[Immediate Intro – chopped sample / shamisen] What remains? What remains? [Scratch] GO! [Verse 1 – rhythmic rap] I carry every mark like a name on the wall, Every time I stood high, every time I would fall, Every word in my head that I couldn't erase, Every shadow I buried keeps taking my place. I don't need you to tell me the person I've been, I remember the damage, remember the sin, But the past isn't holding the blade in my hand, And the past doesn't get to decide where I stand. [Shamisen response] 消えない傷 背負ったまま それでもまだ 前へ進む [Pre-Chorus – melodic vocal] Every time I look behind me, Something pulls me back again. But I won't become What I was then. [Chorus – explosive melodic vocal] WHAT REMAINS WHEN I CAN'T ERASE IT? WHAT REMAINS WHEN I HAVE TO FACE IT? EVERY SCAR, EVERY CHOICE I MADE— TAKE IT ALL AWAY! TELL ME— WHAT REMAINS? [Post-Chorus] WHAT REMAINS? [Scratch] WHAT REMAINS? [Verse 2 – rhythmic rap] Got a weight on my back but I carry it straight, I don't bow to the fear, I don't bargain with fate, You can throw every failure I've made in my face, I'll take every memory and put it in place. I was built from the pressure, the anger, the pride, From the things that I lost and the things that survived, So if everything burns and there's nothing to save, You'll still see me standing— I DON'T BREAK. [Japanese response – melodic] 過去は消えない それでもいい この道だけは 自分で選ぶ [Pre-Chorus] Every time the old reflection Tries to pull me back again, I remind myself— I'M NOT WHO I WAS THEN! [Chorus] WHAT REMAINS WHEN I CAN'T ERASE IT? WHAT REMAINS WHEN I HAVE TO FACE IT? EVERY SCAR, EVERY CHOICE I MADE— TAKE IT ALL AWAY! TELL ME— WHAT REMAINS? [Turntable / Instrumental Break] [Scratch] WHAT— WHAT— WHAT REMAINS? [Shamisen riff] [Guitar answers] [Scratch] [Taiko and hip-hop beat] GO! [Bridge – rap and melodic vocals alternate] (Rap) You want the truth? I never forgot. Every battle I lost, Every lesson it taught. (Melodic) I CAN FEEL IT UNDER MY SKIN! (Rap) Every piece of the past Trying to pull me back in. (Melodic) BUT I WON'T GO BACK! (Rap) No. I know what I was. I know what I've done. But I'm still right here— AND I'M NOT GONNA RUN! [Heavy Breakdown] 消えない! [Hit] 逃げない! [Hit] 曲げない! [Hit] I'M STILL HERE! [Scratch] You can take the name! You can take the past! You can take everything— BUT THIS WILL LAST! [Final Chorus] WHAT REMAINS WHEN I CAN'T ERASE IT? WHAT REMAINS WHEN I HAVE TO FACE IT? EVERY SCAR, EVERY CHOICE I MADE— I CARRY THE WEIGHT! WHAT REMAINS WHEN THE FIRE TAKES IT? WHAT REMAINS WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD BREAKS IT? STRIP IT DOWN 'TIL THERE'S NOTHING LEFT— AND YOU'LL FIND ME THERE! WHAT REMAINS! WHAT REMAINS! 過去を背負って それでも進め! WHAT REMAINS! [Final scratch / shamisen hit] ME.


