[Verse 1] Before the names, before the lines Feet in earth, in breath, in time No map, no edge, no boundary drawn Only memory carrying on Wind and water, slow and deep Stone remembers what we keep In the dark and in the flame We are here, we stay the same ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Rising Chant] Aue, aue — hear the call Aue, aue — we are all ⸻ [Chorus] We remember — ahi kā, still burning We remember — always returning Not alone — kotahi we stand Many voices, one breath, one land We are first — but not above We are held in what we love Side by side — we carry on We are many — we belong ⸻ [Verse 2] We have bent but not been lost Carried fire through the frost Every silence, every scar Tells us who we truly are Walk beside, not over, through Every path remakes the truth In your voice, I hear my own In your ground, I find my home ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Percussive Chant] Tū, tū — stand, arise Tū, tū — no disguise ⸻ [Chorus] We remember — ahi kā, still burning We remember — always returning Not alone — kotahi we stand Many voices, one breath, one land We are first — but not above We are held in what we love Side by side — we carry on We are many — we belong ⸻ [Bridge – Haka / Spoken Rhythm] Tēnei mātou — here we stand Tēnei mātou — land to land Kia kaha — hold, endure Kia kaha — strong and sure Not the end, not the start Just the beating of a heart Different paths, same sky above Bound in breath, in loss, in love ⸻ [Break – Breath / Whisper Layer] Ahi kā… ahi kā… Kotahi… kotahi… ⸻ [Final Chorus – Full Choir / Layered] We remember — ahi kā, still burning We remember — always returning Kotahi — we stand, we stand One breath, one voice, one land We are many — we belong Ancient pulse in every song Side by side — we carry on We are many — we belong
