Before the crows call at the edge of dawn
The warmth of ink still quietly lingers on
Upon a desk where no one draws near
Words awaken and make the world appear
Black is not the dark — it’s the color of birth
With every stroke, the veil lifts from the earth
A miracle is never merely prayer;
It rises softly from the hands that dare
Garuda cleaves the sky in flame and flight;
The wind turns pages through unfolding light
Deep in Yan Zhenqing’s unanswered cry
One single stroke reshapes the course of time
“What is Buddha?” someone asks again
Unmon answers with a gentle grin:
“Even a dried dung-stick holds the cosmos in.”
Black is not a sin — it’s the shape of life
Carve it down, and hidden light arrives
Miracles are not the things we chase;
They breathe within this very moment’s space
Close the dictionary’s page, let it rest slow;
Today again, a single line will show
Beyond the quiet night you’re traveling through
A brand-new morning waits, unfolding for you
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kneeking Records
"Kara Kise - From Crow to Miracle -" is a song shaped from the February 2024 chapter of The Dictionary Journey,
a path that traces the transformation from karasu (crow) to kiseki (miracle).
The stillness before dawn,
the lingering warmth of ink,
the flame borne by Garuda across the sky,
and the devotion within Yan Zhenqing's single stroke-
these moments allow the world of calligraphy and the pages of the dictionary to overlap,
revealing the light that rises from within a single black line.
A miracle is not merely prayer;
it lives in the hand that carves the "now."
Black is not darkness-it is the color of beginnings.
This conviction is carried quietly through the music.
Born from the daily act of reading the dictionary,
copying its words,
and raising each character through calligraphy,
the song stands as a new piece of "dictionary poetry"
unique to Kneeking Records.
May you feel the quiet heat beneath the silence,
and the power held in one simple stroke
to change the world.
Artist Profile
kneeking Records
Kneeking Records is a label that expresses the journey through dictionaries in music. Founded by Yoshihiro Sato, a calligrapher, dictionary traveler, and former world kickboxing champion. Since 2013, he has read, written, and shared words almost every day. In 2025, he began transforming these works into music. The journey continues to grow. The sound spans reggae, j-pop, r&b, soul, house, gospel, funk, ska, and sometimes punk rock. It values the rhythm of language and creates music that feels natural and refined. Each piece is inspired by calligraphy and shaped into sound.
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