At the edge of a page
Good and evil
Hold their breath
Still unnamed
Righteousness always
Chooses cleaner words
Shaves away doubt
And sharpens only the blade
Wrapped in voices of blessing
Someone quietly falls—
And in that instant
The applause tightens its rhythm
“It’s not to judge,” they say
“it’s to preserve order,”
Eyes lowered
All the while
The finest Satan
The adversary with the kindest face
Standing at the heart of light
Measuring the weight of shadow
The finest Satan
The unnamed proxy of justice—
For every soul that’s saved
Another sin is born
Golden ages
Are always placed in the past
Polished gently
Each time they’re told
Under the name of sustainability
Breath is discarded
And once again
A tower rises on sand
If crossing someone
To protect another
Is what you call love—
The finest Satan
The moment “enemy” is declared
Every story
Collapses into one
Beneath a star of calamity
Quietly
Balancing the books
Eternal punishment
Eternal grace—
Once you grow used to them
They share the same temperature
Between good and evil
A line was drawn
A name was given—
That’s all it ever was
The finest Satan
At the feet of the judging god
Today again
Holding the scales
The finest Satan
Who accepts the hated role
So the world
Can keep turning
Justice sleeps
Untouched again tonight—
Keeping watch over the dream Is
Justice sleeps
Untouched again tonight—
Keeping watch over the dream Is
The finest Satan
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The Finest Satan
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The Finest Satan was born from a personal project known as
the dictionary journey, based on the seventh edition of Kojien,
Japan's most authoritative Japanese dictionary.
This song draws directly from the entries spanning
"satan" to "the finest," and the reflections that emerged along the way.
By tracing definitions, etymologies, and usages,
a deeper question surfaced:
where exactly is the boundary between good and evil,
justice and judgment?
Here, Satan is not portrayed as a simple symbol of evil.
Rather, he appears as a structure
something historically required for "righteousness"
to define and justify itself.
Saving someone often means excluding someone else.
Under the name of order, breath is quietly taken away.
Behind beautifully worded decisions,
there always stands a presence in the shadows.
This work does not condemn Satan.
Nor does it affirm justice.
Starting from Kojien
a collection of language striving for neutrality
the song traces the outlines of value systems
humans have continuously constructed.
Not the one who is judged,
but the one who accepts the role
that allows judgment to function
that is the Satan depicted in this song.
That is
The Finest Satan.
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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