Light became shadow
Shadow sought light
In the end, they return to Orion’s Promise
名もない空に はじまるモノガタリ
ひとつの光が ふたつに分かれ
ひとつは夢を ひとつは力
ごく自然に それは選ばれた
それは ひとつに還るため
同じミナモトに 還るため
時は流れて それに気づく
願いの形が 違うことに
護るための 強さと
癒すための 弱さと
信じる先が すれ違う
背けるように 闇夜が迫る
正義のもとに ツルギを掲げ
恐れのもとに タテで護る
やがて声は 沈黙に飲まれ
互いのやさしさは 行き場を失う
遠くに光る かつての瞳
いまはただ 狙いの先となる
アラソイのたびに 音は消え
互いの心に 答えはない
静かに闇だけが 広がってゆく
戦う意味にも 闇が広がる
静かに思い出す 心の底にある
忘れていた 光をもたらす
時は流れて 思い出す
音はなくとも 瞳が語る
離れていても 互いの光が
互いの願いであると 気づいた
言葉や姿も 知らず違っても
記憶の奥が 揺れて響き合う
光も闇も もとはひとつの輝き
そこに気づき 還ってゆく
違うままでも 似ていても
重なる願いが 音になり歌になり
それは 似て非なる
いまよりも 美しい光
それよりも 美しい光
No longer shadow
No longer light
Only one song remains: Orion’s Promise
- Lyricist
Tomokatsu
- Composer
Tomokatsu
- Producer
Tomokatsu
- Programming
Tomokatsu
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"Orion's Promise" is a lyrical journey through division, conflict, memory, and reunion-a mythic tale woven into music, where two lights born from one source travel far only to remember what they truly are.
Unlike an epic battle song or a triumphant declaration, "Orion's Promise" unfolds with quiet gravity and emotional precision. It begins in a nameless sky, where a single light splits into two-one drawn to dreams, the other to power. Their paths diverge not out of malice, but from the natural unfolding of difference. Yet even as their beliefs clash and silence takes the place of words, something deeper remains.
Across six verses, the song traces the arc from separation to resonance. Symbols like swords and shields represent not only defense and confrontation, but also the fear of vulnerability. And yet, through each moment of conflict, a shared origin lingers beneath the surface-unspoken, but never lost. As time moves, memory returns. The song reveals that even when appearances change and names are forgotten, the light within continues to call out.
When they meet again, it is not through resolution or apology, but through recognition. They are not the same-but they no longer need to be. The chorus of their shared longing becomes a single song. The promise of Orion, once forgotten, is fulfilled not through perfection, but through the beauty of becoming whole while remaining distinct.
"Orion's Promise" is a musical reflection for those who have felt divided within themselves or from others. It speaks to the quiet reconciliation that comes not from force, but from remembrance. The final words, "Only one song remains: Orion's Promise," are not an ending, but a soft return to the truth that was always there.
This is music for souls in transition.
For those who have wandered far and are ready to return-not to where they were, but to who they are.
Let it remind you that even in difference, harmony is possible.
That the journey back is not a retreat, but a rising.
And that the most beautiful light is the one that remembers where it came from.
