C B7 Em Em6
One breath away from mother Oceania
C B7 Em
Your nimble feet make prints in my sands
Em6 C B7 Em
You have done good for yourselves
C
Since you left my wet embrace
B7 Em
And crawled ashore
Em6 C B7 Em
Every boy is a snake - is a lily
C B7 Em
Every pearl is a lynx - is a girl
C B7 Em
Sweet like harmony made into flesh
C
You dance by my side
B7 Em
Children sublime
C B7
You show me continents
Em
I see islands
C B7
You count the centuries
Em
I blink my eyes
C B7 Em
Hawks and sparrows race in my waters
C B7
Stingrays are floating
Em Em6
Across the sky
C B7 Em Em6
Little ones, my sons and my daughters
C
Your sweat is salty
B7 Em7
I am why
Em6 C
I am why
B7 Em7
I am why
Em6 C
Your sweat is salty
B7 Em7
I am why
Em6 C
I am why
B7 Em7 Em6
I am why
Outro: C - B7 - Em7 - Em6