Taku Ipukarea

[Intro]
Male (soft, spoken-sung):
Āue… yeah
Ngā motu o tōku vaerua
Female (breathy):
Island soul…
Ocean deep…

Male:
Atiū nights, moon so low
Hear the waves say “don’t let go”
Palm trees sway, time move slow
This my blood, this all I know
Female (last 4 bars):
From the sand to the stars above
Every tide remind me of
Where I’m from, who I am
Island heart in my hands

Female:
Moana roa, pull me close
No matter where I go
Male (harmonies):
Vaerua kotahi, one heartbeat
This the only home I know

Both (hook):
Āue… āue…
Ngā motu o tōku vaerua
Male:
You my home, my heart, my truth
Female:
Yeah, you my island soul

Both:
Āue… āue…
Under skies forever blue
No matter where I go
I come back to you
Female:
City lights, different sound
But I still hear the ocean now
Through my phone, through my song
Still reppin’ home all night long
Male:
They say chase a bigger dream
But I carry mine in me
In the reo, in the beat
That’s my identity

Male:
World keep changing, yeah I know
Female:
But our roots stay strong below

Both:
From the shore to overseas
We don’t fade, we don’t leave

Both:
Āue… āue…
Ngā motu o tōku vaerua
Female (ad-libs):
(Island soul… yeah)

Male:
From Rakahanga to the stars
Female:
Tongareva in my heart

Both:
No matter where we are

Female (whisper):
Slow it down… feel the tide now…
Male:
Tūpuna talk in the breeze
Tellin’ me who I gotta be

Both (last 2 bars):
This ain’t just land, this ain’t just sea
It’s identity

Both:
Āue… āue…
Ngā motu o tōku vaerua
Island soul, forever true
I belong to you

Male (runs):
Even if I roam the world…
Female:
My heart stay island-side
Island soul… island soul…
Āue…

74 BPM,R&B,Island Slow Jam,Duet,Drums: Soft trap,R&B kit, island percussion tucked low
Bass: Warm sub, side-chaine