Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
So, here I am once again, feel no good
– Na, i konei ahau ano, fe kahore pai
I must be out of excuses, I knew I would
– Me waiho ahau i roto i te faaite, i mohio ahau e ahau
Feels like it came out of nowhere this time
– Ka rite ki te mea i puta mai i te kore i tenei wa
Wish I had someone else to blame, well
– Ko te hiahia kia whai atu ahau i tētahi atu hei whakapae, pai
I tell myself I’m only human
– Ka mea ahau ki ahau ko ahau anake te tangata
I know I, I said never again
– E mohio ana ahau ki ahau, ka mea ahau e kore ano
Temptation, feels like it never ends
– Te whakamatautauranga, e whakaaro ana kaore e mutu
I’m sliding, powerless as I descend
– E rere ana ahau, e kore e kaha i taku heke iho
Back into my old ways again (Ways again)
– Hoki ki aku tikanga tawhito (Ways again)
Back into my old ways again
– Hoki ki aku tikanga tawhito
Back into my old ways again (Ways again)
– Hoki ki aku tikanga tawhito (Ways again)
Thought I would never go back, but just this once
– I whakaaro ahau e kore ahau e hoki, engari kotahi noa iho
A little present for holding out so long
– He taonga iti hei pupuri i te roa
I could not bear the thought of it two days ago
– E kore e taea e ahau te mau i te whakaaro o te reira e rua nga ra i mua
Don’t think I would forgive myself
– Kaua e whakaaro ka murua e ahau
I tell myself I’m only human
– Ka mea ahau ki ahau ko ahau anake te tangata
I know I, I said never again
– E mohio ana ahau ki ahau, ka mea ahau e kore ano
Temptation, feels like it never ends
– Te whakamatautauranga, e whakaaro ana kaore e mutu
I’m sliding, only notice it now and then
– Kei te rere ahau, kia kite noa i te reira i teie nei, a ka
Back into my old ways again (Ways again, ways again)
– Hoki ki aku ara tawhito ano (Ara ano, ara ano)
Back into my old ways again (Ways again, ways again)
– Hoki ki aku ara tawhito ano (Ara ano, ara ano)
Back into my old ways again
– Hoki ki aku tikanga tawhito
I know what’s comin’, ain’t so shockin’
– E mohio ana ahau he aha te mea e haere mai ana, ehara I te mea tino ohorere
Always fuckin’ up to something
– I nga wa katoa fucking ‘ ki runga ki te tahi mea
Ego’s strummin’, shan’t be stoppin’
– Ego’s strummin’, e kore e mutu’
Here goes nothing
– Kāore he mea i konei
I know what’s comin’, ain’t so shockin’
– E mohio ana ahau he aha te mea e haere mai ana, ehara I te mea tino ohorere
Always fuckin’ up to something
– I nga wa katoa fucking ‘ ki runga ki te tahi mea
Slowly swapping down to stopping
– Āta whakawhiti ki raro ki te mutu
Barely coping (I know it’s always déjà vu)
– He iti noa te aro (e mohio ana ahau he déjà vu tonu)
I know what’s comin’, ain’t so shockin’
– E mohio ana ahau he aha te mea e haere mai ana, ehara I te mea tino ohorere
Always fuckin’ up to something
– I nga wa katoa fucking ‘ ki runga ki te tahi mea
Ego’s strummin’, shan’t be stoppin’
– Ego’s strummin’, e kore e mutu’
Here goes nothing (I know it don’t seem hard to do)
– Tenei haere tetahi mea (e mohio ana ahau e kore e mea uaua ki te mahi i te reira)
I know what’s comin’, ain’t so shockin’
– E mohio ana ahau he aha te mea e haere mai ana, ehara I te mea tino ohorere
Always fuckin’ up to something
– I nga wa katoa fucking ‘ ki runga ki te tahi mea
Slowly swapping down to stopping
– Āta whakawhiti ki raro ki te mutu
Barely coping (I know it’s always déjà vu)
– He iti noa te aro (e mohio ana ahau he déjà vu tonu)
I know what’s comin’, ain’t so shockin’
– E mohio ana ahau he aha te mea e haere mai ana, ehara I te mea tino ohorere
Always fuckin’ up to something
– I nga wa katoa fucking ‘ ki runga ki te tahi mea
Ego’s strummin’, shan’t be stoppin’
– Ego’s strummin’, e kore e mutu’
Here goes nothing (Back to my old ways again)
– Tenei haere tetahi mea (Hoki ki oku ara tawhito ano)
I know what’s comin’, ain’t so shockin’
– E mohio ana ahau he aha te mea e haere mai ana, ehara I te mea tino ohorere
Always fuckin’ up to something
– I nga wa katoa fucking ‘ ki runga ki te tahi mea
Ego’s strummin’, shan’t be stoppin’
– Ego’s strummin’, e kore e mutu’
Barely coping, I (Back to my old ways again)
– I te kore e aro atu, ka hoki mai ano ahau ki aku tikanga tawhito)
I tell myself I’m only human
– Ka mea ahau ki ahau ko ahau anake te tangata
I know I, I said never again
– E mohio ana ahau ki ahau, ka mea ahau e kore ano
Temptation, feels like it never ends
– Te whakamatautauranga, e whakaaro ana kaore e mutu
I’m sliding, powerless as I descend
– E rere ana ahau, e kore e kaha i taku heke iho
Back into my old ways again
– Hoki ki aku tikanga tawhito
Back into my old ways again (Ways again, ways again)
– Hoki ki aku ara tawhito ano (Ara ano, ara ano)
Back into my old ways again
– Hoki ki aku tikanga tawhito
Back into my old ways again
– Hoki ki aku tikanga tawhito
Back into my old ways again (Ways again)
– Hoki ki aku tikanga tawhito (Ways again)
Back into my old ways again
– Hoki ki aku tikanga tawhito
