[Chorus]
This is getting hard now because we once were kings
Inch by inch this archipelago it turns to flames
As this ancient landscape becomes commercialized
All will be forgotten unless our children rise
[Verse 1]
Light in the sky with feathers like a bird
For the lonely one and the stone he overturned
Unified before it was destroyed
A Paradise
This Holy place forged from the depths of thе earth
Goddess' rage turns thе fire into dirt
[Chorus]
This is getting hard now because we once were kings
Inch by inch this archipelago it turns to flames
As this ancient landscape becomes commercialized
All will be forgotten unless our children rise
[Verse 2]
Militarized zone covers sacred bones
My elders weep
'Cos now our dance is just a cheap parlour trick
Been oppressed since your disease made me sick
Is this reality a thing I can unfix
It seems we’re just a game in politics
[Chorus]
Yes this will be hard now for us to be kings
Inch by inch this archipelago it turns to flames
As this ancient landscape becomes commercialized
All will be forgotten unless our children rise
We Were Once Kings was written by Troy Kingi.
We Were Once Kings was produced by TeMatera Smith & Troy Kingi.
Troy Kingi released We Were Once Kings on Fri Jul 12 2019.