Reverie XVIII (Collector Remix)

[Verse 1] A scale-sheen name that slips through the dark Sliding past teeth without leaving a mark I watch him from inside the host tonight Nested behind his eyes—a second night He turns his head, the starfields shift A careful watcher, a quiet gift Gentle with bones and careful with space But cold to the heart behind his face. [Chorus] A collector with a halo, clean-clawed appetite Calling it duty under endless night Glacier to fire, patient and clear Waiting for the cosmos to flinch into fear He sees Tanuki, but he doesn't see me A guardian mask is all he can see! [Verse 2] Bezzi is thunder, loyal and deep Tanuki is light that refuses to sleep Pillars that believe they are holy and fine Forgetting the hidden knives carved in the shrine Ukatan measures silence, holding the stone A clean blade is easier to sink from behind He wants a lesson, he wants to see what breaks Taking his notes for all of our sakes. [Chorus] A collector with a halo, clean-clawed appetite Calling it duty under endless night Glacier to fire, patient and clear Waiting for the cosmos to flinch into fear He sees Tanuki, but he doesn't see me A guardian mask is all he can see! [Bridge] I drink from old trust, keeping the host warm Leaning toward Ukatan, waiting for the storm Fine-grit sand grinding gods into dust One day that sand will bury their trust! [Chorus] A collector with a halo, clean-clawed appetite Calling it duty under endless night Glacier to fire, patient and clear Waiting for the cosmos to flinch into fear He sees Tanuki, but he doesn't see me A guardian mask is all he can see! [Outro] Ukatan spent an eternity learning to wait... Good... so have I. You watched so well...