G# G7 Cm Cm6
One breath away from mother Oceania
G# G7 Cm
Your nimble feet make prints in my sands
Cm6 G# G7 Cm
You have done good for yourselves
G#
Since you left my wet embrace
G7 Cm
And crawled ashore
Cm6 G# G7 Cm
Every boy is a snake - is a lily
G# G7 Cm
Every pearl is a lynx - is a girl
G# G7 Cm
Sweet like harmony made into flesh
G#
You dance by my side
G7 Cm
Children sublime
G# G7
You show me continents
Cm
I see islands
G# G7
You count the centuries
Cm
I blink my eyes
G# G7 Cm
Hawks and sparrows race in my waters
G# G7
Stingrays are floating
Cm Cm6
Across the sky
G# G7 Cm Cm6
Little ones, my sons and my daughters
G#
Your sweat is salty
G7 Cm7
I am why
Cm6 G#
I am why
G7 Cm7
I am why
Cm6 G#
Your sweat is salty
G7 Cm7
I am why
Cm6 G#
I am why
G7 Cm7 Cm6
I am why
Outro: G# - G7 - Cm7 - Em6