THEN WE’LL SEE

THEN WE’LL SEE (Destroy&Rebuild)

(Chorus)

We been waiting on the day,

When the chains break free,

Truth in the land, truth in the sea,

Decolonise the mind, then we’ll see,

When the people rise up, then we’ll see,

Hearts beat as one, then we’ll see.

(Verse 1 – Australia)

Ancient songlines, voices in the red earth,

Dreaming never died, it’s time for rebirth,

Colonial scars, we carry that pain,

But knowledge in our veins, flowing like rain.

Re-educate the system, rewrite the books,

Teach the real story, take a second look,

From Arnhem Land to the city streets,

First Nations rising, reclaiming our seats.

Land back, power back, pride in the face,

Building up the future, we ain’t erased,

Language, culture, law, and lore,

Healing our spirit, hear the ancestors roar.

(Chorus)

We been waiting on the day,

When the chains break free,

Truth in the land, truth in the sea,

Decolonise the mind, then we’ll see,

When the people rise up, then we’ll see,

Hearts beat as one, then we’ll see.

(Verse 2 – Aotearoa/Māori)

Aroha in the whakapapa, roots run deep,

Mana in our bones, history we keep,

Decolonise the lessons, bring the truth to light,

Māori and Pākehā, time to unite.

Te reo flows, carving through the silence,

Haka in the heart, standing in defiance,

Rangatahi dreaming, tūpuna guiding,

Strength in our story, no more hiding.

Waiata rising, korero strong,

Rebuild the whenua, right the wrong,

Te Tiriti honoured, justice in the plan,

Weaving new futures with our own hands.

(Bridge)

It’s the healing, the teaching,

Wounds to be mended,

Pathways of knowing, never ended,

Respect for the whenua, moana and sky,

Raise up the truth, let the old lies die.

(Chorus)

We been waiting on the day,

When the chains break free,

Truth in the land, truth in the sea,

Decolonise the mind, then we’ll see,

When the people rise up, then we’ll see,

Hearts beat as one, then we’ll see.

(Outro)

Stronger together, we carve the way,

Purpose and power, hear what we say,

Decolonise, re-educate, rebuild what’s been,

Australia, Aotearoa – THEN WE’LL SEE.