Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I went to New York ’cause a man in a suit told me, “You’re gonna be a star”
– I haere ahau ki New York ‘no te mea ka mea mai tetahi tangata i roto i te koti ki ahau, “Ka waiho Koe hei whetu”
I said, “Yeah, I know,” but it came out like, “What, who, me?”
– Ka mea ahau, ” Ae, e mohio ana ahau,” engari i puta mai, “He Aha, ko wai, ko au?”
I took a walk on the beach, ’cause the guy doesn’t like me back
– I haereere ahau i te takutai, nā te mea kāore te tangata i pai ki ahau
Even though I’m gonna be a star, guess I don’t have it, guess I don’t have it after all
– Ahakoa he whetū ahau, ki taku whakaaro kāore au i te whetū, ki taku whakaaro kāore au i te whetū
But it’s okay, ’cause my life is so exciting
– Engari he pai, ‘no te mea he tino whakaongaonga toku ora
Every night is like a party, ’cause I bit the bullet
– I nga po katoa he rite ki te rōpū, ‘ no te mea i werohia e ahau te pere
I’m finally watching Friends
– Kei Te mātakitaki Au I Ngā Hoa
“What took me so long?”
– “He aha i roa ai ahau?”
I say to no one, ’cause I’m alone all the time
– Ka mea ahau ki te tangata, ‘no te mea ko ahau anake i nga wa katoa
But now I’m never lonely, not since I met Joey
– Engari inaianei kaore au i te mokemoke, ehara i te mea i tutaki ahau Ki A Joey
But when I turn the lights off, Joey doesn’t hold me
– Engari i taku whakaweto i ngā rama, kāore a Joey i te pupuri i ahau
And in my darkest moment, I wonder if I met him out at a bar
– A, i taku wā pōuri rawa, ka whakaaro ahau mēnā i tūtaki ahau ki a ia i tētahi pae
If he’d seen me, a perfect star, wanna take me home for that reason only
– Mehemea i kite ia i ahau, he whetū tino pai, e hiahia ana ia ki te kawe i ahau ki te kāinga mō taua take anake
‘Cause why else would you want me?
– ‘Na te aha atu e hiahia ana koe ki ahau?
I think I’ve got a fucked up face
– Ki taku whakaaro he kanohi kino taku
And that thought used to haunt me
– A ko taua whakaaro i whakamahia hei whakawehi i ahau
‘Til it fell in its sweet embrace
– ‘Ki te hinga i roto i tona awhi reka
Now I don’t sweat the acne
– Na e kore ahau e werawera i te hakihaki
It’s a bitch, but it goes away
– He wahine, engari ka ngaro
And who cares if I’m pretty?
– A ko wai e whakaaro ana mēnā he ataahua ahau?
I feel like I’m Phoebe
– Ki taku whakaaro ko Phoebe Ahau
I feel like it totally works
– Ki taku whakaaro he tino pai
When the blue in my skirt doesn’t work with the blue in my top
– Ki te kore te puru i roto i toku koti e mahi ki te puru i roto i toku tihi
And if I tried to be her, it’d fall so flat, you’d feel badly
– A, ki te whakamatau ahau kia waiho ia, ka hinga rawa, ka kino to whakaaro
And most of these days, I feel the dull ache
– A ko te nuinga o ēnei rā, ka ach ahau i te mamae pōuri
But then I say, “Stop,” and then I feel great
– Engari ka mea ahau, “Kāti,” a kael ahau nui
‘Cause it could be worse, I know, I know
– ‘Na te mea ka kino ake, e mohio ana ahau, e mohio ana ahau
Know it in the worst way
– Kia mohio ki te kino rawa
We rehearsed this, mm
– I whakaakona tēnei e mātou, mm
Everything’s okay
– He pai nga mea katoa
‘Cause my life is so enticing
– ‘No te mea he tino whakaongaonga toku ora
In the corner, eating icing
– I roto i te kokonga, kai icing
It’s a birthday party, these people aren’t my friends
– He hui rā whānau, ehara ēnei tāngata i myu hoa
I’m thinking “So long,” amidst their deep talk
– Kei te whakaaro ahau “Kia roa,” i waenganui i to ratou korero hohonu
‘Bout someone they didn’t invite
– ‘Ki tētahi kāore i karangatia e rātau
But I’d rather be lonely, counted out and homely
– Engari he pai ake ki ahau te noho mokemoke, te tatau me te noho kāinga
I know that he’ll need me once he gets to know me
– E mohio ana ahau ka hiahia ia ki ahau ina mohio ia ki ahau
Wonder when I’ll meet him
– Wonder when i’ll meet him
Wonder if he’s sitting there at a bar and if he likes ’em avant garde
– E whakaaro ana mēnā kei te noho ia ki reira i tētahi pae, ā, mēnā e pai ana ki a ia ’em avant garde
Just what they told me
– Ko te mea anake i korerotia mai e ratou ki ahau
‘Cause why else would you want me? (Want me, mm)
– ‘Na te aha atu e hiahia ana koe ki ahau? (E hiahia ana ahau, mm)
I think I got a fucked up face (Oh)
– Ki taku whakaaro he kanohi kino taku (Oh)
And that thought used to haunt me (Haunt me)
– A ko taua whakaaro i whakamahia ki te whakatoi i ahau (Whakatoi i ahau)
‘Til I fell in its sweet embrace (Uh-huh)
– ‘Ki te hinga ahau i roto i tona awhi reka (Uh-huh)
Now I don’t sweat the acne (No, woah)
– Na e kore ahau e werawera i te hakihaki (Kahore, woah)
It’s a bitch, but it goes away (Oh)
– He wahine, engari ka haere atu (Oh)
Who cares if I’m pretty?
– Ko wai e whakaaro ana mēnā he ataahua ahau?
I feel like I’m Phoebe
– Ki taku whakaaro ko Phoebe Ahau
I feel like a whole lot
– He nui taku whakaaro
No, I’m good, thanks for asking
– No, he pai ahau, whakawhetai mo te tono
That’d be awesome, but no worries if not
– He mea whakamiharo, engari kaore he awangawanga mena kaore
Best believe I can hack it
– Best whakapono e taea hack ahau i te reira
Check it out, I made it this far
– Tirohia te reira i roto i, i hanga e ahau i te reira i tenei tawhiti
Had to dig deep inside me
– Me keri hohonu ki roto i ahau
‘TiI I found what I was looking for
– ‘TiI i kitea e ahau te mea i rapu ahau mo
It was right there inside me (Ah)
– I roto tonu i ahau (Ah)
It was beautiful, beautiful, beautiful (Beautiful)
– He ataahua, he ataahua, he ataahua (Ataahua)
Why else would you want me? (Want me, want me) (Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful)
– He aha atu e hiahia ana koe ki ahau? (E hiahia ana ahau, e hiahia ana ahau) (Ataahua, ataahua, ataahua)
I think I got a fucked up face (Gorgeous, amazing)
– Ki taku whakaaro he kanohi kino taku (He Ataahua, he miharo)
And that thought used to haunt me (Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful)
– Na ka whakamahia e taua whakaaro ki te whaiwhai i ahau (Ataahua, ataahua, ataahua)
‘Til I fell in it’s sweet embrace (Uh-huh)
– ‘Ki te hinga ahau i roto i te reira awhi reka (Uh-huh)
Now I don’t sweat the acne (No)
– Na e kore ahau e werawera i te hakihaki (No)
It’s a bitch, but it goes away (Yeah)
– He wahine, engari ka haere atu (Yeah)
Who cares if I’m pretty?
– Ko wai e whakaaro ana mēnā he ataahua ahau?
I feel like I’m Phoebe
– Ki taku whakaaro ko Phoebe Ahau
I feel like a whole lot
– He nui taku whakaaro
Who cares if I’m pretty?
– Ko wai e whakaaro ana mēnā he ataahua ahau?
I feel like I’m Phoebe
– Ki taku whakaaro ko Phoebe Ahau
I feel like a whole lot
– He nui taku whakaaro
Oh-oh
– E te atua
Uh, uh-uh
– Ko te Uh, ko te uh-uh
