[Intro — war drums, distant shakuhachi, blade-like percussion]
[LIA — low, controlled]
道を開けて
私は止まらない
No fear
No hesitation
Watch me walk.
[Beat drops — taiko, distorted shamisen, massive 808s]
[Verse 1]
Every step deliberate
I don't move without a reason
Calm enough to wait
Strong enough to choose the season
You can hear the thunder
Before I enter through the door
I don't fight for attention
I know exactly what I'm here for
恐れはしない
迷いもしない
自分で選んだ道なら
最後まで歩いていく
No shaking hands
No looking back
Once I know my direction
I stay on track
[Pre-Chorus]
Steady
Steady
Feel my heartbeat slow
Ready
Ready
There's nowhere I won't go
静かな心
鋭い視線
When the pressure comes
That's when I focus
[Chorus]
Onna-bugeisha
I stand my ground
Ten toes steady
When the walls come down
Onna-bugeisha
Grace under fire
The harder it gets
The higher I rise
No fear in my eyes
No doubt in my steps
I don't need easy
I came prepared
女武芸者
Remember the name
I walk through the fire
And come out the same
[Post-Chorus]
Hey!
Ta-ta-taiko
Let it roll
Hey!
Steel mind
Golden soul
女武芸者
I don't run.
[Verse 2]
Pressure makes diamonds
But I was never made to shine
For somebody else's approval
Or somebody else's design
Discipline over impulse
Patience over pride
Knowing when to make a move
And knowing when to let it slide
戦うことだけが
強さじゃないから
守るものを知ることも
強さだと知ってる
I don't swing at every shadow
I don't answer every call
Sometimes the strongest move
Is not reacting at all
[Pre-Chorus]
Steady
Steady
Let the whole room shake
Ready
Ready
I know what I can take
嵐の中でも
目をそらさない
When everybody panics
I get quiet inside
[Chorus]
Onna-bugeisha
I stand my ground
Ten toes steady
When the walls come down
Onna-bugeisha
Grace under fire
The harder it gets
The higher I rise
No fear in my eyes
No doubt in my steps
I don't need easy
I came prepared
女武芸者
Remember the name
I walk through the fire
And come out the same
[Bridge — everything stops except low taiko]
[LIA — quiet]
強さとは
傷つけることじゃない
倒すことでもない
自分を失わないこと
Strength isn't destruction.
Strength is knowing
who you are
when everything around you
tries to change you.
[Shamisen strikes]
And I know exactly
who I am.
[Dance break — explosive taiko, shamisen, 808s]
[LIA — layered melodic chants]
Oh-oh
女武芸者
Oh-oh
Never lose my way
Oh-oh
女武芸者
Stand tall
Stand tall
[Final Chorus — huge cinematic arrangement]
Onna-bugeisha
I stand my ground
Let the sky crack open
Let the thunder sound
Onna-bugeisha
Grace under fire
Every test I survive
Takes me higher
No fear in my eyes
No doubt in my steps
I don't need easy
I came prepared
女武芸者
Remember the name
Whatever comes tomorrow
I'll meet it the same
Steady heart
Clear eyes
Nothing left to prove
I don't wait for courage
I move.
[Outro — lone shakuhachi, fading taiko]
[LIA — calm]
道は自分で決める。
そして—
進む。
[whisper]
Onna-bugeisha.