Lyrics

[Intro]
Yayyyyy-yai-yai-yaaaaah
The air feels different today
Mmmmm-way-yai-yaaaah
[Verse 1]
I wake to find the morning changed
Something's moving in the air
My heart beats with an ancient pain
That carries memories we share
The wind that once brought comfort here
Now speaks a language strange and new
I reach to catch what disappears
But sand slips right on through
[Pre-chorus]
When did everything start falling?
When did our rhythms fade away?
[Chorus]
When did the wind change direction?
(Way-yai when did it change?)
When did we lose our reflection?
(Way-yai what remains?)
The same breeze that cooled our faces
Now carries things we can't replace
[Verse 2]
My mother's songs sound different now
The melodies have lost their way
The patterns woven long ago
Unravel day by day
The drums that called us all to dance
Beat time to unfamiliar songs
I search for what we used to know
But can't tell right from wrong
[Bridge]
The old ones warned us of these days
(They knew, they always knew)
Now time moves fast, traditions fade
(What can we do?)
Ya-lai-lai, ya-lai-lai
The answers drift like morning haze
[Chorus]
When did the wind change direction?
(Way-yai when did it change?)
When did we lose our reflection?
(Way-yai what remains?)
The same breeze that cooled our faces
Now carries things we can't replace
[Outro]
Yayyyyy-yai-yai-yaaaaah
(The wind still blows, but different now)
Mmmmm-way-yai-yaaaah