Quotes / NieR: Automata

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"Weight of the World" (2B) English lyrics

I feel like I'm losing hope In my body and my soul
And the sky, it looks so ominous

And as time comes to a halt, Silence starts to overflow
My cries are inconspicuous

Tell me, God, are you punishing me?
Is this the price I'm paying for my past mistakes?

This is my redemption song
I need you more than ever right now
Can you hear me now?

'Cause we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world

I wish that some way, somehow,
That I could save every one of us,
But the truth is that I'm only one girl...

Maybe if I keep believing, my dreams will come to life...
Come to life...

After all the laughter fades, signs of all life washed away
I can still, still feel a gentle breeze

No matter how hard I pray, signs of warning still remain
And life has become my enemy...

Tell me, God, are you punishing me?
Is this the price I'm paying for my past mistakes?

This is my redemption song
I need you more than ever right now
Can you hear me now?

'Cause we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world

I wish that someway, somehow,
That I could save every one of us,
But the truth is that I'm only one girl...

Maybe if I keep believing, my dreams will come to life...
Come to life...

'Cause we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world

I wish that some way, somehow,
That I could save every one of us,
But the truth is that I'm only one girl...

Still, we're going to shout it loud
Even if our words seem meaningless
It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world

I wish that some way, somehow,
That I could save every one of us,
But the truth is that I'm only one girl...

Maybe if I keep believing, my dreams will come to life...
Come to life...

"Weight of the World" (9S) Japanese translated lyrics

My salvation fades away
My body froze in place
Even now, the sky is still so dark
The stopped clocks
The unsounding machines
That my voice could not reach

This is my curse
The depth of the sins I committed
Was your wish
But for embracing this impure soul, I will redeem

And so we right now
Ah, even though it's worthless, I still cry out
The song of that broken world
And so we right now
Ah, even though it's meaningless, I still wish
Just for a future together with you

May your smile on that day... Lovingly disappear...

The overflowing greenery
And the spilling life
Even now, the wind is still so far away
The peeling rust
And the twisting blade
There in the forest where death lurks

This is my curse
The pain of killing a promise
Was your wish
But for throwing away my very last dream, I will atone

And so we right now
Ah, even though it's worthless, I still cry out
The love of this corrupted world
And so we right now
Ah, even though it's meaningless, I still wish
Just for more time together with you

May your drowned consciousness... Gently disappear...

And so we right now
Ah, even though it's worthless, I still cry out
The song of that broken world
And so we right now
Ah, even though it's meaningless, I still wish
Just fr a future together with you

And so we right now
Ah, even though it's worthless, I still cry out
The love of this corrupted world
And so we right now
Ah, even though it's meaningless, I still wish
For more time together with you

Even if my prayers will not grant me forgiveness, I...

Quotes

In the distant future.
In a land abandoned by man.
Machines wage a continuous war.
Unaware of the futility of their actions.

—Teaser

Everything that lives is designed to end. We are perpetually trapped in a never-ending spiral of life and death. Is this a curse? Or some kind of punishment? I often think about the god who blessed us with this cryptic puzzle...and wonder if we'll ever get the chance to kill him.

—2B, at the beginning of the game

I—or we machine lifeforms I suppose—have a keen interest in humanity. Love. Family. Religion. War. The more human records I unearth, the more charmed I am by their complexity. This city is one of many areas I've created out of a desire to understand...to know...humans. It's grand, don't you think? Almost...spiritual. And yet, it's nothing more than an android graveyard. I seek to learn and adopt all facets of humanity! Some desire love! Others family! Only then did I realize the truth...the core of humanity...is conflict. They fight. Steal. Kill. This is humanity in its purest form!

—Adam's monologue about humanity in the Copied City

What is it that separates machines from androids like us? The machines have grown emotions. ...Consciousness. The final screams they summoned on the edge of their death... They still echo within me.

—2B at the end of Route A

And so, the final battle with Adam and Eve came to an end. This battle will likely have a great effect on the outcome of the war. 2B and I-our battle will continue for some time to come. But that's another story for another day.

—9S at the end of Route B

This is YoRHa unit 2B...If anyone is listening to this, there's something I need you to do. If you ever meet up with YoRHa unit 9S...I want him...I mean...I'm sorry. Please just give him the following message: 9S...the time I was able to spend with you...It was like memories of pure light. Thank you...Nine...s...

—2B's final message (to 9S)

I’m not quite sure what it means to mourn, or even if we have a soul to concern ourselves with… But I hope you’re at rest 2B. Sweet dreams. I’ll be with you before long.

—9S mourning 2B

I never quite realised... how beautiful this world is.

—A2 before dying in Ending C

9S: It doesn't matter! NONE OF THIS MATTERS! [...] But if it doesn't matter...why do I long for humans like this?! Why do I desire the touch of something that no longer EXISTS?!

A2: It's how we were made. Androids were made to protect their human masters. Our core programming demands that we—

9S: Shut up! Shut up, shut UP, SHUT UP! Fine then...I'll just destroy it! Hee hee... if it all goes away, that'll solve everything!

—Conversation between 9S and A2 during the final battle of Ending D

We were created to execute the androids' Project YoRHa plan. We have no capacity for emotion. But when we six were connected and exchanged information, something...happened. I cannot deny the feeling of something resembling consciousness and emotion being born.

—Pod 042 explaining why it decided to go against protocol in Ending E

Rescue Offer received from (Name).

—In-game Narration during Ending E

Everything that lives is designed to end. They are perpetually trapped in a never-ending spiral of life and death. However...life is all about the struggle within this cycle. That is what "we" believe.

—Pod 153 after defeating the credits in Ending E

Pod 042: I am embarrassed.

Pod 153: Why is that?

Pod 042: I launched a suicide attack, and yet here I am, still alive. I must look very silly.

Pod 153: Do not feel bad about it. We are alive, after all. And being alive is pretty much a constant stream of embarrassment.

—Pod 153 to Pod 042 during Ending E

A future is not given to you. It is something you must take for yourself.

—Pod 042 as the camera pans over to the bodies of 2B, 9S, and A2

Pod 042: It is time for the final words.
Pod 153: Affirmative.
Pod 042: To all of you who have spent time with this game...
Pod 042 / Pod 153: Thank you. Thank you for playing.

— Pod 042 and Pod 153's final message to the player after making the ultimate sacrifice