Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
And it crept up on us, in the way that it does
– A ka haere mai ki runga ki a matou, i te ara e mahi ai
And the moment disappeared
– A ka ngaro te wā
In the desert of us, all our tears turned to dust
– I te koraha o tatou, ka huri katoa o tatou roimata ki te puehu
Now the roses don’t grow here
– Na kaore nga rohi e tupu i konei
I guess that love does what it wants
– Ki taku whakaaro ko te aroha te mea e hiahia ana ia
And that’s just too bad for us
– A he kino rawa tena ki a mātou
Was it all just sleight of hand?
– He ringa noa iho rānei?
Another trick that fate has played on us again
– Ko tētahi atu tinihanga i whakatangihia e te tūponotanga ki a tātou anō
Two heads in the sand
– E rua ngā upoko i te onepu
I hear you talking but I just can’t understand
– Ka rongo ahau i a koe e kōrero ana engari kāore au i te mārama
Caught in no man’s land between the wires
– I mau ki te whenua o te tangata i waenganui i nga waea
Comin’ under friendly fire
– Te haere mai i raro i te ahi hoa
Can’t go forward, can’t go back again
– Kāore e taea te haere whakamua, kāore e taea te hoki whakamuri
And it crept up on us, in the way that it does
– A ka haere mai ki runga ki a matou, i te ara e mahi ai
And the moment disappeared
– A ka ngaro te wā
In the desert of us, all our tears turned to dust
– I te koraha o tatou, ka huri katoa o tatou roimata ki te puehu
Now the roses don’t grow here
– Na kaore nga rohi e tupu i konei
I guess that love does what it wants
– Ki taku whakaaro ko te aroha te mea e hiahia ana ia
And that’s just too bad for us
– A he kino rawa tena ki a mātou
Flying high with both eyes closed
– E rere ana ki runga me nga kanohi e rua kua katia
Almost touched the sun, I guess we got too close
– I tata pa ki te ra, ki taku whakaaro kua tata rawa atu tatou
Now I’m dancing on my own
– Na kei te kanikani ahau i runga i toku ake
But the music’s not as good when you’re alone
– Engari ehara i te mea pai te waiata ina noho mokemoke koe
Caught in no man’s land between the wires
– I mau ki te whenua o te tangata i waenganui i nga waea
Comin’ under friendly fire
– Te haere mai i raro i te ahi hoa
Can’t go forward, can’t go back again
– Kāore e taea te haere whakamua, kāore e taea te hoki whakamuri
And it crept up on us, in the way that it does
– A ka haere mai ki runga ki a matou, i te ara e mahi ai
And the moment disappeared
– A ka ngaro te wā
In the desert of us, all our tears turned to dust
– I te koraha o tatou, ka huri katoa o tatou roimata ki te puehu
Now the roses don’t grow here
– Na kaore nga rohi e tupu i konei
I guess that love does what it wants
– Ki taku whakaaro ko te aroha te mea e hiahia ana ia
And that’s just too bad for us
– A he kino rawa tena ki a mātou
We wanna talk but we don’t wanna listen
– E hiahia ana mātou ki te kōrero engari kāore mātou e hiahia ki te whakarongo
We play pretend but we both know it’s missin’
– Ka tākaro mātou, engari e mōhio ana mātou e rua kua ngaro
If love burns too bright, it burns out in a minute
– Ki te mura rawa te aroha, ka mura i roto i te meneti
At least that’s what I tell myself
– Koina taku e korero nei ki ahau
We wanna talk but we don’t wanna listen
– E hiahia ana mātou ki te kōrero engari kāore mātou e hiahia ki te whakarongo
We play pretend but we both know it’s missin’
– Ka tākaro mātou, engari e mōhio ana mātou e rua kua ngaro
If love burns too bright, it burns out in a minute
– Ki te mura rawa te aroha, ka mura i roto i te meneti
At least that’s what I tell myself
– Koina taku e korero nei ki ahau
And it crept up on us, in the way that it does
– A ka haere mai ki runga ki a matou, i te ara e mahi ai
And the moment disappeared
– A ka ngaro te wā
In the desert of us, all our tears turned to dust
– I te koraha o tatou, ka huri katoa o tatou roimata ki te puehu
Now the roses don’t grow here
– Na kaore nga rohi e tupu i konei
I guess that love does what it wants
– Ki taku whakaaro ko te aroha te mea e hiahia ana ia
And that’s just too bad for us
– A he kino rawa tena ki a mātou
