'Kanpai Karaoke'

A visit to Tokyo is never complete without a stopover to the famous Shibuya district and its multitude of Karaoke bars. Getting lost within the fun of a few tunes, drinks, and noodle dishes will have you wanting to go back for more.

For many Japanese, this is their manner of dealing with long work hours and tough deadlines imposed by a culture of 'dedication-to-the-company'... Work hard, play hard... Kanpai!

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The second level's home
and the twenty-third is work,
another level love
where everything's berserk.
Warm blood always flowin'
through these city veins.
Cool karaoke bars
Tokyo is insane.

[PRE-CHORUS]
I have the answer
It’s always the same...
Let’s watch the dot jump words
inside the game.
[CHORUS]
I know just what to do
when I’m caught up in the blues
of the big city game.
I know just how to scream
drinks are flowin’ like a stream
every song sounds the same.
We are free
On a spree
Grab the mike
Kanpai! Karaoke!

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Work, oh work, the grindstone
in Japan we are the bird,
we work and live within a cage
and sing from word-to-word.
Nightfall, take the metro
Shibuya, here we are!
Pay upfront and enter
take the lift up to the bar.
Grab drinks, go to the room 
Lady Gaga on the run,
with Abba now we’re rockin’
with Boney M we’re havin’ fun.

I have the answer
It’s always the same
Let’s watch the dot jump words
inside the game.
I know just what to do
when I’m caught up in the blues
of the big city game.
I know just how to scream
drinks are flowin’ like a stream
every song sounds the same.
We are free…
On a spree
Grab the mike…
Kanpai! Karaoke!

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I have the answer
It’s always the same...
Let’s watch the dot jump words
here inside the game.
I know just what to do
when I’m caught up in the blues
of the big city game.
I know just how to scream
drinks are flowin’ like a stream
every song sounds the same.
We are free…
On the spree...
Grab the mike…
Kanpai! Karaoke!

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