(intro) Check one two—Punaweb blowin’ up Talkin’ sovereignty, but still no let up Kingdom folks, skeptics, in between too All tryin’ fo figure: what we gonna do? (Verse 1) Eh—da Kingdom still alive, no lie Annexation? Illegal, try check why No treaty, no vote, just one fake doc US wen’ sneak in, try lock da lock We had passports, embassies, all dat Recognition worldwide—den boom, get jacked No like be tribe, we one nation Bloodline deep, no need explanation Deoccupy, no compromise Statehood? Nah, das full of lies (Verse 2) Bruh, sound good but no work in da real Da movement split, da vision not real Statehood wen’ win, we get roads, schools You like go back? Das not da rules No more army, no foreign cash You like what—live in one thatched grass shack? US not gonna bounce, let’s be smart Use what we get, not fall apart (Verse 3) What if we build someting dat stay? Nation-inside-one-nation, Hawaiian way Like da tribes, but mo’ our own Get sovereignty-lite, but still our zone Akaka Bill? Maybe nevah pass But get groundwork, no move too fast Still keep US, but control some tings Language, culture, our own wings (Chorus) Sovereignty talk, go round n’ round From da ceded lands to sacred ground Kingdom dreams, or one nation pact Everybody like take sovereignty back But how? When? And who get da mic? We all like justice, but fightin’ not right (Verse 4) Recognition? Das one trap Da Queen nevah quit—check da map Republic wen’ fake, small kine crew Majority no like, dey wen’ stay true We had laws, we had land Still ours, even if US wen’ stand No need beg, no need wait We still get da power fo' open da gate (Verse 5) Ho, but back den get class stuff too Not everybody had say, das true Now mo’ people get rights, can vote No need go back, just stay afloat Culture reborn, hula, ʻŌlelo too Not cuz da Kingdom—but cuz what we do All dis fightin’? Makes us look nuts Hard fo' believe when da story get cuts (Verse 6) Try see da vision, not just da pain Nation-building can bring real gain Naʻi Aupuni wen’ draft da plan Big tent style, fo’ every kanaka stand DOI wen’ listen, maybe not da best But we had our chance—better than rest If we no unite, how we move on? Sovereignty die when da lāhui stay gone (Outro) No easy answer, no silver key But dis our struggle, our destiny From Hilo to Hanalei, voice get weight Time fo' decide—before it’s too late Peace.
