Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I was six years old
– E ono oku tau
Running from the sound in my nightgown, screamin’ through the walls
– E rere mai ana i te tangi i roto i taku kakahu moenga, e hamama ana i roto i nga pakitara
He was angry, she was tryin’, I could hear it all
– I riri ia, i whakamatau ia, ka taea e au te whakarongo ki nga mea katoa
TV up loud as it could go
– TV ake nui rite taea te haere te reira
Just another night at home
– He pō anō i te kāinga
You were raisin’ hell, can’t forget the smell soaked into your clothes
– Ko koe raisin ‘ reinga, e kore e taea e wareware i te haunga waiwai ki o koutou kakahu
Hundred proof that burnt through that cigarette smoke
– Kotahi rau nga tohu i tahuna i roto i taua paowa hikareti
Always knew before you spoke, how the night was gonna go
– I mohio tonu koe i mua i to korero, me pehea te haere o te po
Now you dive in, sayin’ you’re a different man
– Na ka ruku koe ki roto, ka mea, he tangata kē koe
I still remember you
– Kei te maumahara tonu ahau ki a koe
Blacked out, face down, asleep in your car
– He pōuri, he kanohi ki raro, e moe ana i roto i tō motokā
And the violence, the sirens that rang in the dark
– Me te tutu, ko nga haruru e tangi ana i te pouri
And the last straw, the worst of all, the breakin’ of my mother’s heart
– A ko te mea whakamutunga, ko te mea kino rawa, ko te pakaru o te ngakau o toku whaea
And now since December
– Na inaianei mai hakihea
You’ve shown up, say I’ve grown up, you just want to see us
– Kua tae mai koe, ki te mea kua pakeke ahau, e hiahia ana koe kia kite i a mātou
You woke up sober, said you found Jesus
– Ka ara ake koe, ka mea kua kitea E Koe A Ihu
You don’t understand why I still hate the man that came back
– Kāore koe i te mārama he aha ahau i kino tonu ai ki te tangata i hoki mai
But you can talk to God about that
– Engari ka taea e koe te korero Ki Te Atua mo taua Mea
It was nine years ago
– E iwa tau ki muri
It was broken glass, it was gettin’ bad, didn’t wanna go
– He karaihe pakaru, he kino te haere, kāore i hiahia ki te haere
But she couldn’t stay just to see the day she’d find you on the floor
– Engari kāore i taea e ia te noho kia kite noa i te rā i kitea ai koe e ia i runga i te papa
She couldn’t do it anymore
– Kāore i taea e ia te mahi anō
And you swear you’ll never be that man again
– A ka oati koe e kore koe e waiho i taua tangata ano
But who you were, it made me who I am
– Engari ko wai koe, ko wai ahau
And I still remember you
– A kei te mahara tonu ahau ki a koe
Blacked out, face down, asleep in your car
– He pōuri, he kanohi ki raro, e moe ana i roto i tō motokā
And the violence, the sirens that rang in the dark
– Me te tutu, ko nga haruru e tangi ana i te pouri
And the last straw, the worst of all, the breakin’ of my mother’s heart
– A ko te mea whakamutunga, ko te mea kino rawa, ko te pakaru o te ngakau o toku whaea
And now since December
– Na inaianei mai hakihea
You’ve shown up, say I’ve grown up, you just wanna see us
– Kua tae mai koe, e mea ana kua pakeke ahau, e hiahia ana koe kia kite i a mātou
You woke up sober, said you found Jesus
– Ka ara ake koe, ka mea kua kitea E Koe A Ihu
You don’t understand why I still hate the man that came back
– Kāore koe i te mārama he aha ahau i kino tonu ai ki te tangata i hoki mai
But you can talk to God about that
– Engari ka taea e koe te korero Ki Te Atua mo taua Mea
You can talk to God about that
– Ka taea e koe te Korero Ki Te Atua Mo tenei
You can talk to God about that
– Ka taea e koe te Korero Ki Te Atua Mo tenei
Yeah, you can talk, you can talk, you can talk to God about
– Ae, ka taea e koe te korero, ka taea e koe te korero, ka taea e koe te korero Ki Te Atua mo
The mother, the brother, the family you broke
– Ko te whaea, ko te tuakana, ko te whānau i whatiia e koe
And the daughter who grew up trusting no one
– A ko te tamahine i tupu ake kaore i whakawhirinaki ki tetahi
And the bruises on her skin, the holes that you left in the walls
– Me ngā whākōkī i runga i tōna kiri, ngā poka i waiho e koe ki ngā pakitara
You can talk to God about it all
– Ka taea e koe te Korero Ki Te Atua mo nga Mea Katoa
Oh, oh (You can talk to God about that)
– Aue, aue (Ka taea e koe te korero ki Te Atua mo taua mea)
Oh, oh (You can talk to God about that)
– Aue, aue (Ka taea e koe te korero ki Te Atua mo taua mea)
(You can talk to God about that)
– (Ka taea e koe te korero Ki Te Atua mo taua mea)
You can talk to God about it all
– Ka taea e koe te Korero Ki Te Atua mo nga Mea Katoa
