Yeah, this has an official lyric video. What do I care? This is the best song on this compilation. As a note, the lyrics were written by コウキ, another New Yorker who has been assisting in the Japanese scene for years already. I feel like these lyrics are a step above a lot of other English lyrics (first language or otherwise…) and 刑の字’s vocal performance(s) are actually very good. I believe this is only the second time he’s publicly done vocals (a Reon歌ってみた being his first)?
Anyway, I’ve formatted the lyrics a little differently from the book and changed “unwordly” to “unworldly,” because I don’t even think “unwordly” is a word.
Song: Monsters Behind the Glass
Artist: 刑の字
———> kei no aza
Circle: Rice Records
Release: Break Your Bullshit
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I’ve been staring blankly at
The world I used to call home
Locked behind this glass prison
Incarcerated years ago
The supernatural discriminated
Nothing’s changed since my exile
Unable to intervene as long as
I’m stuck behind these walls
I was made an example of
For I had a different view
Towards the ones they feared
To the ones I defended
I protect the weak (Who’s to say)
From disgusted stares (Humans)
You labeled them monsters (Can’t coexist)
Yet are we any better? (With unworldly beings?)
When I make my escape (Stand in)
My opinion will remain the same (Their postion)
As long as humans refuse (And tell me)
To open their minds (How would you feel?)
I have a dream
That one day humans and the Unnatural
Can live together peacefully
Mark my words, I’ll escape
To fight for those I truly care for
When I make it out I’ll preach until I lose my voice
I protect the weak (Who’s to say)
From disgusted stares (Humans)
You labeled them monsters (Can’t coexist)
Yet are we any better? (With unworldly beings?)
A dream remains a dream (Nothing’s wrong)
‘Cause nothing will ever change (With them)
The only thing that needs change is (The only ones)
Us, Humanity (That are wrong is us)