Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Yeah
– Ae
She was twenty-four
– E rua tekau ma wha ona tau
Last week, told me somethin’ you can’t be ready for
– I te wiki kua hipa, i kī mai ki ahau, kāore e taea e koe te noho rite mō
I ain’t mournin’ death of her innocence
– Kāore au e tangi ana i te matenga o tōna harakore
I ain’t mournin’ death of her innocence, let the Henny pour
– Kāore au e tangi ana i te matenga o tōna harakore, kia ringihia te Henny
Some weeks ago, she was in a cab
– I ētahi wiki ki muri, i roto ia i tētahi waka
I felt sick to my stomach ’cause when I listen back
– I mate ahau ki toku kopu ‘ no te mea ka whakarongo ahau ki muri
Driver was actin’ all forward, I should have drawn the line
– I mahi katoa te kaihautū ki mua, me i whakatakoto e au te raina
She wasn’t worried about it, it happens all the time
– Kāore ia i worangawanga mō taua mea, ka puta tonu
All the time, said it happens all the time
– I nga wa katoa, ka mea ka tupu i nga wa katoa
A little conversation, that’s just all it is
– He kōrero iti, koina anake te mea
Ask couple questions, then he’ll call it quits
– A ani i ngā pātai tokorua, ka karanga ia i te reira mutu
He ain’t even have to ask her where she lives
– Kāore anō ia kia ui atu ki a ia kei hea ia e noho ana
She was headed to this venue with a couple friends
– I haere ia ki tēnei wāhi me ētahi hoa tokorua
And I was workin’ late, said I’d collect her when the party ends
– A, i te mutunga o taku mahi, ka mea ahau ka kohi ahau i a ia ina mutu te pātī
She goin’ to this no-phone party
– Ka haere ia ki tēnei rōpū kore waea
You know the ones where guys have their phones and all the women there don’t
– E mohio ana koe ki te hunga i reira takatu i to ratou waea me nga wahine katoa i reira e kore e
I threw one of them last week, so I don’t wanna speak
– I tukuna e au tētahi o rātau i te wiki kua hipa, nō reira kāore au e hiahia ki te kōrero
And when I think about this shit, it cuts deep
– A, no te whakaaro ahau e pā ana ki tenei shit, tapahia reira hohonu
You see, Tamah, she like my little sis’
– E kite ana koe, Tamah, he rite ia ki taku tuahine iti’
So when I asked her to explain to me the story, she said this
– Na, I taku tono kia whakamārama mai ki ahau i te kōrero, ka mea ia i tēnei
I caught a vibe with a guy and then from the off
– I mau ahau i te wairua ki tētahi tangata kātahi mai i te tīmatanga
But somethin’ was off, offer me pills and offer me shots
– Engari i puta mai tētahi mea, tuku mai i ngā pire ki ahau, me te tuku mai i ngā pupuhi ki ahau
And off of my head, couldn’t even say if I was sober or off of my head
– A, i runga i toku mahunga, e kore e taea e ara te mea ki te i ahau maeneene ranei i runga i toku mahunga
I could’ve danced for days, wouldn’t have been a surprise
– I taea e au te kanikani mo nga ra, kaore I miharo
But let’s have a good night, these times are havin’ good nights when all the men start drinkin’
– Otiia kia whai tatou i te po pai, enei wa e whai ‘po pai ka tīmata nga tangata katoa inu’
And then they feel entitled to more than opinions
– Na ka fe ratou tika ki neke atu i whakaaro
You know how that goes and man come to the girls like, “Fuckin’ let me get your Snap’, innit
– E mohio ana koe ki te pehea e haere ana, a ka haere mai te tangata ki nga kotiro rite, “fuckin’ tukua ahau ki te tiki i to Koutou Snap’, innit
Add me back, innit, fuckin’ what?
– Tāpiri mai ki ahau, innit, fuckin ‘ he aha?
What you doin’ after this? What you on? What’s wrong?
– He aha te mahi a koe i muri i tēnei? He aha koe? He aha te he?
Why you movin’ so stiff? Come back to the AP, what, friend, what?
– He aha koe i tino pakeke ai? Hoki mai ki te AP, he aha, e hoa, he aha?
Don’t worry ’bout her, you ain’t her dad, that’s long
– Kaua e manukanuka ki a ia, ehara koe i te papa, he roa
Why follow her home? Call her a cab or what
– He aha te whai i a ia ki te kāinga? Karangatia ia he taxi he aha ranei
I feel like I seen you before, you from Bex? You know Thames? Fuckin’
– Kei te whakaaro ahau kua kite ahau i a Koe i Mua, mai I Bex? E mōhio ana koe Ki A Thames? He mea whakahi
Are you gettin’ back to ends?”
– Kei te hoki koe ki te mutunga?”
And I ain’t sayin’ that’s weird, but it kinda is
– A e kore ahau e mea’ e te mea ke, engari te reira ahua ko
She busy throwin’ up, he’s tryna take her to the crib
– Kei te pukumahi ia ki te maka, kei te kawe ia i a ia ki te moenga
But that’s the culture of the club, right?
– Engari ko te ahurea o te karapu, tika?
All game’s fair
– He ataahua katoa o te kēmu
And if she don’t like it, why she there?
– A ki te kore ia e pai ki a ia, he aha ia i reira?
These times, she just wanna go home
– I ēnei wā, e hiahia ana ia ki te hoki ki te kāinga
She don’t wanna go alone with no battery on her phone
– Kāore ia e hiahia ana ki te haere takitahi me te kore pūhiko i runga i tana waea
And all her friends are tryna stay
– A ko ona hoa katoa ko tryna noho
Cah they goin’ to somebody’s afterparty in a house that’s out the way
– Ka haere rātou ki te pātī o tētahi i roto i tētahi whare e puta ana i te ara
And then she blacked out
– Na ka ngaro ia
She was gonna leave with them, but somethin’ felt off
– I haere ia ki te haere ki a ratou, engari i te tahi mea fel atu
And then she backed out
– Na ka hoki ia ki waho
When I heard about the time she tried to make it home alone
– I taku rongonga i te wā i whakamātau ai ia ki te hoki ki te kāinga
She said
– Ka mea ia
At Archway, I got out the car
– I Archway, i puta ahau i te motokā
It’s quiet and I’m walking up this long hill
– He ata noho, e haere ana ahau i runga i tēnei pukepuke roa
Faint sound, cold chills
– He tangi ngoikore, he makariri
I swear I just heard a familiar voice
– E oati ana ahau i rongo noa ahau i tētahi reo e mōhiotia ana
Inside of the club, outside of the club
– I roto i te karapu, i waho o te karapu
Was it that first cab? I swear I know the voice
– Ko te reira e cab tuatahi? E oati ana ahau e mohio ana ahau ki te reo
Think fast, that’s my only choice
– A feruri nohopuku, e te toku whiriwhiri anake
He’s coming up, I hear him running up
– Ka haere mai ia, ka rongo ahau i a ia e rere ana
I ran and I trip, I fell and I buckle
– I ran ahau, i taka, i hinga, i piko
My belt in a buckle, my keys in my knuckles
– Ko taku whitiki i roto i te kopare, ko aku kī i roto i aku koromatua
He’s grabbing my hair, I’m screaming to stop
– Kei te hopu ia i oku makawe, kei te hamama ahau kia mutu
I’m hitting him hard, it’s turning him on
– Kei te kaha taku patu i a ia, kei te whakaoho i a ia
The burning is gone, my body is so cold and frozen in fear
– Kua kore te tahunga, he tino makariri, he makariri hoki toku tinana i te wehi
Accepting my fate, his hands on my waist
– I te whakaae ki taku mutunga, ko ona ringa i runga i toku hope
I think that I threw my keys in his face
– Ki taku whakaaro i maka e au aku kī ki tōna mata
I ran and he chased
– I rere ahau a ka whai ia
I stumbled on a group of three that were leaving
– I tutuki ahau ki tētahi rōpū tokotoru e haere ana
I ran towards them, didn’t notice that my feet, they were bleeding
– I rere atu ahau ki a ratou, kihai I kite i oku waewae, e toto ana ratou
And that’s when I called, praying that you’d be there recording
– A ko te wā I waea mai ai ahau, e inoi ana kia noho koe ki reira te tuhi
The only person that I know who’s up at 3 in the morning
– Ko te tangata anake e mohio ana ahau ko wai kei runga i te 3 i te ata
I sound mad
– He haurangi ahau
But if you ain’t a girl, I guess you don’t know the feeling
– Engari ki te kore koe he kotiro, ki taku whakaaro kaore koe e mohio ki te ahua
Of watching what you wear because you’re worried ’bout making it home
– O te mātakitaki i te mea e mau ana koe no te mea e manukanuka ana koe ‘ bout making it home
Walking with your phone to your ear and you ain’t on the phone
– Haere ki to waea ki to taringa a kaore koe i runga i te waea
Can’t walk on the same side of the pavement alone
– Kāore e taea te haere i te taha kotahi o te papa
Everyone’s a fucking good guy and they’re making it known
– He tangata pai te katoa, ā, e whakamōhio ana rātou
But I’m just making it known that if you ain’t a girl, I guess you don’t know the feeling
– Engari kei te whakaatu noa ahau mehemea ehara koe i te kotiro, ki taku whakaaro kaore koe e mohio ki te ahua
Of checking the child lock, or seeing the AirTag
– Te tirotiro i te raka tamaiti, te kite Ranei I Te AirTag
A five-minute walk home feeling like five miles
– E rima meneti te hikoi ki te kāinga, e rima maero te roa
Maybe if these people would police our cities way they police our bodies
– Tērā pea mēnā ka pirihimana ēnei tāngata i ō tātou taone ka pirihimana i ō tātou tinana
Then maybe, fucking hell
– Na pea, fucking reinga
Maybe every woman that I know wouldn’t be stuck as well
– Mahalo ko nga wahine katoa e mohio ana ahau e kore e raru kia rite ki te pai
Danger doesn’t look like no killer in a mask
– Kāore te mōrearea e rite ki te kore whakamate i roto i te kopare
It looks like that flirty cab driver and guys that feel entitled ’cause you’re standing in their section
– He rite tonu ki te kaihautū waka whakawai me ngā tāngata e whakaaro ana he mea tika nā te mea kei te tū koe i roto i tō rātou wāhanga
Short-tempered men, the ones who struggle with rejection
– Ko nga tangata whai riri, ko te hunga e whawhai ana ki te paopao
I knew a girl called
– I mohio ahau ki tetahi kotiro e kiia ana ko
That was in so deep, she thought violence was affection
– I tino hohonu, i whakaaro ia ko te tūkino he aroha
I ain’t know some women wouldn’t want a man’s help
– Kaore au i te mohio kaore etahi wahine e hiahia ki te awhina a te tangata
Because so many of ’em want the same reward for their protection
– No te mea he tokomaha o ratou e hiahia ana ki te utu kotahi mo to ratou tiaki
Danger doesn’t look like no killer in a mask
– Kāore te mōrearea e rite ki te kore whakamate i roto i te kopare
It looks like that kid in the group chat that jokes about—
– He rite tonu ki taua tamaiti i roto i te kōrerorero rōpū e tawai ana—
And he won’t ever stop because there’s no one to correct him
– A e kore ia e mutu no te mea kahore he tangata hei whakatika i a ia
And he might even do it ’cause the system would protect him
– A ka taea e ia te mahi i te reira no te mea e tiaki ia te pūnaha
Algorithm gonna find some people just like him
– Ka kitea e te hātepe papatono ētahi tāngata pēnei i a ia
They hate women too, okay, yeah, fuck it, let’s connect him
– E kino ana hoki ratou ki nga wahine, ae, ae, kia hono atu tatou ki a ia
Homicidal femicidal shit on their suggested
– Te patu tangata te patu wahine i runga i to ratou whakaaro
Somebody just asked you on a date, it was your dentist
– Te tangata tika ui koe i runga i te rā, ko reira to koutou niho
He just went upstairs and got your number from reception
– I haere noa ia ki runga, a ka whiwhi i tō tau mai i te fariiraa
Used to be nice, said I remind him of his little girl
– I mua he pai, ka mea ahau whakamahara ia o tona kotiro iti
Two weeks later, he wants a sexual connection
– E rua wiki i muri mai, ka hiahia ia ki te hononga moepuku
Danger doesn’t look like no killer in a mask
– Kāore te mōrearea e rite ki te kore whakamate i roto i te kopare
Who you even talking to?
– Ko wai e korero ana koe?
Women hunted down by the people they say report it to
– Ko nga wahine e whaia ana e te iwi e mea ana ratou e whakaatu ana ki a ia
Honestly, I woudn’t have the solitude or fortitude
– Pono, e kore ahau e whai i te mokemoke fortitude ranei
Try and humanise, she could be somebody’s daughter, you
– Tamata me te humanise, i taea e ia hei tamahine o te tangata, koe
As if that’s the reason them fellas shouldn’t slaughter you
– Me te mea koinei te take e kore ai e patua koe e nga tangata
God forbid that they offend the people you’re belongin’ to
– E kore e whakaaetia e te atua kia whakahawea ratou ki te hunga e noho ana koe
Objectify you just the way I do in every song
– Whakaarohia koe i te ara e mahia ana e au i roto i ia waiata
Tamah was never wrong
– Kāre a Tamah i hē
Can’t trust guys, she never lied
– Kāore e taea te whakawhirinaki ki ngā tāngata, kāore ia i teka
No menicide, it femicide
– Kāore he menicide, he femicide
The catcalls, the long stares
– Ko ngā karanga, ko ngā tirohanga roa
The kind words, the lines blurred
– Ko ngā kupu atawhai, ko ngā rārangi kua pōhēhē
Call her out, impersonate her
– Karanga atu ki a ia, whakakapi i a ia
All know a victim, don’t know a perpetrator
– E mōhio ana te katoa ki tētahi patunga, kaua e mōhio ki tētahi kaitukino
Am I one of them? The men of the past
– Ko ahau tetahi o ratou? Ko nga tangata o mua
Who catcalled or spoke in the bars?
– Ko wai i hopu, i korero ranei i roto i nga tutaki?
I’m complicit, no better than you
– He tino pai ahau, kaore I pai ake I a koe
I told stories of—, yeah
– I korerotia e ahau nga korero o -, ae
Can’t sit on the fence, that’s hardly an option
– E kore e taea e noho i runga i te taiepa, e te uaua he kōwhiringa
You either part of the solution or part of the problem
– Koe rānei wahi o te otinga ranei wahi o te raruraru
