Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Bells rung
– Ka tangi ngā karaka
Sent the mail up high to the sky home that I fell from
– I tukuna atu te mēra ki runga ki te rangi ki te kāinga i hinga ai ahau
Bail us out the bond, mask over my eyes just like a welder
– Whakaorangia matou i roto i te here, kanohi i runga i oku kanohi rite noa te welder
Tailspun outta binds, baptized in the fires of flaw and failures
– Tailspun outta herea, iriiria i roto i te ahi o te hapa, me te kore
I tried to tell ya
– I whakamatau ahau ki te korero ki a koe
You never gon’ get a rise out of a real one
– E kore koe e haere ki te tiki i te whakatika i roto i te tetahi tūturu
Tough like rye or spelt, Orion-sized heavyweight titles on the belt, son
– He uaua, he rite ki te rai, ki te tuhi rānei, He taitara Taumaha O Te Rahi O Orion i runga i te whitiki, e tama
Flying in on the wide eye of the maelstrom, wild side that I hail from
– E rere ana I runga i te kanohi whanui o te ngaru, te taha mohoao e ahu mai ana ahau
I see you ain’t moved in a while
– Ka kite ahau kaore koe i neke i roto i te wa
Ain’t gon’ lie, you probably should get your sails up
– Kāore e teka, me whakaara ake pea koe i ō parirau
Time will tell who the hell won
– Ka korerotia e te wā ko wai te reinga i toa
Promise I don’t know who assailed ya
– Ko te kupu whakaari e kore ahau e mohio ko wai i whakaeke i a koe
Bear cubs, head hunt, voilà, they probably do it for breadcrumbs
– Bear cubs, head hunt, voilà, ka mahia pea e rātau hei paraoa paraoa
Providing shelter (Shelter)
– Te whakarato piringa (Piringa)
Dug well enough to find us some kind of wealth (Yeah)
– He pai ki te rapu i tetahi momo taonga (Yeah)
Mining through myself, gumboots
– Te keri i roto i ahau, gumboots
The bottom started to melt some, I felt stuck
– I tīmata te raro ki te rewa i ētahi, i whakaaro ahau kua mau
Steel-cut knives showing the shield love
– He maripi tapahi maitai e whakaatu ana i te whakangungu rakau te aroha
Spill blood
– Te whakaheke toto
From this action
– Mai i tēnei mahi
We see the priest’s responsibility towards the congregation as towards the gods
– E kite ana mātou i te kawenga a te tohunga ki te whakaminenga ki ngā atua
Sta—
– Ko te Sta—
