Lyric

Dojoji Crimson Love

When did love turn into fire?

Inspired by the legendary tale of **Anchin and Kiyohime** and the story of **Dojoji Temple**, *Dojoji - Crimson Love* is a dramatic Japanese rock piece that follows the transformation of love into sorrow, betrayal, obsession, and finally, a blazing inferno.

Kiyohime once simply believed in the man she loved.

She waited for his return.
She trusted his promise.
But as he began to turn away from her, that love slowly changed.

**"Why won't you return?"
"Why do you look away?"
"Why are you running from me?"**

Sorrow becomes anger.
Anger becomes obsession.
And love becomes crimson flame.

Beginning with delicate **koto, shakuhachi, and the haunting sound of a temple bell**, the music gradually transforms alongside Kiyohime herself. Powerful **taiko drums, Tsugaru shamisen, distorted electric guitars, and cinematic orchestration** drive the story toward its dramatic climax.

Across the Hidakagawa River and onward to Dojoji Temple, Kiyohime follows the one she cannot forget.

But this is not simply a story about a terrifying woman consumed by rage.

It is the story of someone who loved.
Someone who believed.
Someone who waited.
And someone whose love was never returned in the way she desperately hoped.

Behind the flames lies the heart of one woman.

Spanning more than seven minutes, **Dojoji - Crimson Love** unfolds like a short musical film-a Japanese rock theater piece told through song, spoken words, silence, and the sound of the temple bell.

Please stay until the final bell fades away.