King of the Ashes (Mikey)

They call me Mikey… but I buried Manjirō.

Smile on my face—mask for a heart gone cold.

You want the truth? Then bleed with me.

Tokyo’s mine—I built it with fists,

With brothers who swore they’d never miss.

Toman rise, Toman fall,

But every loss just made me crawl.

Drah-ken, Baji, blood on the floor,

Each one gone ripped out my core.

I ain’t a kid—I’m the curse they praise,

With eyes that watched my soul decay.

They think I’m light? I’m the shadow king,

Smilin’ wide while my knuckles sting.

Kick to the dome like a flash of fate,

I send gods to the fuckin' gate.

I lost my heart in the flames of the street,

Now I lead with rage beneath my feet.

King of the ashes, smile through the war,

But inside me… I ain’t Manjirō no more.

Takemichi begged me to stop the storm,

But I was born where chaos forms.

Baji died? I broke that day,

Now every hit just clears the gray.

You see a leader—I see a ghost,

Built on the backs of the ones I lost most.

I ain’t cold, just numb from pain,

So I ride for Toman through the acid rain.

Drah-ken’s words still echo inside,

But this crown I wear? It’s soaked in pride.

Not for glory, not for peace,

But to let these demons inside release.

I lost my heart in the flames of the street,

Now I lead with rage beneath my feet.

King of the ashes, smile through the war,

But inside me… I ain’t Manjirō no more.

I ain’t the hero, I’m the weight they drag,

The final breath in the white Toman flag.

You want change? Then bleed like me,

‘Cause hope don’t live in Tokyo streets.

I ride alone ‘cause love’s a lie,

Every bond I had said goodbye.

Still I fight with a killer’s grace,

And death just stares into my face.

So bow to the King if you step in line,

But know behind that smile, I lost my mind.

I loved ‘em all—but love got me wrecked,

Now I lead the dead with no regrets.

Yeah… Call me Mikey, the ghost in the flame,

The boy who smiled through every name.

But deep inside, when the streets go dark…

I’m just Manjirō, broken from the start.