Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song He Was You, artist - Mark Mancina. Date of issue: 01.12.2016
Song language: English
He Was You |
| Chief Tui]: Moana, make way, make way! |
| Moana, it’s time you knew |
| The village of Motunui is |
| All you need |
| The dancers are practising |
| They dance to an ancient song |
| (Who needs a new song? This old one’s all we need) |
| This tradition is our mission |
| And Moana, there’s so much to do |
| (Make way!) |
| Don’t trip on the taro root |
| That’s all you need |
| We share everything we make |
| (We make) |
| We joke and we weave our baskets |
| (Aha!) |
| The fishermen come back from the sea |
| : I wanna see |
| : Don’t walk away |
| Moana, stay on the ground now |
| Our people will need a chief |
| And there you are |
| : There comes a day |
| When you’re gonna look around |
| And realize happiness is |
| Where you are |
| : Consider the coconut |
| (The what?) |
| Consider its tree |
| We use each part of the coconut |
| That’s all we need |
| : We make our nets from the fibers |
| (We make our nets from the fibers) |
| The water is sweet inside |
| (The water is sweet inside) |
| We use the leaves to build fires |
| (We use the leaves to build fires) |
| We cook up the meat inside |
| (We cook up the meat inside) |
| : Consider the coconuts |
| (Consider the coconuts) |
| The trunks and the leaves |
| (Ha!) |
| The island gives us what we need |
| : And no one leaves |
| : That’s right, we stay |
| We’re safe and we’re well provided |
| And when we look to the future |
| There you are |
| You’ll be okay |
| In time you’ll learn just as I did |
| : You must find happiness right |
| Where you are |
| : I like to dance with the water |
| The undertow and the waves |
| The water is mischievous |
| Ha! |
| I like how it misbehaves |
| The village may think I’m crazy |
| Or say that I drift too far |
| But once you know what you like, well |
| There you are |
| You are your father’s daughter |
| Stubbornness and pride |
| Mind what he says but remember |
| You may hear a voice inside |
| And if the voice starts to whisper |
| To follow the farthest star |
| Moana, that voice inside is |
| Who you are |
| : We make our nets from the fibers |
| (We weave our nets from the fibers) |
| The water is sweet inside |
| (And we taste the sweet inside) |
| We use the leaves to build fires |
| (We sing these songs in our choir) |
| We cook up the meat inside |
| (We have mouths to feed inside) |
| : The village believes in us |
| (That's right!) |
| The village believes |
| (Ha!) |
| The island gives us what we need |
| And no one leaves |
| : So here I’ll stay |
| My home, my people beside me |
| And when I think of tomorrow |
| There we are |
| I’ll lead the way |
| I’ll have my people to guide me |
| We’ll build our future together |
| : Where we are |
| : 'Cause every path leads you back to |
| : Where you are |
| : You can find happiness right — |
| : Where you are |
| Where you are |