[Intro]
Neon ghosts in a concrete shrine,
Love stains, room service and overtime.
Rust, mould, wind through the blinds,
Himeji dreams cracked in vines.
[Hook]
Once there was laughter behind these doors,
Now rain on the tatami floors.
Castle of love where the city came crawling,
Hear the tiles slip, paint keep falling.
[Verse 1]
Grey sky over tile and stone,
Drone-eye on a broken home.
Booked by the hour just to be alone,
Now foxes claim the corridors' throne.
Castle copy, cheap splendour on the hill,
Plastic samurai by the sill.
Reception spilled all the secrets,
Now time's the only guest, winter bleak.
Graffiti tags on price list spots,
Kanji names, green wild scripts.
Lovers laughed, now formal epitaphs.
Sheets to soil, moans concrete traps.
[Hook]
Once there was laughter behind these doors,
Now rain on the tatami floors.
Castle of love where the city came crawling,
Hear the tiles slip, paint keep falling.
[Verse 2]
Turret rail broken, CCTV wail,
Seagulls cry forbidden tales.
Lift jammed rust, hearts gone dust,
Key safe trust turned to crust.
Motorway hum, no check-ins come,
Neon glow dimmed, afterglow numb.
Himeji cheap for salaryman dreams,
Vending love crashed, market schemes.
[Outro]
Bow to the castle nobody saves,
Desire's nest for stray waves.
Love hotel ghosts in passageways,
Rubble whispers: hearts need to stray.
[Hook Fade]
Once there was laughter... rain on the floors...
Tiles slip... paint falling...
