Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Five, four, three, two, one, ah!
– E rima, e wha, e toru, e rua, kotahi, ah!
You were a child crawlin’ on your knees toward it
– He tamaiti koe e kōkiri ana i runga i your turi ki reira
Makin’ Mama so proud, but your voice is too loud
– He tino whakapehapeha a mama, engari he nui rawa te reo o tōu reo
We like to watch you laughin’
– E pai ana mātou ki te mātakitaki i a koe e kata ana
You pick the insects off plants, no time to think of consequences
– Ka tangohia e koe nga pepeke mai i nga tipu, kaore he wa ki te whakaaro ki nga hua
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
– Whakahaere koe, tango anake te mea e hiahia ana koe i te reira
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
– I hiahia tētahi whānau rākau kia whakawehi
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
– Whakahaere koe, tango anake te mea e hiahia ana koe i te reira
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
– I hiahia tētahi whānau rākau kia whakawehi
The water is warm, but it’s sendin’ me shivers
– He mahana te wai, engari e wiri ana ahau
A baby is born, cryin’ out for attention
– Ka whānau mai he pēpi, e tangi ana mō te aro
The memories fade like lookin’ through a fogged mirror
– Ka ngaro ngā maharatanga, me te mea e titiro ana ki roto i tētahi whakaata pōhēhē
Decision to decisions are made and not bought
– Ko te whakatau ki nga whakatau ka mahia me te kore e hokona
But I thought this wouldn’t hurt a lot, I guess not
– Engari i whakaaro ahau e kore e nui te kino o tēnei, e kore ahau e whakaaro
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
– Whakahaere koe, tango anake te mea e hiahia ana koe i te reira
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
– I hiahia tētahi whānau rākau kia whakawehi
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
– Whakahaere koe, tango anake te mea e hiahia ana koe i te reira
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
– I hiahia tētahi whānau rākau kia whakawehi
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
– Whakahaere koe, tango anake te mea e hiahia ana koe i te reira
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
– I hiahia tētahi whānau rākau kia whakawehi
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
– Whakahaere koe, tango anake te mea e hiahia ana koe i te reira
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
– I hiahia tētahi whānau rākau kia whakawehi
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
– Whakahaere koe, tango anake te mea e hiahia ana koe i te reira
A family of trees wanted to be haunted
– I hiahia tētahi whānau rākau kia whakawehi
Control yourself, take only what you need from it
– Whakahaere koe, tango anake te mea e hiahia ana koe i te reira
A family of trees
– He whānau rākau
