

I traced a falling star with my hand
A piece of dream I couldn’t hold
You smiled and said, “I’ll be okay”
And looked the strongest I’ve ever known
We passed each other many times
Still reached out with broken light
I made a vow against the tide
And sent it riding on the wind
Even if my voice can’t reach you now
I believe it echoes somewhere far
The days with you, the skies we saw
Still alive inside my heart
Like the night we prayed beneath the stars
In the silence before the dawn
I closed my eyes and called your name
Even the pain that love once brought
Now feels like something I can’t hate
I cried in all our crossed goodbyes
Still held my faith through every fight
Your back showed me how to be strong
To keep on walking through the night
If someday we keep our promise true
Then I will never fear the sky
I’ll keep on singing, full of hope
To guard someone’s fragile light
Wishing your future always shines
Even if we’re worlds apart
I know our hearts remain aligned
Across all time, across all dark
The light will guide us back inside
Even if this voice won’t reach your soul
I believe you still exist somewhere
The warmth you left, it’s all I hold
It’s the reason I still care
A love song whispered to the stars
A dream we shared beneath the stars
- Lyricist
Justin Otani
- Composer
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- Producer
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- Keyboards
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- Piano
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Listen to A Prayer to the Stars by Justin Otani
Streaming / Download
- 1
Still in My Heart
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- 2
The Reason You Remain
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- 3
A Letter That Took the Long Way
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- 4
I Just Wanted to Be Near You
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- 5
Still Your Name Remains
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- 6
Frozen Words
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- 7
That Night, I Should've Said...
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- 8
Words of Light
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- 9
Where the Wind Remembers
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A Prayer to the Stars
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- 11
Signal in the Sky
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- 12
Echo of You
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Unspoken words, love that slipped away, memories that linger in silence.
This album is a heartfelt collection of emotional, melancholic, and romantic ballads.
With gentle piano melodies, cinematic strings, and delicate female vocal's harmonies, each track captures a different shade of longing and tenderness.
It's a musical diary for anyone who has ever loved, lost, or held onto feelings they couldn't express.
Let this album be the light that softly illuminates your quietest memories-and the warmth that stays, even after the song fades.
Artist Profile
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.
Justin Otaniの他のリリース
Oathfire Sound