Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
You could never know what it’s like
– Kaore e taea e koe te mohio he aha te ahua
Your blood, like winter, freezes just like ice
– Ko tō toto, pērā i te hotoke, ka hīkoi pēnei i te huka
And there’s a cold, lonely light that shines from you
– A he marama makariri, mokemoke e whiti ana i a koe
You’ll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use
– Ka mutu koe kia rite ki te parekura e huna ana koe i muri i taua kopare e whakamahia ana e koe
And did you think this fool could never win?
– A i whakaaro koe e kore e taea e tenei wairangi te wikitoria?
Well, look at me, I’m a-comin’ back again
– Well, titiro ki ahau, ahau a-comin’ hoki
I got a taste of love in a simple way
– I whiwhi ahau i te reka o te aroha i roto i te ara ohie
And if you need to know while I’m still standin’, you just fade away
– A, ki te hiahia koe ki te mohio i ahau e tu tonu ana, ka ngaro koe
Don’t you know, I’m still standin’ better than I ever did?
– Kāore koe i te mōhio, he pai ake taku tū i taku i tū ai?
Lookin’ like a true survivor, feelin’ like a little kid
– He rite ki te kaitiaki pono, he rite ki te tamaiti iti
And I’m still standin’ after all this time
– A kei te tū tonu ahau i muri i tēnei wā katoa
Pickin’ up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
– Te tiki i ngā wāhanga o toku ora, me te kore koe i runga i toku hinengaro
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Once, I never coulda hoped to win
– I tētahi wā, kāore au i tūmanako kia wikitōria
You’re startin’ down the road, leavin’ me again
– Ka tīmata koe i te huarahi, ka mahue anō i ahau
The threats you made were meant to cut me down
– Ko ngā whakawehi i mahia e koe, he mea hei whakaiti i ahau
And if our love was just a circus, you’d be a clown by now
– A, ki te mea he hākinakina noa iho to mātou aroha, ka waiho koe hei tangata whakaari i tēnei wā
You know, I’m still standin’ better than I ever did
– E mōhio ana koe, he pai ake taku tū i taku i tū ai
Lookin’ like a true survivor, feelin’ like a little kid
– He rite ki te kaitiaki pono, he rite ki te tamaiti iti
And I’m still standin’ after all this time
– A kei te tū tonu ahau i muri i tēnei wā katoa
Pickin’ up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
– Te tiki i ngā wāhanga o toku ora, me te kore koe i runga i toku hinengaro
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Don’t you know that I’m still standin’ better than I ever did?
– Kāore koe i te mōhio kei te tū tonu ahau i te pai ake i taku i mahi ai?
Lookin’ like a true survivor, feelin’ like a little kid
– He rite ki te kaitiaki pono, he rite ki te tamaiti iti
And I’m still standin’ after all this time
– A kei te tū tonu ahau i muri i tēnei wā katoa
Pickin’ up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
– Te tiki i ngā wāhanga o toku ora, me te kore koe i runga i toku hinengaro
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I’m still standin’ (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kei te tū tonu ahau (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
