Aquarius said:
dude thanks, this guy has some really good music.
Yeah he's a great artist, some of them are pretty entrancing and good for meditations too.
Interesting note, in that song he predicted his own death near the end of the lyrics. If you like this music you should watch Samurai Champloo as it uses most of his music in the anime. The anime is set in an alternative version of Edo-era (1603 to 1868) with some eh.. weird ghetto pop culture but if you put that aside you can learn some spiritual teachings and wisdom as well as learning a bit about Japanese history. It's almost similar to The Avatar but it's about 2 Swordsmen who are polar opposites (Fire and Water personalities) traveling with an Earthly girl wherever the wind leads them in search of a Samurai, running into adventures along the way.
Nujabes opening for this anime is really good and if you pay attention to the lyrics like in feather you can discover some really interesting hidden messages.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1zT1KjbPk
The significant lines are underlined with some commentary.
Sharp like an edge of a samurai sword
The mental blade cut through flesh and bone
Though my mind's at peace, the world out of order -(realising spiritual degeneration in the populace)
Missing the inner heat, life gets colder -(Disconnected from spirituality, the fallen serpent & fire dissipating)
Oh yes, I have to find my path
No less, walk on earth, water, and fire
The elements compose a magnum opus ( Mastery of the elements required for the Magnum opus)
My modus operandi is amalgam
Steel packed tight in microchip
On my armor a sign of all-pro
The ultimate reward is honor, not awards
At odds with the times in wards with no lords
A freelancer
A battle cry of a hawk make a dove fly and a tear dry
Wonder why a lone wolf don't run with a clan
Only trust your instincts and be one with the plan
[Hook]
Some days, some nights
Some live, some die
In the way of the samurai
Some fight, some bleed
Sun up to sun down
The sons of a battlecry
Some days, some nights
Some live, some die
In the name of the samurai
Some fight, some bleed
Sun up to sun down
The sons of a battlecry
[Verse 2]
Look, just the air around him
An aura surrounding the heir apparent
He might be a peasant but shine like grand royalty
He to the people and land, loyalty
We witness above all to hear this
Sea sickness in the ocean of wickedness
Set sail to the sunset no second guessing
Far east style with the spirit of wild west
The "quote-unquote" code stands the test of
Time for the chosen ones to find the best of
Noble minds that ever graced the face of
A hemisphere with no fear, fly over
The blue yonder where
The sky meets the sea -(The sea risen to the sky, like the Serpent rising from Crown to Base)
And eye meets no eye -(Third eye being awakened)
And boy meets world -(Encountering the astral world)
And became a man to serve the world -(Knowing the truth, fighting for what's right)
To save the day, the night, and the girl too
