Prompt / Lyrics
[Intro – Conch / Low Drums] Hooo—! Stomp, stomp—clap. Stomp, stomp—clap. [Call] Talofa, aiga—hear the sea inside my chest! [Response – Chorus gang] Hey! Hey! [Verse 1] I wake with the tide marks carved in my skin, tatau telling stories the wind remembers. Salt on my breath, storm in my grin— I am the spear of the reef and the ember. Totems at my heel, I plant them and pray, earth for the bones, water for sway, air for the breath, fire for the day— ancestors drum in my veins when I say— [Pre-Chorus] Fa‘amalosi—be strong, I carry my home. Every step that I take shakes basalt and foam. Hear the thunder I call with a word and a tone— I am the cliff and the crown of the combers. [Chorus] I am the island in my bones, the shark-blue current in my soul. When I chant, the skies roll open, when I strike, the lava flows. I am the island—stand or run, my hook drags down the midnight sun. For my people, for my oath— I am the island in my bones. [Tag – Crowd] Riki—shi! Riki—shi! [Verse 2] I’ve tasted the void—bitter, black rain, but it broke on my neck like a wave on a breaker. Ula fala bright, keeping night on its chain, I’m a tide that returns, a promise that’s maker. I carry my village wherever I roam, canoe in the heart, stars mapping me home. With the Finest I sail, but I walk never alone— every chant threads a path through the foam. [Pre-Chorus 2] Fa‘atasi—together, our breath becomes flame, I shoulder the storm and I answer my name. Let the darkness assemble—remember the claim: I am the reef it will shatter upon. [Chorus] I am the island in my bones, the shark-blue current in my soul. When I chant, the skies roll open, when I strike, the lava flows. I am the island—stand or run, my hook drags down the midnight sun. For my people, for my oath— I am the island in my bones. --- [Bridge – Haka / Siva Tau (Stomp-Chant)] (Stamp!) Matagi! — I take the wind! (Stamp!) Afi! — I bear the flame! (Stamp!) Vai! — I drink the wave! (Stamp!) Ele‘ele! — I guard the plain! Chest to the drum, feet to the stone, I boom like surf on weathered throne. Toa! Warrior heart, never alone— My ancestors rise when I intone: [Haka Call & Response] I: Who owns the night? All: We own the night! I: Who guards the light? All: We guard the light! I: Who stands the line when shadows bite? All: We stand, we bite, we fight the night! --- [Breakdown] Hook of bone, curve of moon, reel the storm to end its tune. If you come to take my shore, know my roar— it’s oars on fire and a thousand more. --- [Final Chorus – Double-Time] I am the island in my bones, the drumline carved in ancient stone. When I chant, the skies roll open, when I strike, the lava flows. I am the island—storm and sun, a tidal vow that won’t be undone. For my people, for my oath— I am the island in my bones. [Outro – Conch / Fading War-Choir] (Soft) Fa‘afetai, elders—guide me home… Stomp, stomp—clap. Riki—shi… Riki—shi…
Tags
Polynesian war-chant fused with cinematic rock (conch shell, log drums, stomp-claps, bass guitar drones, war-choir).
Duration
3:54
Instrumental
No
Created
11/6/2025