Lyric

Those who know not the heart may speak, speak as they will

I do not fear my life, nor the name I bear still

What was I thinking back in that time?

Was I chasing glory, or committing a crime?

Did I seek to bring down my lord, the dark king?

To rise as a hero, and let my fame take wing?

Through betrayal, through folly, my name to spread wide

A legacy of errors, no truth left to hide

The enemy lies in Honno-ji, they said in a haze

From that mad day forth, all order decays

Branded a rebel, fleeing in vain

The young hunters took all, leaving only my stain

From the start, I suppose I was favored by fate

From the day life began, my path was innate

A slave to destiny, bound to its hand

No freedom to choose, no place to stand

The echoes of madness, the words that I spoke

The dreams of heroism, the plans that I broke

All washed away in a torrent of shame

Only history whispers and calls out my name

The enemy lies in Honno-ji, they said in a haze

From that mad day forth, all order decays

Branded a rebel, fleeing in vain

The young hunters took all, leaving only my stain

I was chosen by fate, from the very first day

A pawn in the game, no other way

The blood and the name, the price I must pay

A servant of destiny, until my last day