Mecha Kumu - Hawai'iloa (Same blood, Two sails) [Intro} Split wake, same blood, two sails go far — One chase da light, one follow da scar. One found ʻāina, da odda found flame, But only one remember da ancestor’s name. (E hoʻomana i nā kūpuna, mai hāʻule i ka pouli) (Worship the ancestors, do not fall into darkness) [Verse 1 – The Brothers Depart] We braddahs from da same canoe, same tide, But da stars wen’ tell us walk diff ride. Ki look south, said, “More mana there,” I look north, saw visions in da salty air. He went Tahiti, big chief kine, I went chase da ‘iwa where da wind align. Same root, but we bloom diff, see — He went chase gods, I went set my keiki free. [Chorus] Split wake, same blood, two sails go far — One chase da light, one follow da scar... [Verse 2 – Hawaiʻiloa Finds Hawaiʻi] Seen Kauaʻi rise like a prayer from sea, Oʻahu next, one jewel for me. Maui big-breath, one backbone proud, Then Hawaiʻi, she call me out loud. I named her afta me, fo’ hold da line, My wahine next to me, crew feel fine. We plant, we chant, we fish da bay, We live pono, da Hawaiian way. [Chorus] Split wake, same blood, two sails go far — One build a home, one build a scar... [Verse 3 – Return to Ki & Discovery of Ku-waha-ilo] But I dream Ki face, still feel da tie, So I turn da waʻa south, neva say goodbye. Found him draped in red, surrounded by drum, People bow to a god wit’ a rotting tongue. Ku-waha-ilo, da worm-mouth god, He no like crops — he like da bod. Eat flesh, drink pain, chants full of dread, One god dat thrive when da keiki dead. Ki tell me, “Bro, this da god of da age,” But all I saw was da madness and cage. Bones in da pit, eyes gone blind — He traded aloha for da hunger of mind. [Chorus] Split wake, same blood, two sails go far — One feed da land, one feed da dark... [Verse 4 – He Papa Enaena (The Kapu)] I turned back wit’ salt tears burnin’ da face, Left da south, no mo’ grace. Back to Hawaiʻi, da real home fire, Where da gods no eat, but they lift you higher. I laid one kapu, burned it in stone — “No go south, no leave da throne.” He Papa Enaena, law o’ flame, So we no forget da sacred name. Aʻohe i pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi, We learn from waves, but not all kine. Some break da chain, some bind da soul, Some feed da god, some dig da hole. (Final Chorus – Stronger, with full chant) Split wake, same blood, two sails go far — One walk wit’ stars, one swallowed by war. One bring keiki, one bring knife — But only one gave Hawaiʻi life. (E hoʻomana i nā kūpuna, mai hāʻule i ka pouli) (Worship the ancestors, do not fall into darkness) (He papa enaena! Kapu loa!)
