Even kindness born of pretense
Can save a trembling night
Down in the rusted part of me
Even excuses try to glow
Not gold, not iron
Just an alloy pulse, imperfect, warm
Carrying its blurry shadows
And still reaching out to someone
It never had to be flawless
It never had to shine clean
Lies and truth simply sway together
At the same quiet temperature
Oh metal of benevolent lies
The alloy sleeping in my chest
Even an impure light
If it can shine on someone
Let it be so
Let it be mine
For the heat that seeps from every crack
The prayer full of impurities
Is the force that moves me through today
Behind the mask of being right
My selfishness sneers in the dark
Yet every time my hand reaches out
Another grain of rust falls off
I polished words to make them gold
But in truth I learned:
What carries scars
Is less likely to break
Even the depth of a downcast night
Harbors a faint small flame
The days filled with mistakes
They’re the ones that forged me
Oh metal of benevolent lies
The alloy resting in my chest
If an ungraceful way of living
Can cast light on someone’s shadow
Let it be so
Let it be mine
With a weight pure gold could never carry
This clumsy kindness
Warms the world a little today
If purity alone
Were the measure of goodness
No human heart
Could claim a thing called love
But when one flawed thing
Embraces another
A tiny spark appears
And turns into an unnamed light
Oh metal of benevolent lies
Stay tarnished and shine for me
Glow in your distorted prayer;
You don’t have to be straight
This imperfect heat
This stubborn warmth
That is the proof
Of who I am
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Even if it rusts, even if it cracks
The alloy in my chest
Still reaches out to you
Imperfect
And beautiful
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Release Description (Polished English Version)**
Gize Kin - Metal of Benevolent Lies is a song that explores the quiet beauty of "imperfect goodness" within the human heart.
Honesty and deception, kindness and self-interest
these contradictions blend and waver like an alloy with uneven purity.
Scarred, rusted, yet still warm enough to reach out to someone.
Even an impure light can illuminate a life.
Even a distorted warmth can soften the dark around us.
This piece does not deny human weakness or asymmetry.
Instead, it embraces the belief that
love mixed with flaws love full of impurities
is what gently warms the world.
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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