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Island Inside (Loud Mix)

Eighty's Mind Judgement

Do it

Do it

Do it

Anyone can preach with an empty mouth

If you don’t walk it, you don’t count

Counting cattle that aren’t your own

Talking roads you’ve never known

Faults of others shine so clear

Your own scars you hide in fear

Shouting justice, tongue so light

Only action carries weight

Look at yourself

Only yourself

Done and undone

Only yourself

Build the island inside

A place that won’t drift

Build the island inside

A core they can’t lift

Praise don’t move me

Blame don’t break me

I stand like stone

I stand alone

Desire tastes sweet, fades too fast

Bite it once, the bitter lasts

Clinging to wins, clinging to loss

Both steal sleep, both exact a cost

Words are blades that turn around

Anger’s echo cuts you down

Like a broken bell at rest

Silence brings the mind back home

No waste of time

No drifting mind

Wake and walk

Wake and walk

Build the island inside

A place to return

Build the island inside

Nothing stolen, nothing burned

Gold won’t save you

Crowns will rot

One clear day

Beats a hundred lost

No holding

No taking

No comparing

No binding

No desire

No anger

No ignorance

Ends here

No holding

No taking

No comparing

No binding

No desire

No anger

No ignorance

Ends here

Do before you teach

Live before you preach

Do before you teach

Live before you preach

Build the island inside

Let your virtue move against the wind

Build the island inside

Leave no tracks, still walk ahead

No gods can turn this win

No demons break this ground

Self conquered

World unbound

One true day

Is enough

One true step

Is the path

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    Living Path

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    Still Walking

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    Metal Is Who We Are

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    Corporate Warrior - Before They Ask

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    Clash of Justice

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    Island Inside

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    Entropy - Cosmic Awakening

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    Entropy - The Last Light

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    The Great Within the Small

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    Random Dice

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    Hard Blues Power

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    Island Inside (Loud Mix)

    Eighty's Mind Judgement

Awakening of Recognition, the fourth heavy metal album by Eighty's Mind Judgement.
Rooted in traditional metal while embracing Japanese-influenced sounds and progressive expressions, this ambitious release marks a bold step into new musical territory.

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  • Eighty's Mind Judgement

    Eighty's Mind Judgement (EMJ) is a Japanese heavy metal artist driven by the mission: Energizing workers around the world through heavy metal. A solo project led by a full-time corporate professional, EMJ creates heavy metal works centered on themes of work, society, and human spirituality. The project began in 2025. Musically, EMJ is rooted in the classic style of 1980s traditional heavy metal, with a strong emphasis on album-oriented production. Beyond the quality of individual tracks, each release is crafted as a cohesive concept album, with carefully designed themes and narrative structure across the entire tracklist. Influenced by reading, contemplation, and real-world corporate experience, the lyrics carry strong messages focused on social and organizational challenges, human resilience, and self-empowerment. The flagship series Corporate Warrior places the everyday worker at the center, portraying the struggles and challenges of working life through heavy metal. Notable works include Corporate Warrior, Mizuho no Tamashii, and Born of Many Lives. Full-length albums include the debut First Meltdown, followed by Edge of the Knife, Heavy Duty, Awakening of Recognition, Mighty Souls, Mission of Humanity, and We Become What We See. All tracks are available on major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and iTunes.

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