Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Chewing gum, I know
– Te kauwhata, e mōhio ana ahau
Don’t have the sour taste that’s in my throat
– Kaua e whai i te reka kawa e te i roto i toku korokoro
But the voice in my head says, “Do you have the stones?”
– Engari ko te reo i roto i toku mahunga e mea ana, “Kei a koe Nga kohatu?”
When you get close enough
– A, no te whiwhi koe tata nui
I’ll let down my braids and you’ll climb up
– Ka tukua e ahau aku makawe, ka eke koe ki runga
In my room we can do anything you want
– I roto i taku ruma ka taea e mātou te mahi i ngā mea katoa e hiahia ana koe
Everyone that I’ve slept with
– Ko nga tangata katoa i moe ahau
All the pairs of hands, I’m reckless
– Ko nga ringaringa katoa, he maamaa ahau
If I’m fine without it, why can’t I stop?
– Ki te pai ahau ki te kore, he aha e kore ai e taea e au te whakamutu?
Everything I want speeding up my pulse
– Ko nga mea katoa e hiahia ana ahau kia tere ake taku pupuhi
I don’t sleep, don’t dream at all
– Kāore au e moe, kāore au e moemoea
Give ’em nothing personal
– Kaua e hoatu he mea whaiaro ki a rātou
So I’m not affected
– Na e kore ahau e pāngia
I’ve been the ice, I’ve been the flame
– Ko ahau te ice, ko ahau te mura
I’ve been the prize, the ball, the chain
– Ko ahau te taonga, te pōro, te mekameka
I’ve been the dice, the magic eight
– Ko ahau te dice, te magic eight
So I’m not affected
– Na e kore ahau e pāngia
I’ve been the siren, been the saint
– Ko ahau te siren, ko ahau te tapu
I’ve been the fruit that leaves a stain
– Ko ahau te hua e waiho ana i te poke
I’ve been up on the pedestal
– Kua eke au ki runga i te turanga
But tonight I just wanna fall
– Engari i tēnei pō e hiahia ana ahau kia hinga
Tonight I just wanna fall
– I tēnei pō e hiahia ana ahau ki te hinga
Yeah, tonight I just wanna fall
– Ae, i tēnei pō e hiahia ana ahau kia hinga
Mirror, mirror, on his shirt
– Whakaata, whakaata, i runga i tona koti
I see a hot mess in an antique skirt
– Ka kite ahau i tētahi raruraru wera i roto i tētahi kākahu tawhito
But the voice in my head says
– Engari ko te reo i roto i toku mahunga e mea ana
“Don’t let him leave alone”
– “Kaua ia e waiho kia haere noa”
I become her again (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
– Ka riro ano ahau i a ia (Ah, ah, ah, ah)
Visions of a teenage innocence (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
– Ngā tirohanga o te harakore o te taiohi (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
How’d I shift shape like that?
– Me pēhea taku huri i te āhua pēnei?
Everyone that I’ve slept with
– Ko nga tangata katoa i moe ahau
All the metal that I’ve messaged
– Ko te konganuku katoa I tukuna e au
If I’m fine without it, why can’t I stop?
– Ki te pai ahau ki te kore, he aha e kore ai e taea e au te whakamutu?
Everything I want speeding up my pulse
– Ko nga mea katoa e hiahia ana ahau kia tere ake taku pupuhi
I don’t sleep, don’t dream at all
– Kāore au e moe, kāore au e moemoea
Give ’em nothing personal
– Kaua e hoatu he mea whaiaro ki a rātou
So I’m not affected
– Na e kore ahau e pāngia
I’ve been the ice, I’ve been the flame
– Ko ahau te ice, ko ahau te mura
I’ve been the prize, the ball, the chain
– Ko ahau te taonga, te pōro, te mekameka
I’ve been the dice, the magic eight
– Ko ahau te dice, te magic eight
So I’m not affected
– Na e kore ahau e pāngia
I’ve been the siren, been the saint (Oh, she’s a)
– Ko ahau te siren, ko te tapu (Oh, she’s a)
I’ve been the fruit that leaves a stain (Shapeshifter)
– Ko ahau te hua e waiho ana i te poke (Shapeshifter)
I’ve been up on the pedestal
– Kua eke au ki runga i te turanga
But tonight I just wanna fall
– Engari i tēnei pō e hiahia ana ahau kia hinga
Yeah, tonight I just wanna fall
– Ae, i tēnei pō e hiahia ana ahau kia hinga
Yeah, tonight I just wanna fall
– Ae, i tēnei pō e hiahia ana ahau kia hinga
I’ll kick you out and pull you in
– Ka pana ahau i a koe, ka kukume i a koe
Swear that you were just a friend
– Ka oati koe he hoa noa koe
And when it’s all over again
– A, ka mutu anō
Say I’m not affected
– Ki te kore ahau e pāngia
I’ll kick you out and pull you in (Ah, she’s a)
– Ka pana ahau i a koe, ka toia koe ki roto (Ah, he)
Swear that you were just a friend (Shapeshifter)
– E oati ana koe he hoa noa koe (Shapeshifter)
And when it’s all over again (Ah-ah)
– A, no te te reira katoa i runga i ano (Ah-ah)
Say I’m not affected (Ah-ah)
– Ka mea ahau e kore ahau e pāngia (Ah-ah)
Ah-ah
– Ko te Ah-ah
Ah-ah
– Ko te Ah-ah
No, I’m not affected
– Kāore, kāore au i pāngia
But tonight, I just wanna fall (I’m not affected)
– Engari i tenei po, ka hiahia noa ahau ki te hinga (kaore au e pa ana)
