Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Feels like it’s rained in my head for a hundred days
– He rite ki te ua i roto i toku mahunga mo te rau ra
Feels like it’s rained in my head for a hundred days
– He rite ki te ua i roto i toku mahunga mo te rau ra
Stare in the mirror and I look for another face
– Titiro i roto i te whakaata, me te titiro ahau mo tetahi atu mata
Stare in the mirror and I look for another face
– Titiro i roto i te whakaata, me te titiro ahau mo tetahi atu mata
And I get so tired of puttin’ out fires and makin’ up lies
– A ka tino ngenge ahau ki te whakamutu i ngā ahi, ki te hanga teka
Checkin’ my eyes for some kinda light, but nothing’s inside
– Tirohia aku kanohi mō tētahi momo marama, engari kāore he mea i roto
And it feels like it’s rained in my head for a hundred days
– A he rite tonu ki te ua i roto i toku mahunga mo te rau ra
And I say I hate you when I don’t
– A ka mea ahau e kino ana ahau ki a koe ina kore ahau e
Push you when you get too close
– Pana koe ina tata rawa koe
It’s hard to laugh when I’m the joke
– He uaua ki te kata ina ko au te kata
But I can’t do this on my—
– Engari kaore e taea e au te mahi i tenei i runga i taku—
Only you could save me from my lack of self-control
– Anake i taea e koe te whakaora i ahau i toku kore o te mana whaiaro
Sometimes bad things take the place where good things go
– I ētahi wā ka mau ngā mea kino ki te wāhi e haere ai ngā mea pai
I’ve asked for forgiveness a hundred times
– Kua tono ahau mo te murunga hara kotahi rau nga wa
I’ve asked for forgiveness a hundred times
– Kua tono ahau mo te murunga hara kotahi rau nga wa
Believed it myself when I halfway apologized
– I whakapono ahau ki a ia anō i taku haurua o te wā i tono mihi ai
Believed it myself when I halfway apologized
– I whakapono ahau ki a ia anō i taku haurua o te wā i tono mihi ai
And it’s not unfair, I’m asking for prayers, but nobody cares
– A ehara I te mea he, e tono ana ahau mo nga inoi, engari kaore tetahi e whakaaro
Goin’ nowhere like fallin’ downstairs while everyone stares
– Kāore e rite ki te hinga ki raro i te wā e titiro ana te katoa
No one’s there when I’ve asked for forgiveness a hundred times
– Kāore he tangata i reira ina tono ahau mō te murunga hara kotahi rau ngā wā
And I say I hate you when I don’t
– A ka mea ahau e kino ana ahau ki a koe ina kore ahau e
Push you when you get too close
– Pana koe ina tata rawa koe
It’s hard to laugh when I’m the joke
– He uaua ki te kata ina ko au te kata
But I can’t do this on my—
– Engari kaore e taea e au te mahi i tenei i runga i taku—
Only you could save me from my lack of self-control
– Anake i taea e koe te whakaora i ahau i toku kore o te mana whaiaro
Sometimes bad things take the place where good things go
– I ētahi wā ka mau ngā mea kino ki te wāhi e haere ai ngā mea pai
No, I’m just takin’ a shot, ah
– No, kei te tango noa ahau i te pupuhi, ah
Maybe I’m just too eager, oh
– Akene he tino hiahia ahau, oh
Maybe I lost the plot, ha
– Akene kua ngaro ahau i te kaupapa, ha
I used to pity some people
– I aroha ahau ki ētahi tāngata
I said they were missing a spine
– I mea ahau kua ngaro he tuara
Yeah, maybe the problem is ego
– Ae, ko te raruraru pea ko te ego
Maybe the, maybe the problem is mine
– Pea te, pea te raruraru ko toku
Really, I’m fine
– He pono, he pai ahau
Don’t get too intimate, don’t get too curious
– Kaua e tino piri, kaua e tino pākiki
This is just feelin’ like it’s not that serious
– He āhua noa iho tēnei, kāore i te tino nui
Stare at the ceiling, feeling delirious
– Titiro ki te tuanui, e whakaaro ana ki te pōhēhē
Fuck all your empathy, I want your fury
– Fuck koutou aroha katoa, e hiahia ana ahau ki tou riri
‘Cause I will just
– ‘No te mea ka tika ahau
Tell you I’m better, then, better, then
– Korero atu ki a koe kei te pai ahau, na, pai, na
Spit out my medicine, medicine, ayy
– Tuwha atu toku rongoā, rongoā, ayy
Drunk on adrenaline, ‘drenaline, ayy
– Inu i runga i te adrenaline, ‘ drenaline, ayy
And I don’t know why I
– A kaore au i te mohio he aha ahau
Say I hate you when I don’t
– Ka mea ahau e kino ana ahau ki a koe ina kore ahau e kino
Push you when you get too close
– Pana koe ina tata rawa koe
It’s hard to laugh when I’m the joke
– He uaua ki te kata ina ko au te kata
But I can’t do this on my—
– Engari kaore e taea e au te mahi i tenei i runga i taku—
Only you could save me from my lack of self-control
– Anake i taea e koe te whakaora i ahau i toku kore o te mana whaiaro
And I won’t make excuses for the pain I caused us both
– A e kore e hanga e ahau he kupu whakahoki mo te mamae i meinga e ahau ki a matou e rua
So thank you for always standing by me even though
– Na whakawhetai ki a koe mo te tu tonu i ahau ahakoa
Sometimes bad things take the place where good things go
– I ētahi wā ka mau ngā mea kino ki te wāhi e haere ai ngā mea pai
