Noel,

Welcome back!
I have missed you and your music.
Any subject that you work on will always turn into a very positive song.
A-B-A-C format approach is also successful.

I am impressed that you know about Japanese Kintsugi and are interested in it.
Unfortunately, it is not used much in today's Japanese daily life.

But even today, you can often see kintsugi in fancy coffee shops.
When I see expensive cups with kintsugi, it makes me want to talk to the owner of the shop who is making coffee behind the counter.

Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi