Tumaiguini

by Micah Manaitai

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lyrics

tumaiguini, lukao fuha
I don’t have a rock to go to
and I’ve barely come to know you
o creators
is there room upon your spaceship
with air so clean I can taste it
I’d be down for peacing out
whenever you come liberate us

o saina
look at all this mess
hu nanannga hao, my hands are sore from
beating on my chest
oh this whole world
is filled with sorrow
but if we give back what you made us
did we ever really borrow?

13 moons will cross behind us
while our future tries to find us
we may never know what we need
but here we are now, tumaiguini

oh, Iyo-ku
Drop the blindfold
we burnt the candle
till the glass that held it
shattered in the cold
though the winter
is warm as welcome
your beliefs were only helpful
for as long as you had held them

oh my baby
what’s it come to
a stranger angel in my eyes
I couldn’t turn back if I wanted to
I’ll make space for
your worst behavior
if you make space for mine
cause you’re my favorite waste of time

13 moons will cross behind me
while my future tries to find me
parents asking what’s the hold up
maybe next year I’ll feel older
we may never know what we need
but here we are now, tumaiguini

tumaiguini, what am I scared of?
oh, the monotone of daily life
is worse than I remember
I’ve got my nose plugged
while all the days blur
but if I came up for air
would the world still hold me under?

13 moons will cross behind me
while my future tries to find me
parents asking what’s the hold up
maybe next year I’ll feel older
with a grateful gesture overdue
and all this living to look forward to
we may never know what we need
but here we are now, tumaiguini

credits

released January 22, 2023
Kyle Rodriguez - piano
Zach Zito - acoustic guitar
Robert Aragon - electric guitar, nylon
Isaac Vandyne - electric bass, synth
Jake Richman - upright bass
Owen Ragland - comet sounds
Macarena Blando Demarco - vocals
Micah Manaitai - vocals, ukulele, guitar, synths, production

recorded by Micah Manaitai and Ken Helmlinger
recorded in the back house and Creamer Studios
mixed by Micah Manaitai
mastered by Chris Muth at Taloowa Corp.

custom Tumaiguini jacket - So’le Celestial
cover art - Veronica Cruz

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Micah Manaitai Los Angeles, California

Micah Manaitai is a Los Angeles-based artist.

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