

Whispers of iron echoes in glass
A city sleeps beneath its mask
Born in steel I served their peace
Where silence spoke and hearts would cease
To question fate was to disobey
And so I knelt and looked away
I watched the sky through tinted panes
Believing law would cleanse the stains
But in the dark a trembling hand
A girl who dared to take a stand
They claim to guard the world from fear
Yet crush the voice we hold so dear
If this is ordercold and blind
Then I'll forsake the chain that binds
The footage glowed: a child a cry
I saw myself left there to die
The ones I served had forged my cage
And now they fear my growing rage
She showed me truth beneath the lies
And fire returned behind my eyes
I was their tool their ghost their spy
But I will no longer comply
What did I save? Whom did I spare?
When I erased without a care?
Justice isn't just a name
It's born in hearts that burn with shame
"You'd betray us now?" he screamed
My oldest friend the one who dreamed
"I won't kill in silence anymore
I fight for lives worth bleeding for"
We fled through fire through ash and rain
Each footstep echoing with pain
The city's light so vast so dead
Yet in her voice a hope was said
If mankind's truth can still decay
If even dreams can drift away
Then let me stand and scream and sing
That I believed in something
Not for a flag or ordered fate
But for the heart they tried to break
Let them call me traitor shade
I'll be the light they couldn't make
Even if the sun won't rise
Even if this fight denies
A dawn for me let them say
He burned so others found their way
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- 1
A Duty Without Return
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Light Once More
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- 3
Symphony of the Flamebearer
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Ashes of the Oath
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The Real Thief
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Inspired by J-pop, anime, and classic JRPGs, We are crafting emotional, cinematic melodies that blend nostalgia with storytelling-music that feels like a journey beyond worlds.
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Justin Otani
Tokyo-based musician inspired by J-pop, anime, and classic JRPGs. Crafting emotional, cinematic melodies that blend nostalgia with storytelling-music that feels like a journey beyond worlds.
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