Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
(J— J— J— J— J—)
– (JJJJJJ)
Uh, work all day, drink all night
– Uh, mahi i te rā katoa, inu i te pō katoa
But it’s so hard to lie
– Engari he uaua ki te teka
I wanna suck the life out of him, it’s just as sad as mine
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te ngongo i te ora i roto i a ia, he mea pouri tonu ki taku
Uh, uh, yeah, yeah (Baby, baby, baby)
– Uh, uh, yeah, yeah (Pēpi, pēpi, pēpi)
And I do whatever the fuck, ’cause I’ve been on whatever the fuck
– A ka mahi ahau i te mea katoa, ‘no te mea kua ahau i runga i te mea katoa te fuck
I might ball out on a new face, change my name, then my city
– Ka taea e au te peke atu ki runga i tētahi mata hou, huri i tōku ingoa, kātahi ki tōku taone
You would do it too, I saw you, I heard you call it love
– Ka mahia hoki e koe, i kite ahau i a koe, i rongo ahau i a koe e karanga ana ko love
So should I change my name again? JR, JR, JR
– Na me huri ano e ahau toku ingoa? JR, JR, JR. KO TE MEA NUI
JR, JR, JR, JR, JR, JR, JR
– JR, JR, JR, JR, JR, JR, JR.
Bitch, I hate the way it rolls off the tongue, full circle
– E te wahine, e kino ana ahau ki te āhua o te huri i te arero, ki te porowhita katoa
Bitch, I’m trying not to crash in front of him, but it’s so hard to lie
– He wahine, e ngana ana ahau kia kaua e taka ki mua i a ia, engari he uaua ki te teka
I wanna suck the life out of him, it’s just as sad as mine (So bitches like me get to be happy)
– I wanna suck the life out of him, it’s just as sad as mine (So bitches like me get to be happy)
I should’ve known the day I packed my bags
– I mohio ahau i te ra i whakakiia ai e au aku putea
Girls like me get to be lucky, yeah
– Ka waimarie nga kotiro penei i ahau, ae
I should’ve known the day you gave your hand
– Me i mohio ahau i te ra i hoatu e koe tou ringa
Uh, 2025, I got none left to shake but mine still do
– Uh, 2025, kaore au i toe ki te wiri engari kei te mahi tonu ahau
I don’t believe a single soul no more, not even you
– Kāore au e whakapono ki tētahi wairua kotahi, kāore anō, ahakoa ko koe
I don’t believe a single soul no more, not even you (Fuck, fuck)
– E kore ahau e whakapono i te wairua kotahi kore ake, e kore noa koutou (Fuck, fuck)
Rehearsing songs I hate in Silver Lake trying not to cry
– E whakamātau ana I ngā waiata e kino ana ahau ki Silver Lake e ngana ana kia kaua e tangi
Then I step up off the stage and they don’t know I lost my mind
– Kātahi ka eke au ki runga i te atamira ā kāore rātou i te mōhio kua ngaro taku hinengaro
Bitches wanna crack some jokes, wanna see me crack a smile
– E hiahia ana ngā wahine ki te tuku i ētahi kōrero, e hiahia ana ki te kite i ahau e tuku ana i tētahi ataata
Can’t say I love you no more ’cause I hear it all the time
– Kāore e taea te kī e aroha ana ahau ki a koe, nā te mea ka rongo tonu ahau i te reira
Do you think I’m a bitch? ‘Cause I hear it all the time
– E whakaaro ana koe he wahine ahau? ‘No te mea e rongo ana ahau i te reira i te wa katoa
Do you think I’m a diva grouped with hoes I’m nothing like?
– Ki to whakaaro he diva ahau i whakahiatohia ki nga hoes kaore au i te rite?
Crossed the line but I’m still ’cause they’ll say she always cries
– I whiti i te raina engari kei te noho tonu ahau ‘no te mea ka mea ratou ka tangi tonu ia
I can’t give you thanks no more ’cause I hear it all the time
– Kaore e taea e au te whakawhetai atu ki a koe ‘no te mea ka rongo tonu ahau i te reira
And I do whatever the fuck ’cause I’ve been whatever the fuck
– A ka mahi ahau i nga mea katoa i te fuck ‘no te mea kua ahau i nga mea katoa i te fuck
I might pull out a new face, change my name, then my city, uh
– Ka taea e au te whakaputa i tētahi kanohi hou, te huri i tōku ingoa, kātahi ko tōku taone, uh
You tried to take my drugs, good luck tryna fix me, uh
– Tamata koe ki te tango i aku raau taero, waimarie tryna whakatika ahau, uh
You would do it too, I saw it, I heard you call it l-l-love
– Ka mahia hoki e koe, i kite ahau, i rongo ahau i a koe e karanga ana ko l-l-love
No hands left to shake, but mine still do
– Kāore he ringa e toe ana hei wiri, engari kei te mahi tonu taku
I don’t believe a single soul, not even you
– E kore ahau e whakapono ki te wairua kotahi, e kore e ara koe
Let the DJ save your life, bro we cheated death again
– Kia ora te DJ, bro i tinihanga anō mātou i te mate
Feel like Jesus in the mosh pit, Mary on the cross with her friends
– Kia Rite Ki A Ihu i roto i te poka mohoao, Meri i runga i te ripeka ki ona hoa
Mary on the cross with her friends, uh
– Ko meri i runga i te ripeka me ona hoa, uh
Mary on the cross with her friends
– Ko meri i runga i te ripeka me ona hoa
So should I change my name so you can do the same?
– Na kia huri ahau toku ingoa kia taea e koe te mahi i te taua?
Hate the way it rolls off the tongue, full circle
– E kino ana ki te ara e huri ai i te arero, ki te porowhita katoa
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (J— J— J—)
– Ae, ae, ae, ae (J-J—J -)
The way you said your name, fuck it, I ball again
– Te ara ka mea koe tou ingoa, fuck reira, pōro ahau ano
They like the pop song but leave when shit gets ugly
– He pai ki a rātau te waiata pop engari ka wehe atu ina kino te paru
I got no brothers, no sisters and I love it (Yeah)
– Kāore he teina, kāore he tuahine, ā, e aroha ana ahau ki a ia (Yeah)
I don’t need new friends, don’t need fuck buddies (Yeah)
– Kaore au e hiahia ki nga hoa hou, kaua e hiahia ki nga hoa fuck (Yeah)
Baby said you lost your love when you love me (Yeah)
– Ka mea te tamaiti kua ngaro to aroha i a koe e aroha ana ki ahau (Yeah)
They like to jock shit, but leave when shit gets ugly (Yeah)
– He pai ki a rātou te tākaro i te pākiki, engari ka haere atu ina kino te pākiki (Ae)
I got no brothers, no sisters and I love it (Yeah, J—)
– Kāore he tuakana, he tuahine, ā, e aroha ana ahau ki a ia (Yeah, J -)
I tear boys watchin’, I’m watchin’ me
– Ka haehae ahau i ngā tama e mātakitaki ana, e mātakitaki ana ahau i ahau
And there’s two white horses following me (Yeah, yeah)
– A e rua nga hoiho ma e whai ana i ahau (Ae, ae)
And there’s two white horses following me (Yeah, yeah)
– A e rua nga hoiho ma e whai ana i ahau (Ae, ae)
Boys tear their throats, say my friends are calling
– Ka haehae nga tama i o ratou kaki, ka mea kei te karanga aku hoa
And there’s two white horses following me (Yeah, yeah)
– A e rua nga hoiho ma e whai ana i ahau (Ae, ae)
And I do whatever the fuck ’cause nobody promised me
– A ka mahi ahau i nga mea katoa ‘no te mea kahore tetahi i oati ki ahau
I might pull out a new face, close my bank, cut my card
– Ka taea e au te tiki i tētahi kanohi hou, kati taku pēke, tapahia taku kāri
You and your friends would do the same, only God call new shit hard
– Ko koe me o hoa ka mahi i te mea ano, ko Te Atua anake e karanga ana i te mea hou he uaua
Let the DJ save your life, bro, we cheated death again
– Kia ora te DJ, bro, i tinihanga anō mātou i te mate
Feel like Jesus in the mosh pit, bitches like me get to be happy
– Kia Rite Ki A Ihu i roto i te poka mosh, bitches rite ahau whiwhi ki te kia hari
I should’ve known the day I packed my bags
– I mohio ahau i te ra i whakakiia ai e au aku putea
So do you wanna know what’s happenin’? (Yeah)
– Na e hiahia ana koe ki te mohio he aha te mea e tupu ana? (Ae)
I’ll point you toward the bitch you asked for, we get active
– Ka tohu atu ahau ki a koe ki te wahine i tonoa e koe, ka noho kaha mātou
He was in my phone long before I felt the pressure
– I roto ia i taku waea i mua noa atu I taku rongo i te pēhanga
I’d put down the mic just to feel that way forever
– Ka whakatakotoria e au te hopuoro kia pēnei tonu ai taku āhua
I’d put down the mic just to be a fan
– Ka waiho e au te hopuoro hei kaiwhaiwhai noa iho
Watch him ride a white horse following me (Yeah)
– Kia mataara ki a ia e eke ana i te hoiho ma e whai ana i ahau (Ae)
He was on my mind long before I ever met him
– I whakaaro ahau ki a ia i mua noa atu I taku tutaki ki a ia
I’d put down the mic just to feel that way forever
– Ka whakatakotoria e au te hopuoro kia pēnei tonu ai taku āhua
I’m just like the fans that cross states to send him letters
– He rite tonu ahau ki ngā kaiwhaiwhai e whakawhiti ana i ngā kāwanatanga ki te tuku reta ki a ia
Two white horses following me (Yeah)
– E rua nga hoiho ma e whai ana i ahau (Yeah)
I like the pop song but leave when shit gets ugly
– He pai ki ahau te waiata pop engari waiho ina kino te paru
I got no brothers, no sisters and I love it
– Kāore he tuakana, he tuahine, ā, e aroha ana ahau ki a ia
Repeat the cycle in the green room next to mine
– Whakahoutia te huringa i roto i te ruma matomato i te taha o taku
I’m still a donor, I’m so over taking what’s been mine
– He kaitautoko tonu ahau, he nui rawa taku tango i aku mea
So should I change my name, baby?
– Na me huri e ahau toku ingoa, baby?
If my grave is kept clean, full circle again
– Ki te puritia toku urupa ma, porowhita tonu ano
