[Nahuatl] When We're Gone

Lyrics

[Intro – Soft piano + distant choir]  
Hmmmm…  
Ohhh…  
Tlen ic nehuatl mihuia…  
Tlen ticcahua huehca…  

[Verse 1]  
Timochihua occepa, ihuan tonaltin chiya,  
In icnotlamatiliztli, in huehca tlayohua.  
In tlen timochihua, in tlen ticmamaca,  
Ohuaya in tlanextli — huelic in tlazohtli.  

Tictemoa in mitztlapohua?  
Tictemoa in mitztlayohuaya?  
Tictemoa in tlen timomaca?  
Tictemoa in tlen timopatzin?  

[Pre-Chorus]  
In tlatlayohuatl, amo in teocuitlatl,  
Amo in tlen ticmopahua,  
In tlen timochihua tlenitoca…  

[Chorus / Hook – UNIVERSAL ANTHEM]  
🌍 In ic nehuatl mihuia — tlen ohuaya?  
Tlazohtli ticmaca, amo cualli?  
In tlazohtli, in tlakatl titlapohua —  
In tlen tictlalia tlen ohuaya.  

🌍 In ic nehuatl mihuia — mitztlaxiliah?  
In cualli yolo, in tlen mitztlapohua?  
In tlakatl tictemoa —  
In huehca tlen ohuaya.  

👉 (Soft Echo Layer)  
In ic nehuatl mihuia… in ic nehuatl mihuia…  

[Verse 2]  
In tlaltikpak tlen ticcahua, huel cualli ihuan tlanextli,  
In motlazohuiliztli, huel tlenextli tlen mitztlapohua.  
Amo in tlakatl tlatzintli, in tlen timochihua,  
In tlen tlamatiliztli, in tlen timochihua.  

Tictemoa in pilli iuhqui,  
Tictemoa in tlen mitztlapohua,  
Tictemoa in tlen timochihua —  
Tictemoa in tlen mitztlapohua.  

[Pre-Chorus]  
In tlen tictlalia in yolohtli,  
Huelic in tlen ticmopahua,  
Ohuaya in tlen tictlalia…  

[Chorus / Hook – BIGGER LIFT]  
🌍 In ic nehuatl mihuia — tlen ohuaya?  
Tlazohtli ticmaca, amo cualli?  
In tlazohtli, in tlakatl titlapohua —  
In tlen tictlalia tlen ohuaya.  

🌍 In ic nehuatl mihuia — mitztlaxiliah?  
In cualli yolo, in tlen mitztlapohua?  
In tlakatl tictemoa —  
In huehca tlen ohuaya.  

👉 (Choir Layer)  
Tlaxiliah… tlaxiliah… mitztlaxiliah…  

[Bridge – Choir + Global Voices]  
(Soft → Massive Build)  
Ohhh…  

Tictlalia in huehca tlen mitztlapohua…  

Timochihua — in tlen mitztlapohua,  
In pilli, in ichpoka.  
In tlen ticmaca, huelic in huehca,  
Tictlalia in tlen mitztlapohua.  

Amo in tlen mitztlapohua, amo in tlen mitztlapohua,  
In tlen ticmopahua — huel tictlalia.  

[Final Chorus / Outro – FULL HUMAN ANTHEM]  
🌍 In ic nehuatl mihuia — tlen ohuaya?  
Tlazohtli ticmaca, amo cualli?  
In tlazohtli, in tlakatl titlapohua —  
In tlen tictlalia tlen ohuaya.  

🌍 In ic nehuatl mihuia — mitztlaxiliah,  
Tictemoa in tlen mitztlapohua.  
In tlakatl tictemoa —  
In huehca tlen ohuaya.  

👉 (Final Choir Chant)  
Huel tictlalia… huel tictlalia…  

[Outro – Whisper + Piano Fade]  
Tlen ic nehuatl mihuia…  
In tlen mitztlapohua…