Be Yourself 

Hashtag, Yolo, Omg, do these sound familiar, don’t lie to me 
Caught up in these like facebook or twitter 
The list goes on I could just sit here and tell ya 
That al we’re trying to do is be like everyone else 
But all you have to do is just be yourself, ohh oh, just be yourself

You’re trying to fit where there’s no where to fit 
If you wanna be happy then do this real quick 
Just follow your heart and don’t worry about it 
If you do something wrong all I can say is that 
It’s another lesson learned and life will go on 
Just remember why I’m singing this song 
Ohh, you gotta be yourself 

If you be yourself then you will start to feel happy 
No one controlling you is the way it should be 
People take you in just the way you are 
Not like before when you put on a mask 
Cause some people try to hard to be like everyone else 
But all you’ve got to do is just be yourself, Ohh just be yourself 

Be Yourself. Prod Joe Niko Jnr www.booyahgroup.com/the-faumuis.html

Where do the children.

Chorus
Where do the children go to play when you’re away?
And who’ll wipe the tears from their eyes when they cry
For falling and hurting is a part of this I know
But what is worse than this feeling is that being alone

Verse 1
When as a child I think of times when you smiled at me
You seemed so glad so proud and happy
Then I awaken to the smell of wine and whiskey
You say it’s okay I want to believe 

Verse 2
No home no mother she was crying all alone on her own
She has no food and nowhere to go
Battered and beaten she lay lying there on the floor
How much more can she endure

Verse 3
I can imagine what it’s like to being so used
and feeling so angry so tired and confused
I know you’re hurting for your life has gone off the track
When will you hit bottom when will you come back


Where Do The Children (Words and music by Kashia Faumui) Draft

The Lord's Prayer

Holy City 						Traditional

You know that I'm gonna view that holy city
Oh, I'm gonna view that holy city one of these days, Hallelujah!
I'm gonna view that holy city
I'm gonna view that holy city one of these days, one of these days

You know that I'm gonna meet my loving Jesus
Oh, I'm gonna meet my loving Jesus one of these days, Hallelujah!
I'm gonna meet my loving Jesus
I'm gonna view that holy city, (and I will) meet my loving Jesus one of these days, one of these days

You know that I'm gonna sit at the welcome table
Oh, I'm gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days, Hallelujah!
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table
I'm gonna view that holy city, (and I will) meet my loving Jesus, (we're gonna) sit at the welcome table one of these days, one of these days

You know that I'm gonna feast on milk and honey
Oh, I'm gonna feast on milk and honey one of these days, Hallelujah!
I'm gonna feast on milk and honey
I'm gonna view that holy city, (and I will) meet my loving Jesus, (we're gonna) sit at the welcome table, (and we will) feast on milk and honey one of these days, one of these days

Bridge:
You know that I'm...
One of these days... I'm
Way up there with my Lord
Hey... I... won't be tired no more

You know that I'm gonna sing and never get tired
Oh, I'm gonna sing and never get tired one of these days, Hallelujah!
I'm gonna sing and never get tired
I'm gonna view that holy city, (and I will) meet my loving Jesus, (we're gonna) sit at the welcome table, (and we will) feast on milk and honey, (keep singing) sing and never get tired one of these days, one of these days

You know that I'm gonna view that holy city
Oh, I'm gonna view that holy city one of these days, Hallelujah!
I'm gonna view that holy city
I'm gonna view that holy city, (and I will) sing and never get tired, (we're gonna) sing and never get tired, (and we will) sing and never get tired, (oh, we're gonna) sing and never get tired one of these days, one of these days


Holy City

Fa'afetai I Le Atua

Sweet Sweet Spirit

Lighthouse

There's a lighthouse on the hillside 
That overlooks the sea 
When I'm tossed it sends out a light 
That I might see 
And the light that shines in darkness now 
Will safely lead me o'er 
If it wasn't for the lighthouse 
My ship would be no more 

(Narrative) 
It seems that everybody about us says 
Tear that old lighthouse down 
The big ships just don't pass this way anymore 
So there's no use in standing around 
Then my mind goes back to that one dark, stormy night 
When just in time, I saw the light 
Yes, it was the light form that old lighthouse 
That stands up there on the hill 

And I thank God for the lighthouse 
I owe my life to Him 
Jesus is the Lighthouse 
And from the rocks of sin 
He has shown a light around me 
That I might clearly see 
If it wasn't for the lighthouse 
Tell me where would this ship be? 

I thank God for the lighthouse 
I owe my life to Him 
Jesus is the Lighthouse 
And from the rocks of sin 
He has shown a light around me 
That I might clearly see 
If it wasn't for the lighthouse 
Tell me where would this ship be?

Lighthouse

Great is thy faithfulness

Abuse of Love  Written by Kashia Faumui

Do you remember when you were young
When happy tunes and twinkle little star’s what we sung
Not that much taller than the kitchen table
When all had just begun and the world was free of labels
It was simple back then, Mum and Dad made the path clear
But today it’s hard to know where to go sometimes you fear
Now as I’m older I’ve come to know our responsibility 
To the children around us in shaping who they will be
You know, we can learn a lot from little ones
Be reminded of who we are and that not everything’s about us
Humbleness, trust and openness are some of the
Qualities of a child which men outta keep
But man has the world strayed from protecting our children
We’ve failed these generations by trusting institutions
Who have been corrupted by the most evil of men
We must stand up now for it not to happen again

Chorus
God is love, 			we’re his little children
It’s the abuse of love	it’s the abuse of trust
God is love, 	we would be like Him
It’s the abuse of love	The love that unites all of us
Tis love that makes me happy, tis love that smooths the way
	True love makes us happy	True love smooths the way
It helps us mind and makes us kind to others everyday
	So don’t give up on love now, You can find it today	

This abuse of children I just can’t fathom
A life can be ruined by a moment of selfish ambition
How could something created for love be so misused
By people you’d think such a thought would be refused
When I hear the word ‘priest’ I’d like to think of a man of God
But that’s just not what comes to mind anymore
In a world so corrupted with these acts happenin in the masses
Ye who have done this, to you I only have one message
You were once a child you knew what it’s like
You knew what love was, when did your sense of wrong and right
Disappear, you have ears, you hear their cries
You can see the pain and sorrow engraved in their eyes
I can’t say I know what life has put you through
But I do know that it’s always possible to make it without
Losing heart or sense of good, because it’s up to you
So for me, I see no excuse for why you do the things you do

Chorus

You may ask why we still sing ‘God is Love’
And why he failed to stop these things from heaven above
Yes sometimes it can be so hard to understand
But I believe that this could not have happened by His hand
Because we can’t forget that there’s too an evil one
Who brought sin & pain to this earth before our lives even begun
And if you’d like to know what Jesus has to say about this
You’ll find it in a Bible, Matthew eighteen, two to six
And it’s sad that the church doesn’t always practice what it’s preached
But I guess I have to think of how no human’s perfect
And no it cannot excuse all the pain and abuse
But we must not let it hinder our faith and hope in good
People of the world it’s time to end the silence
And bring justice to child sexual abuse victims and survivors
Be aware of the world we live in for our kids protection
And let’s love the little children like our father in heaven

Chorus


Abuse Of Love (Draft)

Choice by Koebi Faumui

I’m running away
Just left yesterday
To leave this old place
With not much else to say

But’you couldn’t let me
Fulfill my own dreams
It wasn’t yours to make
Not your responsibility

I apologize
I didn’t realise
Sometimes your old man
Forgets to empathize

There is no denying
The world’s terrifying
So I’ll be terrified if I didn’t die trying to

Save you from the pain
Of trying to light a
Fire in the rain

Just give me the freedom to pave my own path
Cause if we do this your way
It ain’t gonna last
Please give me the choice

Sometimes it can feel like
It’s not up to me
To be the person that I want to be
Just give me the choice
Cause I want my own voice

I know what you mean
I’ve certainly been
As keen as you are
And not far off 18

But I couldn’t tell you
The things i’ve been through
Your perception of of the world may be untrue

The things you've endured
Might make you unsure
But why can't you let it make me more mature

Cause I just want to learn
Your trust I will earn
Just give me yours too so that I can go start a

Fire in the rain
Even though it seems like I can’t
I’ll be okay

Just give me the freedom to pave my own path
Cause if we do this your way
It ain’t gonna last
Please give me the choice

Sometimes it can feel like
It’s not up to me
To be the person that I want to be
Just give me the choice
Cause I want my own voice

Choice (Draft) By Koebi Faumui

G’day everyone, I’m Kashia, I’m Salale and I’m Koebi and we’re the Faumuis. We’ve been singing together as a group for the past eight years and have recorded 15 albums in that time. We’ve been doing music and singing since we’ve been little and our dad has been our main influence in not only teaching us music but helping us to understand the importance of why we do it. We may not have the most amazing voices or the most gifted musicians you’ve heard, but we can promise you our best every time we sing. To hear more of our music go to: www.thefaumuis.com or www.thefaumuis.bandcamp.com

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