[Verse 1] Oh, land of Aloha, where the ocean’s wide, Once we stood tall, with pride by our side. But they came with power from across the sea, Talkin’ laws and orders that don’t speak to me. From Cali’s coast, they tried to claim, But this ain't their land, it ain’t the same. They don’t know our songs, our land, our sky, Now we grieve for our people, hear the islands cry. [Chorus] Islands cry, oh islands weep, For the fallen souls now laid to sleep. In the heart of Honolulu, the blood did flow, Our voices silenced in the sorrow’s glow. Islands cry, for justice denied, From the deep blue waves to the mountains high. [Verse 2] In Anchorage, they felt it too, A call for freedom, a land born anew. But distant voices tried to stake their claim, Treated like strangers, forgotten by name. With mountains proud and northern lights, They fought for home, for their own rights. From frozen shores to the island sands, They cried for peace, they took their stand. [Chorus] Islands cry, oh islands weep, For the fallen souls now laid to sleep. In the heart of Honolulu, the blood did flow, Our voices silenced in the sorrow’s glow. Islands cry, for justice denied, From the deep blue waves to the mountains high. [Verse 3] August night at the palace gates, Families gathered to face their fate. They called for freedom, they sang for peace, But bullets flew, and lives were seized. Thirty-one gone, their spirits soar, And children’s laughter, we’ll hear no more. Iolani’s grounds soaked red that day, And the islands mourn in a bitter sway. [Chorus] Islands cry, oh islands weep, For the fallen souls now laid to sleep. In the heart of Honolulu, the blood did flow, Our voices silenced in the sorrow’s glow. Islands cry, for justice denied, From the deep blue waves to the mountains high. [Bridge] Now Alaska stands under northern lights, And Hawaii drifts on its own free tides. No longer bound by a distant hand, We find our way, we take our stand. But the memory stays, the wounds still burn, For the lives we lost, for the lessons learned. [Verse 4] So here’s to the fallen, their spirits rise, In the songs we sing, in the island skies. For those who marched with voices loud, For those who lay beneath the shroud. We’ll carry them on, their memory strong, With every wave, with every song. Though the pain runs deep, our hope runs high, In honor and grief, let the islands cry. [Chorus] Islands cry, oh islands weep, For the fallen souls now laid to sleep. In the heart of Honolulu, the blood did flow, Our voices silenced in the sorrow’s glow. Islands cry, for justice denied, From the deep blue waves to the mountains high. [Bridge] Oh, islands cry, for the day they fell, In the winds we feel their final farewell. But together we stand, side by side, In the strength of sorrow, in the islands’ pride. [Verse 5] Ku’u home, our island home, where the spirits roam, We’ll never forget, though the journey is long. For every keiki lost, for every tear we shed, They live in aloha, in the paths we tread. From mauna high to the ocean’s crest, We honor their souls, let them rest. This is our land, our hearts, our way, And in their memory, we stand today. [Outro] E ola mau, let their spirits live on, In the whispering wind, in the breaking dawn. With mana strong, we raise our cry, The islands remember, they will never die. We carry their aloha, proud and deep, In this sacred land, where the oceans weep.
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