Hey you, how you doing?
Have I caught you at a time where you can listen?
Are you sitting on a plane with the clouds below you?
When it feels unreal like you're in a movie
Wrote a song for you, 'cause I know you're trying
On a planet that you love that you know is dying
And the grief you feel is real, it's something
Deep and wide and filled with longing
The feeling that you feel is your birthright
You're only here because of everything your people survived
From the mountains to the sea
I am the river is me
Tiaki mai i ahau
Māku anō koe e tiaki
♪
Hey you, how you doing?
Are you sitting in a car with the motor running?
When you're going nowhere, but it's overwhelming
Too busy just trying to get by surviving
Wrote a song for you, 'cause I know you're dreaming
Of the river as it guides you home to feeling
And the love you feel is real, it's something
Deep and wide and filled with knowing
The feeling that you feel is your birthright
Papatuānuku breathing you to life
From the mountains to the sea
I am the river is me
Tiaki mai i ahau
Maku ano koe e tiaki
♪
E kōrero ana ōu tūpuna ki a koe
We hold you precious moko
There is a place here for you
To rest your heart and body
And to be free of worry
To fall apart, to not know
To feel the grief and let go
E rere kau ana te awa
Mai i Te Kāhui Maunga ki a Tangaroa
Ko au te awa ko te awa ko au
E rere kau ana te awa
Mai i Te Kāhui Maunga ki a Tangaroa
Ko au te awa ko te awa ko au
E rere kau ana te awa
Mai i Te Kāhui Maunga ki a Tangaroa
Ko au te awa ko te awa ko au
E rere kau ana te awa
Mai i Te Kāhui Maunga ki a Tangaroa
Ko au te awa ko te awa ko au