Tides

Verse 1

Cold sunrise creeping across the ridge

Salt air sticking to my skin

Diving off the edge of the jagged ledge

Where the heavy swells begin

Pre-Chorus

Bare feet on the sharp stone

We make this wild space our home

From the rocks to the deep blue

Looking out for a different view

Chorus

Hunting the tides with my brothers

Feeding our spirits like no others

Bring the kina from the shelf

Find the paua for yourself

Green lip mussels on the rope

Giving the village all that hope

Crayfish hiding in the weeds

Harvesting exactly what we need

Post-Chorus

Gathering the kai

Watching spirits fly

Under the southern sky

High

Oh so high

Verse 2

Spear tip sharp for the snapper king

Steel flashing beneath the foam

Keep a watch for a jagged fin or a shark wing

Carrying the yellow tail home

Trevally fighting the line

Every single moment is mine

Silver scales in the sun

Thinking about what we've won

Pre-Chorus

Bare feet on the sharp stone

We make this wild space our home

From the rocks to the deep blue

Looking out for a different view

Chorus

Hunting the tides with my brothers

Feeding our spirits like no others

Bring the kina from the shelf

Find the paua for yourself

Green lip mussels on the rope

Giving the village all that hope

Crayfish hiding in the weeds

Harvesting exactly what we need

Bridge

North road bandit on the prowl

Hear the ocean give a howl

I hunt

I gather

I survive

Keeping the ancient ways alive

Chorus

Hunting the tides with my brothers

Feeding our spirits like no others

Bring the kina from the shelf

Find the paua for yourself

Green lip mussels on the rope

Giving the village all that hope

Crayfish hiding in the weeds

Harvesting exactly what we need

Post-Chorus

Gathering the kai

Watching spirits fly

Under the southern sky

High

Oh so high