操り(Ayatsuri) / Marionette

I walked because I believed in the path. Not because I had to. Not because they made me. Because I thought it was mine. Only later did I see the strings. Not tight. Not hidden. Just unnoticed. And once I saw them— I let go. --- Project playlist: https://suno.com/playlist/d933cc27-4d4d-40d1-9f2c-8a0a7660b568 --- English lyrics below ⬇️ --- [Verse 1] 血が脈打つたびに　何かが目覚めた 呼吸に合わせて　熱が動いた それを見ていた者たちがいた カストーデスは現れ　俺に手を差し伸べた 「君は選ばれた」と　静かに微笑んだ でも　その笑みの奥に 鎖の影が見えた気がした [Pre-chorus] 「君には意味がある」と　彼らは言った 俺は　それを信じたかっただけだった [Chorus] 名も知らぬ何かのために　歩いた 意思より先に　血が動いた 嘘で作った鎧を　「信念」と呼ばれた けれど　剣を握ってたのは　俺じゃない ただ　導かれた手だった [Verse 2] サイレンで目覚め　悲鳴の中で眠った 毎日　一人ずつ　名前が消えていった 命の重さを　数える暇もなかった 教わったのは　殺し方だけ 「なぜ」と聞くことさえ　俺たちはしなかった 「世界を救うため」と言われた でも　その世界は　見たことがなかった [Pre-Chorus] 「人類を守る」？ その死体も　人間だった [Chorus] 名も知らぬ何かのために　歩いた 意思より先に　血が動いた 嘘で作った鎧を　「信念」と呼ばれた けれど　剣を握ってたのは　俺じゃない ただ　導かれた手だった [Verse 3] カストーデスの名のもとに　俺たちは進軍した 「正義のため」と　繰り返し命じられた テラ・マーテル の側についた者たちは　「敵」と教えられた 彼らは森を守っていたが　俺たちは火を放った だが　その任務で　俺は見た 巨大な獣の背に　一人の少女が立っていた その目は怯えながらも　指は命令を出していた 彼女が操っていたのか？ それとも　彼女も操られていたのか？ あの時　俺の心に浮かんだのは　一つの問い—— どっちが　人形だ？ [Pre-chorus] 「脅威だ」と教えられた でも　火を放ったのは　俺たちだった [Chorus] 名も知らぬ何かのために　歩いた 意思より先に　血が動いた 嘘で作った鎧を　「信念」と呼ばれた けれど　剣を握ってたのは　俺じゃない ただ　導かれた手だった [Verse 4] その夜　俺は見つけた 記録の中でしか知らなかった存在 「世界の火花」と呼ばれていた　何か 彼女が立っていた場所には　音もなかった 銃を構えたが　腕は動かなかった 命じられた動作よりも　先に 心が動いた 「これは　敵じゃない」 そう思ってしまった [Outro] 正義を掲げる者たちがいた 自然を守る者たちもいた どちらにも　理屈はあった でも　その理屈の中に 「俺」はいなかった 火も　鉄も　理念も 命の重さより　優先された 俺は　今も　答えを持たない ただ　あの瞬間 初めて　「嫌だ」と思った たったそれだけでも 俺は　もう　操り人形じゃなかった --- English lyrics --- [Verse 1] Something woke with every pulse, heat moving with my breath. There were eyes already watching. Custodes came and offered their hand. “You are chosen,” they smiled softly. But behind that smile, I thought I saw the shadow of chains. [Pre-Chorus] “You matter,” they said. And I just wanted to believe them. [Chorus] I marched for something I couldn’t name, my blood moved first, not my will. They forged my armor out of lies, and called it faith. But I never held the blade — only the hand they moved. [Verse 2] Sirens woke us, we slept in screams. Each day, a name vanished. No time to grasp what life was worth. We were only taught how to kill. And we never asked “why.” “They said we save the world.” But I never saw one. [Pre-Chorus] “To protect humanity,” they swore. But the dead were humans too. [Chorus] I marched for something I couldn’t name, my blood moved first, not my will. They forged my armor out of lies, and called it faith. But I never held the blade — only the hand they moved. [Verse 3] In Custodes’ name, we marched. “Justice,” they kept repeating. Those who stood with Terra Mater were called enemies. They guarded the forest — we set it aflame. But on one mission, I saw it: a girl on the back of a monster. Her eyes trembled, but her fingers gave the order. Was she the one controlling it? Or was she controlled as well? And then the question struck me — Which one was the marionette? [Pre-Chorus] “They’re the threat,” they told us. But we were the ones who brought the fire. [Chorus] I marched for something I couldn’t name, my blood moved first, not my will. They forged my armor out of lies, and called it faith. But I never held the blade — only the hand they moved. [Verse 4] That night, I found her — a being I only knew from records. The one they called the Spark of the world. There was no sound where she stood. I raised my weapon — my arm didn’t move. Before the command took hold, my heart did. “She’s not the enemy.” That was the first thing I knew. [Outro] There were those who fought for justice. And those who fought for nature. Both had reasons. But in those reasons, there was no me. Fire, steel, ideals — all weighed more than life. I still don’t have the answers. But in that moment, for the first time, I thought, “Not like this.” And just that meant I was no longer a marionette.