Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Desert loving in your eyes all the way
– Te aroha ki te koraha i roto i your kanohi i te ara katoa
If I listen to your lies, would you say
– Ki te whakarongo ahau ki au teka, ka mea koe
I’m a man without conviction
– He tangata kore whakapono ahau
I’m a man who doesn’t know
– Ko ahau te tangata e kore e mohio
How to sell a contradiction
– Me pehea te hoko i te taupatupatu
You come and go, you come and go
– Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai
Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
– Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
You come and go, you come and go
– Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
– Aroha e ngāwari ki te ko o koutou tae rite toku moe
Red, gold and green, red, gold and green
– Whero, koura me te matomato, whero, koura me te matomato
Didn’t hear your wicked words every day
– Kihai i rongo i au kupu kino i nga ra katoa
And you used to be so sweet, I heard you say
– A he tino reka koe i mua, i rongo ahau i a koe e mea ana
That my love was an addiction
– Ko taku aroha he haurangi
When we cling, our love is strong
– A, no te piri tatou, he kaha to tatou aroha
When you go, you’re gone forever
– Ka haere koe, kua haere koe mō ake tonu atu
You string along, you string along
– Ka herea koe, ka herea koe
Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
– Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
You come and go, you come and go
– Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
– Aroha e ngāwari ki te ko o koutou tae rite toku moe
Red, gold and green, red, gold and green
– Whero, koura me te matomato, whero, koura me te matomato
Every day is like survival (Survival)
– Ko nga ra katoa he rite ki te ora (Ora)
You’re my lover, not my rival
– Ko koe taku hoa aroha, ehara i taku hoa whawhai
Every day is like survival (Survival)
– Ko nga ra katoa he rite ki te ora (Ora)
You’re my lover, not my rival
– Ko koe taku hoa aroha, ehara i taku hoa whawhai
I’m a man without conviction
– He tangata kore whakapono ahau
I’m a man who doesn’t know
– Ko ahau te tangata e kore e mohio
How to sell a contradiction
– Me pehea te hoko i te taupatupatu
You come and go, you come and go
– Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai
Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
– Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
You come and go, you come and go
– Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
– Aroha e ngāwari ki te ko o koutou tae rite toku moe
Red, gold and green, red, gold and green
– Whero, koura me te matomato, whero, koura me te matomato
Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
– Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
You come and go, you come and go
– Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
– Aroha e ngāwari ki te ko o koutou tae rite toku moe
Red gold and green, red gold and green
– Koura whero me te matomato, koura whero me te matomato
Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
– Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
You come and go, you come and go
– Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
– Aroha e ngāwari ki te ko o koutou tae rite toku moe
Red, gold and green, red, gold and green
– Whero, koura me te matomato, whero, koura me te matomato
Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
– Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleon
You come and go, you come and go
– Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream
– Aroha e ngāwari ki te ko o koutou tae rite toku moe
Red, gold and green, red, gold and green
– Whero, koura me te matomato, whero, koura me te matomato
