[Intro – taiko drums + shrine bell]
Kane ga naru… (鐘が鳴る…)
The gate is open.
[Verse 1]
Crimson moon in a paper sky
Fate is laughing when angels lie
Carved my name in a broken prayer
Every god knows I don’t play fair
[Pre-Chorus – half screamed]
Cut the thread of your holy fate
Kami no uso o kirisaite
(神の嘘を斬り裂いて – “I slice the lies of the gods”)
Halo cracked with a demon grin
If this is hell, then let me in
[Chorus – full scream + choir]
🐯 Fangs in the halo, blood in the snow,
Heaven is burning, hell bows low,
Kneel to the fire you’ll never control—
I walk the in-between!
Fangs in the halo, scream my name,
Carve my sins in holy flame,
Break your shrine, I break my chains—
I walk the in-between!
[Verse 2]
Torn silk prayers on a rusted gate
Every blessing comes stamped with hate
If I’m cursed, I’ll curse you back
Paint my path in a demon’s track
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Ring the bell, let the ashes fall
Kami wa shinda, I killed them all
(神は死んだ – “God is dead”)
Every scar is a vow I keep
If I kneel, it’s to sharpen my teeth
[Chorus – faster, heavier]
🐯 Fangs in the halo, blood in the snow,
Heaven is burning, hell bows low,
Pray to the fire you’ll never control—
I walk the in-between!
Fangs in the halo, scream my name,
Drag my past through sacred flame,
Break your shrine, I break my chains—
I walk the in-between!
[Bridge – breakdown with taiko + whispered chant]
Oni no chi wa…
Kokoro ni aru…
(鬼の血は 心にある – “The oni’s blood lives in my heart”)
Kneel.
Or burn.
[Breakdown – Overdrive activation cue]
HEAVEN—
BURNS!
HELL—
KNEELS!
[Final Chorus – choir + guitar solo]
🐯 Fangs in the halo, blood in the snow,
Carve my crown from the horns I grow,
I don’t belong to up or below—
I walk the in-between!
Fangs in the halo, scream my name,
Set my past in holy flame,
Break your shrine, I break my chains—
I WALK THE IN-BETWEEN!
[Outro – shrine bell fading into distortion]
“…gate closed… too late…”
AsheTheHyena
