[Intro]
Lanterns swing
Paper doors breathe
Moon on tile roofs
Night sharp as steel
[Verse 1]
Sandals on stone
Running past the rice fields
Old gate leaning
Paint cracked
Secrets sealed
Samurai shadows
On the wall they stretch long
Ink on your fingers
Maps hidden in your sleeve
[Chorus]
Shadows over Edo
We move like wind through the alleys
Past the guards
Past the gossip
Heartbeat racing the drums
Shadows over Edo
Ancient streets start to tremble
Old Japan in a fever
As the future starts to run
[Verse 2]
Coins in a cup
Tea steam curls in the air
Masked faces watching
Eyes say “don’t you dare”
Paper cranes scattered
On a stone bridge at dawn
Temple bell calling
But the night is never gone
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Tatami floors shake
Shake
Cherry petals spin like sparks
Hidden blades flash
Underneath the lantern marks
Red sun rising
On a thousand tangled fates
We chase time itself
Through the shivering city gates
[Chorus]