Foxfire Echoes

[Verse 1]
Dust in the air
Cracks in the crater
Your jacket on fire
You calling me “later”
You turned to a flare
A wave, then it’s over
Just chakra and silence
Ash on my shoulder
We argued for years
Then laughed in the night
You cursed every mistake
Still pushed me to fight
Now the whole world is cheering
But my hands just shake
Hero on the mountain
Heart in an earthquake
[Chorus]
What am I now if you’re gone, Kurama?
Where do I stand when the fire burns out?
If I’m still breathing, tell me the reason
Why does the crowd sound so loud, but I’m drowning in doubt?
You gave your all just to save this drama
Left me alive with this hollow crown
What am I now
What am I now
If you’re not around?
[Verse 2]
They call me “Seventh”
They carve it in stone
But every new sunrise
Just feels like alone
Your voice in the back seat
A joke, then a roar
Now it’s only my heartbeat
And this old, creaking door
I see a kid in the mirror
Orange goggles and dreams
He never met a demon
Just a team with a theme
Would he still keep running
If he knew this pain?
Or sit in that classroom
And skip the whole game?
[Chorus]
What am I now if you’re gone, Kurama?
Where do I stand when the fire burns out?
If I’m still breathing, tell me the reason
Why does the crowd sound so loud, but I’m drowning in doubt?
You gave your all just to save this drama
Left me alive with this hollow crown
What am I now
What am I now
If you’re not around?
[Bridge]
Maybe my purpose
Was never this power
Not golden cloaks
Or some final hour
Maybe I’m here
For the hands that reach
For the kids who cry
On that lonely seat
I’ll carry your grin
In the scars on my face
“Don’t you dare stop now”
Yeah, I hear it in space (tch)
If love was the weapon
You left in my chest
Then I’ll keep on swinging
Till there’s nothing left
[Chorus]
What am I now if you’re gone, Kurama?
Guess I’m the flame that you passed to my soul
If I’m still breathing, that is the reason
I’m gonna guard every bond that once pulled me from cold
You gave your all, I’ll live it with honor
Every small village, each friend, every town
That’s who I am now
That’s who I am now
You’re gone, but I’m found

rap, Emotional anime-rap / J-pop hybrid, male vocals; melancholic piano and airy pads in the verses over trap-inflected drums, then soaring, hooky pop chorus with stacked harmonies and bright synth leads; occasional orchestral swells for drama, final hook drops to half-time with vocoder doubles for a bittersweet outro, pop, world, j-pop, anime