From the recording Between Two Dragons (두 마리의 용 사이에서)
A cinematic whisper ballad about fractured beauty — where every scar becomes a shimmer, and every broken piece reflects the light that still remains. “Scales of Light (빛의 비늘)” unfolds in the aftermath of the inner fire. After the flames, after the clash, after the first awakening of courage, Etsurakami begins to see what remains on her skin and in her heart: not only wounds, but luminous fragments of herself. The image of scales is delicate and powerful — like a dragon’s surface, like pieces of protection, like light caught on broken edges. This is not a song about being unharmed. It is a song about finding beauty in what has survived. Within the emotional arc of "Between Two Dragons (두 마리의 용 사이에서)", “Scales of Light (빛의 비늘)” shows Etsurakami recognizing that pain has not made her empty. Every scar carries memory. Every fracture catches light differently. Even chaos begins to reveal a hidden order, and even what once felt broken becomes part of her form. “Scales of Light (빛의 비늘)” is a song about healing, identity, and the quiet realization that her wounds are not only signs of damage — they are proof that light was always real.
„Scales of Light (빛의 비늘)“ entfaltet sich nach dem inneren Feuer. Nach den Flammen, nach dem Zusammenstoß, nach dem ersten Erwachen des Mutes beginnt Etsurakami zu erkennen, was auf ihrer Haut und in ihrem Herzen zurückbleibt: nicht nur Wunden, sondern leuchtende Fragmente ihrer selbst. Das Bild der Schuppen ist zart und kraftvoll zugleich — wie die Oberfläche eines Drachen, wie kleine Teile von Schutz, wie Licht auf gebrochenen Kanten. Dieses Lied handelt nicht davon, unversehrt zu sein. Es handelt davon, Schönheit in dem zu finden, was überlebt hat.
Innerhalb des emotionalen Bogens von "Between Two Dragons (두 마리의 용 사이에서)" zeigt „Scales of Light (빛의 비늘)“, wie Etsurakami erkennt, dass Schmerz sie nicht leer gemacht hat. Jede Narbe trägt Erinnerung. Jeder Bruch fängt Licht auf eine andere Weise. Selbst im Chaos beginnt sich eine verborgene Ordnung zu zeigen, und selbst das, was einmal zerbrochen schien, wird Teil ihrer Gestalt. „Scales of Light (빛의 비늘)“ ist ein Lied über Heilung, Identität und die leise Erkenntnis, dass ihre Wunden nicht nur Zeichen von Verletzung sind — sondern Beweise dafür, dass Licht immer wirklich war.
Lyrics
Fragments
of broken light
shimmer
in the rain.
Inside the dark,
something begins
to shine —
the beauty
born of pain.
Every scar
becomes
a star.
The silence
inside the fragments
tells me
who we are.
Beneath
the scales of light,
I see
what remains.
Inside
this broken heart,
something
still shines.
Through the chaos,
I can feel —
light was always real.
A grey sky
opens,
and dawn
begins
to breathe.
On wings
that once burned,
new colors
begin to weave.
There is order
in the breaking.
There is a song
beneath the scars.
Every fall
refracts the sun,
and we remember
who we are.
Inside
the scales of light,
I find
a home
in pain.
Even in
a fallen world,
the light
remains.
Even when
the fire fades,
its glow
will still remain.