Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been losing sleep
– I nga wa o mua, kua moe ahau
Dreaming about the things that we could be
– Te moemoea mo nga mea ka taea e tatou
But baby, I’ve been, I’ve been praying hard
– Engari, e te tamaiti, kua kaha taku inoi
Said, “No more counting dollars, we’ll be counting stars”
– Ka mea, “E kore e nui ake te tatau tāra, ka tatau whetū mātou”
Yeah, we’ll be counting stars
– Ae, ka tatau tatou whetu
I see this life, like a swinging vine
– E kite ana ahau i tēnei oranga, pēnei i te waina e huri ana
Swing my heart across the line
– Te huri i toku ngakau puta noa i te raina
And in my face is flashing signs
– A kei toku mata nga tohu e whiti ana
Seek it out and ye shall find
– Rapua a ka kitea e koe
Old, but I’m not that old
– He koroheke, engari ehara au i te koroheke
Young, but I’m not that bold
– He taitamariki, engari ehara au i te mea maia
And I don’t think the world is sold
– A kaore au e whakaaro kua hokona te ao
On just doing what we’re told
– I runga i te mahi noa i ta tatou e korero
I feel something so right
– He tino tika taku whakaaro
Doing the wrong thing
– Te mahi i te mea hē
And I feel something so wrong
– A ka fe ahau i te tahi mea na he
Doing the right thing
– Te mahi i te mea tika
I couldn’t lie, couldn’t lie, couldn’t lie
– Kāore au i taea te teka, kāore i taea te teka, kāore I taea te teka
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
– Ko nga mea katoa e whakamate ana i ahau ka ora ahau
Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been losing sleep
– I nga wa o mua, kua moe ahau
Dreaming about the things that we could be
– Te moemoea mo nga mea ka taea e tatou
But baby, I’ve been, I’ve been praying hard
– Engari, e te tamaiti, kua kaha taku inoi
Said, “No more counting dollars, we’ll be counting stars”
– Ka mea, “E kore e nui ake te tatau tāra, ka tatau whetū mātou”
Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been losing sleep
– I nga wa o mua, kua moe ahau
Dreaming about the things we could be
– Moemoea mo nga mea ka taea e tatou
But baby, I’ve been, I’ve been praying hard
– Engari, e te tamaiti, kua kaha taku inoi
Said, “No more counting dollars, we’ll be, we’ll be counting stars”
– Ka mea Ia, “E kore e nui ake te tatau tāra, ka waiho mātou, ka tatau whetū mātou”
Yeah, yeah
– Ae, ae
I feel your love, and I feel it burn
– Eel ana ahau i tōu aroha, ā, en ana ahau i te tahunga
Down this river, every turn
– I raro i tēnei awa, i ia takahanga
Hope is our four-letter word
– Ko te tūmanako ko tā mātou kupu e whā ngā reta
Make that money, watch it burn
– Hanga taua moni, kia mataara ki te tahu
Old, but I’m not that old
– He koroheke, engari ehara au i te koroheke
Young, but I’m not that bold
– He taitamariki, engari ehara au i te mea maia
And I don’t think the world is sold
– A kaore au e whakaaro kua hokona te ao
On just doing what we’re told
– I runga i te mahi noa i ta tatou e korero
And I feel something so wrong
– A ka fe ahau i te tahi mea na he
Doing the right thing
– Te mahi i te mea tika
I couldn’t lie, couldn’t lie, couldn’t lie
– Kāore au i taea te teka, kāore i taea te teka, kāore I taea te teka
Everything that drowns me makes me wanna fly
– Ko nga mea katoa e whakamakuku ana i ahau ka hiahia ahau ki te rere
Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been losing sleep
– I nga wa o mua, kua moe ahau
Dreaming about the things that we could be
– Te moemoea mo nga mea ka taea e tatou
But baby, I’ve been, I’ve been praying hard
– Engari, e te tamaiti, kua kaha taku inoi
Said, “No more counting dollars, we’ll be counting stars”
– Ka mea, “E kore e nui ake te tatau tāra, ka tatau whetū mātou”
Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been losing sleep
– I nga wa o mua, kua moe ahau
Dreaming about the things that we could be
– Te moemoea mo nga mea ka taea e tatou
But baby, I’ve been, I’ve been praying hard
– Engari, e te tamaiti, kua kaha taku inoi
Said, “No more counting dollars, we’ll be, we’ll be counting stars”
– Ka mea Ia, “E kore e nui ake te tatau tāra, ka waiho mātou, ka tatau whetū mātou”
Oh, take that money, watch it burn
– Aue, tangohia taua moni, kia mataara ki te tahu
Sink in the river the lessons I’ve learned
– Te ruku ki te awa ko ngā akoranga kua akona e au
Take that money, watch it burn
– Tangohia taua moni, kia mataara ki te tahu
Sink in the river the lessons I’ve learned
– Te ruku ki te awa ko ngā akoranga kua akona e au
Take that money, watch it burn
– Tangohia taua moni, kia mataara ki te tahu
Sink in the river the lessons I’ve learned
– Te ruku ki te awa ko ngā akoranga kua akona e au
Take that money, watch it burn
– Tangohia taua moni, kia mataara ki te tahu
Sink in the river the lessons I’ve learned
– Te ruku ki te awa ko ngā akoranga kua akona e au
Everything that kills me makes me feel alive
– Ko nga mea katoa e whakamate ana i ahau ka ora ahau
Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been losing sleep
– I nga wa o mua, kua moe ahau
Dreaming about the things that we could be
– Te moemoea mo nga mea ka taea e tatou
But baby, I’ve been, I’ve been praying hard
– Engari, e te tamaiti, kua kaha taku inoi
Said, “No more counting dollars, we’ll be counting stars”
– Ka mea, “E kore e nui ake te tatau tāra, ka tatau whetū mātou”
Lately, I’ve been, I’ve been losing sleep
– I nga wa o mua, kua moe ahau
Dreaming about the things that we could be
– Te moemoea mo nga mea ka taea e tatou
But baby, I’ve been, I’ve been praying hard
– Engari, e te tamaiti, kua kaha taku inoi
Said, “No more counting dollars, we’ll be, we’ll be counting stars”
– Ka mea Ia, “E kore e nui ake te tatau tāra, ka waiho mātou, ka tatau whetū mātou”
Take that money, watch it burn
– Tangohia taua moni, kia mataara ki te tahu
Sink in the river the lessons I’ve learned
– Te ruku ki te awa ko ngā akoranga kua akona e au
Take that money, watch it burn
– Tangohia taua moni, kia mataara ki te tahu
Sink in the river the lessons I’ve learned
– Te ruku ki te awa ko ngā akoranga kua akona e au
Take that money, watch it burn
– Tangohia taua moni, kia mataara ki te tahu
Sink in the river the lessons I’ve learned
– Te ruku ki te awa ko ngā akoranga kua akona e au
Take that money, watch it burn
– Tangohia taua moni, kia mataara ki te tahu
Sink in the river the lessons I’ve learned
– Te ruku ki te awa ko ngā akoranga kua akona e au
