Samurai (Art Rock)

Plane eastbound Didn’t pack much Needed out Everything back home splitting at the seams Tokyo ID badge Lukewarm beer Fuji a smear Sleep on plywood Sink full of air Sky ripped open like tape Colder Stiffer Didn’t plan it Didn’t fight it But that place Roppongi heat Steam in the mouth “Karai!” someone yelled Barefoot in a suit Bar, then bar Jazz on cassette Plastic laughs No one looking you in the eye Samuraaaaiiii… Even mochi turns to rock Even the bulb just sits there Smoked by the glass Curtain moved Could’ve been nothing Could’ve been Letter in halves One side guesswork One side gone Music pressed my ears Face cloaked in sound Sapporo Sideways snow Slipped Black ice No one saw Steam thick as glue Wine Fruit 7-Eleven bag Sangria with a fork Cup broke Colder Tighter Didn’t wilt Didn’t bloom But that place cuts Neighbors watched Tap! Knock! Wrong shoes Wrong timing Laughed off Lost my mind Liam, too loud Didn’t care Birthday pints Fish that still twitched Rubbery Raw Okinawa breeze Shrines Names I forgot We walked Didn’t need to talk You’re sane, Liam Sane like me Even clear skies smear Even firewood stays wet I wrote an exit Didn’t stick Came back Wrong pitch Even my brother Out of phase Colder Stiffer Maybe tougher Didn’t crack Didn’t shine But that place won’t leave me I left one toe at a time One toe at a time