Samurai

In the Land of the Rising Sun

Black ships approached upon their shores

Spewed steam like a floating beast

Scared the natives as they crossed their borders

Once one code, one throne

Paths changed forever

Echoes of hope

As treaties signed in blood

No need for a battle cry

Politicians raise their glasses high

Shouting, "Die, samurai"

Gone were the days of the warrior's might

Just a flickering flame of their lost honor

Armor replaced by suits and ties

Given by foreign ideologies

New code, new throne

Paths changed forever

Welcome to the new Japan

Who dropped their swords for guns in their hands

No need for a battle cry

Politicians raise their glasses high

Shouting, "Die, samurai"

A warrior's code echoes in their soul, a fading melody

To see such noble soldiers fall is such a tragedy

No need for a battle cry

Politicians raise their glasses while a

New flag flies high

Waving through stormy skies

Never say die, samurai