[Verse 1] Born where the river bends, Daughter of Powhatan. Matoaka, bright-eyed child, learning the land by hand. Soft steps through tall green reeds, wind in the cedar trees. You knew the language of rain, you knew how to listen clean. [Pre-Chorus] Carry the name, carry the flame, through the smoke and the storm. Stand in the dusk, stand unshaken, let your true voice be heard. [Chorus] Matoaka, Matoaka, river-born and brave. Matoaka, Matoaka, your name still rings today. Chief Powhatan’s daughter, holding on to grace. Matoaka, Matoaka, you walk in us this way. [Verse 2] History calls you by one name, but you were more than a page. A daughter, a bridge, a daughter, written through a shaking age. You lived with dignity, you carried more than stone. Through changing tides and hard times, you kept a steady home. [Pre-Chorus] Carry the name, carry the flame, through the smoke and the storm. Stand in the dusk, stand unshaken, let your true voice be heard. [Chorus] Matoaka, Matoaka, river-born and brave. Matoaka, Matoaka, your name still rings today. Chief Powhatan’s daughter, holding on to grace. Matoaka, Matoaka, you walk in us this way. [Bridge] Let the record be gentle, let the truth stand tall. More than a story told for gain, you were a life through it all. We remember the daughter, we remember the line, we remember Matoaka, carved in moving time. [Final Chorus] Matoaka, Matoaka, river-born and brave. Matoaka, Matoaka, your name still rings today. Chief Powhatan’s daughter, holding on to grace. Matoaka, Matoaka, you walk in us this way.
