Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Oh, dark day
– Aue, te rā pouri
Was I just someone to dominate?
– He tangata noa ahau hei rangatira?
Worthy opponent, flint to my blade, now we’re playing with shadows
– He hoa whawhai tika, ko flint to my blade, ināianei kei te tākaro mātou ki a shadows
At the Sunset Tower, you said, “Open your mouth”
– I te Pourewa O Te Rā, ka mea koe, “Whakatūwhera tō waha”
I did
– I mahia e au
And what came spillin’ out that day was the truth
– A ko te mea i puta i taua rā ko te pono
If I’d had virginity, I would have given that too
– Mehemea i whai wahine ahau, kua hoatu hoki e ahau
Why do we run to the ones we do?
– He aha tatou ka rere ai ki nga mea e mahia ana e tatou?
I don’t belong to anyone, ooh
– Kāore au i te noho ki tētahi, ooh
Oh, dark day
– Aue, te rā pouri
Was I just young blood to get on tape?
– He toto noa iho taku ki te tiki i runga i te rīpene?
‘Cause you dimed me out when it got hard
– ‘Na te mea i whakaitihia ahau e koe i te wa i kaha ai
Uppercut to the throat, I was off guard
– I runga ake I te kaki, kaore au i te tiaki
Pure heroine mistaken for featherweight
– He wahine rangatira mā e pohehe ana mō te taumaha hiako
But what came spillin’ out that day was the truth
– Engari ko te mea i puta i taua rā ko te pono
And once I could sing again, I swore I’d never let
– A, ka taea e au te waiata anō, ka oati ahau e kore au e tuku
Let myself sing again for you, oh-woah-oh
– Kia waiata anō ahau mōu, oh-woah-oh
Oh-woah, ooh-woah-oh
– Aue-aue, aue-aue-aue
Sing it
– Waiata atu
Said, “Why do we run to the ones we do?”
– Ka mea, ” He aha tatou i rere ai ki te hunga e mahi ana tatou?”
I don’t belong to anyone, ooh
– Kāore au i te noho ki tētahi, ooh
I made you God ’cause it was all
– I Meinga koe e Ahau Hei Atua, no te mea ko te Katoa
That I knew how to do
– I mohio ahau ki te mahi
But I don’t belong to anyone (Ooh)
– Otiia e kore ahau e no ki tetahi (Ooh)
Am I ever gon’ love again?
– Ka aroha anō ahau?
Am I ever gon’ love again?
– Ka aroha anō ahau?
Am I ever gon’ love again? (Ooh)
– Ka aroha anō ahau? (Ooh)
Am I ever gon’ love again? (Am I ever gon’ love again?) (Tell it to the rock doves)
– Ka aroha anō ahau? (Ka aroha anō ahau?) (Korero atu ki nga kukupa toka)
Will you ever feel like a friend? (Sing it to the fountain)
– Ka rite koe ki te hoa? (Waiata ki te puna)
Am I ever gon’ love again?
– Ka aroha anō ahau?
Do you understand? (Till you understand)
– Kei te mohio koe? (Kia mārama ra ano koe)
Tell it to ’em
– Korero atu ki a rātou
