Waka
Verse 1
Staunch bare battle scars yet still eager to win
Engrave beats like tā moko(traditional tattoo) beneath of the skin
Ain't no chief by kin still we launching this waka(canoe)
Karakia(prayer) just to be at peace with the seas and the winds
The maiden voyage main objective staying buoyant
The Hawke’s Bayliff make sure the oars stay in cadence, For this special occasion
I hongi mics the mohio(knowledge) ignites like whaikorero recitals from Ruawharo(ancestor)
Tōhunga(specialist) of the Takitimu(ancestral canoe), Tamatea Arikinui(ancestor) be the high chief
Recruiting the tribes elite to travel the high seas
Till the third eye meets Hawaiki(home land)
Im homing in on all passengers that smile through their teeth win they grin
Catch a swift taiaha(fighting staff) strike to the knees and the shins
Let karma take care of those driven by treason and sin
Cast em overboard freestyle then we’ll see if he can swim
I'm not just embedding the patu I’m leaving it in
Hiphop the life force and i'm breathing again
Exhale the mauri(life force) before we set sail squawk with the iron jaw off the tip of the arero(tongue)

I be the roamer, Tipene Pokaiwhenua(swallower of the land) the loner
Swinging from my neck like a weapon be the pounamu(greenstone) pendant
Launching from the trenches weak MC’s all running for the fences
Resilient with penship laying down the wero(challenge) for anybody who enters
Whare wānanga(house of learning) front and centre mashing through the beef i'm a mincer
Ahi kā burning through the cold snap winter
Tūmatauenga(god of war) projected by the korowai(cloak) mortified I chop em all to size Pā(fortress) fortified
Whisper in the distance slaughter at close quarters
Chalking the outlines of foes that I outshined I grow when I out grind
Journey up the poutama(learning journey), flows butter and rewana bread be the kaupapa(topic)
Im feeding the wairua(spirit), spirit aligned, luring the people inclined focus the ‘ha’ moment in time
Verse 2
Be ready for it we nearing coordinates with every chorus
And verse dispersed equip to strip down any fortress
Hand to hand combat at close quarters unmatched
Dispatch whole war parties approaching toward us
Bleaching beaches and coastal waters
Tūmatauenga whero laying down any wero at any level
And rise to the challenge with spiritual mind balance
Until every enemies of mine vanquish
That sworn savage born to scavenge off the land I forgive
Any trespassers strategic plans the plans militant
Tribe syndicate intrinsic in the mind since a kid
Giving back a hundy percent of the rhymes when I spit
Consciousness honest when flowing with kaupapa
Flows like no other on the mic I’m a known rebel
Absorb raw raps draw back like an bow n arrow
Sharp shooter manoeuvring to snap through the bone marrow yeah

Chorus
Tipene heading up the coast so get the hoe(paddle) coz we got to go
Don't talk to me just
Tokihi(echo)
Tokihi(echo)
Tokihi(echo)
And move forward
And if I catch you tryna rock the boat and sabotage it then I’ll drop your pulse
Don't talk to me just
Tokihi(echo)
Tokihi(echo)
Tokihi(echo)
And move forward