[Intro – spoken] Eh, you feel dat? No, das no ertquake. Das me. Pele. Ka wahine ʻai honua. I neʻe aku au mai Kahiki mai. I neʻe aku me ke ahi a me ka hekili. I neʻe aku me ka ʻoiaʻiʻo. ________________________________________ [Verse 1] I come from Kahiki, fire in my naʻau, Pāhoehoe under feet, I walk proud. Red hair flame, eyes like da sun, One breath from me, den everybody run. Hiʻiaka know, Namaka she hate, But I still da boss, I still create. Ka Lua o Pele, dat's where I stay, Puna to Kaʻū — dis MY way. “Hele au i ka ‘āina ahi, ke ahi a ka wahine.” “ʻO wau ka lapa i ka honua, ke pele ʻulaʻula.” ________________________________________ [Hook – chanted & rapped] From da pit, I spit—heat and smoke, Sacred chants, make mountains choke. Ohelo lei, ʻawa at dawn, Bow when I move, ‘cause the goddess on. E Pele e! Pele e! I no burn bridges, I melt the way. E Pele e! Feel me say: dis land ain’t yours—I let you stay. ________________________________________ [Verse 2] You think you can build where da lava sleep? I go holoholo deep, real deep. I no need permit, I no ask boss, I go where I like — you deal wit loss. Kahuna know, kupuna stay wise, Dey see da fire when dey look in my eyes. You walk on da ʻāina, you walk on me, Dis ain’t just land — dis family. “E nānā i ka ʻāina, he ola kou i laila.” “He ʻāina hānau kēia — noʻu kēia ʻāina.” ________________________________________ [Bridge – melodic pidgin with Hawaiian phrases] He ʻāina momona, I gave you da gift, But you dig too deep, I start fo shift. From Puʻuʻōʻō to Halemaʻumaʻu, I roar when da moon come through. Hiʻiaka loyal, stand by side, I neva lie, I neva hide. I kāhea to da ones who know — My fire still flow, my mana still grow. “E ola ka inoa o Pele!” “E hoʻomana i ka Wahine ʻai honua!” ________________________________________ [Hook – chanted & rapped] From da pit, I spit—heat and smoke, Sacred chants, make mountains choke. Ohelo lei, ʻawa at dawn, Bow when I move, ‘cause the goddess on. E Pele e! Pele e! I no burn bridges, I melt the way. E Pele e! Feel me say: dis land ain’t yours—I let you stay. ________________________________________ [Verse 3 – final verse] You like fight nature? Try beef wit me. You goin’ learn quick who da real aliʻi. You get lawbooks, I get lava trails, I write history wit fire and nails. Da pahu pound, da hula rise, My keiki chant under sacred skies. I’m not one myth, I’m not one tale, I’m da wahine who burn da veil. “ʻAʻole au he moʻolelo kahiko wale nō. ʻO wau nō ke ahi o kēia au.” “Pele nō wau, a ke ʻā mau nei au.” ________________________________________ [Outro – spoken softly, with distant pahu sounds] Ho‘olohe mai. When da ground shake… when da sky glow red… You know who calling. Not one warning. One reminder. Pele. Still here. Still watching. “E ala mai, e nā kānaka ʻeā. E ʻike i ke ahi. E mālama i ka ʻāina.”
