Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I sit in parks, it breaks my heart
– Ka noho au ki ngā pāka, ka whati i tōku ngakau
‘Cause I see just how far I am from the things that I want
– ‘No te mea e kite ana ahau i te tawhiti o ahau i nga mea e hiahia ana ahau
Dad brought the picnic, Mom brought the sunscreen
– I kawea mai e papa te pikiniki, i kawea mai e Māmā te arai rā
Two kids are laughing and crying on red swings
– E rua ngā tamariki e kata ana e tangi ana i runga i ngā rerenga whero
We look about the same age
– Titiro tatou e pā ana ki te taua tau
But we don’t have same Saturdays
– Engari kāore he rāhoroi kotahi
Did I miss it? By now, is it
– I mihi ahau ki a ia? Na inaianei, ko reira
A lucid dream? Is it my fault
– He moemoea marama? Ko taku he
For chasing things a body clock
– Mo te whai i nga mea he karaka tinana
Doesn’t wait for? I did the damn tour
– E kore e tatari mo? I haere ahau ki te haerenga
It’s what I wanted, what I got
– Ko taku i hiahia ai, ko taku i whiwhi ai
I spun around and then I stopped
– I huri au, kātahi ka mutu
And wonder if I missed the mark
– Me te whakaaro mehemea i ngaro ahau i te tohu
So I sit in parks, sunglasses dark
– Na ka noho ahau ki ngā pāka, he pōuri ngā karaihe o te rā
And I hit the vape, hallucinate a nursery with Noah’s Ark
– A patua ana e ahau te vape, hallucinate he nursery ki Te Aaka A Noa
They lay on a blanket and goddamit he loves her
– I takoto rātau i runga i te kopare ā e aroha ana a goddamit ki a ia
I wonder if she wants my freedom like I wanna be a mother
– E whakaaro ana ahau mēnā e hiahia ana ia ki taku herekore me te mea e hiahia ana ahau kia noho hei whaea
But Rolling Stone says I’m on the right road
– Engari E mea ana A Rolling Stone kei te huarahi tika ahau
So I refill my Lexapro, thinkin’
– Na ka whakakiia e au taku Lexapro, e whakaaro ana
Did I miss it? By now, is it
– I mihi ahau ki a ia? Na inaianei, ko reira
A lucid dream? Is it my fault
– He moemoea marama? Ko taku he
For chasing things a body clock
– Mo te whai i nga mea he karaka tinana
Doesn’t wait for? I did the damn tour
– E kore e tatari mo? I haere ahau ki te haerenga
It’s what I wanted, what I got
– Ko taku i hiahia ai, ko taku i whiwhi ai
I spun around and then I stopped
– I huri au, kātahi ka mutu
And wonder if I missed the mark
– Me te whakaaro mehemea i ngaro ahau i te tohu
Mm-mm, mm-mm
– Mm-mm, mm-mm ko te tikanga o te Mm
So I sit in parks, checkin’ bench marks
– Na ka noho ahau ki ngā pāka, ka tirotiro i ngā tohu paepae
Tarryn’s due in June, the album’s due in March
– Ko Tarryn i te marama o hune, ko te pukaemi i te Marama o Poutu-te-rangi
