[Intro — lone koto, shakuhachi, distant taiko]
[LIA — soft, controlled]
静かな花が咲く
夜明けを待たずに
誰かが決めた美しさに
私は染まらない
優しく笑うから
弱いと思ったの?
この心の奥には
誰も知らない炎
[Beat enters — deep 808s, shamisen]
[Verse 1]
Silk around my shoulders
Gold against my skin
You can admire the picture
But you don't define the woman within
しなやかに歩いて
自分の道を選ぶ
古い夢も抱きしめて
新しい私になる
[Pre-Chorus]
花のように
美しくても
風に吹かれて
消えはしない
I can bow with grace
And still stand tall
I don't have to lose myself
To be loved at all
[Chorus]
Yamato Nadeshiko
Look at me now
Soft in my voice
But I won't bow down
Yamato Nadeshiko
花は咲く
My roots run deep
But my future is mine
Grace in my hands
Fire in my soul
Tradition in my heart
But I choose where I go
大和撫子
This is who I am
Don't mistake my grace
For giving up who I am
[Verse 2]
They can tell me how to speak
How a woman should behave
But respect is not obedience
And love was never made to cage
受け継いだものを
誇りに思うけど
私の明日までは
誰にも決めさせない
[Pre-Chorus]
静かな強さ
胸に抱いて
誰かの型には
はまらないで
I can carry yesterday
Without living in its shadow
Every petal opens
In the direction it will grow
[Bridge — drums fall away, koto and voice]
[LIA — intimate]
撫子の花
小さく揺れて
嵐のあとも
まだここにいる
優しさは弱さじゃない
美しさは鎖じゃない
I don't need to harden
Just to prove I'm strong
I can still be gentle
And know where I belong
[Final Chorus — taiko, 808s, soaring strings]
Yamato Nadeshiko
Look at me now
Soft in my voice
But I won't bow down
Yamato Nadeshiko
花は咲く
My roots run deep
And my future is mine
Grace in my hands
Fire in my soul
Every piece of yesterday
Made the woman you know
大和撫子
Remember my name
I carry where I'm from
But I choose who I become
[Outro — koto, fading shamisen]
[LIA — soft]
花は静かに咲く
それでも強く咲く