Kei a au te mana, te take I got the influence, I got the plan
Kia tutuki ai te awe to regain the power
Ko te mana, te take I got the influence, I got the plan
Kia tutuki ai te awe to regain the power
Kei a au te awe awe I got the power
Kei a au te I got the power
Kei a au te I got the power
Wāhanga Tuatahi
Tuia tuia he uri o Ngāti Huia Entwine entwine it, this descendant of Ngāti Huia.
He reo kaiota tōku, he tawhito tōu, he kuia my sound is fresh, yours sounds old like a granny
Ā, mai i tō kotiro tana aroha i pātuhia Your girl keeps sending me love letters
Kei Rangiātea tana aro ki taku kākano i ruia Rangiātea is where she’s intent on the seed I’ve sown
Kia tau kia tau Chill chill
Nāku kē te rākau The challenge stick is my own
Kia tau kia tau Chill chill
He raiona te ngākau I’ve got the heart of lion
Ahakoa te pepa mokotā i ngā wā o mua So your old signed paper doesn't mean much
Whatungarongaro te pepa, toitū te whenua paper disappears, but the land remains
Whakahokia whakahokia
mai te whenua āe āe
LAND BACK
Korihi
Kei a au te mana, te take I got the influence, I got the plan
Kia tutuki ai te awe to regain the power
Ko te mana, te take I got the influence, I got the plan
Kia tutuki ai te awe to regain the power
Kei a au te awe awe I got the power
Kei a au te I got the power
Kei a au te I got the power
Wāhanga Tuarua
Kua riro pea te reo, toitū te mana though the language may have been taken, our spiritual power remains
Kua riro pea ngā eka, toitū te tangata the acres may have been taken, but the people remain
Kua riro pea te mita, toitū te niwha the dialect may have been taken, but the resolve remains
Kei te mōhio koe, ko wai ngā tino rangatira You know who the real chiefs are..
Tuhia ki tō rae ki tō rae, tino pai don’t forget it, and we’ll be sweet
Māku e hāpai te iwi ki uta, ki tai, I’m tryna lift us all up, from inland to the coast
Ko te ia te wai, ko te pānguru te kai the flow is my water, the bass is my food
Kia tū ai, kia tū ai, ko ahau te tūtae to rise up, to rise up, really I’m the shit
