C# C7 Fm Fm6
One breath away from mother Oceania
C# C7 Fm
Your nimble feet make prints in my sands
Fm6 C# C7 Fm
You have done good for yourselves
C#
Since you left my wet embrace
C7 Fm
And crawled ashore
Fm6 C# C7 Fm
Every boy is a snake - is a lily
C# C7 Fm
Every pearl is a lynx - is a girl
C# C7 Fm
Sweet like harmony made into flesh
C#
You dance by my side
C7 Fm
Children sublime
C# C7
You show me continents
Fm
I see islands
C# C7
You count the centuries
Fm
I blink my eyes
C# C7 Fm
Hawks and sparrows race in my waters
C# C7
Stingrays are floating
Fm Fm6
Across the sky
C# C7 Fm Fm6
Little ones, my sons and my daughters
C#
Your sweat is salty
C7 Fm7
I am why
Fm6 C#
I am why
C7 Fm7
I am why
Fm6 C#
Your sweat is salty
C7 Fm7
I am why
Fm6 C#
I am why
C7 Fm7 Fm6
I am why
Outro: C# - C7 - Fm7 - Em6