Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
25 years and my life is still
– 25 tau a kei te ora tonu toku ora
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
– E ngana ana ki te whakatika i taua maunga nui o te tumanako
For a destination
– Mō tētahi ūnga
I realized quickly when I knew I should
– I mōhio wawe ahau ina mōhio au me mōhio au
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
– Ko te ao i hanga e tenei teina o te tangata
For whatever that means
– Ahakoa he aha te tikanga
And so I cry sometimes
– Na ka tangi ahau i ētahi wā
When I’m lying in bed just to get it all out
– A, no te ahau takoto I roto i te moenga tika ki te tiki i te reira katoa i roto i
What’s in my head
– He aha kei roto i toku mahunga
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
– A, ko ahau, kei teeling ahau i te iti motuhake
And so I wake in the morning
– Na kaake ahau i te ata
And I step outside
– A ka haere ahau ki waho
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
– A ka manawa hohonu ahau ka tino nui ahau
And I scream from the top of my lungs
– A ka hamama ahau i te tihi o oku huhu
What’s going on?
– He aha te haere?
And I say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh, hey yeah yeah
– A ka mea ahau, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae.
I said hey, what’s going on?
– Ka mea ahau, he aha te mea e tupu ana?
And I say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh, hey yeah yeah
– A ka mea ahau, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae.
I said hey, what’s going on?
– Ka mea ahau, he aha te mea e tupu ana?
Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
– Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
– Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
– Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
– Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
And I try, oh my god do I try!
– A ka ngana ahau, e te atua, ka ngana ahau!
I try all the time, in this institution
– Tamata ahau i te wa katoa, i roto i tenei institution
And I pray, oh my god do I pray!
– A ka inoi ahau, e te atua, me inoi ahau!
I pray every single day
– Ka inoi ahau i nga ra katoa
For revolution
– Mō te huringa
And so I cry sometimes
– Na ka tangi ahau i ētahi wā
When I’m lying in bed just to get it all out
– A, no te ahau takoto I roto i te moenga tika ki te tiki i te reira katoa i roto i
What’s in my head
– He aha kei roto i toku mahunga
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
– A, ko ahau, kei teeling ahau i te iti motuhake
And so I wake in the morning
– Na kaake ahau i te ata
And I step outside
– A ka haere ahau ki waho
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
– A ka manawa hohonu ahau ka tino nui ahau
And I scream from the top of my lungs
– A ka hamama ahau i te tihi o oku huhu
What’s going on?
– He aha te haere?
And I say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh, hey yeah yeah
– A ka mea ahau, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae.
I said hey, what’s going on?
– Ka mea ahau, he aha te mea e tupu ana?
And I say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh, hey yeah yeah
– A ka mea ahau, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae.
I said hey, what’s going on?
– Ka mea ahau, he aha te mea e tupu ana?
And I say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh, hey yeah yeah
– A ka mea ahau, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae, ae.
I said hey, what’s going on?
– Ka mea ahau, he aha te mea e tupu ana?
And I say, hey yeah yeah-eh-eh, hey yeah yeah-yeah-yeah
– A ka mea ahau, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra, ae ra.
I said hey, what’s going on?
– Ka mea ahau, he aha te mea e tupu ana?
Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
– Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
– Ooh, ooh ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
25 years and my life is still
– 25 tau a kei te ora tonu toku ora
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
– E ngana ana ki te whakatika i taua maunga nui o te tumanako
For a destination
– Mō tētahi ūnga
