Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
The lights go out, and I can’t be saved
– Ka ngaro nga rama, a kaore e taea te whakaora
Tides that I tried to swim against
– He ngaru i whakamatau ahau ki te kaukau
Have brought me down upon my knees
– Kua hinga ahau ki runga ki oku turi
Oh, I beg, I beg and plead, singing
– E inoi ana ahau, e inoi ana, e inoi ana, e waiata ana
Come out of things unsaid
– Haere mai i roto i nga mea e kore e korerotia
Shoot an apple off my head, and a
– Tangohia he aporo i runga i toku mahunga, me te
Trouble that can’t be named
– He raruraru e kore e taea te ingoa
A tiger’s waiting to be tamed, singing
– E tatari ana te tiger kia whakaorangia, e waiata ana
You are
– Ko koe
You are
– Ko koe
Confusion never stops
– Kāore e mutu te pōhēhē
Closing walls and ticking clocks, gonna
– Te kati i ngā pakitara me ngā karaka, ka haere
Come back and take you home
– Hoki mai ki te kawe i a koe ki te kāinga
I could not stop that you now know, singing
– Kāore I taea e au te whakamutu i te mea e mōhio ana koe ināianei, e waiata ana
Come out upon my seas
– Haere mai ki runga ki aku moana
Cursed missed opportunities
– Ngā whai wāhitanga kua ngaro i te kanga
Am I a part of the cure?
– He wāhanga ahau o te rongoā?
Or am I part of the disease? Singing
– He wāhanga rānei ahau o te mate? Te waiata
You are
– Ko koe
You are
– Ko koe
You are
– Ko koe
You are
– Ko koe
You are
– Ko koe
You are
– Ko koe
And nothing else compares
– A kaore he mea ke atu e whakataurite ana
Oh, nothing else compares
– Aue, kaore he mea ke atu
And nothing else compares
– A kaore he mea ke atu e whakataurite ana
You are
– Ko koe
You are
– Ko koe
Home, home, where I wanted to go
– Home, home, where I wanna go
Home, home, where I wanted to go
– Home, home, where I wanna go
Home (you), home, where I wanted to go (are)
– Home (you), home, where I wanted to go (are)
Home (you), home, where I wanted to go (are)
– Home (you), home, where I wanted to go (are)
