Lambubu bay

[Intro] Whispering tides along Lambubu’s shore, gulls in a slow parade Coconut sails skim a glass-green bay, the morning paints the day [Verse 1] In Bay West Malekula, dust on the wooden quay sighs Mats line the doorway,-warm scent of fish and smoke fills the skies Old women hum a cadence, drums in their palms keep time Children chase a dolphin’s shadow, laughter stitching the brine [Pre-Chorus] Blue nets hang like stories, catching sun and memory The shell market sighs with stories of tides that never flee [Chorus] Hear the sea speak in languages of palms and rain Hear the drumbeat of feet on coral sand again and again Hands braid buri, stories braid the day We walk the shoreline where bright spirits sway [Verse 2] Canoes rock softly, harbors of copper and clay Men mend nets, tell of storms survived and saints who prayed A dog sleeps in the doorway, a girl threads beads by the loom The wind writes lullabies on pandanus roofs at noon [Pre-Chorus] Salt on the air, blessing the boats as they glide Children drum on tins, keeping the village alive [Chorus] Hear the sea speak in languages of palms and rain Hear the drumbeat of feet on coral sand again and again Hands braid buri, stories braid the day We walk the shoreline where bright spirits sway [Bridge] Under a sun-burnt horizon, drums echo pale moonlight Crabs carve silver graffiti on the reef’s edge of night [Chorus] Hear the sea speak in languages of palms and rain Hear the drumbeat of feet on coral sand again and again Hands braid buri, stories braid