Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
“I don’t need anyone”
– “E kore ahau e hiahia tetahi”
That’s what you say when you’re drunk
– Ko te mea e mea ana koe ina haurangi koe
Cover it up in a sea of emotion of waves but I
– Kia mau ki te moana o ngā ngaru engari ko au
I can still see you
– Ka taea tonu e au te kite i a koe
If there was no consequence
– Ki te kore he hua
Would you still be on defense?
– Ka noho tonu koe ki te parenga?
Don’t you forget it
– Kaua e wareware ki a koe
I know you better than you know you
– He pai ake taku mohio ki a koe i to mohio ki a koe
Your lows are mine too
– Ko ōu iti hoki
And I’ll be there when you lose yourself
– A ka noho ahau ki reira ina ngaro koe i a koe
To remind you of who you are
– Hei whakamahara ki a koe ko wai koe
And I’ll be there like nobody else
– A ka noho au ki reira, kāore he tangata kē atu
You’re so beautiful in the dark
– He tino ataahua koe i te pōuri
(Oh-oh-oh) Giving you love, keep giving you love
– (Oh-oh-oh) Te tuku aroha ki a koe, kia mau ki te tuku aroha ki a koe
Never giving you up
– Kaua rawa e tuku i a koe
(Oh-oh-oh) Keep giving you love, keep giving you love
– (Oh-oh-oh) Kia mau ki te aroha ki a koe, kia mau ki te aroha ki a koe
But don’t look away from me
– Engari kaua e titiro atu i ahau
I’ll be there when you lose yourself
– Ka noho au ki reira ina ngaro koe i a koe
To remind you of who you are
– Hei whakamahara ki a koe ko wai koe
Breathe with your fingertips (Mm)
– Manawa ki o koutou matimati (Mm)
Fill up my lungs with your kiss, I’d be a liar
– Whakakiia aku kōhauhau ki tō kihi, ka waiho ahau hei tangata teka
If I said that your weight didn’t weigh on me
– Ki te mea ahau e kore e tou taimaha taimaha i runga i ahau
But I’m treading lightly
– Engari he iti noa taku takahi
Wake up your world, come melt away with me
– Whakaara ake tou ao, haere mai rewa atu ki ahau
Out of your waves, you know I’ll set you free
– I roto i o koutou ngaru, e mohio ana koe ka whakaturia e ahau a koutou noa
And I’ll wait up, love, when you can’t sleep, love
– A ka tatari ahau ki runga, aroha, ka kore e taea e koe te moe, aroha
‘Cause all my life’s lying where you are
– ‘No te mea kei hea koe i toku ora katoa
And I’ll be there when you lose yourself
– A ka noho ahau ki reira ina ngaro koe i a koe
To remind you of who you are
– Hei whakamahara ki a koe ko wai koe
And I’ll be there like nobody else
– A ka noho au ki reira, kāore he tangata kē atu
You’re so beautiful in the dark
– He tino ataahua koe i te pōuri
(Oh-oh-oh) Giving you love, keep giving you love
– (Oh-oh-oh) Te tuku aroha ki a koe, kia mau ki te tuku aroha ki a koe
Never giving you up
– Kaua rawa e tuku i a koe
(Oh-oh-oh) Keep giving you love, keep giving you love
– (Oh-oh-oh) Kia mau ki te aroha ki a koe, kia mau ki te aroha ki a koe
But don’t look away from me
– Engari kaua e titiro atu i ahau
I’ll be there when you lose yourself
– Ka noho au ki reira ina ngaro koe i a koe
To remind you of who you are
– Hei whakamahara ki a koe ko wai koe
Show me the side that you’re hiding from
– Whakaatu mai ki ahau te taha e huna ana koe i
Let me inside, baby, I won’t run
– Tukua ahau ki roto, e te tamaiti, e kore ahau e rere
Nothing about I can’t take
– Kaore he mea e taea e au te tango
Show me the way that your heart breaks
– Whakaaturia mai ki ahau te huarahi e pakaru ai to ngakau
Show me the side that you’re hiding from
– Whakaatu mai ki ahau te taha e huna ana koe i
Let me inside, baby, I won’t run
– Tukua ahau ki roto, e te tamaiti, e kore ahau e rere
Show me the way that your heart breaks
– Whakaaturia mai ki ahau te huarahi e pakaru ai to ngakau
Oh, yes, love
– Aue, ae, te aroha
And I’ll be there when you lose yourself
– A ka noho ahau ki reira ina ngaro koe i a koe
To remind you of who you are (Who you are)
– Hei whakamahara ki a koe ko wai koe (Ko Wai koe)
And I’ll be there like nobody else
– A ka noho au ki reira, kāore he tangata kē atu
You’re so beautiful in the dark (In the dark)
– He tino ataahua koe i roto i te pouri (I roto i te pouri)
(Oh-oh-oh) Giving you love, keep giving you love
– (Oh-oh-oh) Te tuku aroha ki a koe, kia mau ki te tuku aroha ki a koe
Never giving you up
– Kaua rawa e tuku i a koe
(Oh-oh-oh) Keep giving you love, keep giving you love
– (Oh-oh-oh) Kia mau ki te aroha ki a koe, kia mau ki te aroha ki a koe
But don’t look away from me
– Engari kaua e titiro atu i ahau
I’ll be there when you lose yourself
– Ka noho au ki reira ina ngaro koe i a koe
To remind you of who you are
– Hei whakamahara ki a koe ko wai koe
