Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
– (Aue, aue, aue, aue)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
– (Aue, aue, aue, aue)
(And now you’re stained)
– (A inaianei kua poke koe)
Yeah
– Ae
Hand on my mouth, I shouldn’t have said it (Oh)
– I runga I toku mangai, kihai I tika kia korerotia e ahau i te reira (Oh)
Gave you a chance, already regret it (Oh)
– Homai ki a koe he tupono, kua tatarahapa i te reira (Oh)
Trying so hard to be sympathetic
– He uaua ki te whai whakaaro
But I know where it’s gonna go if I let it
– Engari e mōhio ana ahau ki te wāhi e haere ai mēnā ka tukua e au
(Oh, oh, oh, oh) And I let it
– (Oh, oh, oh) A ka tukua e ahau
Knowin’ you’re hidin’ what no one else sees
– E mohio ana koe kei te huna koe i nga mea kaore tetahi atu e kite
Close-lipped smile ’cause there’s blood on your teeth (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
– Ataata ataata ‘ no te mea he toto kei runga i your niho (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
What you forget you are gonna repeat
– Ko te mea e wareware ana koe ka whakahoutia e koe
You don’t get to make amends like your hand’s still clean
– E kore koe e whiwhi ki te hanga amends rite tonu ma tou ringa
Because you’re stained
– No te mea kua poke koe
You try to hide the mark, but it won’t fade
– Ka ngana koe ki te huna i te tohu, engari kaore e memeha
You lie and lie like I was nothin’
– Ka teka koe, ka teka, me te mea ehara ahau i te mea
Pretend you’re spotless, but I don’t wash away
– E mea ana koe he poke koe, engari e kore ahau e horoi atu
And now you’re stained
– Na inaianei kua poke koe
And now you’re stained
– Na inaianei kua poke koe
Sweat in your hands while the time starts tickin’ (Sweat in your hands while the time starts tickin’)
– Te werawera i roto i o ringaringa i te wa e timata ana te wa ki te tickin’ (Te Werawera i roto i o ringaringa i te wa e timata ana te wa ki te tickin’)
Trippin’ on words, alibi starts slippin’ (Trippin’ on words, alibi starts slippin’)
– Trippin ‘i runga i nga kupu, alibi tīmata slippin ‘(Trippin ‘i runga i nga kupu, alibi tīmata slippin’)
Wanna wake from the nightmare you’ve been livin’ (Wanna wake from the nightmare you’ve been livin’)
– Wanna wake from the nightmare you’ve been livin’ (Wanna wake from the nightmare you’ve been livin’) (Wanna wake from the nightmare you’ve been livin’)
But we both know forgotten doesn’t mean forgiven (Mean forgiven), forgiven
– Engari e mohio ana tatou e rua e kore e warewarehia te tikanga o te murunga (Te tikanga o te murunga), te murunga
Knowin’ you’re hidin’ what no one else sees
– E mohio ana koe kei te huna koe i nga mea kaore tetahi atu e kite
Close-lipped smile ’cause there’s blood on your teeth (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
– Ataata ataata ‘ no te mea he toto kei runga i your niho (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
What you forget you are gonna repeat
– Ko te mea e wareware ana koe ka whakahoutia e koe
You don’t get to make amends like your hand’s still clean
– E kore koe e whiwhi ki te hanga amends rite tonu ma tou ringa
Because you’re stained
– No te mea kua poke koe
You try to hide the mark, but it won’t fade
– Ka ngana koe ki te huna i te tohu, engari kaore e memeha
You lie and lie like I was nothing
– Ka teka koe ka teka me te mea ehara ahau i te mea
Pretend you’re spotless, but I don’t wash away
– E mea ana koe he poke koe, engari e kore ahau e horoi atu
And now you’re stained
– Na inaianei kua poke koe
And someday
– Me tētahi rā
Knowin’ you’re hidin’ what no one else sees
– E mohio ana koe kei te huna koe i nga mea kaore tetahi atu e kite
And someday
– Me tētahi rā
Close-lipped smile over blood on your teeth
– Ataata ataata i runga i te toto i runga i your niho
And someday
– Me tētahi rā
What you forget you are gonna repeat
– Ko te mea e wareware ana koe ka whakahoutia e koe
Tryna make amends like your hand’s still clean
– Ka whakatika a Tryna me te mea he ma tonu to ringa
But we both know that your hand’s not clean
– Engari e mohio ana maua e rua ehara i te mea ma to ringa
And someday
– Me tētahi rā
Your hands will be too red to hide the blame
– Ka whero rawa o ringaringa ki te huna i te kupu
You’ll realize you had it comin’
– Ka mōhio koe i haere mai koe
Pretend you’re spotless, but I don’t wash away
– E mea ana koe he poke koe, engari e kore ahau e horoi atu
And now you’re stained
– Na inaianei kua poke koe
And now you’re stained
– Na inaianei kua poke koe
And now you’re stained
– Na inaianei kua poke koe
