Tokyo Without Words

Duo Setup: Male (Lead Vocal – English, Keys), Female (Harmony Vocal – Japanese + Sax)
[Intro – Instrumental | Female Sax]
Soft sax melody, distant and breathy
Sparse kick + rim click enters slowly
[Verse 1 – Male Lead | English]
Neon sleeping on silent streets
Midnight carries forgotten dreams
No one asks, no one explains
I just walk through quiet pain
[Harmony Fill – Female | Japanese Soft Harmony]
静かな夜 (shizuka na yoru)
まだここにいる (mada koko ni iru)
[Pre-Chorus – Male Lead | English]
Every step feels like your name
Fading echoes in the rain
[Female Soft Harmony | Japanese]
消えないで (kienai de)
そばにいて (soba ni ite)
[Chorus – Male Lead English + Female Japanese Harmony]
Male:
Tokyo without words tonight
City breathing soft and slow
Female (Harmony):
大丈夫だよ (daijōbu da yo)
ここにいるよ (koko ni iru yo)
Male:
I don’t need to understand
I just let the silence flow
Female (Soft slang harmony):
もういいよ (mou ii yo)
このままで (kono mama de)
[Instrumental Break – Female Sax Lead]
Expressive sax solo, emotional but restrained
Male plays sustained ambient chords
[Verse 2 – Male Lead English]
Cold air moving through my chest
Some ghosts never truly rest
I stopped asking what was real
I just listen, I just feel
[Female Harmony – Japanese + Local Slang Tone]
ねえ…聞こえる？ (nee… kikoeru?)
まだだよ (mada da yo)
平気だよ (heiki da yo)
[Final Chorus – Both]
Male:
Tokyo without words tonight
I became someone I don’t know
Female (Harmony):
大丈夫 (daijōbu)
一人じゃない (hitori janai)
Male:
Not lost, just learning how to stand
Where the quiet rivers flow
Female (Soft slang harmony):
もういいよ
行こうよ (ikou yo)
[Outro – Instrumental | Female Sax + Male Rhodes]
Sax exhales final note
Rhodes chord fades into silence

Genre: Ambient Jazz
Mood: Minimal, cinematic, quiet strength
Feel: Sparse drums, expressive sax melody