"Taniwha" lyrics
(feat. Randy Blythe)
[Māori:]
An in-balance of power
You have awakened a monster
Under the veil of innocence
A violation of land and time
Wrath falls on the hour
It has come to devour
The beast delivering your penance
A restitution for savage crimes
Kua matapihipihi ngā rangi
Ka kitea koe e te Taniwha
Ka horomia ō koutou kāinga
Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha
Taniwha
Kāore he tauritenga o te hautūtanga
Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha
He nui tō tango, he whakamā
Ka tiakina mātou e te Taniwha
I murua ngā whenua i a mātou
Kua matapihipihi ngā rangi
Ka kitea koe e te Taniwha
Ka horomia ō koutou kāinga
Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha
Taniwha
Down beneath the river bed a single eye awakes
Angered by the disrespect of those who only take
Never heeding warnings, an invader far too proud
So arrogant beneath the shadow of the long white cloud
Rising from the river bed, it moves without a sound
Now you die beneath the shadow of the long white cloud
I hangaia e koutou ki runga whenua muru
Stolen land
Nō koutou tēnei whenua? Me hoki atu
We demand
Engari i tāhaetia kotahi rau tau ki muri
From the past
Kāore koe e mōhio ki ngā tukunga iho
Claiming land but you never learn
That paper deeds will always burn
In the eye of the spiral
A balance will be reborn
By teeth of the Taniwha
Or strike of the taiaha
All that's built on your theft and lies
Must fall and fade in turn
Kua matapihipihi ngā rangi
(You have awakened a monster)
Ka kitea koe e te Taniwha
(Wrath falls on the hour)
Ka horomia ō koutou kāinga
(A violation of land and time)
Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha
Taniwha
[English translation:]
An in-balance of power
You have awakened a monster
Under the veil of innocence
A violation of land and time
Wrath falls on the hour
It has come to devour
The beast delivering your penance
A restitution for savage crimes
The skies have opened
The monster will find you
Your homes will be devoured
You have angered the monster
The monster
An imbalance of power
You have angered the monster
You take so much, it's shameful
The monster protects us
Property was stolen from us
The skies have opened
The monster will find you
Your homes will be devoured
You have angered the monster
The monster
Down beneath the river bed a single eye awakes
Angered by the disrespect of those who only take
Never heeding warnings, an invader far too proud
So arrogant beneath the shadow of the long white cloud
Rising from the river bed, it moves without a sound
Now you die beneath the shadow of the long white cloud
You have built on stolen lands
Stolen land
You own this land? Go back to where you came from
We demand
But it was stolen 100 years ago
From the past
Unaware of the consequences
Claiming land but you never learn
That paper deeds will always burn
In the eye of the spiral
A balance will be reborn
By teeth of the monster
Or strike of the old man
All that's built on your theft and lies
Must fall and fade in turn
The skies have opened
(You have awakened a monster)
The monster will find you
(Wrath falls on the hour)
Your homes will be devoured
(A violation of land and time)
You have angered the monster
The monster
An in-balance of power
You have awakened a monster
Under the veil of innocence
A violation of land and time
Wrath falls on the hour
It has come to devour
The beast delivering your penance
A restitution for savage crimes
Kua matapihipihi ngā rangi
Ka kitea koe e te Taniwha
Ka horomia ō koutou kāinga
Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha
Taniwha
Kāore he tauritenga o te hautūtanga
Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha
He nui tō tango, he whakamā
Ka tiakina mātou e te Taniwha
I murua ngā whenua i a mātou
Kua matapihipihi ngā rangi
Ka kitea koe e te Taniwha
Ka horomia ō koutou kāinga
Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha
Taniwha
Down beneath the river bed a single eye awakes
Angered by the disrespect of those who only take
Never heeding warnings, an invader far too proud
So arrogant beneath the shadow of the long white cloud
Rising from the river bed, it moves without a sound
Now you die beneath the shadow of the long white cloud
I hangaia e koutou ki runga whenua muru
Stolen land
Nō koutou tēnei whenua? Me hoki atu
We demand
Engari i tāhaetia kotahi rau tau ki muri
From the past
Kāore koe e mōhio ki ngā tukunga iho
Claiming land but you never learn
That paper deeds will always burn
In the eye of the spiral
A balance will be reborn
By teeth of the Taniwha
Or strike of the taiaha
All that's built on your theft and lies
Must fall and fade in turn
Kua matapihipihi ngā rangi
(You have awakened a monster)
Ka kitea koe e te Taniwha
(Wrath falls on the hour)
Ka horomia ō koutou kāinga
(A violation of land and time)
Kua whakararu koe i te taniwha
Taniwha
[English translation:]
An in-balance of power
You have awakened a monster
Under the veil of innocence
A violation of land and time
Wrath falls on the hour
It has come to devour
The beast delivering your penance
A restitution for savage crimes
The skies have opened
The monster will find you
Your homes will be devoured
You have angered the monster
The monster
An imbalance of power
You have angered the monster
You take so much, it's shameful
The monster protects us
Property was stolen from us
The skies have opened
The monster will find you
Your homes will be devoured
You have angered the monster
The monster
Down beneath the river bed a single eye awakes
Angered by the disrespect of those who only take
Never heeding warnings, an invader far too proud
So arrogant beneath the shadow of the long white cloud
Rising from the river bed, it moves without a sound
Now you die beneath the shadow of the long white cloud
You have built on stolen lands
Stolen land
You own this land? Go back to where you came from
We demand
But it was stolen 100 years ago
From the past
Unaware of the consequences
Claiming land but you never learn
That paper deeds will always burn
In the eye of the spiral
A balance will be reborn
By teeth of the monster
Or strike of the old man
All that's built on your theft and lies
Must fall and fade in turn
The skies have opened
(You have awakened a monster)
The monster will find you
(Wrath falls on the hour)
Your homes will be devoured
(A violation of land and time)
You have angered the monster
The monster
