Show Your Fangs
The Crane Wives Lyrics

A mountain song chills my warm skin,
The song from the mountain gives me goosebumps as it touches my skin.

A ballad of a lonesome peak.
The song is about a mountain that stands alone and feels lonely.

I curse the ground, shed my old sins,
I am releasing my past mistakes and asking the earth to take them away.

For weight will only make me weak.
The burden of my sins will only make me weaker.

I beg the stars to marry me,
I look up to the stars to be my guiding light and to give me direction.

For they are my guide,
The stars are my compass, leading me to my destination.

But daylight comes to claim their beauty,
The sun rises and takes away the beauty of the stars.

As fury paints the wasteland wide.
Anger and violence fill the open land.

I'm not your highness,
I am not a princess or someone who needs to be rescued.

A damsel left helpless by fright.
I am not weak or scared, waiting for someone to come save me.

I am a lioness,
I am strong and fierce, like a lioness walking through the night.

Fierce as I walk through the night.
I am brave and unstoppable, walking fearlessly into the darkness.

A canvas, my makeshift shelter.
I use a canvas as a temporary home or hiding place.

A man would never know his bride.
A man would never truly understand and appreciate the strength and resilience of his partner.

An angry sun before could melt her,
The sun used to make me weak and powerless with its heat and intensity.

But calloused now she will survive.
Now I am tough and can withstand difficult situations.

With malice, beasts will show their fangs.
Dangerous creatures will reveal their sharp teeth in a show of aggression.

They're in for a surprise,
They will be shocked when they realize I am not an easy target.

For bravely I will wield my weapon,
I will courageously use my weapon to defend myself.

I made from those that died.
I created my weapon from the remains of those who did not survive the fight.