Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I know it’s a bad idea
– E mohio ana ahau he whakaaro kino tenei
But how can I help myself?
– Engari me pehea taku awhina i ahau?
Been inside for most this year
– I roto mo te nuinga o tenei tau
And I thought a few drinks, they might help
– Na ka whakaaro ahau ki etahi inu, ka awhina pea ratou
It’s been a while, my dear
– Kua roa, e taku hoa aroha
Dealin’ with the cards life dealt
– Te mahi ki ngā kāri i tukuna e life
I’m still holdin’ back these tears
– Kei te pupuri tonu ahau i ēnei roimata
While my friends are somewhere else
– I te wā e noho ana aku hoa ki tētahi atu wāhi
I pictured this year a little bit different when it hit February
– I whakaaro ahau i tēnei tau he rerekē te āhua i te wā i pā mai ai ki a hui tanguru
I step in the bar, it hit me so hard, oh, how can it be this heavy?
– Ka eke au ki te pae, ka tino pa ki ahau, aue, me pehea e taumaha ai?
Every song reminds me you’re gone, and I feel the lump form in my throat
– Ko nga waiata katoa e whakamahara ana ki ahau kua ngaro koe, a ka fe ahau i te ahua o te kohinga i roto i toku kaki
‘Cause I’m here alone
– ‘No te mea kei konei ahau anake
Just dancin’ with my eyes closed
– E kanikani ana me oku kanohi kati
‘Cause everywhere I look, I still see you
– ‘No te mea i nga wahi katoa e titiro ana ahau, e kite tonu ana ahau i a koe
And time is movin’ so slow
– A he tino puhoi te wā
And I don’t know what else that I can do
– A kaore au i te mohio he aha atu ka taea e au
So I’ll keep dancin’ with my
– Na ka noho tonu ahau ki taku kanikani
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
Eye-eye-eye-eyes closed
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi kati
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
So I’ll keep dancin’ with my-
– Na ka noho tonu ahau ki taku kanikani-
Delusion is here again
– Kei konei anō te whakaaro
And I think you’ll come home soon
– A ki taku whakaaro ka hoki wawe mai koe ki te kāinga
A word brings me right back in
– Ka whakahokia mai ahau e te kupu
Then it’s only me that’s in this room
– Na ko ahau anake kei roto i tenei ruma
I guess I could just pretend
– Ki taku whakaaro ka taea e au te whakaaro
The colours are more than blue
– Ko nga tae he nui ake i te puru
But I lost more than my friend
– Engari he nui ake taku ngaro i taku hoa
I can’t help but missin’ you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Kaore e taea e au te awhina engari ka mihi ki a koe (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I pictured this month a little bit different, no one is ever ready
– I whakaaro ahau i tēnei marama he rerekē, kāore he tangata i rite
And when it unfolds, you get in a hole, oh, how can it be this heavy?
– A, no te unfolds reira, whiwhi koe i roto i te poka, aue, me pehea e taea e te reira i tenei taimaha?
Everything changes, nothing’s the same, except the truth is now you’re gone
– Ka huri nga mea katoa, kaore he mea rite, engari ko te pono kua ngaro koe inaianei
And life just goes on
– Ka haere tonu te ora
So I’m dancin’ with my eyes closed
– Na kei te kanikani ahau me oku kanohi kati
‘Cause everywhere I look, I still see you
– ‘No te mea i nga wahi katoa e titiro ana ahau, e kite tonu ana ahau i a koe
And time is movin’ so slow
– A he tino puhoi te wā
And I don’t know what else that I can do
– A kaore au i te mohio he aha atu ka taea e au
So I’ll keep dancin’ with my
– Na ka noho tonu ahau ki taku kanikani
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
Eye-eye-eye-eyes closed
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi kati
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
So I’ll keep dancin’ with my
– Na ka noho tonu ahau ki taku kanikani
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
Eye-eye-eye-eyes closed
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi kati
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
Oh, I keep dancin’ with my-
– Aue, ka kanikani tonu ahau ki taku-
They’re shutting the bar, they’re cleanin’ the floor
– Kei te kati rātou i te pae, kei te horoi rātou i te papa
And everyone is already home
– A kua hoki katoa ki te kāinga
But I’m on my own
– Ko ahau anake
Still dancin’ with my eyes closed
– Kei te kanikani tonu me oku kanohi kati
‘Cause everywhere I look, I still see you
– ‘No te mea i nga wahi katoa e titiro ana ahau, e kite tonu ana ahau i a koe
Time is movin’ so slow
– He tino puhoi te wā
And I don’t know what else that I can do
– A kaore au i te mohio he aha atu ka taea e au
So I’ll keep dancin’ with my
– Na ka noho tonu ahau ki taku kanikani
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
Eye-eye-eye-eyes closed
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi kati
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
Oh, I keep dancin’ with my
– Aue, ka kanikani tonu ahau ki taku
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
Eye-eye-eye-eyes closed
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi kati
Eye-eye-eye-eyes
– Kanohi-kanohi-kanohi
Oh, I keep dancin’ with my-
– Aue, ka kanikani tonu ahau ki taku-
