Taukaea, Hope

Blending R&B, neo-soul and reo-rua lyricism, the track is inspired by the idea of taukaea – an invisible connection that ties two people together.

HOPE says the song is about those people who feel like they were always meant to be in your life. The ones you've unknowingly crossed paths with time and time again, only to finally meet when the timing is right. It's a connection that quietly exists long before you realise it's there.

That meaning also carries through to the songwriting process, with HOPE revealing the people who helped create "Taukaea" are some of those very connections in her own life.

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