Sanctuary

Sanctuary is the theme song of Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It is sung and written by Utada Hikaru. Its Japanese counterpart is called Passion, and it reached #2 in the Oricon Singles Chart in 2006.

Both versions of the song contain reversed lyrics, voiced by Utada herself. The reversed lyrics are in English in both versions. They include; "My heart's a battle ground" which is played in English even in the Japanese version of the song. The reversed portion of the songs are "I need more affection than you know"; in the "Battleground" sections, "So many ups and downs" and "I need true emotions" are the two other examples of the reversed lyrics.

At the end of both Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, there is an instrumental version of the song.

Lyrics
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English Version (Sanctuary)
I need more affection than you know

In you and I there's a new land

Angels in flight

I need more affection than you know

A sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah

Where fears and lies melt away

Music inside

I need more affection than you know

What's left of me, what's left of me now

I watch you

Fast asleep

All I fear means nothing

In you and I there's a new land

Angels in flight

I need more affection than you know

A sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah

Where fears and lies melt away

Music can tie

I need more affection than you know

What's left of me, what's left of me

So many ups and downs

My heart's a battleground

I need true emotions

I need more affection than you know

I need true emotions

You show me how to see

That nothing is whole

And nothing is broken

In you and I there's a new land

Angels in flight

I need more affection than you know

A sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah

Where fears and lies melt away

Music inside

I need more affection than you know

What's left of me, what's left of me now

My fears, my lies

Melt away

I need more affection than you know


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Japanese Version (Passion)
I need more affection than you know

Omoidaseba haruka haruka

Mirai wa

I need more affection than you know

Doko made mo kagayaiteta

Kirei na aozora no shita de

Bokura wa

I need more affection than you know

Sukoshi dake obiete ita

Natsukashii iro ni

Mado ga somaru

Mae wo muiteru no

Mata aemasu ka

Mirai wa

I need more affection than you know

Doko e demo tsuzuiteru 'n da

Ooki na kanban no shita de

Jidai no

I need more affection than you know

Utsuroi wo mite itai na

Hitoshirezu

My heart's a battleground

I need true emotions

I need more affection than you know

I need true emotions

Nido to aenu

Hito ni basho ni

Mado wo akeru

Omoidaseba haruka haruka

Mirai wa

I need more affection than you know

Doko made mo kagayaiteta

Kirei na aozora no shita de

Bokura wa

I need more affection than you know

Itsumademo nemutte ita

My fears my lies

Aozora no shita

I need more affection than you know


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Japanese > English Translation
When I remember far far back

The future was bright for as far as I can see

Underneath the beautiful blue sky

we were a little afraid

The windows are becoming stained with a nostalgic color

If I face forward will I meet you again?

The future continues on and on

Underneath a large signboard

I want to watch as the times change

I open the window

to those people and places I can never go to

When I remember far far back

The future was bright for as far as I can see

Underneath the beautiful blue sky

we would keep sleeping

The person I loved a long time ago,

it appears a child is going to be born in the winter

Sometimes I want to have doubt

over the settlement we had in the past

I still can't forget

I wonder if the New Year's card will have a photo

I think back to the things we couldn't do together and find them dear

Underneath the blue sky...
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Japanese Lyrics in Kanji
思い出せば遙か遙か

未来はどこまでも輝いてた

きれいな青空の下で

僕らは少しだけ怯えていた

懐かしい色に窓が染まる

前を向いてればまた会えますか

未来はどこへでも続いてるんだ

大きな看板の下で

時代の移ろいを見ていたいな

二度と会えぬ人に場所に

窓を開ける

思い出せば遙か遙か

未来はどこまでも輝いてた

きれいな青空の下で

僕らはいつまでも眠っていた

ずっと前に好きだった人

冬に子供が生まれるそうだ

昔からの決まり事を

たまに疑いたくなるよ

ずっと忘れられなかったの

年賀状は写真付かな

わたしたちに出来なかったことを

とても懐かしく思うよ
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Videos
Sanctuary Passion