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I wanna be somebody don't wanna be nobody
I aspire to be someone; I don't want to be anonymous.
All my boys acting crazy making babies at the parties
My friends are behaving recklessly, creating families at social gatherings.
I'm focussed on my dreams gotta get out this scene
I am concentrating on my dreams and need to escape from my current situation.
Coz a man without a dream can't relate to what I mean
A man without a dream can't understand what I mean.
But I know I'm not alone, right now I'm not alone
Despite challenges, I know I'm not alone right now.
Mind is my weapon in my hand's a microphone
My mind is my weapon, and I hold a microphone in my hands.
Wairua aye I make you feel the Wairua
Wairua, I make you feel the spiritual essence.
And for the life of me I gotta do what's right for me
I must do what's right for my life.
It's hard to tell who really wants to help
It's difficult to discern who genuinely wants to support; some may be self-interested.
wanna tautoko or they just in it for themselves
People talk without substance; now that I've succeeded, what do they have to say?
Walking around running their mouths
People gossip, and now that I've achieved success, what criticism remains?
and now that I cracked it man what you wanna say now
I come from a place where the system fails, and success is not expected.
I came from that place where the system fails
I was supposed to be stuck in a routine job to earn a living.
and we ain't supposed to make it
Despite the odds, I put my thoughts on paper at midnight.
I was supposed to be chained to the dayshift working for my payslip
I seized my dream and took control.
Man just to provide the basics, midnight I put pen to pages
Working hard to provide the essentials, I write in the quiet of the night.
I grab my dream by the scruff of the neck and take it
I grasp my dream firmly and pursue it.
I wanna be somebody don't wanna be nobody
I want to be someone; I don't want to be nobody.
All my boys acting crazy making babies at the parties
My friends are behaving recklessly, creating families at social gatherings.
I'm focussed on my dreams gotta get out this scene
I am concentrating on my dreams and need to escape from my current situation.
Coz a man without a dream can't relate to what I mean
A man without a dream can't understand what I mean.
But I know I'm not alone, right now I'm not alone
Despite challenges, I know I'm not alone right now.
Mind is my weapon in my hand's a microphone
My mind is my weapon, and I hold a microphone in my hands.
Wairua aye I make you feel the Wairua
Wairua, I make you feel the spiritual essence.
Walking with my tupuna they legendary
I walk with my ancestors; they are legendary.
I feel like a part of me and they never scare me
I feel connected to them, and they don't intimidate me.
Your wisdom of the universe became hereditary
Their wisdom has become a part of me through inheritance.
You listen to me when I thought no one would ever hear me
They listened to me when I thought no one else would.
Karakia on a daily give thanks and amine
I engage in daily prayers, expressing gratitude and affirmation.
With nan's ahua that wisdom to calm many
With my grandmother's essence, I find wisdom to bring calmness.
I heard it in whaikorero they used to talk you up
I heard stories praising you in traditional oratory.
I learned about the mohio gift from a tohunga
I learned about the knowledge gift from a spiritual leader.
All I knew was versions form the peeps that brought me up
My understanding is shaped by the perspectives of those who raised me.
The mauri of Hawaiki-nui our euphoria
The life force of our ancestral homeland, Hawaiki-nui, is our euphoria.
I'm a descendant yes and I feel the presence of the ariki
I am a descendant and sense the presence of the chief, encouraging me in tough times.
Encouraging me to rise when I find it hard to see
Rising when faced with difficulties is encouraged by my ancestors.
Take a look around tell me what did I see
Observing my surroundings, I see...
All my tupuna walking right beside me
My ancestors are walking right beside me.
Take a look around tell me what did I see
Observing my surroundings, I see...
All my tupuna walking right behind me
My ancestors are walking right behind me.
Wairua aye I make you feel the Wairua
Wairua, I make you feel the spiritual essence.
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