Steel Leaf Strike

{heavy

palm-muted guitar chugging} {taiko drum building} (hyeaaah!) From the branches of the

ancient wood

We guard the wall where our fathers stood

Silent steps in the shadows cast

A pledge of iron built to last

{rapid double-bass

drumming} Beneath the leaves,

the fire glows

The hidden strength that no one knows {rising guitar lead with wah-wah

pedal} (feel the fire!) Burn like the spark in the ancient leaf

Strike with the blade of a deep belief We guard the village

through the night Hidden warriors in the blinding light!

{soaring vocal harmony} {harmonic minor

guitar solo lick} Sign of the hand,

the seal is cast

We are the future,

we are the past

No regrets when the kunai flies See the determination in our eyes

{chugging breakdown} {lightning-fast sweeps and tapping guitar solo} {frantic thrash

beat

underneath} {whammy bar dives}

Burn like the spark in the ancient leaf Strike with the blade

of a deep belief We guard the village through the night Hidden

warriors in the blinding light! (shout!)

{ultimate drum

fill} {final massive down-tuned guitar chord vibrating} {shakuhachi flute tail fading into

silence} {soft ambient wind}