"Where You Are" is a song from the Disney animated feature, Moana.
Summary[]
Primarily sung by Chief Tui, the song is a celebration of the island paradise of Motunui and the lifestyle of its inhabitants, who encourage Moana to embrace her roots and disregard the idea of journeying beyond the reef to explore the ocean.
Lyrics[]
Chief Tui:
Moana, make way, make way
Moana, it's time you knew
The village of Motunui is
All you need
The dancers are practicing
They dance to an ancient song
(Who needs a new song? This old one's all we need)
This tradition is our mission
And Moana, there's so much to do (Make way)
Don't trip on the taro root,
That's all you need
We share everything we make (We make)
We joke and we weave our baskets (Aha!)
The fishermen come back from the sea
Moana:
I wanna see
Chief Tui:
Don't walk away
Moana, stay on the ground now
Our people will need a chief
And there you are
Chief Tui and Sina:
There comes a day
When you're gonna look around
And realize happiness is where you are
Chief Tui:
Consider the coconut (the what?)
Consider its tree
We use each part of the coconut
That's all we need
Sina:
We make our nets from the fibers
The water's sweet inside
We use the leaves to build fires
We cook up the meat inside
Chief Tui:
Consider the coconuts
The trunks and the leaves
The island gives us what we need
Moana:
And no one leaves
Chief Tui:
That's right, we stay
We're safe and we're well provided
And when we look to the future
There you are
You'll be okay
In time you'll learn just as I did
Chief Tui and Sina:
You must find happiness right
Where you are
Gramma Tala:
I like to dance with the water
The undertow and the waves
The water is mischievous, ha!
I like how it misbehaves
The village may think I'm crazy
Or say that I drift too far
But once you know what you like, well,
There you are
You are your father's daughter
Stubbornness and pride
Mind what he says but remember
You may hear a voice inside
And if the voice starts to whisper
To follow the farthest star
Moana, that voice inside is
Who you are
Villagers:
We make our nets from the fibers (We weave our nets from the fibers)
The water's sweet inside (A real tasty treat inside)
We use the leaves to build fires (We sing these songs in our choirs)
We cook up the meat inside (We have mouths to feed inside)
Chief Tui:
The village believes in us (That's right!)
The village believes (Ha!)
The island gives us what we need
And no one leaves
Moana:
So here I'll stay
My home, my people beside me
And when I think of tomorrow
There we are
I'll lead the way
I'll have my people to guide me
We'll build our future together
Villagers:
Where we are
Moana:
'Cause every path leads you back to
Villagers:
Where you are
Moana:
You can find happiness right
Villagers:
Where you are
Where you are
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