Smart & Māori (feat. Chey Milne)

E kui mā e kara mā i te pō (ae)

Tēnei rā tō koutou mokopuna te whakaohooho nei i a koutou, (kia ho mai ra) kia rongo mai koutou i ngā karanga,(a wai) ā ngā uri Māori tonu. Karawhiua!

Cause you smart and you Maori

Yeah you smart and you Maori

Say it I'm smart and I'm Maori

I'm smart and I'm Maori

One day a taniwha

Was swimming right under under us

He emerged from the water and morphed into human today we call pakeha

We aint know it then, he was no friend we took him in anyway

He brought in disease dis ease dishonour

That we still feel to this day

It's time for a change and we have the power to make that thing happen now

The unity solid the treaty is soon to be honoured lets practice how

To celebrate our Tipuna himene haka me waiata

Waiata hip-hop connecting the rangatahi Ka tu tangata

Smart for a Maori nope

I'm smart and I'm Maori bro

You think we get it easy aye

Handouts on handouts aye

As we navigate a pakeha way

Even with the barricades that be in place

We still manage to get in they face

With the intention to be in the game

But we aint playing

Our participation is past we are taken over its over our chances of making it happen is closer than most people think

Plenty of us here right now and there's more coming as we speak

Even when the odds are against us

Be calm and collected regardless cause we on the brink Forget the imposter syndrome we are not that

This classroom belong to us

We're here for the knowledge and all of what's promised we're knocking so open up

Tangata whenua present

Maken sure I'm represented and my perspective is understood and it's respected

But that is on us to correct em. So when they say.

Smart for a Maori nope

I'm smart and I'm Maori bro

You think we get it easy aye

Handouts on handouts aye

As we navigate a pakeha way

Even with the barricades that be in place

We still manage to get in they face

With the intention to be in the game

Look I'm done trying to wear two hats to be like you it's weird for me

It doesn't feel real to me but seeing my people get in is what appeals to me

The power of will in the ākonga rongoā e haere tonu ana ki te whaihua i te wahi ....it's inspiring all of us

Cause you smart and you Māori

With class and it's all done solely

By you don't be whakama to show each and everyone that this is your glory

But remember that taniwha

Don't forget what he done to us

He brought in disease dis ease dis honour and now we know who to trust

Cause you smart and you Maori

Yeah you smart and you Maori

Say it Im smart and I'm Maori

Im smart and I'm Maori

As we navigate a pakeha way

Even with the barricades that be in place

We still manage to get in they face

We still manage to get in they Bleh.

Ko te korero e mea ana, he kākāno ahau I ruia mai i Rangiātea, e kore rawa ahau e ngaro!

Nō reira e mihi ana ki a koe brother e whakatutungi nei I te hatete

Nā wai I teka kei konei tonu tāua e mahi nei I ngā mahi ahakoa te roa o te wā

Ka eke i te wiwī Ka eke i te wawā Ka eke i te papārahua i Rangitumu Huia i Ka Eke i Ka Eke

Ka eke i te wiwī Ka eke i te wawā Ka eke i te papārahua i Rangitumu Huia i Ka Eke i Ka Eke

Hi

As we navigate a pakeha way

Even with the barricades that be in place

We still manage to get in they face

We still manage to get in they Bleh