In old tea houses, shadows still remain
A fleeting flame, a mayfly in the rain
A life of hours — was it chance or fate?
Brief as a spark, it fades before our gaze
A feast means nothing if you never taste
The truth lies hidden where the learning waits
From Mirage to Kalashnikov
Illusions rise, the rifles talk
So faint, so frail, they drift away
Phantoms seen, then shadows fade
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The coin of fiction, a woven dream
God appears when reason leaves the scene
Spring brings haze, and autumn mist
Meaning dwells in what exists
A gift can heal, a gift can scar
The wound reveals what truths there are
In God’s own death, what do we find?
Only humans left behind
From Mirage to Kalashnikov
Dreams undone by the barrel’s maw
It counts no lives, devours the night—
Cold steel swallows every light
From Mirage to Kalashnikov
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From Mirage to Kalashnikov
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From Mirage to Kalashnikov
A trembling heat haze at dusk.
A mayfly flickering through its brief existence.
Within that fragile scene,
the cold silhouette of a Kalashnikov quietly emerges.
Whispers lingering in an old teahouse,
haze in spring and mist in autumn
as the seasons drift,
the meaning of life appears only in moments that waver.
From Mirage to Kalashnikov.
Through this stark and beautiful contrast,
the song explores the thin boundary between illusion and reality,
between fragility and force.
A work where stillness and tension coexist
a new philosophical requiem from Kneeking Records.
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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