(Intro – Spoken/chant) Jah bless the land, bless the sea Bless the wisdom passed down to you and me Ancestors speak through earth and sky Open your heart, lift your eye... (Verse 1) We look to the source, where the stories begin Nānā i ke kumu, truth deep within Voices of elders, still echo clear If you listen to the land, you can always hear From mountain to ocean, wisdom flows Like lava it moves, like wind it knows Passed from the hands, the heart, the soul Generations carryin’ the sacred role (Chorus) It’s not just the mind, it’s the body too Hawaiian knowing — ancient, true The land remembers, the spirit speaks The path is deep and the roots run deep This is who we are, stand and rise Truth in the earth and fire in our eyes Liberation time, no more disguise Step into the light where the mana lies (Verse 2) The world is alive, every breath, every sound Not just the senses, but what’s all around Dreams give warning, signs appear In the crash of waves, in the chant we hear Stones got stories, clouds reveal What science can't name, the spirit feel Nighttime visions, omens fly The world got meaning, no need to try (Chorus) It’s not just the mind, it’s the body too Hawaiian knowing — ancient, true The land remembers, the spirit speaks The path is deep and the roots run deep This is who we are, stand and rise Truth in the earth and fire in our eyes Liberation time, no more disguise Step into the light where the mana lies (Verse 3) We learn through love, through what we do Through hands in soil, and voices true Knowledge for life, not for the test Hana noʻeau, we give our best Words got power, sharp like flame Speak with care, and never shame Kaona layered, deep like tide Truth and poetry walk side by side (Verse 4) No split between body and soul The naʻau is where we feel and know Down in the gut, wisdom grow Feeling the truth is how we show Not cold logic, not just the brain But living the knowing, through joy and pain (Bridge – Breakdown style) Ma ka hana ka ‘ike — yeah, we learn through the deed Pono in action, planting the seed We break the chains they put on our name We rise in pride, no longer tame They said we wrong — but they never knew We carry stars and ocean too (Final Chorus) It’s not just the mind, it’s the body too Hawaiian knowing — ancient, true The land remembers, the spirit speaks The path is deep and the roots run deep This is who we are, stand and rise Truth in the earth and fire in our eyes Liberation time, no more disguise Step into the light where the mana lies (Outro – Chant style) Ho‘oulu e... rise again ʻIke kupuna... guide us then From the ‘āina... from the sea We remember... we are free
