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The Children of 'Ata Lyrics
Still vastness in the horizon
Fifteen long months under mocking sun
Land threw us there, away from world
Plays to us music yet unheard
We were there
We were there
Still vastness in our heartbeat
Solitude and woe tear us apart
They say that man is the foulest beast
Roaming the hills of self-deceit
But we came back
We came back
We are the ones to tell you why
The world of us, it will survive
Light a fire for the boat afar
Campsite Gaia
We all are
The Children of 'Ata
This guitar we built still chimes with hope
Never gave our souls to the carrion crows
Every new day we saw the sun rise
Every new day we beat the lord of flies
We were there
We're still here
We are the ones to tell you why
The world of us, it will survive
Light a fire for the boat afar
Campsite Gaia
We all are
The Children of 'Ata
We are the ones to tell you why
We are the ones
We're all here
On an island of black seas
Red in tooth
Red in claw
Red in love, the passionate young
We're still here
On an island of soon free
Learning to live
Yearning to give
The stranded a ride back home
We are the ones to tell you why
The world of us, it will survive
Light a fire for the boat afar
Campsite Gaia
Remember
The Children of 'Ata
We are the ones
Fifteen long months under mocking sun
Land threw us there, away from world
Plays to us music yet unheard
We were there
We were there
Still vastness in our heartbeat
Solitude and woe tear us apart
They say that man is the foulest beast
Roaming the hills of self-deceit
But we came back
We came back
We are the ones to tell you why
The world of us, it will survive
Light a fire for the boat afar
Campsite Gaia
We all are
The Children of 'Ata
This guitar we built still chimes with hope
Never gave our souls to the carrion crows
Every new day we saw the sun rise
Every new day we beat the lord of flies
We were there
We're still here
We are the ones to tell you why
The world of us, it will survive
Light a fire for the boat afar
Campsite Gaia
We all are
The Children of 'Ata
We are the ones to tell you why
We are the ones
We're all here
On an island of black seas
Red in tooth
Red in claw
Red in love, the passionate young
We're still here
On an island of soon free
Learning to live
Yearning to give
The stranded a ride back home
We are the ones to tell you why
The world of us, it will survive
Light a fire for the boat afar
Campsite Gaia
Remember
The Children of 'Ata
We are the ones
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Tuomas Holopainen
Duration
5:38
Submitted by
eternaltearsofsorrow On Apr 12, 2025
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The Children of ‘Ata Based on a true story of children stranded on a desert island who cooperated to survive, it challenges the “Lord of the Flies” narrative. It's a real-life story of six Tongan boys who were stranded on an uninhabited island for 15 months after running away from their boarding school in 1965. Unlike the narrative in William Golding's "Lord of the Flies," where boys on a deserted island descend into savagery, the Tongan boys relied on their communal upbringing, religious beliefs, and teamwork to survive. They learned to fish, hunt & cultivate food, and maintained a fire for over a year.