

Lyric
The Spy in Off-the-Rack Suit (JA&ENG)
SHIONO, Twilight Master
Midnight rain washes the sins away
冷たいアスファルトに 吐き捨てた嘘
Just another gear in the machine, they say
ラングレーの暗闇で 錆びついた心(ハート)
I traded my name for a classified file
名もなき影として 生きる日々の果てに
Where does the agent end, and the human begin?
鏡の中の俺は 一体誰なんだ?
I wear this off-the-rack suit tonight
安物の布地に 染みついた硝煙(スモーク)
Not a hero, not a ghost, just fighting the fight
魂まで機械(システム)に 売り渡しちゃいないさ
A silver revolver, a shot of old scotch
恩師(アンタ)の血を拭い 飲み干すブルース
I'm just a broken man, walking in the dark
The weight of the gun in my wounded hand
引き金を引いたのは 個人の正義(ジャスティス)
A dirty secret buried in a promised land
国家(くに)の大義なんて もう信じちゃいない
We kill the ones we trust to keep the peace
終わらない騙し合い 出口のない迷路
You taught me how to live, I taught you how to die
オヤジ、あんたの教えを 俺は左手で撃ち抜いた
I wear this off-the-rack suit tonight
安物の布地に 染みついた硝煙(スモーク)
Not a hero, not a ghost, just fighting the fight
魂まで機械(システム)に 売り渡しちゃいないさ
A silver revolver, a shot of old scotch
恩師(アンタ)の血を拭い 飲み干すブルース
I'm just a broken man, walking in the dark
No medals on my chest, no glory in the end
歴史の裏側で 消えゆく足跡
All I got is a phone booth, calling my best friend
雨のダイナーから 君にかける電話
"I'll be late for dinner..." That's all I can say
冷めたミートローフが 俺の帰る場所
Keep the light on, darling... I'm coming home
ただの「男」に 戻るための帰路(みち)
Yeah... off-the-rack suit, cold city rain
許してくれとは言わない。ただ、少し疲れたよ。
- Lyricist
SHIONO
- Composer
SHIONO
- Producer
Twilight Master
- Vocals
Twilight Master, SHIONO

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The Spy in Off-the-Rack Suit (JA&ENG)
SHIONO, Twilight Master
Living as a gear in the machine, pulling the trigger as a man.
The scent of gunpowder on an off-the-rack suit, and a blues for the long walk home.
Step into the shadows of Twilight Master's neo-noir mystery, Millennium Optics: The US Profiling of Rintaro Kadowaki, with its most melancholic character theme song yet: "The Spy in Off-the-Rack Suit".
Novel: https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051607953848972
Featuring a mournful saxophone and a gravelly, soulful vocal, this authentic 90s noir blues track perfectly blends hardboiled English rhymes with deep, emotional Japanese lyricism. It captures the tragic essence of Agent Smith-a veteran CIA operative who executes his mentor for his own sense of justice, holding onto his humanity just to return to a cold meatloaf and his waiting wife.
"Not a hero, not a ghost... just a broken man walking in the dark."
A cinematic, sorrowful anthem for the unsung hounds of the deep state.
Artist Profile
SHIONO
The Heart of Twilight Master A visionary composer and producer who translates the unseen textures of narrative into sound. Shiono crafts every composition and lyric for Twilight Master, turning the unsaid spaces in Twilight Masters novels into immersive musical worlds that both complement and expand the original stories. Shiono hears the margins of a story and paints them with tone, timbre, and silence, creating music that reads like a second language of the text.
SHIONOの他のリリース
Cage of White Porcelain, Crimson Moon (feat. HIROYUKI) SHIONO & Twilight Master
Crimson Brand, Porcelain Cradle (feat. NANA) SHIONO & Twilight Master
Phantom Fox, My Absolute (feat. HIROYUKI, NANA, YOSHINARI & Yuriko) SHIONO & Twilight Master
Silver Spear, My Destiny (feat. HIROYUKI) SHIONO & Twilight Master
Twilight Master
Alongside my day job, I continue to pursue creative writing. I constantly strive to maintain an objective, third-party perspective on history and detail throughout my creative process. It's a continuous cycle of envisioning scenes and imagery while adding text and words, but my guiding principle is to craft quality works. I believe that without fulfilling my social responsibility as an author, my work holds no value. Thus, I adhere to the creed that -The pen is mightier than the sword-. Also, I am a multilingual creator who continues to explore and express emotions that cannot be fully captured by words, translating them into high-quality music that deepens and extends the experience of my work. Welcome to my Universe!
Twilight Masterの他のリリース
Cage of White Porcelain, Crimson Moon (feat. HIROYUKI) SHIONO & Twilight Master
Crimson Brand, Porcelain Cradle (feat. NANA) SHIONO & Twilight Master
Phantom Fox, My Absolute (feat. HIROYUKI, NANA, YOSHINARI & Yuriko) SHIONO & Twilight Master
Silver Spear, My Destiny (feat. HIROYUKI) SHIONO & Twilight Master
Twilight Master