Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Wake up
– Whakatika
Morning set in motion for me
– Te ata i whakaturia ki te nekehanga mo ahau
Clear cut
– He tapahi mārama
Put on the emotion guaranteed
– Hoatu i runga i te kare kī
And when they drag me by my feet
– A ka toia ahau e ratou ki oku waewae
Pick me up and march me to the beat
– Tangohia ahau, ka haere ki te patunga
Make me complete
– Kia oti ahau
I’m miles above the street
– He maha aku maero i runga ake i te huarahi
Staring as I pass me by
– Te titiro mai i taku haerenga atu ki ahau
My self-deceit
– Toku tinihanga-a-toi
And I breathe
– A ka manawa ahau
Nothing but a shadow, it seems
– He atarangi noa iho, te āhua nei
Caught up in routine
– I mau ki te mahi
Can they see the person beneath?
– Ka taea e ratou te kite i te tangata i raro?
The days go by so uniformly
– He rite tonu te haere o ngā rā
Tightly controlled and determined for me, yeah
– He tino whakahaere, he tino whakatau hoki ki ahau, ae
Showered in fame, my fans adore me
– I te rongonui, e aroha ana aku kaiwhaiwhai ki ahau
Only way to fuck it up is to be boring
– Ko te ara anake ki te fuck reira ake ko ki te kia hōhā
I don’t get the messages, they don’t come to me
– E kore ahau e whiwhi i te karere, e kore ratou e haere mai ki ahau
Everything that I can say is spoken for me, yeah
– Ko nga mea katoa e taea ana e au te korero, e korerotia ana ki ahau, ae
Get up
– Whakatika
Afternoon is nauseous again
– He pōuri anō te ahiahi
Get fucked
– Haere ki te fucked
God, I’m so pathetic
– E te atua, he tino pouri ahau
And when I rip you out my chest
– A ka haehae ahau i a koe i roto i toku uma
Won’t you realize you’re just obsessed?
– Kaore koe e mohio kei te hiahia noa koe?
A fraud at best
– He tinihanga i te pai
Drain the blood from this abscess
– Tangohia te toto mai i tēnei kōpiro
Watch me as I eat my heart out, dispossessed
– Kia mataara ki ahau I ahau e kai ana i toku ngakau, kua kore
But I breathe
– Engari e manawa ana ahau
Something’s got me doubting, it seems
– He mea e ruarua ana ahau, te āhua nei
Am I anything?
– He aha ahau?
Am I even a person beneath?
– He tangata noa iho ahau?
The daze of blood stains, cruel and gory
– Ko te pōuri o ngā poke toto, he nanakia, he toto
Visions of violence are overpowering, yeah
– He kaha rawa ngā tirohanga o te tūkino, yeah
Puking my guts out almost hourly
– Ka pupuhi i aku puku tata ki te haora
Shaving off the numbers of this fucking body
– Te haehae atu i te tau o tenei tinana fucking
I can’t read the messages, they come so quickly
– E kore e taea e ahau te pānui i te karere, haere mai ratou kia hohoro
Please I’m begging anybody come and save me
– Tena koa kei te inoi ahau ki tetahi kia haere mai ki te whakaora i ahau
I don’t get the messages, they don’t come to me
– E kore ahau e whiwhi i te karere, e kore ratou e haere mai ki ahau
Everything that I can say is spoken for me, yeah
– Ko nga mea katoa e taea ana e au te korero, e korerotia ana ki ahau, ae
I could be a friend, or
– Ka taea e ahau te hoa, ranei
I could be a foe
– Ka taea e au te waiho hei hoariri
You make the decision, and that’s all I know
– Ka whakatau koe, a koina anake taku e mohio ana
Oh, I could be a sinner
– Aue, ka taea e au te hara
I could be a saint
– He tapu pea ahau
Perfectly devoid of anything I ain’t
– He tino kore ahau i tetahi mea
I could be a martyr
– Ka taea e au te noho hei kaiwhakaatu
I could be a cause
– He take pea ahau
I can be whatever everybody wants
– Ka taea e au te mea e hiahia ana te katoa
Oh, I could be a canvas
– Aue, ka taea e au te waiho hei canvas
I could be a doll
– Ka taea e au te waiho hei pepeha
I don’t think I’m even something real at all
– Ki taku whakaaro ehara au i te mea tūturu
I could be a woman
– Ka taea e au te wahine
I could be a man
– Ka taea e au te tangata
Look into the mirror, tell me what I am
– Titiro ki te whakaata, korerotia mai ki ahau he aha ahau
Oh, I could be a difference
– Oh, I could be a difference
I could be the same
– Ka taea e au te rite
Try to give me meaning, it’s a losing game
– Tamata ki te hoatu ki ahau te tikanga, te reira i te kēmu ngaro
I could go to heaven
– Ka taea e au te haere ki te rangi
I could go to hell
– Ka taea e au te haere ki te reinga
Does it even matter? I could never tell
– He mea nui rānei? Kāore au i taea te kōrero
Oh, maybe I am nothing
– Aue, kāore pea au i te mea
Maybe I am all
– Tērā pea ko au katoa
Baby, make me something ‘fore I get that call ’cause
– Baby, make me something ‘fore i get that call’ nā te mea
I CAN’T HEAR THE MESSAGES, THEY JUST DON’T LET ME
– KĀORE AU E RONGO I NGĀ KARERE, KĀORE RĀTOU E TUKU I AHAU
I CAN’T BEAR THE SOLITARY, DON’T FORGET ME
– E KORE E TAEA E AHAU TE MAU KI TE MOKEMOKE, KAUA E WAREWARE KI AHAU
I CAN’T READ THE MESSAGES, THEY COME SO SLOWLY
– KĀORE E TAEA E AU TE PĀNUI I NGĀ KARERE, HE PUHOI RAWA TE HAERE MAI
I DON’T KNOW A SINGLE THING AND I’M SO LONELY
– KĀORE AU I TE MŌHIO KI TĒTAHI MEA KOTAHI, Ā, HE TINO MOKEMOKE AHAU
I DON’T GET THE MESSAGES, THEY DON’T COME TO ME
– E KORE AHAU E WHIWHI I TE KARERE, E KORE RATOU E HAERE MAI KI AHAU
EVERYTHING THAT I CAN SAY IS SPOKEN FOR ME, YEAH
– KO NGA MEA KATOA E TAEA ANA E AU TE KORERO, E KOREROTIA ANA KI AHAU, AE
