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Lyric

No Way Back

Shinji Kotoriyama

I called it beauty ‘cause it lives in your eyes

A mirror the light keeps chasing

If your chest feels rotten

It’s only the world confessing

Neon sweat on the summer streets—

The air was hot enough to burn our names

Salt on my lips, gasoline in the air—

I wish I could live like that

Keep my wounds at a polite distance—

But I’m no better than you

A thousand words choke in my throat

Melody hiding from my hands

Streetlights blurred like tears in glass

Smoke from a late-night grill curling past us

So here’s my silence—

I hate the man I am tonight

Let me break and lose my grip

If pain can buy me something true

By then I’ll be too far gone—

Already loving the poison

The sky forgot our names

Summer on my skin—

Burns for me

Turns to gold for someone else

To ghosts for another

Memories don’t ask permission

They bloom and they bruise

Say it with me—

No way back, no way back

If madness is the toll for truth

I’ll pay in every coin I’ve got

Even the ugliest answer

Might taste like freedom

When it’s yours to claim

The sky forgot our names

Summer on my skin—

Burns for me

Turns to gold for someone else

To ghosts for another

Memories don’t wait for consent—

They bloom and they bruise

Say it with me—

No way back, no way back, no way back

  • Lyricist

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Listen to No Way Back by Shinji Kotoriyama

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    wave

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    What Your Eyes Pour

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  • 3

    Seven Minutes

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  • 4

    Same Shade

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  • 5

    Don't fade away

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    No Way Back

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  • 7

    THIS YOU

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  • 8

    just before September

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  • 9

    Feels Like Home

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  • 10

    First Light

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Artist Profile

  • Shinji Kotoriyama

    A musician born and raised in Japan, aiming to create music that transcends borders and languages. With a strong passion for storytelling and emotional expression, I hope to collaborate with artists around the world and write songs that resonate across cultures.

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