[Intro – Dark synth + choir whisper]
Choir (Jp, whisper):
“Tachiagare… yami no naka de…”
(stand up… inside the darkness…)
Lead (Eng):
Hold your breath—
the war begins now.
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[Verse 1 – low, cold, confident]
Lead (Jp):
闇に染まる この世界で
(yami ni somaru kono sekai de)
鼓動だけが まだ叫んでる
(kodō dake ga mada sakenderu)
Sub-vocal (Eng):
I hear the fire in my chest,
and I’m done being afraid.
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[Pre-Chorus – building tension]
Lead (Eng):
If the night keeps pulling me under—
I’ll tear a way out with my light.
Echo (Jp):
“Terasu yo… kono iki sae…”
(I’ll shine… even with this breath…)
Lead (Eng):
No turning back, I face the storm.
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[DROP CHORUS – Dark EDM × orchestral stabs]
Lead (Eng):
From the ashes—
I RISE INTO THE FIRE!
Choir (Jp):
“Sakebe! Sakebe!”
(Scream! Scream!)
Lead (Eng):
Hear the battle calling higher!
Choir (Jp):
“Tatakau tamashii yo!”
(Fight, o spirit!)
Lead + Choir:
ASHES RISE! 灰色の戦火へ!
(haiiro no senka e!)
We won’t fall tonight!
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[Post-Chorus – chant style]
Chant (Eng + Jp):
Rise!
“Tachiagare!”
Burn!
“Moero!”
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[Verse 2 – sharper rhythm, more pop]
Lead (Eng):
Every scar became my armor,
every tear another flame.
When the world tried breaking my voice,
I shouted louder with my name.
Lead (Jp):
限界さえも 壊してゆく
(genkai sae mo kowashite yuku)
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[Pre-Chorus 2 – higher intensity]
Lead (Jp):
影の中で 光になる
(kage no naka de hikari ni naru)
Eng Echo:
I’ll be the light you couldn’t kill.
Lead (Eng):
No fear, no doubt—
I own this battlefield.
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[CHORUS 2 – EDM rock + choir]
Lead (Eng):
From the ashes—
I RISE INTO THE FIRE!
Choir (Jp):
“Inochi moyase!”
(Burn your life!)
Lead (Eng):
No more chains, I’m climbing higher—
Choir (Jp):
“Kokoro sasageyo!”
Lead + Choir:
ASHES RISE! 灰色の戦火へ!
(haiiro no senka e!)
We strike the dawn!
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[RAP – dark, mechanical beat]
Rapper (Eng):
Break the line—
I’m the shadow you can’t outrun.
Hear the drums—
it’s the rhythm of a rising sun.
Rapper (Jp):
燃え尽きても 止まれない
(moetsukite mo tomarenai)
運命越えて 叫べ—
(unmei koete sakebe—)
Both:
We’re the storm you can’t erase.
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[Bridge – big Sawano energy + female belt]
Lead (Jp, soaring):
運命を砕け!
(unmei o kudake!)
(Shatter destiny!)
Lead (Eng):
Let the sky burn red—
we’ll rise above the end!
Choir (Jp, full):
“Tachiagare! Tachiagare!”
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[FINAL CHORUS – Keylift, girlgroup harmonies + full choir]
Lead (Eng):
From the ashes—
WE RISE ABOVE THE FIRE!
Choir (Jp):
“Sakebe! Kokoro sasageyo!”
Lead (Eng):
We’ll break the fate they wrote for us—
Choir (Jp):
“Tatakai tsuzukero!”
(Fight on!)
Lead + Choir:
ASHES RISE! 灰色の戦火へ!
(haiiro no senka e!)
This is our night—
WE RISE AS ONE.
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[Outro – soft, ominous]
Lead (Jp):
まだ終わらない…
(mada owaranai…)
(It’s not over…)
Lead (Eng whisper):
We rise… again.