Three Sheets to Kishkiyya · Track 96 · middle
Futsukayoi
VOLUME IV — the HUNGOVER morning after. The idiom and the song's title hook: "Futsukayoi". Its true history: Japan, attested c.1500 — 'two-day drunk'; the effect lingering into the second day; pure endurance. Render this beat of the night as the band's affectionate, funny, celebratory tribute — the idiom itself is the chorus hook.
Lyrics
[Intro] The sun comes up like a hammer of gold And my blood is moving so slow [Verse 1] In Japan in the year 1500 they knew That a proper fire doesn't die at the dawn It smolders a hole right through They named this heavy, beautiful stone They knew the weight of a staggering bone It is not a defeat, my friend It is the second day of the song [Chorus] Futsukayoi The two-day drunk, the lingering hum My chest is a temple, my head is a drum Futsukayoi Patience is armor, we wear the delay Let the festival stretch to the second day [Verse 2] Every ache is an ornament now Like gold in the crack of a porcelain bowl We poured the ocean into the hull And now we are carrying the toll I sit in the chair like a monument carved Nothing is broken, just beautifully scarred Just breathing the dust of the room [Chorus] Futsukayoi The two-day drunk, the lingering hum My chest is a temple, my head is a drum Futsukayoi Patience is armor, we wear the delay Let the festival stretch to the second day [Bridge] We are made of dirt and magnificent choices Listen to the echo of yesterday's voices Ringing in the anvil of the skull I am immovable, I am delightfully full [Outro] So bring me the water, and leave me the light We earned every ounce of this glorious weight Futsukayoi The ancients knew how to endure and to wait I will just sit here and hold up the morning