Cold air in Kyoto streets
Snowflakes dancing at my feet
I wasn't dreaming I could find
A trace of summer in your eyes
Eyes like a geisha in the rain
The dojo taught me how to wait
Tea's still warm, like your goodbye
But frost remains beneath the lies
Bamboo bends but never breaks
It's easy when you feel alive inside
Oh when I'm big in Japan tonight
Big in Japan, feels right
Big in Japan, where the eastern lights shine through
Big in Japan, dreams alive
There by her side, nothing to hide
Yeah things feel light when you're big in Japan
Oh when you're big in Japan
We shared tempura, not the truth
I wore each silence like a wound
Katanas sleep under cherry trees
When blossoms fall, the war begins
Bamboo bends but never breaks
But I don't know how much I can fake
Oh when I'm big in Japan tonight
Big in Japan, it feels right
Big in Japan, where the eastern lights shine bright
Big in Japan, dreams alive
There by her side, nothing to hide
Yeah things feel light when you're big in Japan
Oh when you're big in Japan
