This ain’t a fairy tale
But I’ll fight for your smile
Even if I have to become a monster
鏡に映るこの face, fake じゃない
傷ひとつ、嘘ひとつ、全部 my life
幼い daydream、どこかで消え
代わりに残ったのは burning hate
I'm no savior, I’m no queen
Just a shadow walkin’ in between
Heaven と Hell の隙間を抜け
生き残っただけ、それが my scene
DARK HERO — 闇に咲いた
誰にも見えない涙抱いて
天使にも鬼にもなれる
守りたいその笑顔のために
DARK HERO — 抗いながら
汚れても、まだ信じたい
優しさも、強さになる
君がくれたこの誓いを
嘘の鎧脱ぎ捨てて
裸の truth で now I create
後悔も罪も抱えて
それでも前へ I won't break
You're weak って言葉に
鍛えられた steel の spine
今じゃ痛みさえも weapon
Silence から響く rebel sign
DARK HERO — 堕ちたっていい
傷があるから光に気づけた
折れそうな心さえも
誰かの盾になれるなら
DARK HERO — 壊れても
魂までは奪わせない
ただひとつ、この笑顔だけ
闇の中でも守りたい
命ってなんだ？ 希望ってなんだ？
奪われても、俺はまだ
信じたい、そう思った
あの日の君の、あの笑顔がすべてだった
I will bleed! I will burn!
For the ones who gave me worth!
DARK HERO — 闇を裂いて
誰より強く、誰よりも脆く
この命、燃え尽きても
君の笑顔を照らすなら
DARK HERO — 最後まで
偽らないで生きていたい
天使でも鬼でもなく
ただ一人の 君のヒーロー
君のヒーロー
You smiled
That's all I ever needed
- Lyricist
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- Composer
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- Producer
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- Mastering Engineer
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- Graphic Design
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- Guitar
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- Bass Guitar
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- Synthesizer
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- Programming
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Listen to DARK HERO by AKI
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- 1
Unmarked Frontlines
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DARK HERO
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- 3
Crying is The EARTH
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- 4
Rise Again
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- 5
I'm Always Here
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Emotional TEARS
Unspoken feelings transformed into sound . fragments of emotion woven into music.
Every day, we endure, we forget, we let go of something.
Joy, sorrow, anger, tenderness . all quietly tremble deep within our hearts, yet often slip away before we can put them into words.
This album embraces those fragile emotions . like tears before they fall.
Tears no one has ever seen.
Wounds we didnt realize we carried.
Places within our hearts that long to be healed, yet are still too tender to touch.
Each of these is gently wrapped in sound.
Every track is a single tear.
It might be an expression of kindness for someone you care about,
a silent prayer for a love that has ended,
or perhaps, the unspoken tears of the Earth
the pain of nature, and the quiet plea of our human existence.
Emotional TEARS is not just music to listen to.
It is sound to feel. A mirror for the heart.
An album that sheds the tears you could not cry yourself.
May these sounds reach your heart quietly.
And may every emotion, one by one, be set free as tears.
Artist Profile
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AKINORI NIISATO SAMURAI BASSIST Akinori Niisato is a Japanese bassist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator known as the Samurai Bassist. Following his major label debut, he joined the international band BLESSEDMAIN led by renowned drummer Koji Hasegawa, performing primarily in the United States. He released the album FATAL BLOW and was featured in BURRN!, one of Japan's leading hard rock and heavy metal magazines. He has performed, recorded, and collaborated with numerous acclaimed artists, including Isao Takahashi (Isao), Shinichi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Shibasaki, Yoshio Morikawa, Tetsu Kashiwa, Yasuhiko Shigemura, Koji Hasegawa, Hisanori Kumamaru, Jun Abe, Akira Inoue, Chieko Kinbara, Koichiro Muroya, Takuo Sugiyama, Shinichi Kusama, Yuichiro Honda, Atsushi Kuze, and sakura. He also provided international support performances as a substitute bassist for IKUO of CUBE-RAY. As the founder of studio smile sounds, Akinori is involved in composition, arranging, recording, artist development, commercial music production, and music education. His achievements include the Special Judge's Award presented by Tsugutoshi Goto, Excellence Award, and Runner-up Grand Prize at Japan's Bass Magazine Players Contest, as well as the Tomoharu Takahashi "Jr." Award at the ESP Bass Design Contest. His work and studio have also been featured in Sound & Recording Magazine and Sound Designer. Under the name Samurai Bassist, Akinori creates instrumental music inspired by the spirit of the Samurai, the Shinsengumi, and Japan's Bakumatsu era. His signature sound combines virtuosic 6-string bass performance with Heavy Metal, Fusion, Progressive Rock, and traditional Japanese influences. His releases have reached No.3 on the iTunes Metal Album Chart in Japan. He currently performs with ABE & AKI JAZZ PIANO & BASS DUO alongside pianist ABE KAZUE, mother of CASIOPEA keyboardist Jun Abe. He also performs as a support bassist for acclaimed virtuoso guitarist Shinichi Kobayashi. Carrying sincerity through sound. A Samurai Spirit. A Modern Bass Voice. A Story Told Through Strings.
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