Lyric

I used to walk with my head down low

Counting cracks along the road

Every dream felt far away

Every word I couldn’t say

Through the silence, through the night

A sound cuts deep and pulls me right

The strings begin to call my name

A spark of fire, a sudden flame

The past grows quiet, fading slow

I feel the ground, I start to know

Eyes up, eyes up, walk your way

Feel the light of a brand-new day

Step by step, don’t look away

Eyes up, eyes up — walk your way

The shamisen is crying out

Cutting through the fear and doubt

Every strike, a sharpened tone

Tells my heart I’m not alone

The drums align with every breath

A beating will that laughs at death

I see the road stretch far and wide

No more shadows at my side

The night is breaking, soft and clear

I hear tomorrow drawing near

Eyes up, eyes up, walk your way

Feel the light of a brand-new day

Step by step, don’t look away

Eyes up, eyes up — walk your way

If I fall, I rise again

If I’m lost, I still defend

Every scar becomes a sign

That this path was always mine

Let the strings and thunder play

Burn the hesitation away

Eyes up, eyes up, walk your way

Hear the shamisen cry and play

Every scar will guide the way

Eyes up, eyes up — don’t look down

Eyes up, eyes up, walk your way

Feel the ground, the truth, the sound

Here and now, I choose to say

Eyes up, eyes up — walk your way