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"Don't Hate the Hand" is a song rooted in the teaching of Confucius:
"Hate the sin, not the person."
It quietly reflects on the power and the danger of words, expression, and art.
To criticize an action is not the same as denying a human being,
nor is it the same as rejecting everything that person has created.
Words and judgments spoken in the name of justice
can sometimes destroy prayer, order, and faith.
The image of a bell cracked by a brush in this song
is not an act of violence,
but a metaphor for the influence carried by expression itself.
Still, the brush is not laid down,
and the broken bell does not fall completely silent.
"Don't Hate the Hand" is not a song that expands hatred.
It entrusts the difficulty and the dignity of choosing not to hate
to the space between sound and words.
Kneeking Records is a label that expresses the journey through dictionaries in music. Founded by Yoshihiro Sato, a calligrapher, dictionary traveler, and former world kickboxing champion. Since 2013, he has read, written, and shared words almost every day. In 2025, he began transforming these works into music. The journey continues to grow. The sound spans reggae, j-pop, r&b, soul, house, gospel, funk, ska, and sometimes punk rock. It values the rhythm of language and creates music that feels natural and refined. Each piece is inspired by calligraphy and shaped into sound.
Kneeking Records