Welcome to the jungle
Of owls and spiders
Things could go in your favour
Turn around and bite you in the ass
Don't it make you wanna cry
Kiss your mama, say goodbye, bye, bye, bye
Ain't no way I'm gonna stay
You wonder why I don't pay

[Chorus]
Repeat, repeat offender
Through the generations
Who the hell are we supposed to blame
My people are the ones who suffer
I said repeat, repeat offender
Through the generations
We're like zombies how we conform to foreign laws
Society's the one to blame, blame, blame, blame

This is a song for my people
Nga tangata whenua o Aotearoa
Kia tupato, please kia tupato
They will never understand
The spiritual connections we have with our land
Money talks, our land walks
It's our children who miss out
Keep strong, my people, keep strong, keep strong
He Maori, he Maori, he Maori ahau

[Chorus]
Repeat, repeat offender
Through the generations
Why don't you grow a brain and then you'll come to see
This was not the path meant for me
Repeat, repeat offender
Through the generations
We're like zombies how we conform to foreign laws
Society's the one to blame, blame, blame, blame

Ka whawhai tonu matou, mo ake, ake, ake
Whatu ngarongaro he tangata toi tu te whenua
Ka whawhai tonu matou, mo ake, ake, ake, ake