BLACK SHIPS

Background
The story is set in 19th-century Japan during the Meiji Restoration.
The arrival of the Black Ships triggered a period of radical transformation, forcing Japan to change at its very core.
The long-standing feudal system of the shogunate collapsed, giving way
to a new, modern society.
What had once been unquestioned: order, customs, and institutions-
began to crumble all at once, crashing down with a deafening sound.
Song Concept
A Hard Rock song with English lyrics, built on a dramatic and classically
styled melodic line.
The music reflects tension, conflict, and emotional intensity, blending
epic storytelling with powerful rock energy.
Story
The protagonist is a low-ranked samurai living in this turbulent era, suddenly forced to choose between two paths in life.
One path is to remain a samurai-
to protect his status, his income, and above all, his honor.

The other is to submit to the new order-
to abandon his rank, his sword, and even his pride, and begin again from
nothing.

The former path is already losing ground.
The shogunate has surrendered its power, and former retainers are being hunted down by the new government.
Should he join a war he knows he will lose, swinging his blade in a final
stand for honor?

Or should he become a commoner, willing to eat weeds if necessary,
searching for a new way to live in an unfamiliar world?

Time itself demands an answer.
The moment of decision is approaching.

Those who possess much are often weaker than those who possess
nothing.
With nothing left to lose, the powerless are driven by the belief that now
is the time to change the world.

Those who have something to protect retreat into defense, rejecting
change entirely.

Low-ranked samurai have little to protect-
yet they still long to live a life worthy of the name "samurai."

Their comrades are completely divided into two opposing paths.

Which path to choose is left entirely to the individual.