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"We Are the Crystal Gems" is the opening theme song of Steven Universe. It is first sung by Steven in the pilot.
The song is available to stream on Spotify and YouTube Music.
Opening Theme[]
| We... are the Crystal Gems! We'll always save the day! And if you think we can't, We'll always find a way! That's why the people of this world believe in Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl and Steven! |
Other Versions[]
Pilot[]
A full version of the song was heard in the pilot. It adds the following before the lyrics reproduced above:
| If you're evil, and you're on the rise You can count on the four of us taking you down 'Cause we're good and evil never beats us We'll win the fight and then go out for pizzas |
Semi-Extended Version[]
At the "Gallery Nucleus Steven Universe/Adventure Time" art show in August 2014, Rebecca Sugar played and sang an extended version of the song.
| "Lala-lala-lala-lala-la Lala-la-lala-Lala-lala-lala Lala-la-lala-la-Lala-La-la Lala-lala-Lala-la-La-lala-la!" If you could only know What we really are "when we arrived on Earth, from out beyond your star" We were amazed to find Your beauty and your worth We will protect your kind We will protect your Earth We will protect your Earth And we will protect you! |
| We are the Crystal Gems We'll always save the day And if you think we can't We'll always find a way That's why the people of this world believe in Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl and Steven! |
"Change Your Mind" Version[]
For the episode "Change Your Mind", a new version of the song was created.
| We are the Crystal Gems We'll always save the day And if you think we can't We'll always find a way That's why the people of this world believe in Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl and - If you're staring with your giant eyes You can see that there's more of us than four of us And each one of our new friends completes us We'll get together and go out for pizzas Cause we believe in peace and love We are here for fun If you're not then let's not fight cause We already won! |
Full Song[]
The full lyrics are revealed in a short, titled "We Are the Crystal Gems" at San Diego Comic Con 2015 at the joint Adventure Time/Steven Universe panel.
| [Steven] If you're evil, and you're on the rise You can count on the four of us taking you down 'Cause we're good and evil never beats us We'll win the fight and then go out for pizzas We are the Crystal Gems We'll always save the day And if you think we can't We'll always find a way That's why the people of this world believe in Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, and Steven! [Pearl] If you could only know, what we really are When we arrived on Earth, from out beyond your star We were amazed to find, your beauty and your worth And we will protect your kind, And we will protect your Earth And we will protect your Earth, And we will protect you! [Garnet] I will fight for the place where I'm free! To live together and exist as me! [Pearl] I will fight in the name of Rose Quartz! And everything that she believed in! [Amethyst] I will fight for the world I was made in! The Earth is everything I've ever known! [Steven] I will fight to be everything that everybody wants me to be when I'm grown! [Crystal Gems] The odds are against us, this won't be easy, but we're not going to do it alone! We are the Crystal Gems! We'll always save the day And if you think we can't We'll always find a way That's why the people of this world [Greg] Believe in Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl and Steven! |
Track Info[]
From the "We Are the Crystal Gems" short.[1]
- Music: Rebecca Sugar, Aivi & Surasshu
- Lyrics: Rebecca Sugar
Performances[]
- Vocals: Zach Callison, Deedee Magno Hall, Estelle, Michaela Dietz
- Tom Scharpling (full song)
- Ukulele: Rebecca Sugar
- Strings: Jeff Ball
- Guitar: Stemage
- Piano and electronic: Aivi & Surasshu
Translations[]
- Main article: Steven Universe Translations in Foreign Countries
Chords[]
Official version[]
G B7 C Cm7
Pilot version[]
F A7 Bb Bbm7
Extended version[]
| If you're evil and you're on the rise | F A |
| You can count on the four of us taking you down |
Bb C |
| 'Cause we're good and evil never beats us | F A |
| We'll win the fight and then go out for pizzas | Bb C |
| We are the Crystal Gems | F A |
| We'll always save the day | Bb |
| And if you think we can't | Bbm |
| We'll always find a way | F |
| That's why the people of this world believe in |
A Bb |
| Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl | Bbm |
| And Steven! | F |
| - | Gm F/A Bbm Csus4 |
| If you could only know | F E Am7 |
| What we really are | C F |
| When we arrived on Earth | E Am7 |
| From out beyond your star | C F |
| We were amazed to find | E Am7 |
| Your beauty and your worth | C F |
| And we will protect your kind | E Dm9 |
| And we will protect your Earth | G CMaj9 A |
| And we will protect your Earth, and we will protect you |
D7 |
| - | GMaj7 EbMaj7 Dm7 Dm9 |
| I will fight for the place where I'm free, to live together and exist as me! |
GMaj7 EbMaj7 C7 Dsus4 |
| I will fight in the name of Rose Quartz and everything that she believed in! |
G B7 C D7 |
| I will fight for the world I was made in, the Earth is everything I've ever known! |
G B7 C D7 |
| I will fight to be everything that everybody wants me to be when I'm grown! |
G B7 C D7 |
| The odds are against us, this won't be easy, but we're not gonna do it alone |
G B7 C D7 G |
| We are the Crystal Gems | B7 |
| We'll always save the day | CMaj7 |
| And if you think we can't | Cm |
| We'll always find a way | G |
| That's why the people of this world believe in | B7 CMaj7 |
| Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl | Cm |
| And Steven! | G |
Trivia[]
- In the full version, each of the Gems have a reason to protect Earth:
- Garnet wishes to protect Earth for freedom of staying fused.
- Pearl stayed on Earth to keep Rose Quartz's beliefs alive.
- Amethyst remained on Earth because the Earth is where she was made.
- Steven protects Earth so he can be the person everybody wants him to be, his mother.
- At the start of the intro version of the song for the first season, the Crystal Gems' gems glow.
- In the main series, the song is sung by all of the Crystal Gems, while Steven sings the song alone during the pilot.
- The melody of this song has been quoted in several other tracks, such as "Steven's Shield", "Dad Museum", "Fight, Flight, or Love", and "Decisive Path".
- Starting with "Sworn to the Sword", a re-orchestrated version of the song was created; the song contains drums, the scenes are different to be more fitting with the changes and the Gems are in their post-regeneration forms.
- In the new intro, Connie can be seen with Rose's sword, Jamie can be seen sitting on the beach, Onion can be seen on the roof of the Big Donut, and Beach City seems more lively in general.
- Greg is seen lying on Lion playing an electric guitar, which is the same guitar he plays in "We Need to Talk" and "Story for Steven".
- Steven and the Crystal Gems can be seen on a warp pad in space, with Earth and the Moon in the background.
- Steven sings the word "Gems" interrupting both Pearl and Amethyst.
- After the Crystal Gems say "We… Are the Crystal Gems!", Steven is shown to be doing the Diamond salute.
- At the Adventure Time/Steven Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2015, an extended version of the song's lyrics was released in a video featuring a young Steven singing (reusing audio of a younger Zach Callison performing the song in the pilot), as well as the other Crystal Gems.
- It follows a similar pattern to the extended opening from the pilot for the first scene, with Garnet starting and afterward the rest of the Gems clapping along to Steven playing the song on his ukulele.
- It also revealed that the song was written, as far as in-universe canon goes, by a young Steven just having learned to play the ukulele before making the move from his dad's van to moving in with the Crystal Gems.
- An earlier form of Amethyst is seen previously in the video when Steven was young. She wears a purple sweater similar to the one seen in the pilot. After the house was completed, Amethyst is seen in her debut form in a purple tank.
- In this version, Greg sings the words "believe in" towards the end of the song.
- In the video presented, a silhouette of Yellow Diamond can be seen alongside Homeworld Gems Peridot, Jasper, and Lapis Lazuli.
- This is the first appearance of Yellow Diamond in any Steven Universe media.
- A montage of various clips from previous episodes were shown as Steven and the Crystal Gems run along the beach, reminiscent of the first opening sequence. These clips include (in order of appearance):
- "Gem Glow"
- "Bubble Buddies"
- "Lion 2: The Movie"
- "Ocean Gem"
- "Lion 3: Straight to Video"
- "Alone Together"
- "The Return"
- "Jail Break"
- This served as a type of brief scene. Initially, as the Gems start to run, and Steven is being left behind, all of the Gems are wearing their pre-regeneration outfits. The montage then begins to play as the Gems are silhouetted. After the montage, Steven catches up to them and jumps, the Gems are now wearing their post-regeneration outfits.
- The extended version that was shown at the Adventure Time/Steven Universe panel is the first time any Homeworld Gems are shown in the theme or intro.
- In the Gems' individual verses, including Steven, they all summon their weapons.
- On October 8, 2015, Ben Levin released a Ska remix of the song.
- Steven eating a hot dog at the end of the original theme song may be a reference to his dad's phrase "If every pork chop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs!".
- The second and third stanza of the semi-extended version of "We Are The Crystal Gems" resembles the song "Remember You" from the 25th episode of season 4 of Adventure Time. This song was written by Rebecca Sugar.
- A small portion of this song is played when Garnet introduces herself in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes! crossover episode "Crossover Nexus".
- A line sung by Pearl from the full version ("If you could only know, what we really are.") can be heard in the background of the teaser for "In Too Deep", an event starting Season 3.
- An orchestral version of this song can be heard while playing on the Sky Arena stage in MultiVersus.
Errors[]
- At the beginning of the theme song when the close up of the gems is shown there is a small gap between Steven's head and Amethyst's arm showing Amethyst's body that does not have her shirt on
- At the very start, Garnet's inner star is coloured the same as her gloves and right leg, instead of its usual hot pink colour.
Gallery
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Videos[]
Steven Universe Main Title Sequence
Steven Universe Main Titles Demo
Steven Universe - Season 2 Theme Animatic (Short)
Steven Universe- All Openings (Pilot, S1, S2)
Steven Universe Theme Song SDCC 2015 DIRECT FEED
360 Video We Are The Crystal Gems Steven Universe Cartoon Network
SU Extended Intro Storyboard
Steven Universe Battle of Heart and Mind We Are the Crystal Gems Cartoon Network