NekoTakei - Senbonzakura

The influence of the West is taking its toll
And the number of conspirators keeps growing
They don't want to pay taxes again
"Behead them all!"
Foreign influences are harmful
The government is rubbing its greedy hands
The Tokugawa family already has an idea
ISOLATION

And this state will last for two centuries
Everyone was forbidden to cross the borders
But in the end it wasn't a good plan
Because of that, the country is backward

Full of cherry trees
An orchard caressed by the wind
Hears a loud sound
From nearby country huts
What is this big creature?
Is that a ghost? The people are still screaming
Five black ships
Came from across the seas

Every elite already knows
Who is coming to them
Matthew Perry it is
The guy wants trade with the USA
The council does not agree
But next year he will come back again
He will get his way with threats
And the country is now open

When Japan is open
There is an inflow of goods from the world
The cheaper goods ate up the domestic goods
And there is a crisis

The Japanese people are robbed
The Shogun's government is accused
The Boshin War overthrows it
The end of Edo

And the time for the desired changed has came
The entire country rested in emperor's hands
But it wasn't a good time for everyone
Because one class suffers

Every
Samurai already
Is stripped of his pride
He suffers poverty all the time
Due to the abolition of fiefs
Saigō started a bloody rebellion
He pointed the sword to authority
The rebellion was quickly suppressed
And the samurai died

Trade with the West continues
The currency became the Yen
The first Bank was also established
To stop price increases
Whether a nobleman or a peasant
He is forced to go to school
The army underwent changes
Following the Western model

This is how a new country was born
But nationalism in the army gave the authority free rein
And eyes were turned to China
The empire is one step away

The attack on Chinese is underway
Disgraced "older brother"
There is a battle with Russia
And the tsar was defeated
This is not the end of the fighting
Victories again and again
The stacks of bodies are piling up
And time will not wash away the blood

The vastness of the conquered lands
Gives birth to pride and
Germany shake hands
Pearl Harbor is drowning in blood
Yamamoto had a plan
And he jumped into the lion's den
Now only a bitter tear runs down the cheek