Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Things fall apart
– Ka pakaru nga mea
And time breaks your heart
– Ka whati te wā i tō ngākau
I wasn’t there, but I know
– Kāore au i reira, engari e mōhio ana ahau
She was your girl
– Ko ia tō kōtiro
You showed her the world
– I whakaaturia e koe ki a ia te ao
But fell out of love and you both let go
– Engari i hinga i te aroha a ka tukua atu e rua
She was cryin’ on my shoulder
– I tangi ia i runga i toku pokohiwi
All I could do was hold her
– Ko taku mahi anake ko te pupuri i a ia
Only made us closer until July
– I whakatata mai ai mātou tae noa ki hōngongoi
Now, I know that you love me
– Na, e mohio ana ahau e aroha ana koe ki ahau
You don’t need to remind me
– Kaore koe e hiahia ki te whakamahara ki ahau
I should put it all behind me, shouldn’t I?
– Me waiho e au nga mea katoa ki muri i ahau, kaua e waiho?
But I see her in the back of my mind
– Engari ka kite ahau i a ia i muri i toku hinengaro
All the time
– I nga wa katoa
Like a fever, like I’m burning alive
– He rite ki te werawera, me te mea kei te mura ora ahau
Like a sign
– Rite ki te tohu
Did I cross the line?
– I whiti ahau i te raina?
(Mm) Hmm
– (Mm) Hmm
Well, good things don’t last (Good things don’t last)
– Well, e kore e mea pai muri (e kore e mea pai muri)
And life moves so fast (Life moves so fast)
– Ka tere haere te ora (Life moves so fast)
I’d never ask who was better (I’d never ask who was better)
– Kaore au e patai ko wai te mea pai ake (kaore au e patai ko wai te mea pai ake)
‘Cause she couldn’t be (Couldn’t)
– ‘No te mea kaore i taea e ia (Kaore i taea)
More different from me (Different)
– Atu rerekē i ahau (Rerekē)
Happy and free in leather (Happy)
– Hari, me te free i roto i te hiako (Hari)
And I know that you love me (You love me)
– A e mohio ana ahau e aroha ana koe ki ahau (you love me)
You don’t need to remind me (Remind me)
– Kaore koe e hiahia ki te whakamahara ki ahau (Whakamahara ki ahau)
Wanna put it all behind me, but baby
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te waiho i te reira katoa i muri i ahau, engari baby
I see her in the back of my mind (Back of my mind)
– Ka kite ahau i a ia i muri o toku hinengaro (Hoki o toku hinengaro)
All the time (All the time)
– Wā katoa (Wā katoa)
Feels like a fever (Like a fever), like I’m burning alive (Burning alive)
– He rite ki te werawera (He rite ki te werawera), me te mea e tahu ora ana ahau (E Tahu ora ana)
Like a sign
– Rite ki te tohu
Did I cross the line?
– I whiti ahau i te raina?
You say no one knows you so well (Oh)
– Ka mea koe kaore tetahi e mohio ki a koe kia pai (Oh)
But every time you touch me, I just wonder how she felt
– Engari i nga wa katoa e pa ana koe ki ahau, ka miharo ahau ki tana ahua
Valentine’s Day, cryin’ in the hotel
– Te rā o Valentine, e tangi ana i te hotera
I know you didn’t mean to hurt me, so I kept it to myself
– E mōhio ana ahau kāore koe i te hiahia ki te whara i ahau, nō reira i mau tonu ki ahau
And I wonder
– A ka miharo ahau
Do you see her in the back of your mind in my eyes?
– E kite ana koe i a ia i muri o tou hinengaro i roto i oku kanohi?
You say no one knows you so well
– Ka mea koe kāore he tangata e mōhio pai ana ki a koe
But every time you touch me, I just wonder how she felt
– Engari i nga wa katoa e pa ana koe ki ahau, ka miharo ahau ki tana ahua
Valentine’s Day, cryin’ in the hotel
– Te rā o Valentine, e tangi ana i te hotera
I know you didn’t mean to hurt me, so I kept it to myself
– E mōhio ana ahau kāore koe i te hiahia ki te whara i ahau, nō reira i mau tonu ki ahau
