Sanctuary (Utada song)

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"Sanctuary" is the theme song for the video game Kingdom Hearts II's international release. It was written and completed before its Japanese counterpart, "Passion", though Passion was released first^{[citation needed]}. The "~opening version~" of the song is played during the opening movie; the "~after the battle~" version is played after defeating the final boss of the game, much like the theme song of the first Kingdom Hearts, "Simple And Clean". The arrangements of the two songs differ in some aspects, much in the same nature as Simple And Clean did in comparison to its Hikari counterpart.

[edit] Lyrics

One interesting feature of the song is the use of reversed lyrics. The reversed phrase "I need more affection than you know" is heard periodically in the background. Later on in the song, the lines "So many ups and downs" and "I need true emotions" are also said in reverse.

• Listen to the reversed lyrics (original reversed first, then played forwards) (help·info)

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Albums
Japanese: First Love | Distance | DEEP RIVER | ULTRA BLUE Compilation Album: Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.1 English: Precious | EXODUS
Singles
Japanese: Automatic / time will tell | Movin' on without you | First Love Addicted To You | Wait & See ~Risk~ | For You / Time Limit | Can You Keep A Secret? FINAL DISTANCE | traveling | Hikari | SAKURA Drops / Letters COLORS | Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro | Be My Last | Passion | Keep Tryin' Boku wa Kuma Digital Single: This Is Love English: Close To You REMIX: Fly Me To The Moon Easy Breezy | Devil Inside | Exodus '04 | You Make Me Want To Be A Man Digital Single: Easy Breezy | Devil Inside
Theme Songs
Kingdom Hearts: Hikari | Passion | Simple And Clean | Sanctuary Nintendo DS: Easy Breezy
Various
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