The transformation from many warring states into one single unified nation
Found completion and epic fulfillment at the decisive battle of Sekigahara
Three iron willed men, under title of Shogun, had forged this Japan in steel
Destiny called Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu
They knew their warrior people could slaughter one another or stand as one
In the chaos of constant war, grave violence was not a crucible of creation
Instead, it prevented unification, until one single final event created order
Thereafter, guns and swords were confiscated, and peace was at last found
Tokugawa Ieyasu then took his people into an isolation, but also a peace
To be ready for the next phase of development, it was called modernity
"Bringing patience is the foundation of lasting peace.
Anger is our worst enemy" Tokugawa Ieyasu
Found completion and epic fulfillment at the decisive battle of Sekigahara
Three iron willed men, under title of Shogun, had forged this Japan in steel
Destiny called Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu
They knew their warrior people could slaughter one another or stand as one
In the chaos of constant war, grave violence was not a crucible of creation
Instead, it prevented unification, until one single final event created order
Thereafter, guns and swords were confiscated, and peace was at last found
Tokugawa Ieyasu then took his people into an isolation, but also a peace
To be ready for the next phase of development, it was called modernity
"Bringing patience is the foundation of lasting peace.
Anger is our worst enemy" Tokugawa Ieyasu
