Kyoto Majo By Lori Yamamoto

[Intro] Hey, everyone, this is Lori... no, this is Kyoto Majo. Straight from Kyoto, you know. I love making music with my piano, and my old computer. I just enjoy the simple things, I guess. [Verse 1] Creative soul here Always strumming quiet tune Jamming with ghost friends Under cloudy pale moon tonight We play in bar I can't pronounce name [Verse 2] They call me gaijin Silly foreigner who tries hard Tell me look at stone But I just keep on looking at you I love good ramen at small café [Verse 3] Swinging on train ride Lost in this city's hazy maze Vivid neon glows As I'm just passing by the shops I'm just passenger, rice cake sweet [Verse 4] My apartment feels Overcrowded, memory ache So many people In one small space, for goodness' sake Coffee shop, my first show, feels far now [Verse 5] Just a small bird in Concrete garden, watching day end I'm about it, Lord Forgive me, I suppose it's true My apartment was overcrowded then [Verse 6] You fake cats heard first And it doesn't matter at all The lies, the love words Empty words, a rhythmic chatter sound Ara ara, in the building phrase [Verse 7] Simple little words Mantra for all thoughts I bring here A phrase that I sing To help me through the busy day noise Small comfort in the crowded world [Outro] I like to think there's a little girl doing this, too, Singing about the small bird garden, just like me and just like you. It was gonna be fun, that gig we had to lose, But a good story, you see, is something you always choose. Yes, a good story, you always choose. And a good memory, you keep that for a while.