Waka

10A(Beatmaker) Yeah Arghhh! Staunch bare battle scars yet still eager to win Engrave beats like tā moko beneath of the skin Ain't no chief by kin still we launching this waka Karakia 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 ignites like Whaikorero recitals from Ruawharo Tōhunga of the Takitimu Tamatea Arikinui be the high chief Recruiting the tribes elite to travel the high seas Till the third eye meets Hawaiki I'm homing in on all passengers That smile through their teeth win they grin Catch a swift taiaha 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 Arrghhh! I'm not just embedding the patu I'm leaving it in Hip hop the life force and i'm breathing again Exhale the mauri before we set sail Squawk with the iron jaw off the tip of the arero I be the roamer Tipene Pokaiwhenua the loner Swinging from my neck like a weapon Be the pounamu pendant Launching from the trenches Weak MC's all running for the fences Resilient with pen-ship Laying down the wero for anybody who enters Whare wānanga front and centre Mashing through the beef I'm a mincer Ahi kā burning through the cold-snap winter Tūmatauenga projected by the korowai Mortified I chop em all to size pā fortified Whisper in the distance slaughter at close quarters Chalking the outlines of foes that I out-shined I grow when I out grind journey up the poutama Flows butter and rewana bread be the kaupapa I'm feeding the wairua spirit aligned Luring the people inclined focus the haa moment in time Instrumental break (cricket in the background) Purerehua (plays in break) Yeah Arghhh! Be ready for it We nearing coordinates with every chorus And verse dispersed equip to strip down any fortress Hand to hand combat close quarters Unmatched dispatch whole war parties approaching toward us Bleaching beaches and coastal waters Tūmatauenga whero laying down any wero at any level 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 plus the plan's 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 and arrow Sharp shooter manoeuvring to snap through the bone marrow yeah! Tipene heading up the coast so get the hoe(paddle) coz we got to go Don't talk to me just tōkihi(paddle), tōkihi(paddle) Tōkihi(paddle) 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 tōkihi(paddle), tōkihi(paddle) Tōkihi(paddle) and move forward Instrumental break (cricket in the background)