Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Welcome to the city of lies
– Nau mai ki te taone o lies
Where everything’s got a price
– Kei hea nga mea katoa he utu
Gonna be your favorite place
– Ka waiho hei wāhi tino pai ki a koe
You can be a movie star
– Ka taea e koe te whetu kiriata
And get everything you want
– Na te tiki i nga mea katoa e hiahia ana koe
Just put some plastic on your face
– Just hoatu etahi kirihou i runga i tou mata
This place is a circus, you just see the surface
– He karaka tēnei wāhi, ka kite noa koe i te mata
They cover shit under the rug
– Ka hipokina e rātau te peke i raro i te kāpeti
You can see they’re faking
– Ka taea e koe te kite kei te tinihanga ratou
They’ll never be naked
– Kāore rātou e noho tahanga
Just fill your drink with tonic gin, this is the American dream
– Just whakakiia koutou inu ki te gin tonic, ko Te moemoea American Tenei
So sip the gossip, drink till you choke
– Na, inu i te korerorero, inu kia mate ra ano koe
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
– Tangohia te kōrero, tahuna tō korokoro
You’re not iconic, you are just like them all
– Kāore koe i te tohu, he rite tonu koe ki a rātou katoa
Don’t act like you don’t know
– Kaua e mahi me te mea kaore koe e mohio
So, sip the gossip, drink ’til you choke
– Na, inu i te korerorero, inu ‘ til you choke
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
– Tangohia te kōrero, tahuna tō korokoro
You’re not iconic, you are just like them all
– Kāore koe i te tohu, he rite tonu koe ki a rātou katoa
Don’t act like you don’t know
– Kaua e mahi me te mea kaore koe e mohio
Keep drinking and acting cool
– Kia mau ki te inu me te mahi hauhautanga
Don’t care if your day is blue
– Kaua e tiaki ki te he puru tou ra
Nobody loves a gloomy face, just
– Kāore he tangata e aroha ana ki tētahi kanohi pouri,
Take your pills and dance all night
– Tangohia o pire me te kanikani i te po katoa
Don’t think at all, that’s the advice
– Kaua e whakaaro i te katoa, e te te tohutohu
So c’mon, let’s try, it’s just a taste
– Na c’mon, kia tamata tatou, te reira noa te reka
This place is a circus, you just see the surface
– He karaka tēnei wāhi, ka kite noa koe i te mata
They cover shit under the rug
– Ka hipokina e rātau te peke i raro i te kāpeti
You can see they’re faking
– Ka taea e koe te kite kei te tinihanga ratou
They’ll never be naked
– Kāore rātou e noho tahanga
Just fill your drink with tonic gin, this is the American dream
– Just whakakiia koutou inu ki te gin tonic, ko Te moemoea American Tenei
So sip the gossip, drink till you choke
– Na, inu i te korerorero, inu kia mate ra ano koe
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
– Tangohia te kōrero, tahuna tō korokoro
You’re not iconic, you are just like them all
– Kāore koe i te tohu, he rite tonu koe ki a rātou katoa
Don’t act like you don’t know
– Kaua e mahi me te mea kaore koe e mohio
So, sip the gossip, drink ’til you choke
– Na, inu i te korerorero, inu ‘ til you choke
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
– Tangohia te kōrero, tahuna tō korokoro
You’re not iconic, you are just like them all
– Kāore koe i te tohu, he rite tonu koe ki a rātou katoa
Don’t act like you don’t know, oh
– Kaua e mahi me te mea kaore koe e mohio, oh
So sip the gossip, drink ’til you choke
– Na inu i te korerorero, inu ‘ ki te choke koe
Sip the gossip, burn down your throat
– Tangohia te kōrero, tahuna tō korokoro
You’re not iconic, you are just like them all
– Kāore koe i te tohu, he rite tonu koe ki a rātou katoa
Don’t act like you don’t know, oh
– Kaua e mahi me te mea kaore koe e mohio, oh
