[Intro: one taiko hit; a bright children-like unison choir chants the vowel hook slowly, one syllable per beat, martial shouts between; slow doom guitar wall rising under them] A — I — E — A — O — A (ハイ！) A — I — E — A — O — A (ヤ！) [Verse 1: deep dark Japanese male baritone, close, dry, half-spoken, over the wall and ritual toms] 声が先だ 言葉は後 子供が知ってる 俺は忘れた 山の向こう 火の向こう 名前のない 歌がある [Chorus: the choir chants the vowel hook in strict unison with shouts as percussion, the baritone breaks into a mournful enka cry over it, the gypsy lament choir wails far behind, wall huge and slow] A — I — E — A — O — A (ハイ！) 歌え 歌え 意味はいらない A — I — E — A — O — A (ヤ！) 口だけが 覚えている [Verse 2: baritone harder; the choir whispers the vowels under him; the feedback guitar answers every line] 母は歌った 意味も知らず 祖母も歌った 同じ声で 俺の番だ 嗉は張り付く 子供が笑う こうだよと [Bridge: everything stops; the children-like choir alone, very quiet, chanting the vowels like a lullaby; one shout; then the lead guitar alone cries slowly with long bends and feedback] a… i… e… a… o… a… (ハイ！) [Final Chorus: full — unison choir chanting, shouts as percussion, baritone breaking, gypsy choir wailing high, wall enormous, slow] A — I — E — A — O — A (ハイ！) 歌え 歌え 意味はいらない A — I — E — A — O — A (ヤ！) 口だけが 覚えている 覚えている [Outro: the wall stops; the choir alone once more, slower; one last shout; silence] A — I — E — A — O — A… (ハイ！)
