At first I was really against the idea of Leona Lewis of all people doing a song for a Final Fantasy game, because I don't really like her music. And because the original song is gorgeous, though I heard that due to financial cuts there wasn't enough staff/time to produce an English version.

It's growing on me, and I don't really like her music. It is fitting to the game, and to Lightning, and actually fits in pretty nicely with the rest of the music.

Would I have preferred the original song? Yes. But I'm no longer really bothered by it. If anything, Final Fantasy getting a song done by a British singer only means that the games could become more mainstream over here.