Soft now
Soft now
A fireless hell
Breathes slow
Yesterday’s sins
Stay where they were
Today’s words
Still know how to hurt
The city calls it
“memory”
Smiles it off
As if nothing occurred
Kept safe in the light
We learn how to bite
We give virtue a name
And call it right
The worm within the lion
Talks about crowns
Right in the center of the light
Shadows lose their weight somehow
For every soul we claim to save
Another ache is found
Still we straighten up our backs
And face
The next round
Just being here
Just staying alive
Seasons keep turning
Snow still arrives
Blamed without reason
Judged without crime
Yet morning keeps knocking
Right on time
If closing your heart
Helps you go on
Is that a weakness
Or simply
Being strong?
The worm within the lion
Doesn’t shout
Behind painted smiles
Silence sharpens the doubt
Unspoken mercy
Tightens the spine
Turns ordinary people
Into warriors
Over time
If hell is below
Then heaven is near
Endure it
Refuse it
The choice is here
The worm within the lion
No name
No voice
Crying softly
Laughing low
Still we walk this road
Together
Slow
Soft now
Soft now
The fire goes cold
Still
Morning
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The Worm Within the Lion
kneeking Records
"The Worm Within the Lion"
is a musical work that explores the contradictions and silences born
in the name of justice and salvation,
and the emotions that quietly writhe beneath them.
It neither judges nor provokes,
nor does it rush toward conclusions.
Instead, it translates into sound
the shadows that grow lighter
at the very center of the light.
Artist Profile
kneeking Records
Kneeking Records is an independent music label that transforms The Dictionary Journey into sound. The label was founded by Yoshihiro Sato, a calligrapher, a lifelong dictionary traveler, and a former kickboxing world champion. Since 2013, he has been reading Japanese dictionaries page by page writing, reflecting, and sharing words every single day. In 2025, those accumulated words and rhythms began to take musical form. The Dictionary Journey continues to this day, growing quietly and steadily, with each new word adding another layer to its living archive. Kneeking Records moves freely across genres Reggae, J-Pop, R&B, Soul, House, Gospel, Funk, Ska, and at times even Punk Rock always in pursuit of sounds that feel good to the ear. Through the rhythm of language and the intersection of calligraphy and voice, the label delivers music shaped by a distinctly personal sensibility. Before words become meaning, they already have sound. Before sound is explained, it reaches the heart. Trusting that moment, Kneeking Records keeps turning pages and keeps letting the music speak.
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