Against the Falling Sky

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A star shatters above the eastern tower
(東の塔の上で星が砕け散る)

The sky splits open over ancient stone
(古き石造りの街の上で空が裂け開く)
Its burning fragments bury the lower road
(燃える破片が麓へ続く道を埋め尽くす)
I gather children by the ruined well
(崩れた井戸のそばに子らを集め)
And lead them where the mountain shadows fold
(山影が幾重にも折り重なる場所へ導いてゆく)
Beyond the pass the ridgeline still stands
(峠の彼方に稜線はなおそびえる)
The gate stands shut against the climbing crowd
(押し寄せる人々を拒むように門は固く閉ざされている)

山門を閉ざせと声が飛ぶ
(Voices cry out to bar the mountain gate)
砕けた星が石段を打つ
(Shattered stars strike the stone steps)
門の向こうで子らが泣いている
(Beyond the gate the children are weeping)
私は錠に手を伸ばす
(I reach for the lock)

Against the falling sky
(崩れ落ちる空に抗って)
山の彼方へ灯を運べ
(Carry the light beyond the mountains)
Carry the ones who cannot run
(走ることのできない者たちを連れてゆけ)
凍えた手を離さずに
(Hold fast to their freezing hands)
Against the falling sky
(崩れ落ちる空に抗って)
Through stone and fire we make a way
(岩と炎を越えて私たちは道を切り拓く)
最後の一人が越えるまで
(Until the last soul makes it across)
We hold the passage through the night
(夜を徹してこの道を私たちは守り抜く)

錠を外した門を風が抜ける
(The wind sweeps through the unlocked gate)
篝火の火の粉が闇に舞う
(Sparks from the watchfires dance through the darkness)
崩れた外壁の陰に立ち
(I stand in the shadow of the shattered outer wall)
通り抜ける人の背を守る
(I guard the backs of those who pass through)
頭上の裂け目から星が降り
(Stars fall through the rift overhead)
あの子が振り向き私を呼んだ
(That child turned back and called out to me)

The old stair gives beneath my feet
(古びた石段が足元で崩れ落ちる)
I see you braced against the gate
(門に身を押し当てて踏みとどまるあなたが見える)
I hear the smallest voice ahead
(行く手の先からかすかな幼い声が届く)
A line of gold appears beyond the ridge
(稜線の向こうに黄金の光が一筋差し始める)

Against the falling sky
(崩れ落ちる空に抗って)
山の彼方へ灯を運べ
(Carry the light beyond the mountains)
Carry the ones who cannot run
(走ることのできない者たちを連れてゆけ)
凍えた手を離さずに
(Hold fast to their freezing hands)
Against the falling sky
(崩れ落ちる空に抗って)
Through stone and fire we make a way
(岩と炎を越えて私たちは道を切り拓く)
最後の一人が越えるまで
(Until the last soul makes it across)
We hold the passage through the night
(夜を徹してこの道を私たちは守り抜く)

掌の星屑が冷えてゆく
(The stardust in my palm is growing cold)
山の向こうはまだ暗い
(Beyond the mountain darkness still lingers)
背後で石壁が砕け散り
(Behind me the stone wall shatters)
私は小さな背を押した
(I placed my hand against a small back and urged them onward)

The path is opening past the ridge
(稜線の彼方で道が開けてゆく)
I’ll follow when the last one clears
(最後の一人が渡り切れば私も後を追う)

遠い尾根に朝が滲む
(Dawn seeps across the distant ridge)
途切れぬ足音が峠を越える
(Unbroken footsteps cross the pass)

Against the falling sky
(崩れ落ちる空に抗って)
砕けた空に朝が差す
(Morning light breaks through the shattered sky)
The last small figure clears the pass
(最後の小さな姿が峠を越えてゆく)
振り向くあなたの手を取る
(I take your hand as you turn back)
Against the falling sky
(崩れ落ちる空に抗って)
We leave the broken gate behind
(崩れた門を背にして私たちは進む)
あの街の灯を胸に抱いて
(Holding the light of that city close to my heart)
We walk beneath a wider light
(さらに広がる光の下を私たちは歩んでゆく)

The shattered sky still spans the ridge
(砕けた空はなお稜線の上に広がっている)
朝日はその裂け目から昇る
(The morning sun rises through that rift)

Prompt

Fast symphonic power metal for Against the Falling Sky, heroic and bittersweet. Open with a cold female clean line; a four-note falling guitar figure breaks into an upward sixth, answered by strings, then the full band strikes at once. Drive with articulate double bass, galloping riffs, sharp rests and singing twin leads; keep the title hook unmistakable. Female clean leads the English opening and intimate Japanese break. Male high-tone power begins as the gatewarden’s Japanese warning, takes the Japanese verse and answers in English at the breach. Unite them in bilingual soaring choruses with distinct melodic roles. Let the mid-song pressure drop expose the falling fragment, then rebuild through a harmonized lead ascent and fast return at full tilt. Broaden the final chorus with counterlines while retaining its recognizable melody. Keep orchestral weight behind, not over, the voices and riffs; clear mids, tight lows and crisp attacks. End with dawn entering through a still-broken sky.