I made a thread on Sanctuary backwards and got flamed to hell for it.
Here, I'll repost it since I'm bored:
THE REVERSE SANCTUARY
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Alright, I'm sure we all know that there are a few lines in Sanctuary and Passion that are intentionally reversed. Dur. But, what you may not know is that if you reverse the entire song, there are some hidden lyrics. Yes i know, "Conspiracy!". This was also the case for Simple and Clean. But what's interesting about the Reverse of Sanctuary is that it
actually has some reference to KH in there! So, click play on the movie above and follow along with the lyrics below.
Reverse Sanctuary said:
I need more affection than you know
Yeah, I was him
So, and now, turn it down
Why?
He was Ansem, he was Ansem
I need more affection than you know
Wasn't it easy?
Yeah, I was him
We all three grew
I hear I was Ansem, I hear I was Ansem
I need more affection than you know
And now you shall sleep
Yeah, it was real, and I never knew it
close it
Now in terrible sleep, he finally listens
I hate emotion
I need true emotions
I need more affection than you know
I need true emotions
I will not destroy them
So many ups and downs
He was Ansem, he was Ansem
I need more affection than you know
Wasn't it easy?
Yeah, I was him
We all three grew
I hear I was Ansem, I hear I was Ansem
I need more affection than you know
And now you shall sleep
Yeah, it was real, and I never knew it
closing hurry
Even we still laugh, we shall be back
He was Ansem, he was Ansem
I need more affection than you know
Wasn't it easy?
Yeah, and I was him
We all three grew
I hear I was Ansem, I hear I was Ansem
I need more affection than you know
And now you shall sleep
Yeah, it was real, and I never knew it
I need more affection than you know
So, let's just let that sink in for a second. Ready? OK! I know some of you are probably just going to go "so what?" or "you're reading too much into it". I'm not trying to convince you of anything, I'm just pointing out what is obviously some KH references, in hopes of raising a discussion. Now, I know it must have been hard to follow a long and read at the same time, so odds are you didn't see watch the movie, and just listened to it. That's okay. It isn't a big deal (though the song matches up with the movie in a couple of places, believe it or not.) So now that everyone has heard it, let's dissect it a bit.
Many people think the backwards version refers to Riku, (possibly Xemnas too) so let's look!
I need more affection than you know
Many people think this refers to the Nobodies and how they don't/can't have emotions.
Yeah I was him
If we look at the song as something about Xemnas, then he could obviously be referring to Xehanort.
So, and now, turn it down
This one I wasn't too sure about. If we think about it in terms of Riku, it could mean to turn down his use of the Darkness perhaps? Just guessing here.
Or, if it was in reference to Xemnas, maybe to turn down his experiments?
Why?
Obviously, whoever was being told to turn it down, is asking why.
He was Ansem, he was Ansem
I believe this is someone saying Xemnas was Ansem. But the same could be said to Riku after he was no longer 'Rikunort'.
Wasn't it easy?
Could be about anything. Asking someone if it was easy being Ansem perhaps?
We all three grew
This is most likely referring to Riku, Kairi and Sora. I don't see what else it could be referring to unless it meant the three forms of Xehanort (His Heartless, himself and Xemnas)
I hear I was Ansem, I hear I was Ansem
This is similar to 'He was Ansem' except now it is someone replying in first person. Could be Riku or Xemnas. (Also some people think it says "A hero was Ansem" what do you guys think?)
And now you shall sleep
This is most likely one of the biggest lines to jump up. In terms of Xemnas, Room of Sleep anyone? (It's also interesting because when this line is spoken, it's the scene where Sora is in the pod).
Yeah, it was real, and I never knew it
I'm not sure on this one. But when i heard it the first thing I thought of was the opening of KH1 where Sora goes "Is any of this for real or not?".
Close it
Close the door? As in KH? Riku was behind the door in KH1 as it was closing. (When this happens in the video, Sora closes the door to Nami's room, lol.)
Now in terrible sleep, he finally listens
Another intriguing line. Xemnas again? Sora?
I hate emotion
When I heard this, I just remembered Xemnas yelling at the other Organization Members for pretending that they have hearts in FM+.
I need true emotions
Most likely the Nobodies again. All of the backwards messages in Sanctuary when you listen to it normally seem to be about the Nobodies.
I will not destroy them
It reminded me of how Axel didn't want to kill Roxas. Other possible connections?
So many ups and downs
Lol this probably has to do with the Nobodies, but for some reason now I just think about how their chairs can do up and down, lol.
Closing hurry
Referring to the door again?
Even we still laugh, we shall be back
lol, some people are probably going to chew me out for this but.... ORGANIZATION RETURN?
I know it probably doesn't amount to much. But due to the shortage of news, and sometimes the lack of threads and discussions on these boards, I was hoping this could become a conversational tool. So what do you guys think about it? It's pretty hard not to admit that some parts just sound very legit. And the fact that the song already had backwards parts makes it seem more likely that the song could also be one big long backwards message. (Simple and Clean was like this too, but that made less sense)
So what do you think? I'm not asking you to necessarily agree, but what do you make of the lyrics? Any reference to KH? Do you think some of the sleep lines could actually be in reference to Xemnas (less likely since Sanctuary was made before KH2:FM+ and I doubt Nomura had that in mind then), but what do you think about it having possible hints at future games? Do you think any new openings for the next KH game could have similar messages behind? Voice your opinion! (Oh, and please don't bother trying to 'disprove' anything. This isn't a theory, it's a discussion.)
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Needless to say, everyone chewed me out.
OK now I'm starting a club on this xDD HOORAY FOR NO SPAM 8D
