Natalie Merchant "Motherland" lyrics

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Motherland

Where in the hell can you goFar from the things that you knowFar from the sprawl of concreteThat keeps Crawling its wayAbout 1,000 miles a dayTake one last look behind,Commit this to memory and mind.Don't miss this wasteland,This terrible placeWhen you leaveKeep your heart off your sleeve

Motherland cradle me, close my eyes,Lullaby me to sleepKeep me safe, lie with me,Stay beside me don't goDon't you goOh, my five and dime queenTell me what have you seen?The lust and the avarice,The bottomless, Cavernous greed,Is that what you see?

[Chorus]Motherland cradle me, close my eyes,Lullaby me to sleep.Keep me safe, lie with me,Stay beside me don't go

It's your happiness I want most of allAnd for that I'd do anything at all,Oh mercy me!If you want the best of itOr the most of all, if there's anythingI can do at all

Now come on shot gun brideWhat makes me envy your life?Faceless, nameless, innocent,Blameless and free,What's that like to be?

[Chorus]

Don't go

Fonua Fua'anga

Ko fe 'i heli te ke 'aluMama'o mei he ngaahi me'a 'oku 'ilo'i koeMama'o mei he fakamanga 'o e sima...'Oku totolo pe 'i hono alu'angaMahalo koe maile e 'afe ki he 'ahoTo'o ha fakasio e taha ki muiTuku 'eni ki he loto manatu mo 'atamai'Oua teke manako ki he fonua to'afa ko 'eniKoe feitu'u fakamanavahe 'eni'I ho 'alu...Tuku ho loto mei ho'o kofu nima

Fonua fua'anga, fua au, tapuni'i hoku mataHiva keu moheMalu'i au, tokoto mo au,Nofo ma'u pe mo au, 'oua teke 'alu'Oua teke 'alu'Oiaue, ho'oku fika nima mo seniti tu'i fefineTala 'ange kiate au, koe ha me'a na'e sio?Koe holi kovi mo manumanu,Koe 'uakai fakaluotaomama'o mo faka'ata'ataKo 'ia 'oku sio e koe?

[Tau]Fonua fua'anga, fua au, tapuni'i hoku mataHiva keu moheMalu'i au, tokoto mo auNofo ma'u pe mo au, 'oua teke 'alu

Ko ho'o monu'ia 'oku 'ou fie ma'u 'aupito fakamanavaheKo 'ia teu fai ha fahinga me'a kotoa pe'Oiaue 'alo'ofa au kitaKapau 'oku fie ma'u he lelei lahi taha ko 'iaPea koe lahi 'o e me'a kotoa pe, kapau 'oku 'i ai ha me'a pe...Kuou lava ke fai

Ha'u ta'ahine ketelauKoe ha me'a 'oku 'ou meheka ki ho mo'ui?Ta'emata, ta'ehingoa, tonuhia,Ta'ehala'ia mo tauataina'Oku fefe ke pehe pe hange ko ee?

[Tau]

'Oua teke 'alu

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