Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
In every book in the house, notes from you fall out
– I roto i nga pukapuka katoa i roto i te whare, tuhipoka i a koutou hinga i roto i
All the love that came my way, I found a way to push away
– Ko te aroha katoa i puta mai i taku ara, i kitea e au he huarahi ki te pana atu
I don’t wanna be afraid anymore
– Kāore au e hiahia kia mataku anō
I don’t wanna run from love like I had before
– E kore ahau e hiahia ana ki te rere i te aroha rite i ahau i mua
And on the way to couples therapy, you put your headphones in
– A i runga i te ara ki te faaipoipo therapy, hoatu e koe tou taringa i roto i
So you didn’t have to talk to me
– Na kihai i koe ki te kōrero ki ahau
Listening to our own demos on the ride home
– Whakarongo ki a mātou ake whakaaturanga i runga i te ride home
You have a bigger ego than you think you do
– He nui ake te ego i to whakaaro
Slide down in my seat so as not to threaten you
– Haere ki raro i taku nohoanga kia kore ai e whakawehi i a koe
Let it be us, let it be home
– Kia noho tātou, kia noho ki te kāinga
Falling asleep and not looking at our phone
– E moe ana, e kore e titiro ki to tatou waea
‘Cause I know how to fall in love, I do it constantly
– ‘No te mea e mohio ana ahau ki te hinga i roto i te aroha, mahi ahau i te reira tonu
I fall in love with everyone I meet for ten minutes at least
– Ka aroha ahau ki te katoa ka tutaki ahau mo te tekau meneti i te iti rawa
Then comes the work, the resentments, and the hurt
– Katahi ka tae mai te mahi, te riri, me te mamae
Picking at your haircut and that stupid band T-shirt
– Te kohi i tō kutikuti makawe me taua t-shirt rōpū poauau
I always thought I was nice, I thought I was kind
– I whakaaro tonu ahau he pai ahau, i whakaaro ahau he atawhai ahau
‘Til I tried to do something that was almost real life
– ‘I whakamatau ahau ki te mahi i tētahi mea e tata ana ki te ora tūturu
It’s not like what I’ve seen in TV shows
– Ehara I te mea kua kite ahau I NGA WHAKAATURANGA TV
It’s not like what I’ve read in books
– Ehara I te mea kua pānuihia e au i roto i ngā pukapuka
It’s so much harder than it looks
– He uaua ake i te ahua
And there isn’t much applause
– A kaore he nui o nga mihi
If it required practice and dedication, I just got bored
– Ki te hiahiatia te mahi me te whakatapunga, ka mauiui ahau
We discussed something called compromise
– I kōrero mātou mō tētahi mea e kiia nei ko te whakatau
A brand new concept that I never tried
– He ariā hou kāore au i whakamātau
Let it be us, let it be home
– Kia noho tātou, kia noho ki te kāinga
Falling asleep and not looking at our phone
– E moe ana, e kore e titiro ki to tatou waea
‘Cause I know how to fall in love, I do it easily
– ‘No te mea e mohio ana ahau ki te hinga i roto i te aroha, mahi ahau i te reira ngāwari
I fall in love with everyone I meet for ten minutes at least
– Ka aroha ahau ki te katoa ka tutaki ahau mo te tekau meneti i te iti rawa
Then comes the work, the resentments, and the hurt
– Katahi ka tae mai te mahi, te riri, me te mamae
Picking at your haircut and that stupid band T-shirt, hmm
– Te tiki i to makawe me taua t-shirt band poauau, hmm
Breaking my bones, getting four out of five
– Te whati i aku wheua, te whiwhi i te wha i roto i te rima
Listening to a song by The 1975
– Te whakarongo ki tētahi waiata i te tau 1975
I thought, ‘Fuck it, I might as well give music by men a try’
– I whakaaro ahau, ‘Kia Puta, ka taea e au te whakamatau i te waiata a nga tangata’
Let there be love, let there be light
– Kia aroha, kia marama
Let there be a quiet day and an easy night
– Kia he ra ata, me te po ngāwari
Let me put out a record and have it not ruin my life
– Kia whakaputaina e ahau he rekoata kia kaua e whakangaro i toku ora
Let it be us, let it be home
– Kia noho tātou, kia noho ki te kāinga
Let it not be a spotlight standing alone
– Kaua e waiho hei rama e tu ana anake
Running back to the only love I could ever control
– Ka hoki ki te aroha anake ka taea e au te whakahaere
