D C#7 F#m F#m6
One breath away from mother Oceania
D C#7 F#m
Your nimble feet make prints in my sands
F#m6 D C#7 F#m
You have done good for yourselves
D
Since you left my wet embrace
C#7 F#m
And crawled ashore
F#m6 D C#7 F#m
Every boy is a snake - is a lily
D C#7 F#m
Every pearl is a lynx - is a girl
D C#7 F#m
Sweet like harmony made into flesh
D
You dance by my side
C#7 F#m
Children sublime
D C#7
You show me continents
F#m
I see islands
D C#7
You count the centuries
F#m
I blink my eyes
D C#7 F#m
Hawks and sparrows race in my waters
D C#7
Stingrays are floating
F#m F#m6
Across the sky
D C#7 F#m F#m6
Little ones, my sons and my daughters
D
Your sweat is salty
C#7 F#m7
I am why
F#m6 D
I am why
C#7 F#m7
I am why
F#m6 D
Your sweat is salty
C#7 F#m7
I am why
F#m6 D
I am why
C#7 F#m7 F#m6
I am why
Outro: D - C#7 - F#m7 - Em6