You Never Asked Me To Kowabunga Wasabi (Fire Cut)

[Start – Spoken] She did not save me. She does not know there was anything to save. That matters. [Verse 1] You never told me, “Wake up early” or asked me to grow strong You never knew how fast I vanished when anything took too long But I began to meet the sunrise started doing what I said Stopped blaming every current when the drifting came from me [Chorus] You never asked me to change You never knew I was trying You never offered me forever Never promised me a thing Still, the thought of standing near you made me stand a little taller So thank you for the man I’m becoming Even if you never know why [Verse 2] I learned that wanting isn’t ownership and hope is not a claim You are not a harbor just because I fear the waves I cleared the sand out of my room called my mother, faced my debts Tried to make my silence peaceful not a punishment or test [Instrumental – Shamisen and Surf Guitar] [Bridge – Haiku] Moon above still sea She has never named the tide Still, the water turns [Verse 3] Maybe one day I will tell you with no bargain underneath No rehearsed heroic gesture No reward owed back to me If your road bends somewhere else I will thank it all the same You never owed me transformation You just made me want to change [Final Chorus] You never asked me to change You never knew I was trying You never offered me forever Never promised me a thing If I never stand beside you what I gained is still my own So thank you for the man I’m becoming You owe me nothing at all [Outro – Spoken] You never asked. I know. That is why this is gratitude— The Debt is all mine [Shakuhachi / Reverb Guitar Fade] [Softly] Kowabunga......Wasabi [End]