Lyric

Ke kuʻu ʻana mai o ka mālie i luna o koʻu poʻo

Birds are singing where no bombs fall

ʻAʻole au i lohe i ka leo kani o ke kaumaha

And I wonder… is this silence really peace?

He aha ka maluhia, ke hiki ʻole i nā leo ʻeha?

Peace that doesn’t echo pain… is that peace at all?

ʻO kēia mele, ʻaʻole hiki i nā ʻāina kaua

This song isn’t reaching where it’s needed most

Ke hīmeni nei au me ka naʻau ʻole o ka ʻeha

What does it mean to sing about peace from a safe place?

Ke paʻa ʻole nā lima, akā ke hāpai nei i ka hae keʻokeʻo

No scars, no blood, just melody

He kiʻi kaulana kēia i hana ʻole i ka ʻoiaʻiʻo

Is it empathy, or arrogance?

Ke noʻonoʻo nei au: ʻo wai lā e lohe mai?

Maybe peace needs less silence, more truth

Ke nīnau nei au i ka maluhia

Peace — what does it cost? Who gets to claim it?

Nā hua ʻole, akā ke pule nei au

I shout like I believe… but I don’t know who hears

E ʻoukou hoʻi, e nīnau!

Are you closing your ears to someone’s scream?

Do you speak of peace from behind a wall?

Can you still say “we’re safe”... and mean it?