And to defy the storms clumped on a little raft
(On a little raft, on a little raft)
On tiptoe
Without making a wave, we have perfected our weapons like the breeze on the sea in summer
The breath of our prayers spoke to the trees
Hearts tighten, the day has risen
Another one, carries its lot of tears
From the sandbank, we can only rise
Yasuke is my name
My path has crossed the flames

Like the storm, we came from far away on the horizon
Broken rings on the feet, black dragon embroidered on the banner
Our destiny was elsewhere
In these lands where we stare at the ground, paralyzed by fear
Of failure, of death, of lack of love
And the crumbs, at my door, it's the banquet of a day
Where innocence works so hard instead of playing
Before the armor, I only had a few torn rags on my back
Life hanging on the little water in my bucket
On my raft, 200 women and men piled up in heaps
Katana forged in the bitter bath of the unspeakable
Modern slave, hunger, invisible shackles
Today when they see me, everything seems normal
They cross me, the city sleeps calm, at dawn when I go to the dojo
My story will never have the spotlights
It is limited to these dark days when bodies are counted on the beaches
On this shore, how many are on the steps? Like me
In this sea how many do not return? Like you
My friend, my brother rest in peace
With your report card sewn on the jacket

Yasuke (Yasuke, Yasuke, Yasuke)
On tiptoe
Without making a wave, we have perfected our weapons like the breeze on the sea in summer
The breath of our prayers spoke to the trees
Hearts tighten, the day has risen
Another one, carries its lot of tears
From the sandbank, we can only rise
Yasuke is my name
My path has crossed the flames

I've seen too many rafts in the port of the condemned
Turned away by all these people who want to tell us where to park
How many have taken the risk? How many have given up?
I woke up Yasuke and since that day, I know
That everything is possible, yeah yeah
Everything is possible, yeah yeah
They refuse to see that this world is variegated
And because they are blind, we will have to fight
Everything is possible, yeah
Everything is possible, yeah yeah
Even if sometimes we feel like we're lost
There are so many reasons to believe that nothing here is programmed
Everything is possible, yeah
Everything is possible, yeah yeah
Everything is possible
Despite what they say, everything is possible

Having an ideal, faith in something
For all those who fall without ever lying down
(Without ever lying down, lying down, lying down)

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