[Marshallese] When We're Gone

Lyrics

[Intro – Soft piano + distant choir]
Hmmmm…
Ohhh…
Ejjab mejān kōnnaan...
Ta eo kōj jabdrewōt kadrikrik...

[Verse 1]
Kōj walk iṃaan iaan, ñe aolep raan kōj pād,
Ekōṃṃan ilo jetōb, eṃṃan kōn kōj pād.
Aolep men kōj jānino, aolep men kōj kiki,
Ejjab etale — aṃṃan ej pād.

Kōj kōnono lōn̄ juon jetōb?
Kōj jipan juon kake?
Kōj jipan kōṃṃan men kake?
Kōj rūtto ilo ṃōñā?

[Pre-Chorus]
Kōn jān eo ejjeḷọk,
Ilo men eo kōj kiki,
Ej juon jetōb ilo kōj kōṃṃane…

[Chorus / Hook – UNIVERSAL ANTHEM]
🌍 Ilo kōj mej — ta eo ej pād?
Aṃṃan kōj kōṃṃane ak kāāl?
Aolep jetōb, aolep jikin kōj kōṃṃane —
Ej juon jikin kōj mej.

🌍 Ilo kōj mej — rej tōpar?
Jetōb eo er jabdrewōt?
Aolep soul kōj jipan kōṃṃane —
Ej juon wāween ilo kōj mej.

👉 (Soft Echo Layer)
Ilo kōj mej… ilo kōj mej…

[Verse 2]
Ia eo kōj kōṃṃan ej jabdrewōt, aṃṃan eo ej maron̄,
Aolep jipan kōṃṃane ej kōṃṃan men eo kōṃṃool.
Ejjab juon kōnnaan ilo kōj kōṃṃan,
Kōj jikin kōnnaan eo kōj kwōjarjar.

Kōṃṃan juon kōṃṃan,
Kōṃṃan juon kōṃṃan,
Jipan kōṃṃan wōt ñan kōṃṃan aṃṃan.

[Pre-Chorus]
Men eo kōj kōṃṃane ilo jetōb,
Ej jabdrewōt kōj kōṃṃane,
Ej kōṃṃool ilo aolep raan…

[Chorus / Hook – BIGGER LIFT]
🌍 Ilo kōj mej — ta eo ej pād?
Aṃṃan kōj kōṃṃane ak kāāl?
Aolep jetōb, aolep jikin kōj kōṃṃane —
Ej juon jikin kōj mej.

🌍 Ilo kōj mej — rej tōpar?
Jetōb eo er jabdrewōt?
Aolep soul kōj jipan kōṃṃane —
Ej juon wāween ilo kōj mej.

👉 (Choir Layer)
Tōpar… tōpar… rej tōpar…

[Bridge – Choir + Global Voices]
(Soft → Massive Build)
Ohhh…

Kōj ej bridge jān kake ñan pād…

Kōṃṃan kōnnaan ñan kōṃṃan,
Aolep lōñ, aolep jetōb.
Men eo kōj kōṃṃan ej kōṃṃool,
Kōj kōṃṃan ilūñān.

Ejjab kwōjarjar, ejjab kōṃṃan,
Kōj juon — kōj tōpar juon.

[Final Chorus / Outro – FULL HUMAN ANTHEM]
🌍 Ilo kōj mej — ta eo ej pād?
Aṃṃan kōj kōṃṃane ak kāāl?
Aolep jetōb, aolep jikin kōj kōṃṃane —
Ej juon jikin kōj mej.

🌍 Ilo kōj mej — rej tōpar,
Ilo aṃṃan eo er.
Aolep soul kōj jipan kōṃṃane —
Ej juon wāween ilo kōj mej.

👉 (Final Choir Chant)
Kōj juon… kōj juon…

[Outro – Whisper + Piano Fade]
Kōj kōṃṃan wōt…
Ñan kōṃṃan juon juon…