Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I’m feeling rough, I’m feeling raw, I’m in the prime of my life
– He pakeke taku āhua, he pakeke taku āhua, kei te tino pai ahau i roto i toku oranga
Let’s make some music, make some money, find some models for wives
– Me hanga e tātou ētahi waiata, kia whiwhi moni, kia kimi tauira mō ngā wāhine
I’ll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars
– Ka neke ahau Ki Paris, ka pupuhi i etahi heroin me te fuck ki nga whetu
You man, the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars
– Ko koe te tangata, te motu me te cocaine me nga waka huatau
This is our decision, to live fast and die young
– Ko to tatou whakatau tenei, ki te ora nohopuku, me te mate taitamariki
We’ve got the vision, now let’s have some fun
– Kei a mātou te tirohanga, ināianei kia whai pārekareka tātou
Yeah, it’s overwhelming, but what else can we do?
– Ae, he nui rawa, engari he aha atu ta tatou e taea ai?
Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
– Haere mahi i roto i te tari, me te ara ake mo te haere ata?
Forget about our mothers and our friends
– Wareware ki o tatou whaea me o tatou hoa
We’re fated to pretend
– E takoto ana mātou ki te whakaaro
To pretend
– Ki te whakaaro
We’re fated to pretend
– E takoto ana mātou ki te whakaaro
To pretend
– Ki te whakaaro
I’ll miss the playgrounds and the animals and diggin’ up worms
– Ka mihi ahau ki ngā papa tākaro me ngā kararehe, ka keri i ngā kutukutu
I’ll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world
– Ka mihi ahau ki te whakamarie o toku whaea me te taumaha o te ao
I’ll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home
– Ka mihi ahau ki taku tuahine, e mihi ana ki taku papa, e mihi ana ki taku kuri me taku whare
Yeah, I’ll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone
– Ae, ka mihi ahau ki te mauiui me te herekore me te wa i noho mokemoke ai ahau
But there’s really nothing, nothing we can do
– Engari kaore he mea, kaore he mea e taea e tatou
Love must be forgotten, life can always start up anew
– Me wareware te aroha, ka taea e te ora te tīmata anō
The models will have children, we’ll get a divorce
– Ka whai tamariki nga tauira, ka whiwhi tatou i te whakarere
We’ll find some more models, everything must run its course
– Ka kitea e matou etahi atu tauira, me rere nga mea katoa i tona akoranga
We’ll choke on our vomit, and that will be the end
– Ka horomia e mātou tō mātou pukupuku, ā, ko te mutunga tērā
We were fated to pretend
– I whakaritea mātou kia whakatakoto
To pretend
– Ki te whakaaro
We’re fated to pretend
– E takoto ana mātou ki te whakaaro
To pretend
– Ki te whakaaro
I said, yeah-yeah, yeah
– Ka mea ahau, ae-ae, ae
Yeah-yeah, yeah
– Ae-ae, ae
Yeah-yeah, yeah
– Ae-ae, ae
Yeah-yeah, yeah
– Ae-ae, ae
