The Shinjuku Shadow

Lyrics [Verse 1] Neon reflections in the puddles of rain A crowded Tokyo alleyway, masking the pain By day he’s a ghost, just a face in the crowd No supernatural power, no thunderous cloud Just flesh and bone, and a discipline deep While the rest of the city is falling asleep He watches the shadows from high on the wire A master of movement, a spirit of fire. [Chorus] He fights like a dragon but he wears no rings No magical armor, just the justice he brings Through the neon-lit canyons of Tokyo night He steps from the darkness to stand for the right When the sirens are silent and the innocent cry The protector is coming under Shinjuku’s sky. [Verse 2] A kidnapping ring in a warehouse of steel The yakuza bosses think their power is real They prey on the weak, they live for the greed But they don’t see the shadow that moves with such speed A strike like a whisper, a kick like a gale Without any weapons, he will not fail Fluid like water, then hard as a stone He faces the minions and breaks them alone. [Chorus] He fights like a dragon but he wears no rings No magical armor, just the justice he brings Through the neon-lit canyons of Tokyo night He steps from the darkness to stand for the right When the sirens are silent and the innocent cry The protector is coming under Shinjuku’s sky. [Bridge] They speak of a legend, a myth in the glow Of the pink and blue lights where the cyber-winds blow No name and no face, just a fist in the dark Leaving his mark. To the thieves and the tyrants who rule by the blade: Your empire is falling, the debt must be paid. [Verse 3] The morning is breaking, the sunrise is near The streets are now safer, washed clean of the fear He slips through the alley, a shadow undone Blends into the crowd with the rise of the sun Just an ordinary man in a jacket of gray Waiting for darkness to show them the way. [Outro] No rings on his hands. Just the strength where he stands. Neon Tokyo sleeps... But the dragon still keeps His watch.