01. my name is…

My name is LUCE

My whole life, I've been chased by fire

Wherever we brought the rain

The flame followed right after us

Father used to say, this power in our hands is a blessing

Then I thought If that blessing leads us to a miserable death,

Isn't that a curse?

Narrator, Producer, Music Composer, Lyricist, Music Arrangement, Recording Engineer, Editing , Mixing Engineer, Story Writer : Brighten
Assistant Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer : SUE
Hyang-piri (Korean Traditional Pipe) : 오대주
Recording Engineer, Translation Consultant : Lindsey Thompson

02. LUCE

[ Intro ]

Whoa

Who can ever fathom his heart?

[ Verse 01 ]

One light died but one light rises through the dark

As the prophesied anthem

we chant through the dreamless night

About the one like an angel

with eyes like a demon enraged

[ Pre-Chorus ]

Divine root divided in two

He already decided the route to find hidden truth

Oh, he is gonna find out who divided it into

Jades of the life and death/white and black

Now that he go through the pain

[ Chorus ]

The hero in sorrow

(It's not the fate that I prayed for)

His path is so narrow

(It's not the choice that I made, no)

But he never looks back, never turns back,

runs toward the showering arrows

The hero in sorrow

(It's not the fate that I prayed for)

His heart is so hollow

(It's not the choice that I made, no)

But he never looks back, never turns back,

The brightest light wakes up to fight the darkest night

Who can ever fathom his heart?

[ Verse 02 ]

Fortress heart and countless scars carried alone

The prophesied anthem

we heard through our hopeless lives

About the one who commands all the winds

and the beasts through his hand

[ Pre-Chorus ]

Divine root divided in two

He already decided the route to find hidden truth

Oh, he is gonna find out who divided it into

Jades of the life and death/white and black

Now that he go through the pain

[ Chorus ]

The hero in sorrow

(It's not the fate that I prayed for)

His path is so narrow

(It's not the choice that I made, no)

But he never looks back, never turns back,

runs toward the showering arrows

The hero in sorrow

(It's not the fate that I prayed for)

His heart is so hollow

(It's not the choice that I made, no)

But he never looks back, never turns back,

The brightest light wakes up to fight the darkest night

[ Bridge ]

Divine root divided in two

One a maze the other a haze

Two crowns trapped in inescapable track

One a spear the other a shield

Two winds tangle but never assemble

One a white, irreplaceable life

Two waves cycle and form a spiral

The other a black, irretrievable death

Who can ever fathom his heart?

[ Break Down ]

[ Guitar Solo ]

[ Chorus-Variation ]

The father's will he follows

Pain he must swallow

The trees he grew back

The rain he brought back to you

[ Chorus ]

The hero in sorrow

(It's not the fate that I prayed for)

His path is so narrow

(It's not the choice that I made, no)

But he never looks back, never turns back,

runs toward the showering arrows

The hero in sorrow

(It's not the fate that I prayed for)

His heart is so hollow

(It's not the choice that I made, no)

But he never looks back, never turns back,

The brightest light wakes up to fight the darkest night

[ Outro ]

My light shall cover every sky above

Lead Vocal, Producer, Music Composer, Lyricist, Music Arrangement, Recording Engineer, Editing , Mixing Engineer, Story Writer : Brighten
Guitar, Backing Vocal, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer : SUE
Bass, Backing Vocal : Brighten
Drums, Backing Vocal : JIN
Violin, Viola, String Arrangement, Backing Vocal : OM
Modeum Buk (Korean Traditional Drums), Backing Vocal : MAX
HeaGeum (Korean Traditional String) : 차은지
Hyang-piri (Korean Traditional Pipe), 태평소 - Taepyungso (Korean Traditional Brass) : 오대주
Recording Engineer, Translation Consultant : Lindsey Thompson
Mastering Engineer : 정수종(Subsonic Sound Studio)

03. Panthera (feat. soin)

[ Verse 01 ]

A white tiger cub abandoned by the pack

groaning, moaning, dying alone in the dark

A man saved the cub and raised it like his son

And it became the deadliest hunter of all

I left master's arms

went straight to my old pack

To take back what I lost a long time ago (Respect)

I took all them down

Not because I'm stronger

cause I remembered what my master taught

[ Pre-Chorus ]

Even the most powerful weapon is useless

without appropriate tactics for it

Fight smarter, more clever

Go forth

My young master

[ Chorus ]

At any time you'll

Stand (stand!) tall (tall!)

You, son of a lion

And be brave (brave!) strong (strong!)

You're raised by the tiger

You will make it through without my help

(With or without my help)

At any time you'll

Stand (stand!) tall (tall!)

You, son of a lion

And be brave (brave!) strong (strong!)

You're raised by the tiger

You will make it through without my help

[ Verse 02 ]

A white tiger cub

became a tiger top

of all the leopards of the west forest

I defended master's garden

from destructive forces

I still remember what my master taught

[ Pre-Chorus ]

Even the most powerful weapon is useless

without appropriate tactics for it

Fight smarter, more clever

Go forth

My young master

[ Chorus ]

At any time you'll

Stand (stand!) tall (tall!)

You, son of a lion

And be brave (brave!) strong (strong!)

You're raised by the tiger

You will make it through without my help

(With or without my help)

At any time you'll

Stand (stand!) tall (tall!)

You, son of a lion

And be brave (brave!) strong (strong!)

You're raised by the tiger

You will make it through without my help

[ Narration ]

One night, I saw smoke and flames rise to the sky

from the master's village, and I ran straight there.

Arriving too late, I could not believe my own eyes.

The whole village had disappeared without a trace

There was nothing and no one left

Except a boy, wearing the master's coat, crying and crying

[ Bridge ]

A white tiger cub abandoned by the pack

groaning, moaning, dying alone in the dark

A man saved the cub and raised it like his son

And it became the deadliest hunter of all

A white haired man cub abandoned by the world

Crying, kicking, screaming alone in the dark

A tiger took the boy and raised him like it's son

And he became the deadliest man of all

[ Last Chorus ]

At any time you'll

Stand (stand!) tall (tall!)

You, son of a lion

And be brave (brave!) strong (strong!)

You're raised by the tiger

You will make it through without my help

(With or without my help)

At any time you'll

Stand (stand!) tall (tall!)

You, son of a lion

And be brave (brave!) strong (strong!)

You're raised by the tiger

(Overcome!)

the fate you were born with

(Overcome!)

You will make it through without my help

[ Outro ]

Even the most powerful weapon is useless

without appropriate tactics for it

Fight smarter, more clever

Go forth

My young master

Lead Vocal, Producer, Music Composer, Lyricist, Music Arrangement, Recording Engineer, Editing , Mixing Engineer, Story Writer : Brighten
Unclean Vocal Featuring : Soin
Guitar, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer : SUE
Bass : Brighten
Drums : JIN
Violin, Viola, String Arrangement : OM
Modeum Buk (Korean Traditional Drums) : HAN
Recording Engineer, Translation Consultant : Lindsey Thompson
Mastering Engineer : 정수종(Subsonic Sound Studio)

04. Shield of Guardian

[ Verse 01 ]

I'm done fighting against the fate I should accept

I'm done running away from my own tragic past

If this is the way I can't avoid or pass

I'll gladly take my cup and empty it

내 스스로 결박되, 운명의 사슬에
Bound by my own hands, in the chains of fate

꼼짝없이 속박되, 무거운 쇠구슬에
Shackled without escape, to iron weights I drag

겁도 없이 반항했으나 괜히 발악스레
Fearlessly I rebelled, thrashing against the inevitable

속절없이 감당해 난 끝내 충성스레
Yet helplessly I bore it, faithful till the end

끄네 사명의 수레
Pulling the wagon of my calling

[ Pre-Chorus 01 ]

Shield of guardian in my hand

Who will defend if I collapse

Shield of guardian in my hand

Push back to the edge, And advance!

[ Verse 02 ] 

I'll follow the mission, So give me direction

Preparation of inherited vision

A confirmation of my destination

Emancipation of discrimination

백 번을 돌이켜도, I had no choice 이 길이오
A hundred times I looked behind, I had no choice, yet this remains my path

흔들려도, I grab my cane 버티리오
Though I tremble, I grab my cane, I shall endure

넘어져도 get up again 맞서리오
Though I fall, get up again, I shall rise and face it

무너뜨려져도, Rise Again
Though cast down, I shall rise again

You know I'm serious

[ Pre-Chorus 02 ]

Clypeus Custodis Est Hic
The Guardian's shield stands here

Omnem Sagittam Auferam
I shall take every arrow

Pugnate usque in finem
I shall fight until the end

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

Clypeus Custodis Est Hic
The Guardian's shield stands here

Omnem Sagittam Auferam
I shall take every arrow

Pugnate usque in finem
I shall fight until the end

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

Change the fear inside of me into excitement

we will hide no more

The more you fear the more you step forward

Defend with everything you have

Our future will depend on your hands now

Advance through flame and

aim at the profane

[ Chorus ]

Standing on the front lines of the battles

we should overcome

Break down all the walls we face to light the way

Standing up never back down

Just grab your wounds till we have won

Be brave, stubborn in your faith

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

Standing on the front lines of the battles

we should overcome

Break down all the walls we face to light the way

Standing up never back down

Just grab your wounds till we have won

Be brave, stubborn in your faith

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

[ Verse 03 ]

태어날 때부터 나를 옥죄어 곁에 붙어 심장의 태엽을 감아
Since birth it clung to me, winding the gears of my heart

구태여 내 속을 다 태워 내 혼란의 틈 속을 채워
Burning through my soul, filling every crack of my confusion

게워내려 베어내려 하면 할수록 더 깊이 뿌리내려
The more I tried to cut it out and cast it away, the deeper it took root

버려보려 해도 오히려 나를 노려 결국 다시 구석으로 몰려
The more I tried to abandon it, the more it hunted me back into the corner

[ Pre-Chorus 03 ]

Clypeus Custodis Est Hic
The Guardian's shield stands here

Omnem Sagittam Auferam
I shall take every arrow

Pugnate usque in finem
I shall fight until the end

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

Clypeus Custodis Est Hic
The Guardian's shield stands here

Omnem Sagittam Auferam
I shall take every arrow

Pugnate usque in finem
I shall fight until the end

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

[ Chorus ]

Standing on the front lines of the battles

we should overcome

Break down all the walls we face to light the way

Standing up never back down

Just grab your wounds till we have won

Be brave, stubborn in your faith

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

Standing on the front lines of the battles

we should overcome

Break down all the walls we face to light the way

Standing up never back down

Just grab your wounds till we have won

Be brave, stubborn in your faith

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

[ Bridge ]

잔잔한 물비늘의 저 아래
Beneath the quiet scales of water

깊이 잠든 그 힘
Lies a power sleeping deep below

단단한 신념으로 되찾네
Reclaimed through unwavering faith

친히 만든 그 숲 가운데
Within the forest once created by his own hands

그러므로 다시금 이끌어야 해
Therefore I must lead once more

그리 나로 하여금 일어나야 해
Therefore I must rise again

그러기 위해선 내가 꼭 앞장서야 해
And for that, I must walk at the very front

날아오는 화살들을 모두 모두 다 내가 받아내야 해
Every arrow in the sky, I must take them all

말없이 걸어왔어 난 늘 바늘의 땅을
Silently I've walked across lands of needles

끝없이 찔려 피 흘려 닳고 닳은 발걸음은
Pierced without end, my worn and bleeding steps

날 그저 바라보게 해, 저 싸늘한 하늘의 위를
Leave me staring only toward the cold heavens above

'맥없는 눈그늘을 감싸 안은 흰 비늘의 나'의 뒤를
Following behind the white-scaled self that embraced lifeless shadows beneath its eyes

어디든 따라오는 듯한 검은 옷자락
A dark cloak trailing me wherever I go

애써 잡히지 않는 구름에 나 발악했어
I fought desperately against clouds I could never grasp

이젠 빼앗긴 생명의 땅을 탈환해
Now I reclaim the stolen land of life

계속된 핍박으로부터 해방케하므로
Breaking free from endless oppression

비로소 나 자유케 될까?
Will I finally be set free?

마침내 끝을 보게 될까?
Will I finally see the end?

I will never let my past ruin my future

I should be at front lines of the soldiers

even if I'm the only one, cause

Clypeus Custodis Est Hic
The Guardian's shield stands here

[ Break Down ]

[ Chorus ]

Standing on the front lines of the battles

we should overcome

Break down all the walls we face to light the way

Standing up never back down

Just grab your wounds till we have won

Be brave, Stubborn in your faith

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

[ Last Chorus ]

Run straight towards the firing arrows

Block with everything you got

To bring the brighter future,

I will light the way

Standing tall never back down

I'll battle through till we have won

Be brave stubborn in the faith

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

Fidelis Custos Est Hic
The faithful guardian has arrived here

est hic
Is here

est hic
Is here

Lead Vocal, Producer, Music Composer, Lyricist, Music Arrangement, Recording Engineer, Editing , Mixing Engineer, Story Writer : Brighten
Guitar, Choir, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer : SUE
Bass, Choir : Brighten
Drums, Choir : JIN
Violin, Viola, String Arrangement, Choir : OM
Modeum Buk (Korean Treditional Drums), Choir : HAN
Choir : 최요섭(Tenor)
Recording Engineer, Translation Consultant, Choir : Lindsey Thompson
Mastering Engineer : 정수종(Subsonic Sound Studio)