Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Putting my defenses up
– Te whakatakoto i aku parenga
‘Cause I don’t wanna fall in love
– ‘No te mea e kore ahau e hiahia ana ki te hinga i roto i te aroha
If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack
– Ki te mea i mahia e au, ki taku whakaaro ka pā mai he mate ngakau ki ahau
Never put my love out on the line
– Kaua rawa e tuku i taku aroha ki runga i te raina
Never said yes to the right guy
– Kāore i whakaae ki te tangata tika
Never had trouble getting what I want
– Kāre I raru ki te whiwhi i taku e hiahia ana
But when it comes to you, I’m never good enough
– Engari ina tae mai ki a koe, kaore au i te tino pai
When I don’t care, I can play ’em like a Ken doll
– Ki te kore au e aro, ka taea e au te tākaro i a rātou hei pēpi Ken
Won’t wash my hair, then make ’em bounce like a basketball
– E kore e horoi i oku makawe, ka meinga ’em peke rite te poitūkohu
But you make me wanna act like a girl
– Engari ka meinga ahau e koe kia rite ki te kotiro
Paint my nails and wear high heels
– Paint toku whao, me te mau rekereke tiketike
Yes, you make me so nervous that I just can’t hold your hand
– Ae, ka tino whakawehi koe i ahau, e kore e taea e au te pupuri i tou ringa
You make me glow
– Ka meinga ahau e koe kia marama
But I cover up, won’t let it show
– Engari ka huna e ahau, e kore e tukua kia whakaaturia
So I’m putting my defenses up
– Na kei te whakaarahia e au aku parenga
‘Cause I don’t wanna fall in love
– ‘No te mea e kore ahau e hiahia ana ki te hinga i roto i te aroha
If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack
– Ki te mea i mahia e au, ki taku whakaaro ka pā mai he mate ngakau ki ahau
I think I’d have a heart attack
– Ki taku whakaaro he mate ngakau taku
I think I’d have a heart attack
– Ki taku whakaaro he mate ngakau taku
Never break a sweat for the other guys
– Kaua rawa e whati i te werawera mo era atu tangata
When you come around, I get paralyzed
– Ka haere mai koe, ka pararu ahau
And every time I try to be myself
– A i nga wa katoa e ngana ana ahau ki te noho ko au
It comes out wrong like a cry for help
– Ka puta he rite ki te karanga mo te awhina
It’s just not fair, pain’s more trouble than love is worth
– Ehara i te mea tika, he nui ake te raruraru o te mamae i te aroha
I gasp for air, it feels so good, but you know it hurts
– Ka hūhū ahau mō te hau, he tino pai, engari e mōhio ana koe he mamae
But you make me wanna act like a girl
– Engari ka meinga ahau e koe kia rite ki te kotiro
Paint my nails and wear perfume for you
– Pania aku whao me te kakahu kakara mo koe
Make me so nervous that I just can’t hold your hand
– Kia tino māharahara ahau e kore e taea e ahau te pupuri i tou ringa
You make me glow
– Ka meinga ahau e koe kia marama
But I cover up, won’t let it show
– Engari ka huna e ahau, e kore e tukua kia whakaaturia
So I’m putting my defenses up
– Na kei te whakaarahia e au aku parenga
‘Cause I don’t wanna fall in love
– ‘No te mea e kore ahau e hiahia ana ki te hinga i roto i te aroha
If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack
– Ki te mea i mahia e au, ki taku whakaaro ka pā mai he mate ngakau ki ahau
I think I’d have a heart attack
– Ki taku whakaaro he mate ngakau taku
I think I’d have a heart attack
– Ki taku whakaaro he mate ngakau taku
The feelings got lost in my lungs
– I ngaro nga kare i roto i oku huhu
They’re burning, I’d rather be numb (rather be numb)
– Kei te mura ratou, e hiahia ana ahau kia numb (engari kia numb)
And there’s no one else to blame (no one else to blame)
– A kahore he tangata atu ki te kupu (kahore tetahi atu ki te kupu)
So scared, I take off, and I run
– He tino wehi, ka rere atu ahau, ka rere ahau
I’m flying too close to the sun
– Kei te rere tata rawa ahau ki te ra
And I burst into fla-fla-flames
– Na ka pakaru ahau ki te mura-mura-mura
You make me glow
– Ka meinga ahau e koe kia marama
But I cover up, won’t let it show
– Engari ka huna e ahau, e kore e tukua kia whakaaturia
So I’m putting my defenses up
– Na kei te whakaarahia e au aku parenga
‘Cause I don’t wanna fall in love
– ‘No te mea e kore ahau e hiahia ana ki te hinga i roto i te aroha
If I ever did that, I think I’d have a heart attack
– Ki te mea i mahia e au, ki taku whakaaro ka pā mai he mate ngakau ki ahau
I think I’d have a heart attack (heart attack)
– I wanna make a heart attack (heart attack)
I think I’d have a heart attack-tack
– Ki taku whakaaro he mate ngakau taku
I think I’d have a heart attack (oh, I think I’d have a heart attack)
– Ki taku whakaaro he mate ngakau taku (oh, I think i’d have a heart attack)
I think I’d have a heart attack
– Ki taku whakaaro he mate ngakau taku
