[Verse 1: Ooyama Aina]
For whom does the orchestra play?
For those hiding away, tight-lipped?
Never let a single breath go if it might slip
Never walk a step too far ‘til invited
Self suppressed, you keep your spirits tethered
Whether wealthy nobles or the dregs of peasantry
Those obsessed with maintaining dignity
I see your passions, I’ve the key to set them free
I seek a better world in a freer future
The perfect score with a great conductor
To see that era, one cannot slumber
For that answer, I’ll even see the sky rupture
I’ve seen spears and traps in distant lands
Frills and chaps in their banquets, ignorant
When a friend disappears and no-one acts
Well, don’t you want a little tit for tat?
Every nation I’ve been it’s all the same
Mind games, people bend ‘til their heart’s about to break
Drained of their love of craft, of art, of taste
Burdened by a life of unsaid complaints
“Save me”, they wanna scream but their logics say I'm crazy
Why won’t they just accept a happy ending?
Why don't they satisfy any of their cravings?
Instead they let all these feelings ferment
Halo and wings yet I doubt we're heaven-sent
A lone bullet’s enough to deconsecrate
Making sinners of saints
When heaven rejects you, on whom do you place your faith?
A tragedy unto those who struggle just to get by
Sankta, Sarkaz, they just want to survive
When in the blaze their hopes catch fire
I'll transcribe what transpires
[Pre-Chorus: Ooyama Aina]
You stifle the fervour you feel
But no matter what, I hear you
From flooding sorrow to stormy rage
Fear not for I feel you
Emotions, regrets, your passions, reflections
All of yourself that you’ve locked up inside
When you’re drowning in grief, no matter how brief
Allow me to clear your mind
[Chorus: Zephyrianna, Ooyama Aina]
Every stage a different audience
I play for you all the same
With each concert, dwindling voices
For you who remain, my bow resonates
Let go of your fetters
For no matter the outcome, no matter who gathers
I play for you all the same
To the wind goes caution
For this piece is led by mane and rosin
For you who remain, my bow resonates
[Verse 2: Ooyama Aina]
Pluck a string to the ambient glow
Of the rivers that flow when a neck comes agape
The shivering tune of a breath to a bottle
A drunkard who hobbles to justice he craves
A melody that rips space apart
I have but a question for the other side
Beneath crying skies that a mother lies
Would her child not have pride for her fruitful life?
Freedom begets true happiness
So cut the strings that attach to your mind
In the panopticon of a holy city
With its walls raised up high
Damn the edicts that fix us down
Making sterile gardens of arboretums
But when the trees pull up their roots and leave
What reason could you give for them to keep their leashes?
[Pre-Chorus: Ooyama Aina]
You swallow the cries of your pain
But no matter what, I hear you
From a warm elation to a deep revulsion
Fear not for I feel you
Emotions, regrets, your passions, reflections
All of yourself that you’ve locked up inside
When you’re frozen in fear and off path you have veered
Allow me to clear your mind
[Chorus: Zephyrianna, Ooyama Aina]
Every stage a different audience
I play for you all the same
With each concert, dwindling voices
For you who remain, my bow resonates
Let go of your fetters
For no matter the outcome, no matter who gathers
I play for you all the same
To the wind goes caution
For this piece is led by mane and rosin
For you who remain, my bow resonates
[Bridge: Ooyama Aina]
The twin spires tower in Autumn
The leaves fallen down
Trodden, flattened to pavement
To be buried, forgotten
Out of sight, out of mind
Out of line, out of time
From a chime, write a hymn so refined
[Chorus: Zephyrianna, Ooyama Aina & Both]
For the brothers and sisters who’ve thrown out their dreams
For the sake of their lives and are stuck in mundanity
Know that I play for you all the same
Lend your ears to this composition
Let the sounds wash past your vision with this simple message
Live out your days before they decay
Let go of your fetters
For no matter the outcome, no matter who gathers
I play for you all the same
To the wind goes caution
For this piece is led by mane and rosin
For you who remain, my bow resonates
