Broken Compass Front Cover

Lyric

Perfect Shadow

Project FAWN

The system is just a set of parameters

Calculated risks, nothing more, nothing less

I don’t break the lines, I just redraw the map

Where logic ends, I find the hidden gap

It’s all within the code, within the design

I’m just shifting the weight to keep it aligned

Why call it a lie when it’s merely a shift?

A correction of course, a purposeful drift

Look at the perfect shadow

Where the light refuses to fall

I own every corner, I own every wall

In this perfect shadow

I’ve mastered the art of the ghost

The more that I hide, the more I’m the host

Of the truth I’ve rewritten, the grace I’ve sold

In this perfect shadow... I never grow old

The audit is clean, the balance is precise

I’ve paid every toll, I’ve weighed every vice

No footprints remain on the polished floor

I’m the lock, the key, and the heavy door

They seek out the fault, but I am the frame

A ghost in the record, a flicker of flame

I trade in the whispers that no one can hear

Turning the panic to silence, the doubt into fear

Look at the perfect shadow

Where the light refuses to fall

I own every corner, I own every wall

In this perfect shadow

I’ve mastered the art of the ghost

The more that I hide, the more I’m the host

Of the truth I’ve rewritten, the grace I’ve sold

In this perfect shadow... I never grow old

The truth is too bright, it burns the eye

So I build a sanctuary where shadows lie

It’s not a mask, it’s a tailored fit

A perfect silhouette, brick by brick

Look at the perfect shadow

Where the light refuses to fall

I own every corner, I own every wall

In this perfect shadow

I’ve mastered the art of the ghost

The more that I hide, the more I’m the host

Of the truth I’ve rewritten, the grace I’ve sold

In this perfect shadow... I never grow old

  • Lyricist

    Toshihiro Minaga

  • Composer

    Toshihiro Minaga

  • Producer

    Project FAWN

  • Mixing Engineer

    Project FAWN

  • Mastering Engineer

    Project FAWN

  • Programming

    Toshi

Broken Compass Front Cover

Listen to Perfect Shadow by Project FAWN

Streaming / Download

  • 1

    The Shadow Side of Truth

    Project FAWN

  • 2

    Mirror Image

    Project FAWN

  • 3

    Blind Logic

    Project FAWN

  • 4

    False Echoes

    Project FAWN

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    Perfect Shadow

    Project FAWN

  • 6

    Pure Light

    Project FAWN

  • 7

    Broken Compass

    Project FAWN

  • 8

    Silent Core

    Project FAWN

"Order," attempting to govern the world through rigid frameworks of logic, "Chaos," eroding boundaries with uncontrollable impulse, and the inner "Rationalization" that seeks to justify one's actions. Broken Compass is a concept album structured around the dialogue and collision between these three incompatible forces.

The narrative unfolds through the entanglement of meticulously calculated digital soundscapes and emotive, human melodies. The compass that once provided a clear path eventually shatters under the weight of deception and internal conflict. Yet, it is in that very place--the core of silence known as the "Void"--that this album suggests true healing and forgiveness begin.

How you perceive the conclusion of this 34-minute, eight-track journey is left entirely to you as you immerse yourself in these soundscapes. What will you discover beyond the endless silence? We invite you to experience this solitary path and uncover your own answer.

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