Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
You know I’m impatient
– E mohio ana koe e kore ahau e manawanui
So why would you leave me waiting outside the station?
– Na he aha koe i waiho ai i ahau e tatari ana i waho o te teihana?
When it was like minus four degrees, and I
– I te mea he rite ki te tangohanga o ngā nekehanga e whā, ā, ko au
I get what you’re saying
– Ka whiwhi ahau i tāu e mea nei
I just really don’t want to hear it right now
– Kaore au e hiahia ki te whakarongo ki a ia i tenei wa
Can you shut up for like once in your life?
– Ka taea e koe te kati mo te rite kotahi i roto i to outou oraraa?
Listen to me
– Whakarongo mai ki ahau
I took your nice words of advice about
– I tangohia e ahau o kupu pai o te tohutohu e pā ana ki
How you think I’m gonna die
– Ki to whakaaro ka mate ahau
Lucky if I turn thirty-three
– He waimarie ki te toru tekau ma toru oku tau
Okay, so yeah, I smoke like a chimney
– He pai, ae, he paowa ahau, ano he kōmihana
I’m not skinny and I pull a Britney
– Kāore au i te ngoikore, ā, ka tangohia e Au Tētahi Britney
Every other week
– I ia wiki e rua
But cut me some slack
– Engari tapahia ahau etahi slack
Who do you want me to be?
– Ko wai e hiahia ana koe kia waiho ahau?
‘Cause I’m too messy
– ‘No te mea he tino raruraru ahau
And then I’m too fucking clean
– Na ka ahau rawa fucking ma
You told me, “Get a job”
– Ka mea mai koe ki ahau, ” Tikina he mahi”
Then you ask where the hell I’ve been
– Na ka ui koe ki hea te reinga kua ahau
And I’m too perfect
– A he tino pai ahau
‘Til I open my big mouth
– ‘Ki te whakatuwhera ahau i toku mangai nui
I want to be me
– E hiahia ana ahau kia waiho ahau
Is that not allowed?
– Kaore e whakaaetia?
And I’m too clever
– A he tino pūkenga ahau
And then I’m too fucking dumb
– Na ka ahau rawa fucking wahangu
You hate it when I cry
– E kino ana koe ina tangi ahau
Unless it’s that time of the month
– Ki te kore ko te wa o te marama
And I’m too perfect
– A he tino pai ahau
‘Til I show you that I’m not
– ‘Ki te whakaatu ahau ki a koe e kore ahau e ahau
A thousand people I could be for you
– Kotahi mano nga tangata ka taea e au mo koe
And you hate the fucking lot
– A e kino ana koe ki te rota
You hate the fucking lot
– E kino ana koe ki te rota fucking
You hate the fucking lot
– E kino ana koe ki te rota fucking
Hey, hey
– Hei, hei
It’s taking you ages
– Kei te tango i a koe i nga tau
You still don’t get the hint
– Kāore anō koe kia whiwhi i te tohu
I’m not asking for pages
– Kāore au e tono mō ngā whārangi
But one text or two would be nice
– Engari kotahi te kuputuhi e rua rānei ka pai
And please, don’t pull those faces
– Tena, kaua e kumea aua mata
When I’ve been out working my arse off all day
– A, no te kua ahau i roto i te mahi i toku hope atu i te ra katoa
It’s just one bottle of wine or two
– Kotahi noa te pounamu waina e rua ranei
But hey, you can’t even talk
– Engari, kaore e taea e koe te korero
You smoke weed just to help you sleep
– Ka paowa koe i te tarutaru hei āwhina i a koe ki te moe
Then why you out getting stoned at four o’clock
– Na he aha koe i akina ai ki te kohatu i te wha karaka
And then you come home to me
– Na ka hoki mai koe ki te kāinga ki ahau
And don’t say hello
– A kaua e mea hello
‘Cause I got high again
– ‘No te mea ka tiketike ano ahau
And forgot to fold my clothes
– A wareware ki te takai i aku kakahu
‘Cause I’m too messy
– ‘No te mea he tino raruraru ahau
And then I’m too fucking clean
– Na ka ahau rawa fucking ma
You told me, “Get a job”
– Ka mea mai koe ki ahau, ” Tikina he mahi”
Then you ask where the hell I’ve been
– Na ka ui koe ki hea te reinga kua ahau
And I’m too perfect
– A he tino pai ahau
‘Til I open my big mouth
– ‘Ki te whakatuwhera ahau i toku mangai nui
I want to be me
– E hiahia ana ahau kia waiho ahau
Is that not allowed?
– Kaore e whakaaetia?
And I’m too clever
– A he tino pūkenga ahau
And then I’m too fucking dumb
– Na ka ahau rawa fucking wahangu
You hate it when I cry
– E kino ana koe ina tangi ahau
Unless it’s that time of the month
– Ki te kore ko te wa o te marama
And I’m too perfect
– A he tino pai ahau
‘Til I show you that I’m not
– ‘Ki te whakaatu ahau ki a koe e kore ahau e ahau
A thousand people I could be for you
– Kotahi mano nga tangata ka taea e au mo koe
And you hate the fucking lot
– A e kino ana koe ki te rota
You hate the fucking lot
– E kino ana koe ki te rota fucking
You hate the fucking lot
– E kino ana koe ki te rota fucking
And I’m too messy
– A he tino pukuriri ahau
And then I’m too fucking clean
– Na ka ahau rawa fucking ma
You told me, “Get a job”
– Ka mea mai koe ki ahau, ” Tikina he mahi”
Then you ask where the hell I’ve been
– Na ka ui koe ki hea te reinga kua ahau
And I’m too perfect
– A he tino pai ahau
‘Til I open my big mouth
– ‘Ki te whakatuwhera ahau i toku mangai nui
I want to be me
– E hiahia ana ahau kia waiho ahau
Is that not allowed?
– Kaore e whakaaetia?
And I’m too clever
– A he tino pūkenga ahau
And then I’m too fucking dumb
– Na ka ahau rawa fucking wahangu
You hate it when I cry
– E kino ana koe ina tangi ahau
Unless it’s that time of the month
– Ki te kore ko te wa o te marama
And I’m too perfect
– A he tino pai ahau
‘Til I show you that I’m not
– ‘Ki te whakaatu ahau ki a koe e kore ahau e ahau
A thousand people I could be for you
– Kotahi mano nga tangata ka taea e au mo koe
And you hate the fucking lot
– A e kino ana koe ki te rota
You hate the fucking lot
– E kino ana koe ki te rota fucking
You hate the fucking lot
– E kino ana koe ki te rota fucking
You hate the fucking lot
– E kino ana koe ki te rota fucking
You hate the fucking lot
– E kino ana koe ki te rota fucking
