Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Look, uh
– Titiro, uh
Early in the morning, got sun in my eyes
– I te ata tonu, ka whiti te ra ki oku kanohi
Giving glory to God, I’m alert and alive
– Te tuku kororia ki Te Atua, kei te mataara ahau, kei te ora
I ain’t even sleep, I been workin’, I’m tired
– Kāore au i te moe, i te mahi au, kua ngenge ahau
But it’s not gon’ deter my assignment
– Engari ehara i te mea ka whakawehi i taku mahi
At the Lord’s service like I’m workin’ a job
– I te mahi a Te Ariki, me te mea kei te mahi ahau i tetahi mahi
Black man shawty, robbin’ people in Cobb
– Ko te tangata pango, ko shawty, ko robbin ‘ people i Cobb
Playin’ Crime Mob, he a child of the corn
– E tākaro Ana i te Hunga Hara, he tamaiti ia no te witi
Take him into court and on the Bible, he sworn
– Tangohia ia ki te marae, me te I runga i te Bibilia, oati ia
Take him into church, you know your mom and them goin’
– Tangohia ia ki te hahi, e mohio ana koe ki tou whaea, a ka haere ratou’
To praise a King with a crown that’s provided with thorns
– Hei whakamoemiti I te Kingi ki te karauna e whakaratohia ana ki nga tataramoa
Breakin’ rules, skippin’ school, pullin’ fire alarms
– Te takahi i ngā ture, te peke i te kura, te whakaoho i ngā whakaoho ahi
Got with a crew, made a truce, an alliance was formed
– I haere tahi me tētahi kapa, i whakatū i tētahi rangimarie, i whakatūria he hononga
Got a tool, start shootin’, then the violence was born
– He taputapu, tīmata ki te pupuhi, kātahi ka whānau mai te tūkino
The world spinnin’ as he look into the eye of the storm
– Ko te ao e hurihuri ana i a ia e titiro ana ki te kanohi o te tupuhi
Pray for the boy, bow head, then lock arms
– Inoi mo te tamaiti, kopere upoko, ka raka ringa
And lock your car doors, he could trigger the alarm
– Na ka maukati i o tatau motuka, ka taea e ia te whakaoho i te whakaoho
Got caught one time and they left him with just a warnin’
– I hopukina ia i tētahi wā, ā, i waiho ia e rātau me te whakatūpato noa iho
Got baptized in cold water, it turned warm
– I iriiria ki te wai makariri, ka mahana
He blacked out, don’t act out, he ain’t performin’
– I pouri ia, kaua e mahi, kaore ia e mahi
Our only path now is back to prison reform or
– Ko tā mātou ara anake ināianei ko te hoki ki te whakarerekētanga o te whare herehere, ki te whakarerekētanga rānei
Oh, well, you know the sad route
– Aue, e mohio ana koe ki te ara pouri
The key is get into the game and then cash out
– Ka uru te kī ki te kēmu kātahi ka whiwhi moni
Lil’ buddy got to swervin’ in the lane and then crashed out
– I huri a lil’ buddy ki te ara, kātahi ka hinga
It happens when you takin’ the fast route
– Ka tupu ina haere koe i te ara tere
But I be tryna understand the mind of when you livin’ in trauma
– Engari ko tryna ahau e mārama ana ki te hinengaro o te wā e noho ana koe i roto i te whara
To find a way, a reminder, put it behind us
– Ki te kitea he ara, he whakamahara, hoatu ki muri ia tatou
Mission was unaccomplished, it was tough, but in the rough we found diamonds
– Kāore i oti te miihana, he uaua, engari i roto i te pakeke i kitea e mātou he taimana
Category, my life a comedy drama
– Kāwai, ko taku ora he whakaari whakaari
Come with the comments, come with the sticks or the stones
– Haere mai ki nga korero, haere mai ki nga rakau, ki nga kohatu ranei
Come with a red dot, I’m wearin’ Comme des Garçons
– Haere mai me te tohu whero, kei te mau ahau I Te Comme Des Garçons
Better come with a headshot, better hit me, drop me, get me gone
– He pai ake te haere mai me te kopere, he pai ake te patu i ahau, te tuku i ahau, te tuku i ahau kia haere
‘Cause when daylight come, then you gon’ wanna go home
– ‘No te mea ka tae mai te marama o te ra, ka haere koe’ e hiahia ana ki te hoki ki te kāinga
Oh (Mhm, let’s go)
– Aue (Mhm, kia haere tatou)
He’s decked us out
– Kua oti i a ia te whakapaipai i a mātau
Hasn’t God decked you out?
– E Kore Ianei Te Atua i whakapaipai i a koe?
Hasn’t He made you brand new?
– Kāore I hanga e ia he hou ki a koe?
Brought you up out of the muck and the mire?
– I kawea mai koe i roto i te paru me te paru?
Turned you around and placed your feet on solid ground?
– Tahuri koe a tawhio noa, ka whakaturia koutou waewae i runga i te whenua mārō?
He’s decked you out, can I get a witness? (Uh)
– Kua oti i a ia te whakapaipai i a koe, ka taea e au te tiki kaiwhakaatu? (Uh)
And get this (Look, uh)
– Na ka tiki i tenei (Titiro, uh)
Nighttime, I can see the stars and moon
– I te pō, ka kite ahau i ngā whetū me te marama
And the light shine down on the wars and wounds
– A ka whiti te marama ki runga i nga pakanga me nga whara
No guts, no glory, no thugs, no goons
– Kāore he maia, kāore he kororia, kāore he kaiwhaiwhai, kāore he kaiwhaiwhai
Just us, my story, my life, my rules, my fight
– Ko mātou anake, ko taku kōrero, ko taku oranga, ko aku ture, ko taku whawhai
My plight when the light hit the jewels on my ice
– Ko taku raru i te wa i pa ai te marama ki nga kohatu i runga i taku huka
My mood, in the club off a lot of shots of Clase Azul
– Ko taku wairua, i roto i te karapu he maha nga kopere O Clase Azul
Hungover, doin’ million-dollar meetings on Zoom
– Hungover, te mahi i ngā hui miriona tāra i Runga I Te Zoom
Let the speaker resume
– Kia tīmata anō te kaikorero
Ayy, yeah, we can hear you now, go ahead, Victoria
– Ayy, ae, ka taea e tatou te whakarongo ki a koe inaianei, haere ki Mua, Victoria
Hey guys, hey JID, just getting back from a meeting
– Hey guys, hey JID, e hoki mai ana i tētahi hui
The numbers are looking great and we’re about to get—
– Kei te titiro nui te tau, me te kei e pā ana ki ki te tiki tatou—
Look, uh
– Titiro, uh
Odds against me (Switch), I’m against the odds
– Nga mihi nui ki a au (By), i’m against the odds
Tryna get even, see the evil in my eyes
– Tryna kia ara, kite i te kino i roto i oku kanohi
Vengeance is the Lord, so I leave it up to God
– Ko Te Ariki te utu, na ka waiho e ahau ki Te Atua
But if He don’t move forward, I’ma get me mines
– Engari ki Te kore Ia e anga whakamua, ka whiwhi au i aku maina
Had you cleanin’ out your closet, I’ma empty mines
– Me horoi koe i tō rūma, e ngā maina kau
And if you tempt me, sinner send ’em six feet down
– A ki te whakamatautauria ahau e koe, ka tonoa mai e te tangata hara kia ono whatianga ki raro
Take a drive ’til Xzibit come and pimp me ride
– Take a drive ‘ til Xzibit come and pimp mes
I make her switch anything that ain’t gon’ get me time
– Ka hurihia e au ngā mea katoa e kore e whiwhi wā ki ahau
You get the gist, just in case I’m in the wrong state of mind
– Ka whiwhi koe i te gist, mehemea kei roto ahau i te ahua kino o te hinengaro
Which I am most the time, but then I toe a thin line
– Ko te nuinga o te wā, engari ka toe ahau he raina angiangi
Diamonds and gold shine, twinkle and glisten, so the women
– Ko nga taimana me te koura e whiti ana, e whiti ana, e whiti ana, na nga wahine
Assemble like Voltron then try and get your attention
– Huihuia Ano He Voltron ka ngana ki te tiki i to aro
But I give it to the most high, millionaire
– Engari ka hoatu e ahau ki te tino rangatira, ki te miriona
Multi-talented, multi-taskin’ master
– He kaiwhakaako maha-tino, maha-mahi
Multi-faceted, multi-functionin’ stander
– He maha ngā āhuatanga, he maha ngā mahi e tū ana
.45 caliber, four, five passengers, no life matters
– .45 karaka, e whā, e rima ngā pāhihi, kāore he take ora
When— Mad at whatever, so meet the pastor
– A, no te— Haurangi i nga Mea katoa, na te whakatau i te hepara
Open the Bible up and read a chapter, I’m tryna free the shackles
– Whakatūwhera te Bibilia ake, ka pānui i te pene, ahau tryna free te here
My brother back inside a cell, so I just said a prayer
– I hoki mai taku tuakana ki roto i te ruma, nō reira i inoi noa ahau
In the Garden of Eden, say he couldn’t help but eat the apple
– I Roto i Te Kari O Erene, mea kihai i taea e ia te tauturu engari kai i te aporo
Even after all of this stuff, I’m at the chapel
– Ahakoa i muri i enei mea katoa, kei te whare karakia ahau
And it’s natural, I know my foundation build castles
– A he mea maori, e mohio ana ahau ki taku turanga hanga whare rangatira
Even a statue, no limitation in a time capsule
– Ahakoa he whakapakoko, kahore he herenga i roto i te kapiti wā
I’m sendin’ glory up to God to give it back to you, casual
– Ka tukuna atu e ahau te kororia ki Te Atua kia whakahokia mai ki a koe, he mea noa
Nothing in my wardrobe compares to what he’s outfitted me with
– Kāore he mea i roto i taku kākahu e rite ana ki tāna i whakakakahu ai ki ahau
Calvin Klein can’t touch it, Gucci can’t touch it
– Kāore e taea e Calvin klein te pa atu, Kāore E taea e Gucci te pa atu
Louis Vuitton can’t touch it, Armani can’t touch it
– Kāore e taea e Louis Vuitton te pa atu, Kāore E taea e Armani te pa atu
I may not look much to you right now, but God sees me through Christ
– Kaore pea au e titiro nui ki a koe i tenei wa, engari Ka kite Te Atua i ahau na Roto i a Te Karaiti
And when He sees me, I look like a million bucks
– A, i Tana kitenga i ahau, ka rite ahau ki te miriona tāra
Can I get a witness in here, somebody? (Hallelujah)
– Ka taea e au te kite i tetahi i konei, tetahi? (Haleluia)
