Unshin Gessei

Clouds cross the sky without a name.
The moon lights the night without asking to be admired.
"Unshin Gessei" is a song about living with a clear heart,
unbound by recognition, possession, or desire -
like clouds drifting freely and the moon quietly shining above.
The more tightly we try to hold on,
the more the wind slips through our fingers.
A full moon will eventually wane.
A flower in bloom will eventually fall.
So rather than chasing after everything that passes,
perhaps we can simply let it go.
Money, honor, even dreams -
if only one thing remains in the end,
may it be a heart that has not grown clouded.
Within a slow and spacious 68 BPM pulse,
sparse shamisen, distant shakuhachi,
and an intimate, almost spoken voice dissolve into the moonlit night.
The wind blows.
The moon shines.
Perhaps
that alone is enough.
- Unshin Gessei