Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Dance
– Te kanikani
(Dance)
– (Kanikani)
Check, check, check
– Tirohia, tirohia, tirohia
Yeah, yeah, uh
– Ae, ae, ae
Exonerated, I ain’t dying on this hill
– Kua whakawāteatia, kāore au e mate i runga i tēnei pukepuke
Tonight we dining where?
– I tēnei pō ka kai mātou i hea?
Tell Leonidas I know somewhere with finer fares
– Korero Atu Ki A Leonidas e mohio ana ahau ki tetahi wahi me nga utu iti ake
Germinate the yeast, we got it jumping in the pan
– Germinate te rewena, ka whiwhi tatou i te reira peke i roto i te paraharaha
Flirts with danger, we hastily learn how to dance
– Ka piri ki te mōrearea, ka ako wawe mātou ki te kanikani
Circumstance raised a baby to a beast
– I whakaarahia e te āhuatanga he pēpi ki te kararehe
Like rain and heat raise a seed into a plant
– Ka rite ki te ua me te wera ka whakaarahia he purapura ki roto i te tipu
Stone throwers, glass homes, keep hiding hands
– Ko ngā kaipatu kohatu, ko ngā whare karaihe, ko ngā ringa huna
Terse reminders of the rocky path
– He whakamahara poto mo te ara rocky
Gleaning what I can from what I have amassed
– Te kohikohi i nga mea ka taea e au mai i nga mea kua kohia e au
The space-time continuum bend, I’m sticking with the simple plans
– Ko te piko tonu o te mokowā-wā, e piri ana ahau ki ngā mahere māmā
I’m just a man
– He tangata noa ahau
Bars like the rim of the bath, live, love, and laugh
– Ko ngā pae pēnei i te rim of the bath, live, love, and laugh
It’s up like hovercraft
– He rite ki te hovercraft
Have lil’ buddy relax, we on the cuttin’ edge
– Kia okioki a lil ‘ buddy, kei te taha o te tapahi
Told you we only doubling back to cover tracks
– Ka mea atu ki a koe e rua noa iho ngā waiata hei whakakapi
Metal lungies, you don’t wanna match
– Metal lungies, e kore koe e hiahia ki te ōrite
The Earth mother gave the Sun a lap, it sat me on my ass (Uh, uh)
– I homai e te Whaea O Te Whenua he turi ki te Ra, i noho ahau ki runga ki toku tuara (Uh, uh)
Jet lag, waking up to black, money breaking up the caste
– Ko te jet lag, eaking ana ki te pango, ko te moni e wehe ana i te kāti
Outnumbered, but we obviously crunch ’em in the stats (That shit outta here, nigga)
– Outnumbered, but we obviously crunch ’em in the stats (That shit outta here, nigga)
Tch, nobody want the scraps (Nobody)
– Tch, kaore he tangata e hiahia ana ki nga para (Kaore he tangata)
The low hum of hunger had my stomach singing a song of sadness
– Ko te hum iti o te hiakai i toku kopu waiata i te waiata o te pouri
Wishing that it wasn’t flat
– E hiahia ana kia kaua e papatahi
Tonight we dining where?
– I tēnei pō ka kai mātou i hea?
Dance
– Te kanikani
