Ask the grandmothers at Marovo Lagoon They'll say "Daughter, the water is rising." Ask the young men who fish down in the bay They'll say "Sister, the weather is changing But you, you can go home." Everyone here comes from some other place And they'll tell you As soon as they meet you "My mother's Makira, my father's Marau And I'll go, soon as...Learn More

Old friend, what’s up with you? Your eyes a darker shade of blue Your skin is thin, I see the veins right through Good god, you’re standing there In last night’s clothes, no underwear Your fingers bleed from picking at the skin You say, “There’s nothing good, and nothing bad There’s just what you take and what you’re given.” You say, “So what if...Learn More

All our friends, they're breaking up Or having babies While we pretend that it’s enough Another dirty town, my thoughts derail And I can't stop them Fast food, slow nights, you far away I make bad choices when I got them How we gonna hold it up, this fragile love? Your grandmother she met her man When she was thirteen A little church and family...Learn More

The sky is a silver-white haze The sky is a silver-white haze It dazzles the days The water runs warm from the pipes The water runs warm from the pipes Even at night We wait I talk to my love through a screen He’s pixels and plastic, not skin I’m trying I find myself counting the days Calculating the distance through space There’s no trace We...Learn More