[Intro]
Hawaiʻi is my home
Not a theme park, not a show
From the keiki to the kūpuna
We still chanting, you should know (hey)
[Verse 1]
Too much buildings, can’t see sky
Tour vans block my auntie’s drive
Uncle working triple shifts
Still can’t afford the place he lives
They raise rent, then raise their glass
We raise flags, they laugh and pass
From the ʻili to the reef
They lease our pain, then call it peace
Fast flow
Kānaka in the back of the squad car
Brown skin tagged like a radar
Stop and frisk at the Safeway, late
“Wrong place” but it’s our place, brah
They don’t see when we sleep in trucks
Four kids, one bed, all luck
Sidewalk sweep, push us out of town
But whose name stamped on this ground?
[Chorus]
Give our land back
You can keep your pretty views
We just want our kūpuna’s truth
Hawaiʻi is my home, not for you to own
Take care of the kids
Feed the houseless by the stone
If the government don’t care
We gon’ care on our own
Give our land back
Give our land back (oh)
[Verse 2]
Slow flow
Too much people on a one-lane road
Too much money in a one-sided vote
They pave one more lot, call it “growth”
But how you grow when the roots get choked?
Church bells, sirens, same old song
Police line up when we stand strong
Hands up, still get shoved to the dirt
Body cam “lost,” mama hearts still hurt
Fast flip
Kids in the park with the ball, then a taser
Cop pull up, hand on the laser
Say “comply” while he push on his holster
Aunty on the side live-stream on her phone, yeah
“Protect and serve”—who you really serve?
Who you protect when you swerve on the curve?
Blue lights paint our brown skin blue
But the ʻāina remember what is true
[Bridge]
Take care of the kids
When the lunch line long
Take care of the houseless
When the night feels wrong
If they shut the door
We build it in the sand
From ka wahine to ke kāne
We still holding hands (ooh)
[Chorus]
Give our land back
You can keep your fancy plans
We just want our ʻohana lands
Hawaiʻi is my home, not your stepping stone
Take care of the kids
Feed the houseless by the stone
If the government don’t care
We gon’ care on our own
Give our land back
Give our land back (hey)