Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Say it like you mean it
– Ka mea atu me te mea ko te tikanga o te kupu
Couldn’t keep a secret
– Kaore e taea te pupuri i tetahi mea ngaro
And maybe you could leave it out, o-o-out
– A, ka taea pea e koe te waiho atu, o-o-out
Backseat and my teeth hurt
– Ko te nohoanga o muri me aku niho i whara
Blowing out the speaker
– Te pupuhi i te kaikorero
I’m the lotus eater now
– Ko ahau te kai lotus inaianei
And did you figure me out?
– A i kitea ahau e koe?
Who’s the mystery now?
– Ko wai te mea ngaro inaianei?
Grab my wrist ’til your knuckles are white
– Hopu i toku ringa ‘ ki te he ma koutou knuckles
It’s a brand-new kiss in the same old light
– He kihi hou tēnei i te marama tawhito
In a Friday bliss on a Sunday night
– I te rā o te paraire i te pō o te rātapu
I wanna feel like this ’til I feel alright
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te like rite tenei ‘ ki te fe ahau pai
Say it like you mean it (I wanna feel like this ’til I feel alright)
– Mea te reira rite te tikanga koe i te reira (wanna feel like this ‘ til i feel alright)
Couldn’t keep a secret (I wanna feel like this ’til I feel alright)
– Kaore e taea te pupuri i tetahi mea ngaro (e hiahia ana ahau ki tenei ‘ kia pai ra ano ahau)
Kinda think we’re even now (I wanna feel like this ’til I feel alright)
– Kinda think we’re even now (i wanna feel like this ‘ til i feel alright)
Did you figure me out?
– I kitea ahau e koe?
Who’s the mystery now?
– Ko wai te mea ngaro inaianei?
I think I figured you out
– Ki taku whakaaro i kitea koe e au
Not such a mystery now
– Ehara i te mea ngaro i tēnei wā
Grab my wrist ’til your knuckles are white
– Hopu i toku ringa ‘ ki te he ma koutou knuckles
It’s a brand-new kiss in the same old light
– He kihi hou tēnei i te marama tawhito
In a Friday bliss on a Sunday night
– I te rā o te paraire i te pō o te rātapu
I wanna feel like this ’til I—
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te like rite tenei ‘ til ahau—
Figure it out (I wanna feel like this ’til I feel alright)
– Feruri i te reira i roto i (e hiahia ana ahau ki te fe rite tenei ‘ til fe ahau pai)
Who’s the mystery now (I wanna feel like this ’til I feel alright)
– Ko wai te mea ngaro i tēnei wā (I wanna feel like this ‘ til i feel alright)
As she slips out the door
– I a ia e peke atu ana i te tatau
Hard to feel sorry for
– He uaua ki te aroha mo
Such a cool girl
– He kotiro tino pai
But it’s a cruel world
– Engari he ao nanakia
Take a drag
– Tangohia he drag
Take a walk
– Haere ki te hīkoi
Plastic bags
– Peke kirihou
Classic rock
– Ko te toka tawhito
Such a cool girl
– He kotiro tino pai
But it’s a cruel world
– Engari he ao nanakia
Did you figure me out? (Ooh)
– I kitea ahau e koe? (Ooh)
Who’s the mystery now? (Ooh)
– Ko wai te mea ngaro inaianei? (Ooh)
I think I figured you out (Ooh)
– Ki taku whakaaro i kitea koe e au (Ooh)
Not such a mystery now (Ooh)
– Ehara i te mea ngaro penei inaianei (Ooh)
