Bwerei

Intro

mm-mm, ah-ah, oh-oh (yeah)

la-la, la-la, la-la (uh-huh)

Verse

When you walk in the room, Bwerei, the sun leans in

You laugh and the ordinary becomes our hymn

Coffee on the counter, little shoes by the door

Junior on your shoulder, Ray running circles on the floor

You steady every storm that I can't face alone

You make this house a harbor, you make this place our home

Every quiet kindness, every brave, small thing you do

I wake up grateful, every day starts with you

Pre-chorus

Hold my hand, don't let go, (don't let go)

Teach our boys to be gentle, teach them how to grow

Name by name I say it, let the whole world know

Chorus

Bwerei, my compass, Bwerei, my light

Bwerei, my morning and the last song of the night (oh-oh)

For Junior and for Ray, for the little steps we take

For Kiribati Crown Temauri teraoi tetabomoa, for our family's name

Bwerei, I thank you, I thank you (yeah)

Verse

You mend the broken plans, you make a plan of our dreams

You tie the kite to hope and teach us how to believe

Ray with his wild stories, Junior with his careful eyes

You listen to their questions like the sky listens to tides

You carry more than weight, you carry all our names

With patient words like rivers, soft as steady flames

When fear shows its face, you meet it with your smile

You teach us how to keep living, day by day, mile by mile

Pre-chorus

Sing it soft, sing it loud, (sing it loud)

We built this love together, brick by sweeter brick now

Say their names with pride, let the promise ring

Chorus

Bwerei, my compass, Bwerei, my light

Bwerei, my morning and the last song of the night (oh-oh)

For Junior and for Ray, for the little steps we take

For Kiribati Crown Temauri teraoi tetabomoa, for our family's name

Bwerei, I thank you, I thank you (uh-huh)

Bridge

When the world gets heavy, you are handwriting on my skin

A steady line that says we always start again

Junior's laugh, Ray's small hand tucked in yours so tight

We are a circle spun of promises and quiet fights

I vow to keep the stove warm, the stories full and true

To teach them how to love like I learned to love with you

Kiribati Crown Temauri teraoi tetabomoa—say it slow, say it proud

Our name like a tide, pulling us home, pulling us around (oh-oh)

Chorus

Bwerei, my compass, Bwerei, my light

Bwerei, my morning and the last song of the night (yeah)

For Junior and for Ray, for the little steps we take

For Kiribati Crown Temauri teraoi tetabomoa, for our family's name

Bwerei, I thank you, I thank you (la-la)

Outro

Mm-mm, ah-ah, Bwe-rei (Bwe-rei)

Junior, Ray, la-la (Junior, Ray)

Kiribati Crown Temauri teraoi tetabomoa (teraoi tetabomoa)

Mm-mm, ah-ah, love you (love you)