Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
It’s four in the morning and I’m layin’ with my head against the toilet seat
– E wha i te ata, a kei te takoto ahau me toku mahunga ki te nohoanga wharepaku
For several days now I’ve been livin’ here, too tired to sleep, too sick to eat
– He maha nga ra i noho ai ahau ki konei, he ngenge rawa ki te moe, he mate rawa ki te kai
I feel like a monster and it doesn’t help that you will treat me like I’ve got the venom in my teeth
– He rite ahau ki te kararehe, ā, kāore e āwhina kia rite ki te mea kei roto I oku niho te paitini ki a koe
‘Cause I’m the spider in your bathroom
– ‘No te mea ko ahau te pungawerewere i roto i to koutou kaukau
I’m the shadow on the tile
– Ko ahau te atarangi i runga i te papa
I came for shelter from the cold
– I haere mai ahau ki te noho mai i te makariri
And I’d thought I’d stay a while
– A i whakaaro ahau ka noho au mo etahi wa
I’m only small, I’m only weak
– He iti noa ahau, he ngoikore noa ahau
And you jump at the sight of me
– A ka peke koe i te kitenga o ahau
You’ll kill me when I least expect it
– Ka whakamatea ahau e koe ina iti rawa taku tūmanako
God, how could I even think of daring to exist?
– E te atua, me pehea taku whakaaro ki te maia ki te noho?
Looking just like this, I’m hideous
– He rite tonu ki tēnei, he whakarihariha ahau
I’m nothing but legs, they used to say
– He waewae noa iho ahau, i kī rātau
I’m nothing but skin and bones these days
– Ko ahau anake te kiri me nga wheua i enei ra
You dangle me high over the drain and tell me I’m lucky you don’t drop me there and
– Ka whakairihia ahau e koe ki runga ake i te rerenga, ka mea mai ki ahau he waimarie ahau kaore koe e tuku i ahau ki reira,
Let me wash away
– Kia horoi atu ahau
Or put me on display
– Ranei hoatu ahau i runga i te whakaatu
By trapping me forever between a glass and a dinner plate
– Mā te hopu i ahau mō ake tonu atu i waenganui i te karaihe me te rihi kai
‘Cause I’m the spider in your kitchen weaving webs through every year
– ‘Nā te mea ko au te pungawerewere i roto i tō kīhini e whatu ana i ngā whatu i ia tau
And I worked real hard on the last one but the last one got me here
– A i tino kaha taku mahi i te mea whakamutunga engari ko te mea whakamutunga i kawea mai ahau ki konei
I’m minding my own business but my presence makes you curse
– Kei te tiaki ahau i taku ake pakihi engari ko taku aroaro ka kanga koe
I should be getting better but I’m only getting worse
– Me pai ake ahau engari ka kino ake ahau
And, God, how dare I even think of choosing here to die?
– A, E Te Atua, me pehea taku whakaaro ki te whiriwhiri i konei kia mate?
‘Cause then I’m just a problem that you have to take outside
– ‘No te mea he raruraru noa iho taku e tika ana kia tangohia e koe ki waho
And I know you hate the sight of me, I haunt you when you’re fast asleep
– A e mohio ana ahau e kino ana koe ki te kitenga o ahau, e whakawehi ana ahau i a koe ina moe wawe koe
I’ve got eight legs, a million eyes, if only I had eight more lives
– E waru oku waewae, kotahi miriona oku kanohi, mehemea e waru noa iho oku oranga
‘Cause I’m a spider on the ceiling and you’re nothing but a guy
– ‘No te mea he pungawerewere ahau i runga i te tuanui, ā, he tangata noa iho koe
You don’t like it when I cry, you would break me if you tried
– Kāore koe e pai ki te tangi, ka whati koe i ahau mēnā ka whakamātau koe
And you will because I dared to be alive
– A ka taea e koe no te mea i maia ahau ki te ora
