Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
And the old religion humming in your veins
– Me te karakia tawhito e hamama ana i roto i o uaua
Some animal instinct starting up again
– Ka tīmata anō ētahi āhuatanga kararehe
And I am wound so tightly, I hardly even breathe
– A he tino kaha taku whara, kaore au e manawa
You wonder why we’re hungry for some kind of release
– Kei te miharo koe he aha tatou i hiakai ai mo etahi ahua o te tuku
So tired of being careful, so tired of being still
– He tino ngenge ki te tupato, he tino ngenge ki te noho tonu
Give me something I can crush, something I can kill
– Homai ki ahau tētahi mea ka taea e au te patu, tētahi mea ka taea e au te patu
A lightning strike, a fallen tree
– He uira, he rakau kua hinga
And I’m afraid, oh, don’t let it find me
– A e wehi ana ahau, aue, kaua e tukua kia kitea ahau
But you can’t outrun yourself, you’ll see
– Otiia e kore e taea e koe outrun koe, ka kite koe
And I’m powerless, oh, don’t remind me
– A he kore kaha ahau, aue, kaua e whakamahara ki ahau
And it’s the old religion but the urge remains the same
– A ko te karakia tawhito engari ko te hiahia tonu
Freedom from the body, freedom from the pain
– Te herekore i te tinana, te herekore i te mamae
And it’s your troubled hero back for season six
– A ko tōu toa raruraru hoki mō te tau ono
When it’s at its darkest, it’s my favourite bit
– A, no te te reira i tona pouri, te reira toku wahi tino
And I am wound so tightly, I hardly even breathe
– A he tino kaha taku whara, kaore au e manawa
You wonder why we’re hungry for some kind of release
– Kei te miharo koe he aha tatou i hiakai ai mo etahi ahua o te tuku
Watch me crawl on hands and knees
– Kia mataara ki ahau e kopikopiko ana i runga i nga ringaringa me nga turi
And scratch at the door of heaven
– Me te tarai i te tatau o te rangi
A lightning strike, a fallen tree
– He uira, he rakau kua hinga
And I’m afraid, oh, don’t let it find me
– A e wehi ana ahau, aue, kaua e tukua kia kitea ahau
But you can’t outrun yourself, you’ll see
– Otiia e kore e taea e koe outrun koe, ka kite koe
And I’m powerless, I know, don’t remind me
– A, e kore ahau e kaha, e mohio ana ahau, kaua e whakamahara ki ahau
And it’s the old religion humming in your veins
– A ko te karakia tawhito e hamama ana i roto i o koutou uaua
Some animal instinct starting up again
– Ka tīmata anō ētahi āhuatanga kararehe
And I am wound so tightly, I hardly even breathe
– A he tino kaha taku whara, kaore au e manawa
You wonder why we’re hungry for some kind of release
– Kei te miharo koe he aha tatou i hiakai ai mo etahi ahua o te tuku
A lightning strike (And it’s the old religion), a fallen tree
– He uira (A ko te karakia tawhito), he rakau kua hinga
And I’m afraid, oh, don’t let it find me
– A e wehi ana ahau, aue, kaua e tukua kia kitea ahau
But you can’t outrun (And it’s the old religion) yourself, you’ll see
– Otiia e kore e taea e koe outrun (A te reira i te karakia tawhito) koe, ka kite koe
And I’m powerless, oh, don’t remind me
– A he kore kaha ahau, aue, kaua e whakamahara ki ahau
