Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Never made it as a wise man
– Kāre i rite ki te tangata whakaaro nui
I couldn’t cut it as a poor man stealing
– Kāore I taea e au te tapahi hei tangata rawakore e tahae ana
Tired of living like a blind man
– Ngenge o te ora ano he tangata matapo
I’m sick of sight without a sense of feeling
– Kua ngenge ahau i te tirohanga, kahore he whakaaro o te mana’o
And this is how you remind me
– A ko te āhua o tō whakamahara ki ahau
This is how you remind me
– Ko te whakamahara tenei ki ahau
Of what I really am
– He aha ahau
This is how you remind me
– Ko te whakamahara tenei ki ahau
Of what I really am
– He aha ahau
It’s not like you to say “Sorry”
– E kore te mea rite ki a koutou ki te mea “Pouri”
I was waiting on a different story
– I tatari ahau i runga i te kōrero rerekē
This time, I’m mistaken
– I tēnei wā, kua hē ahau
For handing you a heart worth breaking
– Mo te tuku atu ki a koe he ngakau e tika ana kia pakaru
And I’ve been wrong, I’ve been down
– A kua hē ahau, kua hinga ahau
Been to the bottom of every bottle
– Kua tae ki raro o ia pounamu
These five words in my head
– Ko ēnei kupu e rima i roto i toku mahunga
Scream, “Are we having fun yet?”
– Ka karanga, ” kei te harikoa tonu mātou?”
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no
– Ae, ae, ae, kaore, kaore
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no
– Ae, ae, ae, kaore, kaore
It’s not like you didn’t know that
– Ehara i te mea kaore koe i mohio
I said, “I love you,” and I swear, I still do
– Ka mea ahau,” e aroha ana ahau ki a koe”, a ka oati ahau, ka mahi tonu ahau
And it must have been so bad
– A me i pera kino
‘Cause living with me must have damn near killed you
– ‘Na te mea ko te noho tahi me au me tino mate koe
And this is how you remind me
– A ko te āhua o tō whakamahara ki ahau
Of what I really am
– He aha ahau
This is how you remind me
– Ko te whakamahara tenei ki ahau
Of what I really am
– He aha ahau
It’s not like you to say “Sorry”
– E kore te mea rite ki a koutou ki te mea “Pouri”
I was waiting on a different story
– I tatari ahau i runga i te kōrero rerekē
This time, I’m mistaken
– I tēnei wā, kua hē ahau
For handing you a heart worth breaking
– Mo te tuku atu ki a koe he ngakau e tika ana kia pakaru
And I’ve been wrong, I’ve been down
– A kua hē ahau, kua hinga ahau
Been to the bottom of every bottle
– Kua tae ki raro o ia pounamu
These five words in my head
– Ko ēnei kupu e rima i roto i toku mahunga
Scream, “Are we having fun yet?”
– Ka karanga, ” kei te harikoa tonu mātou?”
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no
– Ae, ae, ae, kaore, kaore
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no
– Ae, ae, ae, kaore, kaore
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no
– Ae, ae, ae, kaore, kaore
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no
– Ae, ae, ae, kaore, kaore
Never made it as a wise man
– Kāre i rite ki te tangata whakaaro nui
I couldn’t cut it as a poor man stealing
– Kāore I taea e au te tapahi hei tangata rawakore e tahae ana
And this is how you remind me
– A ko te āhua o tō whakamahara ki ahau
This is how you remind me
– Ko te whakamahara tenei ki ahau
This is how you remind me
– Ko te whakamahara tenei ki ahau
Of what I really am
– He aha ahau
This is how you remind me
– Ko te whakamahara tenei ki ahau
Of what I really am
– He aha ahau
It’s not like you to say “Sorry”
– E kore te mea rite ki a koutou ki te mea “Pouri”
I was waiting on a different story
– I tatari ahau i runga i te kōrero rerekē
This time I’m mistaken
– I tēnei wā kua hē ahau
For handing you a heart worth breaking
– Mo te tuku atu ki a koe he ngakau e tika ana kia pakaru
And I’ve been wrong, I’ve been down
– A kua hē ahau, kua hinga ahau
Been to the bottom of every bottle
– Kua tae ki raro o ia pounamu
These five words in my head
– Ko ēnei kupu e rima i roto i toku mahunga
Scream, “Are we having fun yet?”
– Ka karanga, ” kei te harikoa tonu mātou?”
Yeah, yeah, are we having fun yet?
– Ae, ae, kei te ngahau tonu tatou?
Yeah, yeah, are we having fun yet?
– Ae, ae, kei te ngahau tonu tatou?
Yeah, yeah, are we having fun yet?
– Ae, ae, kei te ngahau tonu tatou?
Yeah, yeah
– Ae, ae
No, no
– Kāore, kāore
