The Ones Above

We followed lights across the blue,

Chasing something strange and new.

They moved like stars above the sea,

A world above we couldn’t see.

We rose beyond our coral halls,

Past ancient reefs and underwater walls.

The sunlight touched our silver skin,

And suddenly—

The world began.

We watched the ones who walked above,

Their voices strange, their faces soft.

They looked at us.

We looked at them.

Neither knew what to say.

THE ONES ABOVE… Who are you?

What is this world beyond the blue?

THE ONES ABOVE… Can you hear?

We are speaking, but our words disappear.

You look at us.

We look at you.

Two worlds that never learned the same truth.

A vessel crossed above our heads,

A moving world of painted red.

Then one of them looked through the sea…

And for a moment—

They saw me.

Their eyes grew wide.

I reached toward them.

They reached toward me.

I opened my mouth and sang a tone,

A sound that meant “You are not alone.” They answered with a

frightened cry. I sang again.

They asked me why.

We had

a thousand things to say…

But neither knew the other’s way.

Aaa-lei…

ooh-na…

Sera vai… Alo-ma rei… Ooo-ah… nai-ya… Elo sai…

Mira

no-ai…

Aaa-lei… ooh-na… Sera vai…

THE ONES ABOVE… Can you hear?

Our language disappears between your ears.

THE ONES ABOVE…

Don’t be afraid.

We

are not the monsters you have made.

You speak in words.

We speak in song.

We’ve been searching for each other all along.

They raised their hands.

We raised ours too.

They made a sound.

We answered through the blue.

They pointed toward the sky.

We pointed toward the deep.

For one beautiful moment…

Neither side was afraid.

THE ONES ABOVE… Now we know…

You’re not the only world that grows.

You have your language.

We have ours. You build your world above the waves.

We built ours below.

THE ONES ABOVE… Maybe someday…

You’ll understand our song.

Aaa-lei… ooh-na…

Sera

vai…

(Did you hear that?)