
All after all the time we share
There's so much fears of world,
Hopes of world, Tears of world

Stand Still, Look Pretty
By The Wreckers

I want to paint my face
And pretend that I am someone else
Sometimes I get so fed up
I don't even want to look at myself

But people have problems that are worse than mine
I don't want you to think I'm complaining all the time
And I hate the way you look at me I have to say
I wish I could start over

I am slowly falling apart
I wish you'd take a walk in my shoes for a start
You might think it's easy being me
You just stand still, look pretty

Sometimes I find myself shaking
In the middle of the night
And then it hits me and I can't
Even believe this is my life

But people have problems that are worse than mine
I don't want you to think I'm complaining all the time
And I wish that everyone would go and shut their mouths
I'm not strong enough to deal with it

[Chorus 2x]