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She Calls Me Back
composed by Barbara Dempsey
Hawaiʻi Big Island inspired — a place where the bones and ashes of the Earth are still alive, where fire meets the sea, and where the veil between worlds feels thin. You can feel her heartbeat beneath your feet — the breath of Pele in the lava fields, the stars watching from Mauna Kea, the ocean holding you like an old friend. This song is a way of listening — to that quiet whisper, to that deep ancient voice that calls us home.
Volcanic ash beneath my feet
Nā iwi pele i lalo oʻu wāwae
A heartbeat ancient, dark, and sweet
Puʻuvai kahiko, ʻeleʻele, ʻono
Chorus
She calls me back, soft as breath
Hoʻouna mai ka leo, mālie ka hanu
Through flame, through stars, through life, through death I ke ahi, i nā hōkū, i ke ola, i ka make
Verse 2 Mauna Kea, sun sinks low
Mauna Kea, huli ka lā i lalo
Stars rise, old languages glow
Hoʻā i nā hōkū, ʻōlelo kahiko e mālamalama
Bridge
In ocean arms, I drift and find
I ka moana, au e kahavai
A love that asks no gift, no mind Aloha nō e ʻAʻohe noi
Chorus
She calls me back, soft as breath
Hoʻouna mai ka leo, mālie ka hanu
Through flame, through stars, through life, through death I ke ahi, i nā hōkū, i ke ola, i ka make