Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
My world has fallen
– Kua hinga taku ao
I’m falling to my knees (oh, yeah)
– Kei te hinga ahau ki oku turi (oh, yeah)
And now I feel my hands trembling (oh, lord)
– Na inaianei fe ahau toku ringa wiri (oh, ariki)
Ain’t no promise I’ll breathe again
– Kaore he kupu whakaari ka manawa ano ahau
But I won’t back down
– Engari kaore au e hoki whakamuri
For my family you can ransom me
– Mo taku whānau ka taea e koe te utu i ahau
Had it hard it broke me to my knees
– Mehemea he uaua i whati i ahau ki oku turi
In a foreign I’m driving furious
– I roto i te ke au peia ahau riri
Like somebody out there after me
– Ka rite ki tētahi i muri i ahau
My girl got my heart only
– Ko taku kotiro anake i whiwhi i toku ngakau
My friends they got my back, we chase money
– E aku hoa kua hoki mai rātou, e whai ana mātou i te moni
We together when it’s storm or sunny
– Ka noho tahi tātou ina he hau he rā rānei
They expect me for to back down
– E hiahia ana rātou kia hoki whakamuri ahau
It’s my destiny
– Ko taku whakatau
And this might get the best of me
– A ka whiwhi pea tenei i te pai o ahau
I can’t let you get ahead of us
– Kāore e taea e au te tuku i a koe kia haere i mua i a mātou
I’ma have to escort you to a seat
– Me kawe koe e ahau ki te nohoanga
Through it all we can’t fail
– Na roto i te reira katoa e kore e taea e tatou te kore
Cause the plan is for to achieve
– Na te mea ko te mahere kia tutuki
I’m just really needing some peace
– Kei te tino hiahia ahau ki te rangimarie
Hoping pain quickly leave
– Ko te tumanako ka tere atu te mamae
I admit I sound fallen
– E whakaae ana ahau kua hinga ahau
But for my family I rise up
– Engari mō tōku whānau ka whakatika ahau
Plan on completing every mission
– Mahere i runga i te whakaoti i nga misioni
All before my time up
– Katoa i mua i taku wa ake
Inside this car, I get it back
– I roto i tēnei motokā, ka whakahokia mai e au
Just watch my motor climb up
– Kia mataara noa i taku motokā piki ake
Protecting all the ones I love
– Te tiaki i te hunga katoa e aroha ana ahau
Can’t let this evil blind us
– Kāore e taea te tuku i tēnei kino kia matapo i a tātou
My world has fallen
– Kua hinga taku ao
I’m falling to my knees (oh, yeah)
– Kei te hinga ahau ki oku turi (oh, yeah)
And now I feel my hands trembling (oh, lord)
– Na inaianei fe ahau toku ringa wiri (oh, ariki)
Ain’t no promise I’ll breathe again
– Kaore he kupu whakaari ka manawa ano ahau
But I won’t back down
– Engari kaore au e hoki whakamuri
But I won’t back down (oh, yeah)
– Engari e kore ahau e hoki ki raro (oh, yeah)
And now I feel my hands trembling (oh, lord)
– Na inaianei fe ahau toku ringa wiri (oh, ariki)
Ain’t no promise I’ll breathe again
– Kaore he kupu whakaari ka manawa ano ahau
But I won’t back down
– Engari kaore au e hoki whakamuri
And when my hands get cold
– A ka matao oku ringa
And I’m on my own
– Ko ahau anake
Through the dark I crawl
– I roto i te pōuri e kōkiri ana ahau
And when my bones feel weak
– A, ina ngoikore oku wheua
I will keep running
– Ka rere tonu ahau
Through the fire
– Na roto i te ahi
I won’t back down
– Kāore au e hoki whakamuri
No (oh, yeah)
– Kaore (aue, ae)
And now I feel my hands trembling (oh, lord)
– Na inaianei fe ahau toku ringa wiri (oh, ariki)
Ain’t no promise I’ll breathe again
– Kaore he kupu whakaari ka manawa ano ahau
But I won’t back down
– Engari kaore au e hoki whakamuri
