[Intro – Low / Ambient]
No master.
No banner.
No absolution.
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[Verse 1]
Wind through the ruins where the banners once waved,
Ash in the air where the loyal were laid.
I walk alone with a blade and regret,
Every oath unpaid — every scar a debt.
Cherry blossoms fall on an empty street,
Soft little ghosts at my feet.
Armor feel heavier now that it’s mine,
No one to follow — no straight line.
Chain drag slow in the gravel behind,
Echo like guilt in the back of my mind.
I broke the throne but what did I win?
Silence loud as a mortal sin.
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[Pre-Chorus – Haunting Build]
Honor was a cage dressed up as gold,
Freedom feels colder than I was told.
Blood on my hands won’t wash away —
Ronin by night, regret by day.
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[Chorus – Dark / Melodic Edge]
I’m a ghost in the smoke where the war drums died,
No crest on my chest, nothing left to hide.
Chain still swings but there’s no command,
Just a hollow crown in a broken land.
I cut my ties — now I drift in between,
Not a hero, not what I’ve been.
From samurai oath to shadow undone —
I lost my master… and found no one.
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[Verse 2 – Heavier Emotion]
Blade still sharp but my soul feels dull,
Victory taste like a mouthful of skull.
I wanted freedom, I wanted release,
But war don’t end just because you want peace.
Every life that I took in the name of a lie
Now walks beside me when I close my eyes.
No drums. No cheers. No glory call.
Just wind through the cracks of a crumbling wall.
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[Final Chorus – Bigger / Desperate Layer]
I’m a ghost in the smoke where the war drums died,
No code to follow, no throne to defy.
Chain still swings but it answers to me —
Freedom ain’t free.
ShadowSing
