Mecha Kumu - One Whisper "Da kahuna no talk loud. He just whisper... den boom, you sick." "One tee leaf, one bone, one name... das all. [Verse 1 – Da Setup] No need knife, no need blade, Just da name an’ da right shade. Tee leaf, salt, one bowl from stone, He whisper to da ki‘i, now da god stay home. Ki‘i, das da fetcher — da tool wit da bite, Hold mana from da spirit, no need see light. One image, one bundle, one kiʻi head, He feed 'em pork, rum, and call da dead. Unihipili – das tutu's bone, Buried deep, now live alone. He clean 'em, pray 'em, dress 'em nice, Now da mana flow cold, not once, but twice. [Hook – Chant style, layered vocals] “E hānai ʻia ka ʻuhane, e hānai ʻia ke akua.” (Feed da spirit, feed da god.) Whatevah you feed, dat's what you get, You feed 'em revenge, you get one debt. Mana not free, come wit price, One wrong pule — you pay it twice. [Verse 2 – Da Workings] Ho‘ounauna, das da kine fo’ send, Sickness creep in, like slow dead end. One hair, one nail, one piece from you, Wrap ‘em tight, put ‘em by da imu. He light da fire — kuni style, Smoke curl up, da god stay smile. He burn da leaf, chant da breath, Now da spirit ride 'em — go bring death. Akua noho — god live inside, Jump in da kahuna, he no can hide. He talk like somebody else, eye stay roll, Now he know what no man know. [Bridge – Whispered like a spell] “E hele ʻoe, e luku i kou enemi…” (Go now, destroy your enemy…) He send da spirit like bird in sky, Sometimes flame, sometimes fly. You see one light flash cross da air? Too late, braddah — he wen get there. [Verse 3 – Da Consequences] Even da ai‘i scared da dark, Dey know mana no care who spark. Kalaipahoa tree drip poison sweet, You touch da sap, you lose your beat. Pōhaku, bird, even one stick, Can turn to weapon if da chant stay slick. One kahuna can heal, one can kill, Depends what god he choose fo’ fill. You think you safe wit your lei an' laugh? But da kahuna hold da other half. He know da names, da paths, da signs, He call da pō — da pō realigned. [Hook – Final Chorus, darker tone] “O ka mana huna, haku ʻia i ka pō.” (Hidden mana, forged in the dark.) One name, one stone, one fire bright, One whisper send you outta sight. You play wit da gods, no act dumb, You pray da wrong pule, yo’ time come. [Outro – Quiet, fading voice, ti leaf crackle] "Still get da ones dat practice. You no see dem. But dey see you." "You walk past da hala tree… you feel dat? Das not da wind."
