

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
Shinji Kotoriyama
- Composer
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- Producer
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- Other Instruments
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Listen to No Way Back by Shinji Kotoriyama
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- 1
wave
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- 2
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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