Song: Tokugawa Nights
Album: Edo
Artist: Toussaint Morrison
Written by: Toussaint Morrison
Released June 24, 2014
ref: https://toussaintmorrison.bandcamp.com/track/tokugawa-nights
If you my people stop
dreamin’, put you’re arrows in the air
Tonight we gonna make
this an imperial affair
I don’t got much time,
girl don’t worry ‘bout your hair
You can fix it in the
car, if they care then they care
Bright Edo lights in the
distance
Neon imprints on the
sky, so close I could kiss it
A capital coddled by
the city limits
And I’m bound to
break’em all, let these cops try and fix it
Listless or interest,
I passed the 5th mission
Cue the sequel, this
last level’s almost finished
Your opinion’s your
own business
Me not replyin’-
that’s an act of forgiveness
Thank me while you can
feel it
The game needs me like
Disney needs a villain
Your savior’s on the
bench- now, it’s time for you to fill in
Trust me, the
opposition don’t rest until they make a killin’
We rollin’ without
credits, but still get continues
I like our odds: two
in a million
Bank, character, soul-
name it
If it’s worth your
time, baby- then they wanna claim it
I’m not your everyday
do-gooder
They got a different name
for me in your neighborhood
There’s more than one
way up, but more than one way
I could teach the
steps for every time I’ve danced that route
Don’t need an answer
now, but think about it for the ride
If the shogunate gets
compromised, you’ll have to pick a side
They won’t ask it
twice or have to mask the crime
Of standin’ you in
line with every sunflower samurai
In opposition to the
empire- you know me, right?
My blade sings like an
unholy quire.
Once we land, I’m
connectin’ with the homie, Mitsuyoshi
You’re on your own,
unless you wanna roll with me
You said somethin’
about searchin’ for your father?
I’d be down for that
adventure for a lil trade and barter.
The path grows narrow,
the days get darker
The lines blur between
arrival and departure
Your skin becomes an
armor as the blades get sharper
And these Neo-Toyotomi
wanna see me on a target for their archers
I just don’t have the
patience
For cats that want my
body and my head in two different places
Before we fall apart
You tell me where you
wanna start.
-
Chorus
Runnin’ free,
While this world’s on
its way downhill
Might as well venture
out our fill
All blade, no shield.
All blade.
I’m just a flame in
this oil spill
Movin’ as I may,
burnin’ on and climbin’ until
The sky gives up the
clouds
No, no- I’m not
askin’. I’m telling you now.
-
You need to stop
drawin’ lines where the codes already broken
You’re in the wrong
ride if you’re trying to find order
I’ll die in a fiery
explosion before I resign to boredom
There’s no life in
waitin’ for support from
A higher-up. Baby,
I’ma fire up
Your engine and those
senses until we’re flyin’ numb
These sub-bosses
actin’ Godly
But they feel me even
when they sippin’ milk of the poppy
Awfully reckless,
pushin’ speed like a chemist
A wolf dressed in
wool- Dr. Threadson
I’ma sellsword to pay
back my student loans
And if I have to sell
my piece, then I’ma go Kenshiro
Fist of the Deathstar.
Leavin’ town never felt so gooooood…
And I knew it would.
I shouldn’t have to
tell you this one’s the big one.
Just try ‘n keep up.
-
Chorus
Runnin’ free,
While this world’s on
its way downhill
Might as well venture
out our fill
All blade, no shield.
All blade.
I’m just a flame in
this oil spill
Movin’ as I may,
burnin’ on and climbin’ until
The sky gives up the
clouds
No, no- I’m not
askin’. I’m telling you now.
You’re honor isn’t
made for a buy or sell
They’ll rewrite your
history unless you write it for yourself
I wouldn’t blame ya
for stayin’ on the track
I’m pickin’ up a blade
and I’m takin’ it back.
I’m just a flame in
this oil spill
Movin’ as I may,
burnin’ on and climbin’ until
The sky gives up the
clouds
No, no- I’m not
askin’. I’m telling you now.
