CHASING SHADOWS
1,311
Rock
CHASING SHADOWS was released on October 24, 2025 by Century Media as a part of the album OPTIMIZE - EP
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Valence
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BPM84
Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
coldrain
Performer
Y.K.C
Guitar
Masato
Lead Vocals
Sugi
Guitar
RxYxO
Bass Guitar
Katsuma
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Y.K.C
Composer
Masato
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Y.K.C
Producer
Steven McNair
Recording Engineer
Яyo Trackmaker
Recording Engineer
Sam Guaiana
Mixing Engineer
Mike Kalajian
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
<span begin="23.029" end="23.341">They</span> <span begin="23.341" end="23.658">say,</span> <span begin="23.658" end="25.495">"Believe"</span>
<span begin="25.746" end="26.197">Stop</span> <span begin="26.197" end="26.765">asking</span> <span begin="26.765" end="27.933">questions</span> <span begin="27.933" end="28.234">and</span> <span begin="28.234" end="28.781">stay</span> <span begin="28.781" end="30.015">inside</span> <span begin="30.015" end="30.747">the</span> <span begin="30.747" end="32.447">lines</span>
<span begin="34.342" end="34.554">But</span> <span begin="34.554" end="34.907">what</span> <span begin="34.907" end="35.190">if</span> <span begin="35.190" end="36.329">we</span> <span begin="36.329" end="36.694">were</span> <span begin="36.694" end="37.411">ment</span> <span begin="37.411" end="37.745">to</span> <span begin="37.745" end="38.945">dream</span>
<span begin="38.945" end="39.831">Beyond</span> <span begin="39.831" end="40.561">the</span> <span begin="40.561" end="43.478">skies</span>
[PreChorus]
<span begin="44.188" end="44.508">Can't</span> <span begin="44.508" end="44.823">we</span> <span begin="44.823" end="45.191">see</span> <span begin="45.191" end="45.575">eye</span> <span begin="45.575" end="45.775">to</span> <span begin="45.775" end="47.540">eye</span>
<span begin="47.676" end="48.076">Not</span> <span begin="48.076" end="48.575">eye</span> <span begin="48.575" end="48.793">for</span> <span begin="48.793" end="50.527">eye?</span>
<span begin="50.556" end="50.919">It's</span> <span begin="50.919" end="51.103">do</span> <span begin="51.103" end="51.385">or</span> <span begin="51.385" end="52.069">die,</span> <span begin="52.069" end="52.236">so</span> <span begin="52.236" end="53.236">open</span> <span begin="53.236" end="53.495">the</span> <span begin="53.495" end="55.104">door</span>
[Chorus]
<span begin="55.104" end="56.341">Chasing</span> <span begin="56.341" end="57.963">shadows</span> <span begin="57.963" end="58.477">in</span> <span begin="58.477" end="59.013">the</span> <span begin="59.013" end="1:00.623">dark</span>
<span begin="1:00.723" end="1:01.451">Step</span> <span begin="1:01.451" end="1:02.102">by</span> <span begin="1:02.102" end="1:02.902">step,</span> <span begin="1:02.902" end="1:03.502">a</span> <span begin="1:03.502" end="1:04.520">tiny</span> <span begin="1:04.520" end="1:06.308">spark</span>
<span begin="1:07.174" end="1:07.417">When</span> <span begin="1:07.417" end="1:07.798">our</span> <span begin="1:07.798" end="1:08.817">dreams</span> <span begin="1:08.817" end="1:10.241">align,</span> <span begin="1:10.241" end="1:10.544">we'll</span> <span begin="1:10.544" end="1:10.984">see</span> <span begin="1:10.984" end="1:11.667">beyond</span> <span begin="1:11.667" end="1:11.899">the</span> <span begin="1:11.899" end="1:12.782">night</span>
<span begin="1:12.782" end="1:13.391">Chasing</span> <span begin="1:13.391" end="1:14.787">shadows</span> <span begin="1:14.787" end="1:15.321">in</span> <span begin="1:15.321" end="1:15.921">the</span> <span begin="1:15.921" end="1:18.301">dark</span>
[Verse 2]
<span begin="1:27.987" end="1:28.336">They</span> <span begin="1:28.336" end="1:28.651">called</span> <span begin="1:28.651" end="1:28.787">it</span> <span begin="1:28.787" end="1:30.294">law</span> <span begin="1:30.787" end="1:31.136">and</span> <span begin="1:31.136" end="1:31.504">burned</span> <span begin="1:31.504" end="1:31.638">it</span> <span begin="1:31.638" end="1:32.955">all</span>
<span begin="1:32.955" end="1:33.320">In</span> <span begin="1:33.320" end="1:33.752">fear</span> <span begin="1:33.752" end="1:34.254">of</span> <span begin="1:34.254" end="1:34.920">what</span> <span begin="1:34.920" end="1:35.686">we'd</span> <span begin="1:35.686" end="1:37.272">find</span>
<span begin="1:38.510" end="1:38.841">But,</span> <span begin="1:38.841" end="1:39.625">no,</span> <span begin="1:39.625" end="1:39.809">they</span> <span begin="1:39.809" end="1:40.123">don't</span> <span begin="1:40.123" end="1:40.766">know,</span> <span begin="1:40.766" end="1:41.009">will</span> <span begin="1:41.009" end="1:41.558">never</span> <span begin="1:41.558" end="1:42.360">know</span>
<span begin="1:42.459" end="1:42.776">That</span> <span begin="1:42.776" end="1:42.960">the</span> <span begin="1:42.960" end="1:43.373">truth</span> <span begin="1:43.373" end="1:44.144">survives</span> <span begin="1:44.144" end="1:44.403">in</span> <span begin="1:44.403" end="1:45.062">those</span> <span begin="1:45.062" end="1:45.595">who</span> <span begin="1:45.595" end="1:46.227">seek</span> <span begin="1:46.227" end="1:46.979">for</span> <span begin="1:46.979" end="1:48.579">more</span>
[PreChorus]
<span begin="1:49.092" end="1:49.412">Can't</span> <span begin="1:49.412" end="1:49.727">we</span> <span begin="1:49.727" end="1:50.095">see</span> <span begin="1:50.095" end="1:50.479">eye</span> <span begin="1:50.479" end="1:50.679">to</span> <span begin="1:50.679" end="1:52.444">eye</span>
<span begin="1:52.660" end="1:53.028">Not</span> <span begin="1:53.028" end="1:53.495">eye</span> <span begin="1:53.495" end="1:53.711">for</span> <span begin="1:53.711" end="1:55.511">eye?</span>
<span begin="1:55.489" end="1:55.852">It's</span> <span begin="1:55.852" end="1:56.036">do</span> <span begin="1:56.036" end="1:56.318">or</span> <span begin="1:56.318" end="1:57.002">die,</span> <span begin="1:57.002" end="1:57.214">so</span> <span begin="1:57.214" end="1:58.198">open</span> <span begin="1:58.198" end="1:58.465">the</span> <span begin="1:58.465" end="2:00.037">door</span>
[Chorus]
<span begin="2:00.110" end="2:01.347">Chasing</span> <span begin="2:01.347" end="2:02.875">shadows</span> <span begin="2:02.875" end="2:03.342">in</span> <span begin="2:03.342" end="2:03.857">the</span> <span begin="2:03.857" end="2:05.629">dark</span>
<span begin="2:05.566" end="2:06.294">Step</span> <span begin="2:06.294" end="2:06.945">by</span> <span begin="2:06.945" end="2:07.745">step,</span> <span begin="2:07.745" end="2:08.345">a</span> <span begin="2:08.345" end="2:09.363">tiny</span> <span begin="2:09.363" end="2:11.151">spark</span>
<span begin="2:12.073" end="2:12.380">When</span> <span begin="2:12.380" end="2:12.745">our</span> <span begin="2:12.745" end="2:13.762">dreams</span> <span begin="2:13.762" end="2:14.946">align,</span> <span begin="2:15.278" end="2:15.412">we'll</span> <span begin="2:15.412" end="2:15.837">see</span> <span begin="2:15.837" end="2:16.612">beyond</span> <span begin="2:16.612" end="2:16.846">the</span> <span begin="2:16.846" end="2:17.724">night</span>
<span begin="2:17.724" end="2:18.412">Chasing</span> <span begin="2:18.412" end="2:19.796">shadows</span> <span begin="2:19.796" end="2:20.329">in</span> <span begin="2:20.329" end="2:20.863">the</span> <span begin="2:20.863" end="2:22.015">dark</span>
[Bridge]
<span begin="2:22.295" end="2:22.642">The</span> <span begin="2:22.642" end="2:24.020">fire</span> <span begin="2:25.076" end="2:25.442">we</span> <span begin="2:25.442" end="2:25.975">built</span> <span begin="2:25.975" end="2:26.476">with</span> <span begin="2:26.476" end="2:27.580">lives</span>
<span begin="2:27.932" end="2:28.281">Keeps</span> <span begin="2:28.281" end="2:29.636">burning</span> <span begin="2:30.745" end="2:31.564">unbound</span> <span begin="2:31.564" end="2:32.148">by</span> <span begin="2:32.148" end="2:33.215">time</span>
<span begin="2:33.583" end="2:33.919">Their</span> <span begin="2:33.919" end="2:35.428">hollow</span> <span begin="2:36.418" end="2:36.735">and</span> <span begin="2:36.735" end="2:37.761">cruel</span> <span begin="2:37.761" end="2:38.700">minds</span>
<span begin="2:39.217" end="2:39.540">May</span> <span begin="2:39.540" end="2:40.057">bring</span> <span begin="2:40.057" end="2:40.638">the</span> <span begin="2:40.638" end="2:42.769">rain</span>
<span begin="2:43.319" end="2:43.497">But</span> <span begin="2:43.497" end="2:43.836">they'll</span> <span begin="2:43.836" end="2:44.303">never</span> <span begin="2:44.303" end="2:44.719">steal</span> <span begin="2:44.719" end="2:45.119">our</span> <span begin="2:45.119" end="2:47.020">flames</span>
[Chorus]
<span begin="2:45.311" end="2:46.548">Chasing</span> <span begin="2:46.548" end="2:48.028">shadows</span> <span begin="2:48.028" end="2:48.610">in</span> <span begin="2:48.610" end="2:49.012">the</span> <span begin="2:49.012" end="2:50.830">dark</span>
<span begin="2:50.747" end="2:51.475">Step</span> <span begin="2:51.475" end="2:52.126">by</span> <span begin="2:52.126" end="2:52.926">step,</span> <span begin="2:52.926" end="2:53.526">a</span> <span begin="2:53.526" end="2:54.544">tiny</span> <span begin="2:54.544" end="2:56.332">spark</span>
<span begin="2:57.215" end="2:58.069">絶</span><span begin="2:58.069" end="2:58.978">望</span><span begin="2:58.978" end="2:59.588">も希</span><span begin="2:59.588" end="3:00.415">望</span><span begin="3:00.415" end="3:00.752">も</span><span begin="3:00.752" end="3:01.327">君</span><span begin="3:01.327" end="3:01.726">の</span><span begin="3:01.726" end="3:02.102">も</span><span begin="3:02.102" end="3:02.732">の</span>
<span begin="3:02.884" end="3:03.588">Chasing</span> <span begin="3:03.588" end="3:04.956">shadows</span> <span begin="3:04.956" end="3:05.689">in</span> <span begin="3:05.689" end="3:06.243">the</span> <span begin="3:06.243" end="3:07.819">dark</span>
[Chorus]
Chasing shadows in the dark <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:12.041" end="3:12.577">(In</span> <span begin="3:12.577" end="3:13.046">the</span> <span begin="3:13.046" end="3:14.425">dark)</span></span>
<span begin="3:13.359" end="3:14.087">Step</span> <span begin="3:14.087" end="3:14.738">by</span> <span begin="3:14.738" end="3:15.538">step,</span> <span begin="3:15.538" end="3:16.138">a</span> <span begin="3:16.138" end="3:17.156">tiny</span> <span begin="3:17.156" end="3:18.944">spark</span> <span ttm:role="x-bg"><span begin="3:17.377" end="3:17.692">(A</span> <span begin="3:17.692" end="3:18.692">tiny</span> <span begin="3:18.692" end="3:20.025">spark)</span></span>
<span begin="3:19.858" end="3:20.637">展</span><span begin="3:20.637" end="3:21.401">望</span><span begin="3:21.401" end="3:21.660">、</span><span begin="3:21.660" end="3:22.022">無</span><span begin="3:22.022" end="3:22.977">謀</span><span begin="3:22.977" end="3:23.293">も</span><span begin="3:23.293" end="3:23.959">共</span><span begin="3:23.959" end="3:24.891">に見よ</span><span begin="3:24.891" end="3:25.524">う</span>
<span begin="3:25.524" end="3:26.191">Chasing</span> <span begin="3:26.191" end="3:27.556">shadows</span> <span begin="3:27.556" end="3:28.124">in</span> <span begin="3:28.124" end="3:28.623">the</span> <span begin="3:28.623" end="3:31.791">dark</span>
[Outro]
<span begin="3:33.239" end="3:33.924">In</span> <span begin="3:33.924" end="3:34.474">the</span> <span begin="3:34.474" end="3:37.489">dark</span>
<span begin="3:38.973" end="3:39.578">In</span> <span begin="3:39.578" end="3:40.146">the</span> <span begin="3:40.146" end="3:43.140">dark</span>
Written by: Masato, Y.K.C

