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The Yama King (feat. Angry Koishi & Nocturne)

from The Yama King by Yumi Sakata

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At some point, everyone on the HOG server had wanted to make an Eiki arrangement. I joined in on that and created this. This is the highlight of the album, the title track, the conclusion. It was also the song that made me realize that an instrumental album is not gonna cut it. Writing lyrics took me several hours to do, as I was picky on what should be said and what should be left out for interpretation. In the end, the sinner rejects the Yama's judgment and questions the basis behind said decision. They are resentful and angry as they are cast off to hell. All we are left with are the questions left behind by the sinner. To be judged fairly, the moral compass of rules. A conclusion with more questions. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this track, if you take all 3 parts, this is a 22min song. So close to ELECTRIC RED's 24min "Magical Astronomy". Dang it, I'll exceed it next time :)
Part 3/conclusion to the epic

Tuning: B E A D G B E

lyrics

Go!
cast off the end of the river, i find myself on my knees to a lecture
stands a girl reflecting my past, my wrongs in a mirror
my sins on a stick, a tool for the rules, to hell i must go
fixated by distinction, sickened by this decision

regrets, no chance, redos, takebacks
my fate, my pain, mistake, no way

descend into hell, a punishment, [as an exchange]
over my own choice, with no voice, [for petty change]
regret forever, a choice to live, [the weight of my sins]
reflect traumatize, and despise, [who i am inside]

when I'm already dead and assigned my fate
there is no need for lecture, not in my place
why must the yama, point out my mistakes, the ones i hate, the ones i create
so tell me...

Tell me! Tell me! Who wrote the rules?! Who wrote the rules determining sin?!

Are you a saint or a fraud?
Impartial or playing god?
if color was brought in by light
why is judgment seen in black & white

is it god or your kin
who wrote the rules determining sin?
why do the words of the yama king
decide my fate, my everything?
TELL ME!!!!

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from The Yama King, released October 23, 2022
Original: Touhou Judgement in the Sixtieth Year ~ Fate of Sixty Years [Eiki Shiki's Theme]

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