Lyrics
In the belly of the iron beast, the Mugen tracks unfold,
A warrior with a spirit cast in gold and crimson bold.
No master led his hand to strike, no father shared the way,
But through the flames of ancient scrolls, he turned the night to day.
He hears the whisper of the past, a mother's soft command:
"The strong must shield the weak ones throughout this broken land."
With every "Umai!" shout, a lion's heart beats loud,
Standing tall and fearless 'neath a smoke-and-velvet shroud.
Set your heart ablaze, let the furnace scream and roar!
The Hashira of the burning light has stepped onto the floor.
Through the despair of the dark, he carves a path of sun,
He will not falter, will not break, until the task is done.
"I will fulfill my duty!"-hear him heavens, catch his cry,
A human life is beautiful because it's meant to die!
Set your heart ablaze!
Five carriages of sleeping souls, the Enmu weaves his web,
But Rengoku is the rising tide that kills the midnight ebb.
The Katana leaves its scabbard, a circular defense,
A tactician's mind, a hero's soul, a lethal common sense.
He does not fear the death that waits within the shadows' bite,
For he is the sun that burns in the middle of the night.
Encouraging the younger ones, his brother in his mind,
Leaving a trail of courage for the ones he leaves behind.
Then comes the Upper Moon, Akaza, a whirlwind of the fist,
Offering eternity in a world of blood and mist.
"Become a demon, Kyojuro, and heal your mortal scars!"
But Rengoku stands his ground beneath the cold and silent stars.
"To grow old and to perish is the pride of our race,
I'll never trade my human soul for such a foul disgrace!"
Blood is streaming down his brow, his eye is clouded red,
But the fire only grows more fierce the more the wound is fed!
Set your heart ablaze!
Set your heart ablaze!
Set your heart ablaze!
The Ninth Form!
Ku no Kata!
The dragon wakes in swirling heat, a Ryuu made of gold!
He lunges through the vacuum where the air is turning cold.