Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Are you tired? I can tell that you’re tired
– Kei te ngenge koe? Ka taea e au te korero kua ngenge koe
Your eyes turn gray, you beg me to be silent
– Ka huri ō kanohi ki te hina, ka inoi koe kia noho puku ahau
You said I can’t read your mind
– Ka mea koe e kore e taea e ahau te pānui i tou mind
But I’m reading it just fine
– Engari he pai taku pānui
You think you’re so misunderstood
– Ki to whakaaro kei te pohehe koe
The black cat of your neighborhood
– Ko te ngeru pango o tō rohe
Tough luck, my boy, your time is up
– He waimarie uaua, e taku tama, kua mutu to wa
I’ll break it first, I’ve had enough
– I wanna make it first, I have enough
Of waiting ’til you lie and cheat
– O te tatari ‘ ki te teka koe, me te tinihanga
Just like you did to the actress before me
– Ka rite ki ta koe i mahi ai ki te kaiwhakaari i mua i ahau
Oops, she doesn’t even know
– Oops, kāore anō ia kia mōhio
You won’t be missed, I’m glad to see you go
– Kaore koe e ngaro, ka koa ahau ki te kite i a koe e haere ana
Tough luck, tough luck
– He waimarie tino, he waimarie tino
Since we’re spilling secrets
– Mai i te mea e maringi ana mātou i ngā mea ngaro
Does your mother even know? (Mother even know)
– Kei te mohio noa to whaea? (E mohio ana te whaea)
You demoralized, effaced me
– I whakamā koe, i mukua ahau
Just to feed your frail ego (Oh)
– Just ki te whangai i to koutou ego ngoikore (Oh)
When you’re screaming at the TV
– I a KOE E karanga ANA I TE TV
Cussing out opposing football teams
– Te whakaeke i ngā kapa whutupaoro o te hoariri
You said I’d never understand
– Ka mea koe e kore ahau e matau
The things that make a man a man
– Ko nga mea e hanga ana i te tangata hei tangata
Tough luck, my boy, your time is up
– He waimarie uaua, e taku tama, kua mutu to wa
I’ll break it first, I’ve had enough
– I wanna make it first, I have enough
Of waiting ’til you lie and cheat
– O te tatari ‘ ki te teka koe, me te tinihanga
Just like you did to the actress before me
– Ka rite ki ta koe i mahi ai ki te kaiwhakaari i mua i ahau
Oops, she doesn’t even know
– Oops, kāore anō ia kia mōhio
You won’t be missed, I’m glad to see you
– Kaore koe e ngaro, ka koa ahau ki te kite ia koe
I should congratulate thee
– Me mihi atu ahau ki a koe
For so nearly convincing me
– Mo te mea tata ki te whakaponohia ahau
I’m not quite as smart as I seem
– Kaore au I te tino mohio ki taku ahua
That I’m a loud-mouthed nobody
– He tangata haruru ahau, kahore he tangata
My accent and music are dumb
– He maamaa taku reo me taku puoro
Your tattoos are no better, hun
– Ko to tattoo kaore he pai ake, hun
The proof says you’re tragic as fuck
– Ko te tohu e kii ana kei te pouri koe kia rite ki te fuck
The truth is that’s just tough, tough luck (Tough luck)
– Ko te pono ko te tika uaua, waimarie uaua (waimarie Uaua)
Tough, tough luck (Tough luck)
– Pakeke, waimarie uaua (waimarie Uaua)
Tough, tough luck (Tough, tough luck)
– Pakeke, waimarie pakeke (Pakeke, waimarie pakeke)
(Tough, tough luck)
– (Uaua, waimarie uaua)
Tough luck, my boy, your time is up
– He waimarie uaua, e taku tama, kua mutu to wa
I’ll break it first, I’ve had enough
– I wanna make it first, I have enough
Of waiting ’til you lie and cheat
– O te tatari ‘ ki te teka koe, me te tinihanga
Just like you did to the actress before me
– Ka rite ki ta koe i mahi ai ki te kaiwhakaari i mua i ahau
Oops, she doesn’t even know
– Oops, kāore anō ia kia mōhio
You won’t be missed, I’m glad to see you go
– Kaore koe e ngaro, ka koa ahau ki te kite i a koe e haere ana
