Strike While the Iron Is Hot

Intro

Instrumental

Overdriven Guitar Hook

Layered Rhythm Guitars

Driving Full Band

Verse

Gritty Male Lead Vocals

Melodic Singing

Restrained Vocal Harmonies

Driving Drums

Prominent Bass

Got a cold and a head full of thunder

(風邪をひいて　頭の中は雷鳴だらけ)

Heavy bones trying to drag me under

(重たい身体が　俺を引きずり下ろそうとする)

But a new line knocks, and I let it in

(それでも新しい一行が扉を叩けば　迎え入れる)

Put the pen to the page again

(またペンを紙に走らせる)

There's a tune that won't stop turning

(頭の中で　旋律が回り続ける)

One more light in the furnace burning

(炉の中では　またひとつ火が灯る)

If the words keep coming, I'll write them down

(言葉が湧いてくるなら　書き留めるんだ)

Till the last one finds its sound

(最後のひとつが　自分の響きを見つけるまで)

Chorus

Soaring Male Vocals

Bright Male Vocal Harmonies

Anthemic Melody

Wall of Distorted Guitars

Wide Stereo Sound

Full Band

Strike while the iron is hot

(鉄は熱いうちに打て)

Give it everything I've got

(持てるすべてを注ぎ込め)

Let the hammer ring tonight

(今夜もハンマーを鳴らせ)

Till the sparks turn into light

(火花が光に変わるまで)

Nobody's making me stay

(誰かに居残れと言われたわけじゃない)

I could get up and walk away

(立ち上がって　ここを離れることだってできる)

But I want to give this all I've got

(それでも俺は　すべてを注ぎ込みたい)

Strike while the iron is hot

(鉄は熱いうちに打て)

Verse

Gritty Male Lead Vocals

Melodic Singing

Swaggering Groove

Crunchy Rhythm Guitars

Punchy Drums

No boss leaning over my shoulder

(肩越しに見張る上司はいない)

No clock telling me to work harder

(もっと働けと急かす時計もない)

No one waiting to dock my pay

(給料を減らそうと待ち構える奴もいない)

If I put this song away

(この曲をいったん置いたところで)

I just want to see where it takes me

(ただ　こいつがどこへ連れていくのか見たい)

Find the sound that'll shake me awake

(俺を揺さぶり　目を覚まさせる音を見つけたい)

Call it stubborn, call it too far gone

(頑固とでも　手遅れとでも呼べばいい)

I'm the one who wants one more song

(もう一曲欲しがってるのは　俺自身だ)

Chorus

Soaring Male Vocals

Bright Male Vocal Harmonies

Anthemic Melody

Wall of Distorted Guitars

Wide Stereo Sound

Full Band

Strike while the iron is hot

(鉄は熱いうちに打て)

Give it everything I've got

(持てるすべてを注ぎ込め)

Let the hammer ring tonight

(今夜もハンマーを鳴らせ)

Till the sparks turn into light

(火花が光に変わるまで)

Nobody's making me stay

(誰かに居残れと言われたわけじゃない)

I could get up and walk away

(立ち上がって　ここを離れることだってできる)

But I want to give this all I've got

(それでも俺は　すべてを注ぎ込みたい)

Strike while the iron is hot

(鉄は熱いうちに打て)

Interlude

Instrumental

Melodic Electric Guitar Solo

Sustained Guitar Bends

Layered Overdriven Guitars

Driving Rhythm Section

Verse

Gritty Male Lead Vocals

Melodic Singing

Restrained Opening

Gradual Full Band Build

Rising Vocal Intensity

When the well runs dry, I'll leave it

(泉が枯れたら　そのときは離れる)

When I need to stop, I mean it

(止まる必要があるなら　本当に止まるさ)

But there's still a line on the tip of my tongue

(だけどまだ　舌の先には一行がある)

Still a melody left unsung

(まだ歌っていない旋律がある)

I don't need a medal for the hours

(費やした時間に　勲章なんかいらない)

I just want to watch these words turn flowers

(ただ　この言葉が花になるところを見たい)

If I lose my voice, let the ink speak out

(声を失ったなら　インクに語らせろ)

There's a song here, and I want it out

(ここに歌がある　俺はそれを形にしたい)

Chorus

Soaring Male Vocals

Stacked Male Vocal Harmonies

Anthemic Melody

Massive Wall of Guitars

Crashing Cymbals

Full Band Climax

Strike while the iron is hot

(鉄は熱いうちに打て)

Give it everything I've got

(持てるすべてを注ぎ込め)

Let the hammer ring tonight

(今夜もハンマーを鳴らせ)

Till the sparks turn into light

(火花が光に変わるまで)

Nobody's making me stay

(誰かに居残れと言われたわけじゃない)

I could get up and walk away

(立ち上がって　ここを離れることだってできる)

But I want to give this all I've got

(それでも俺は　すべてを注ぎ込みたい)

Strike while the iron is hot

(鉄は熱いうちに打て)

Outro

Full-Throated Male Vocals

Layered Vocal Harmonies

Returning Guitar Hook

Emphatic Full Band Ending

Final Sustained Guitar Chord

One more word, then another

(もうひと言　そしてまたひと言)

Hear them calling to each other

(互いに呼び合う声が聞こえる)

My own hands, my own shot

(この手でつかむ　俺自身のチャンスだ)

Strike while the iron is hot

(鉄は熱いうちに打て)