God's Child

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This song is dedicated to all the matakite (spirit seers) amongst us who often need more understanding, support, space. Inspired by a brother with these gifts who was thrown into the mental health system and came through and now supports other people with these gifts.

Ka rere taku wairua I te awa o te ora e,
My spirit flows through the healing river
huri noa I te toka o te whatu manawa e
swirling around the heart stone
e tu ana ki te tihi o te maunga rangatira e,
standing at the peak of the chiefly mountain
a man, a god, a man
he tangata, he atua, he tangata e
and we flow on, while we stand strong, treasures of a gods child, and we know that this gift that we hold, we hold with pride
Hapaitia e tatou i te taonga kua tuku iho e
let us uplift the treasure that have been handed down
he taonga mo tatou katoa, he matakite
a treasure for us all, the see'ers
he tauira mo tatou katoa, tena koe e te tuakana
an example for us all, we acknowledge you big brother
and we flow on, while we stand strong, treasures of a gods child, and we know that this gift that we hold, we hold with pride