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Te Awa (Single)

by Flightless Fairy

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lyrics

Between the takers and the givers
Oh was I baptised on
The wrong side of
The river?

You can't please them both
In a zero sum game
With so much to gain
And the world to lose

God knows I left behind
Those godforsaken shores
Never to return
I was so sure

But then I met these women
Whose words, they were not given;
They burst from the
Earth and the sea

Water always wins
When the levee breaks
Tear down the gates
And make no mistake
Ko tātou te awa
Hei timatanga hou tēnei
Mo te katoa e
Mo te katoa e

Whose cross is it to bear
To build bridges and share
Bread that can be broken
With everyone

The point is not to preach
But to accept what she'd
Teach us about
Drowning in our sins

Dip your head under
And feel the sway
Currents are the currency
by which new paths are paved
Feel the sway
Kia kotahi e

credits

released August 9, 2019
DANI PICKERING — vocals, guitar, instrumentals, lyrics, composition, production
JAYE BARCLAY (NGĀTI APA, NGĀ HAUITI) — te reo Māori collaboration
HURIANA KOPEKE-TE AHO (TŪHOE, NGĀTI POROU, RONGOWHAKAATA, TE ĀTI HAUNUI-A-PĀPĀRANGI, NGĀTI KAHUNGUNGU, NGĀI TAHU) — cover art

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Flightless Fairy Wellington, New Zealand

I live in Te Whanganui-ā-tara / Wellington and make music somewhere between folk and pop about anxieties in Aotearoa both big and small.

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