Done With the Noise

Under the crimson moon… can you hear the spirits move? Shadows fall like petals in the cold night air Lanterns flicker softly as if whispering a prayer I walk the path where ancient echoes never fade The shamisen is crying like a ghost beneath the blade My heartbeat follows taiko thunder in the dark A silent vow is burning like an amber spark And though the wind is calling out my name I feel your memory flicker in the flame So guide me through the night Through the storm of fading light Koto strings are pulling me Into the place I used to be Even if the sky divides I will face the shifting tides On this road of fractured fate I rise again—I won’t hesitate Footsteps echo softly on the broken shrine Your shadow dances somewhere between worlds and time A shaken breath, a tremor running through my chest I chase the truth that vanished with the last sunset The shakuhachi is crying like a wounded soul The night reveals the scars I never could control And though the past is pulling like a chain I’ll cut it loose and step beyond the pain So guide me through the night Through the storm of fading light Koto strings are pulling me Into the place I used to be Even if the sky divides I will face the shifting tides On this road of fractured fate I rise again—I won’t hesitate If everything should fall apart tonight I’ll carve my name inside the dying light From every wound, from every tear I bleed A thousand prayers will carry me So guide me through the night Through the storm of fading light Koto strings won’t let me go They lead me where the spirits flow Even if the world divides I will stand against the tides On this path I choose my fate I rise again—no fear, no weight

Empty streets again Fog rolls in thick Heartbeat a muffled drum Just echoes now Whispers on the wind A silent plea GHOST OF WHAT WE WERE A SCREAM STUCK IN MY THROAT BURN IT ALL DOWN THIS HOLLOW SPACE Rain on the windowpane Like tears I cant cry Fist clenched tight Against the dying light Shadows dance and sway A twisted memory GHOST OF WHAT WE WERE A SCREAM STUCK IN MY THROAT BURN IT ALL DOWN THIS HOLLOW SPACE GHOST OF WHAT WE WERE A SCREAM STUCK IN MY THROAT BURN IT ALL DOWN THIS HOLLOW SPACE GHOST OF WHAT WE WERE A SCREAM STUCK IN MY THROAT BURN IT ALL DOWN THIS HOLLOW SPACE

Running fast can't see the ground Shadows stretch but don’t make a sound Breath burns my chest my pulse is loud Everything I am is breaking now I chase the stars that never stay Every step they slip away Fragile horizon calling my name I’m losing pieces but I’ll take the pain The night is a voice pulling me through Hope so fragile but it’s all I knew Wind screams sharp against my face Darkness shifts but leaves no trace The road behind is a ghost erased I won't stop I won’t leave this race The sky is tearing but I won’t fall Even if the cracks consume it all Fragile horizon calling my name I’m losing pieces but I’ll take the pain The night is a voice pulling me through Hope so fragile but it’s all I knew Fragile horizon calling my name I’m losing pieces but I’ll take the pain The night is a voice pulling me through Hope so fragile but it’s all I knew

ねぇ、まだ夢の中で 君を探しているの 小さな声が震える 胸の奥で響く 昨日の言葉も 風に溶けていく 言えなかった想いが 夜の隙間に消えて 消えない気持ちは 星の隙間に浮かんで それでも私はここで 呼び続けている 手を伸ばしても届かない あなたの影追いかけて 心の声は迷子で 夜をさまようだけ でも私はまだ信じて 光の先にある未来 忘れないで、この瞬間を 胸に刻んで 雨上がりの街角で ひとり立ち止まる 記憶の欠片を そっと抱きしめた 冷たい風に 溶ける声もなく ただ影だけが 私を包む 遠くの声は消えなくて 言葉にならないまま でも私はここで歌う あなたへと続く道 まだ探す光を 胸の奥に宿して 夜を越えて行く その先にあるもの 手を伸ばしても届かない でも探し続けるよ 心の声を信じて 夜を超えて行くから 忘れないで、この瞬間を 光の先にある未来 私はまだここで歌う あなたに届くように

I breathe in silence just to stay alive Shadows crawling in the back of my mind Everything I touched kept breaking apart I'm still fighting with a half-burned heart I’m losing color in the world I see But something in the dark keeps pulling me Pull me through the fire Burn me till I’m higher I’m not giving in tonight Even if I shatter None of it will matter 'Cause I’m still reaching for the light I walk the ruins of the things I’ve been Every fear I hid is under my skin But in the silence where my heartbeat cracks I can feel the part I'm getting back I’m losing color in the world I see But something in the dark keeps pulling me Pull me through the fire Burn me till I’m higher I’m not giving in tonight Even if I shatter None of it will matter 'Cause I’m still reaching for the light I’m still reaching for the light

You left a note in the train book Folded tight, blue ink and rain I kept the ticket in my wallet Like a small hard piece of pain The station clock kept turning I stood there, off to the side Your laugh still in my hoodie And the crowd moved right on by Tell me where you went Tell me why it stings Every little street Keeps returning I still hear your name In the metal door I was not the same When you shut that door Come back to me Come back to me That old summer light Still burns in me Come back to me Come back to me I chase your shadow Through the memory Now the river near the campus Looks the same in every way But the vending machine by the crossing Still keeps your favorite drink on display I passed the old arcade tonight Same cracked glass, same tired sign I almost called your number Then I bit my tongue in time Tell me where you went Tell me why it stings Every little street Keeps returning I still hear your name In the metal door I was not the same When you shut that door Come back to me Come back to me That old summer light Still burns in me Come back to me Come back to me I chase your shadow Through the memory If I run fast enough Can I outrun the years? If I sing your name Will it cut through the noise? One more honest line One more chance to say I kept the sky you gave me Even after you walked away Come back to me Come back to me That old summer light Still burns in me Come back to me Come back to me I chase your shadow Through the memory Come back to me Come back to me Don’t let this heartbeat Fade out of me