From the recording Olatia
LELEI ILO TENEI (Better than this)
Lyrics - Opetaia Foa'i,
Music - Opetaia Foa'i & Malcolm Smith
Track 2 Lelei ilo tenei
Kikila i mata foliga ou kitea
Te fanoanoa i faiga lalolagi
Ko halahala auala i he mea
Amanaki ke malaga kehe
Oho fiti ki luga
Hili atu tena
Tuku koe fano ki ei
Hili atu tena
Hili atu i lo tenei
Lelei atu tena
Lelei atu i lo tenei
Tagata kino tino e hafia
Tohotoho koe ki lalo lava
Tamate ai koe holomalie
Tamate ai foki to agaga
E he tatau havali
Koe i tenei heoli
Lahi na mea lelei
Kafai e ke kitea
Maua ai mea uma
Te ke iloa fiafia
Track 2 Better than this
Look in the eyes
See it in their faces
Seeking searching for answers
Ways of the world
Dreaming of a different way
Jump up and down
It’s best that way
Just let yourself go
It’s best that way
It's much greater than this
It's better than that
It's much better than this
Bad man dumbing you down
Pulling you down
Killing you slowly
Killing your soul
You don't need to walk
Through all this hell
There's much good
If you look
It's all there for you
To discover just how good
© Spirit of Play Productions/Opetaia Foa'i