@Ymessii

This game saved my life as a kid forever grateful the older I get

@dakotamartinez8310

This is one of the most beautiful versions of "Dearly Beloved", in my opinion.

@Evan-yp3ut

As beautiful as this is, it hurts. Because it brings back a rush of memories that you can never get back or experience nothing like ever again

@AnimeCapitalist

I've lived alone for a full year now. This entire time I felt like I didn't exist. I may as well have been a Nobody. But I was contacted by an old friend who thanked me for caring for them and saving them from being taken advantage of. This person is now thriving in college on their way to make something of themselves. To anyone reading this, don't dismiss your impact on people's lives. Realize your worth, and you'll see a world of opportunities

@Blood554

As children, we listened on Playstation in a dimly lit room, dreaming of the future. As adults, we listen on YouTube, tears streaming down our faces, dreaming of the past.

@outerheaven9163

Distant hearts, when rejoined as one...
May find the light within.

@kiyasuihito

This song overcomes a great sadness, walking toward brighter places with the solemn strength of having overcome dark times.

@ProfessorGopher2030

Sometimes when I start this game up, I can't help but sit at the title screen and listen to this gorgeous composition. Yoko Shimomura is absolutely magnificent.

@acr4715

I still remember the anticipation for the release of KH3 ❤ It took so long.

@KazumaPrime

My exwife loved the KH series. Though I lost her in the end, Ill always love the woman I fell in love with and married before she became someone else and abandoned our marriage. Ill always remember what I had with her, even if it wasnt always good and didnt last, nor was it meant to.

My only hope is that there is one more out there, one to forever wipe away the pain and allow us to have a better future than the past. Its the one of only two things that keeps me going anymore, besides video games and all the joys the y have always brought me.

I send this message to my future love out there. I am here, I am waiting.

@wjsnactivist6141

This song always makes me cry, it just takes me back to my childhood and my best friend... She passed of a terminal illness in 2017. I miss her and those innocent times so much. She got me to play Kingdom Hearts and it was one of her greatest influences. Oh, how I wish I could have spent one more day...

@mooglekat909

I used to listen to this song to fall asleep all through my adolescence. Now I use it as a lullaby for my baby boy.

@lyssaeds

going through a break up right now. this song has the ability to calm my nervous system like nothing else, just like it did when i was a kid. it’s been darkness all day, now all of a sudden there’s light

@TheElessar98

This music is my heaven, my home, my life. There are a lot of pieces of music, songs, that I just love so so much, but this is the peak. The relationship I have with this music is so deep I’m not even able to explain. I can just see all my life, like a movie playing in front of me. Kingdom Hearts is one of the greatest things in my life. This game saved me, it saves me everyday and it gave me so much beauty that I wish everyone could experience. This franchise is my heart and my soul, and I’m thankful for this every single day of my life. I grew up with this story and I’ll cherish it forever. Thanks Kingdom Hearts, just thanks ❤️.

@ZanePalmer

In the Alkahest comments section I told a story about my girlfriend agreeing to play this song at our wedding someday. I’m here today because my now wife is lying in bed with me and wanted to hear the song from our wedding again.

@Sendrei34

This is the only Song that is able to make me cry since my fathers death. Kingdom Hearts 2 was a game that my brother and i liked to play it, since it was a birthday present from him. i always remember the times with my father, they will never come back, but it brings back the good father-son times we had which just makes me cry every time i play it. Even now i will try to move forward.

@juliuskresnik198

It's odd, to be filled with such Nostalgia so early in life. You hear so often as you grow up of how it'll feel, traces of experience, muddled with time and yet fondly remembered nonetheless. 

The melancholy, I didn't expect it tonight.

But, I have so much more life to live. I'm only 22. Recently diagnosed and medicated for a disorder I'd only heard about a year ago. Things make sense now, I feel in control like never before.

And yet, I look back here, this music thawing my disjointed memories and reminding me of the person I was. I see that kid, lost and scared, stumbling about in the dark on his own despite knowing deep down something was wrong. 

He didn't give up. It came close a few times, it really did but at every opportunity, he chose to be better. To be that stubborn little bastard he'd seen on TV and Video Games.

And now, I lay here at night, turning to the next chapter.

I'm learning to drive again, learning to relax, got a new job and I've even got a tentative plan for the future, even if it means starting over again. I'm still that kid but I wouldn't be where I am without the little guy who found peace in this Title Screen, in this game.

The past fills me with a soft sorrow and a warm peace in equal measure, and yet the future calls out to me, the future that little kid had always wanted. I'll take it in both hands and make him proud. I'll add to this collection of disjointed memories. I'll add the laughter, joy, love, excitement, pain, peace and perseverance of a lifetime as the man I've always wanted to be.

@chipe123o4

I would sit for 5 minutes at the title screen just to listen to it, such a bittersweet, soothing melody.

@jesusvaldez3168

I remember watching my older cousins play Kingdom Hearts when I was a little kid. It wasn't until I had my own console and bought the game a few years ago, did I finally understand why people love this franchise. I had no idea that just by playing a simple game, my whole outlook on life would change. 

Light. Darkness. Heart. Friendship. Dreams. Hope. Destiny

I learned it all through the adventure of a boy who simply wished to explore the worlds outside of his own. He and I both went on that journey together, and together we both went through the light and darkness. We both learned of the power that dwells within our hearts. We laughed. We cried. We did it all.

May your heart be your guiding key, my dearest friends

@marcomillan3749

Dear Kingdom Hearts,

I'm writing to express my deepest gratitude for everything you've done for me. When I was a kid, I was bullied and felt like I didn't have any friends. But then I discovered your game, and everything changed.

Through your story and characters, I learned about the power of friendship and the importance of believing in myself. I felt like I was part of something bigger than myself, and that gave me the strength to keep going.

I can't even imagine where I would be today if I hadn't found you. You showed me that no matter how dark things may seem, there's always hope. You gave me a reason to believe in myself and the people around me.

So thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for saving my life and showing me the true power of friendship.

Sincerely,

Me ❤