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The Worm Within the Lion

kneeking Records

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

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"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.

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  • 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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