Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
The whole town is talking ’bout how you’ve fallen in love
– E kōrero ana te taone katoa ‘e pā ana ki te āhua o tō aroha
I read in the papers he’s someone that girls dream about
– I pānui ahau i roto i ngā pepa he tangata ia e moemoea ana ngā kōtiro
Some kind of ruler on top of a kingdom
– He momo rangatira kei runga ake i te rangatiratanga
I’m just a jester, I’ll never be him
– He tangata whakahi, e kore ahau e waiho hei ia
Last night you called to me
– Inanahi i karanga mai koe ki ahau
It almost killed me
– I tata mate ahau
To hear you scream my name
– Ki te whakarongo ki a koe e hamama ana i toku ingoa
Your smile still kills the same
– Tou ataata tonu patua te taua
I almost turned around
– I tata ahau ki te huri
You chased me to the ground
– I whai koe i ahau ki te whenua
You asked me how I’ve been
– I ui mai koe ki ahau he aha ahau
But how do I begin
– Engari me pēhea taku tīmata
To tell you I should’ve chased
– Ki te korero ki a koe me whai ahau
You ‘cross every single state?
– Ka whakawhiti koe i ngā āhua katoa?
I lay down my sword for fate
– Ka whakatakoto ahau i taku hoari mō te tūponotanga
‘Cause it’s too little, way too late
– ‘No te mea he iti rawa, he mutunga rawa
I didn’t need the reminder of things I’ve done wrong
– Kāore au i hiahia ki te whakamahara i ngā mea i hē taku mahi
Of promises broken, fragility hidden in song
– O nga kupu whakaari kua pakaru, he ngoikore i huna i roto i te waiata
Guess that we’re soulmates in different lifetimes
– Whakaarohia he hoa wairua tātou i ngā wā rerekē o te ora
What if you leave him? Throw me a lifeline
– He aha te mea ka waiho e koe ki a ia? Maka mai he raina ora ki ahau
I know that you’re happy
– E mōhio ana ahau he harikoa koe
But it just killed me
– Engari i mate noa ahau
To hear you scream my name
– Ki te whakarongo ki a koe e hamama ana i toku ingoa
A clear fucking X-ray
– He X-ray mārama
Of if I’d stuck around
– O te mea i piri ahau a tawhio noa
I swear to God, I almost drowned
– E oati ana ahau ki te Atua, tata tonu ahau ki te horomia
You asked me how I’ve been
– I ui mai koe ki ahau he aha ahau
But how could I begin
– Engari me pēhea taku tīmata
To tell you I should’ve chased you
– Hei ki atu ki a koe me whai ahau i a koe
I should be who you’re engaged to?
– Me waiho ahau ko wai e whakaipoipo ana koe?
Lost my fight with fate
– Kua ngaro taku whawhai ki te takahanga
A tug-of-war of leave and stay
– He pakanga-a-roto o te hararei me te noho
I give in, I abdicate
– Ka tukua e ahau, ka whakarerea e ahau
I lay my sword down anyway
– Ka whakatakoto tonu ahau i taku hoari
I’ll see you at Heaven’s gate
– Ka kite ahau i a koe i Te kuwaha O Te Rangi
‘Cause it’s too little, way too late
– ‘No te mea he iti rawa, he mutunga rawa
I’ll toast outside your wedding day
– Ka toast ahau waho tou ra marena
Whisper vows I’ll never say to you
– Ka oati a Whisper e kore au e ki atu ki a koe
‘Cause it’s too little, all too late
– ‘No te mea he iti rawa, he mutunga rawa
