Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I can handle
– Ka taea e au te whakahaere
Way more than I can handle
– He nui ake I taku e taea ai te whakahaere
So I keep reaching for the handle
– Na ka toro atu ahau ki te ringa
To flood my heart
– Ki te waipuke i toku ngakau
And the Spaniard
– Me te Paniora
In song that I have pandered to
– I roto i te waiata kua pandered ahau ki
Is always handing me the anvil
– Kei te tuku tonu i te anvil ki ahau
Saying, “That’s for you”
– Ka mea, ” Ko te hoki koutou”
But then you came to me
– Engari i muri mai ka haere mai koe ki ahau
From Olympic heavy duty
– Mai I Te Mahi Taumaha O Te Olympics
We both needed so much soothing
– He nui te whakamarie i hiahiatia e mātau
Played you Rickie Lee
– I tākaro koe I a Rickie Lee
Oh, how everything can change
– Aue, me pehea e taea ai e nga mea katoa te huri
In such a small time frame
– I roto i taua wā iti
You can be remade
– Ka taea e koe te hanga anō
You can live again
– Ka taea e koe te ora ano
What was pain now’s gain
– He aha te painga o te mamae inaianei
A new path gets laid
– Ka whakatakotoria he ara hou
And you know what is great
– A e mohio ana koe he aha te mea nui
Nothing stays the same
– Kāore he mea e noho tonu ana
Felt you through me
– I through koe i roto i ahau
In every clue you threw me
– I nga tohu katoa i maka e koe ki ahau
Pointing at me asking, “Who, me?”
– E tohu ana ki ahau e ui ana, ” Ko wai, ko au?”
What a start
– He aha te tīmatanga
And you had taken
– Na kua tangohia e koe
All away my aching
– Ko taku mamae katoa
Well, how could I ever thank you?
– Me pehea taku whakawhetai ki a koe?
I’d been received
– I manakohia ahau
But I’m a sable
– Engari he sable ahau
And honey, us the fable
– Me te honi, ko tātou te kōrero
You said that you were unable
– Ka mea koe e kore e taea e koe
That it’s not reprieved
– E kore e murua
Oh, but maybe things can change
– Aue, engari pea ka taea e nga mea te huri
What can wax can wane
– He aha e taea e wax taea wane
Things can get replayed
– Ka taea te purei anō i ngā mea
And if it’s all the same
– A ki te mea te reira i te taua katoa
Oh, just take my hand
– Aue, tangohia taku ringa
And place it on your blame
– A tuu i te reira i runga i tou kupu
And let it wash away
– A kia horoia atu
With you I will remain
– Ki a koe ka noho ahau
You came over
– I haere mai koe
Short after it was over
– I muri tata iho i te mutunga
You, as precious as a clover
– Koe, rite utu rite te clover
In a meadow’s sun
– I te rā o te marae
You had no answers
– Kaore he whakautu
So we laid back to backs and
– Na ka takoto matou hoki ki muri, me te
Clasped treasure with our hands and
– Ko te taonga e mau ana ki o tatou ringa me
Held all fate
– I mau ki te whakatau katoa
But now it’s the season
– Engari inaianei ko te wa
And I know I will be seein’ ya
– A e mohio ana ahau ka kite ahau i a koe
On the TV for some reason
– I RUNGA I TE TV mo etahi take
God, my heart
– E te atua, e toku ngakau
Why do things gotta change?
– He aha i huri ai ngā mea?
We were on our way
– I a mātou e haere ana
To be best to face
– Kia pai ki te kanohi
All that comes in gray
– Ko te mea katoa e puta mai ana i te hina
It’s so hard to explain
– He uaua ki te whakamarama
And the facts are strange
– A he mea whakamiharo nga meka
But you know what will stay?
– Engari e mohio ana koe he aha ka noho?
Everything we’ve made
– Nga mea katoa kua hanga e matou
