Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I walked through the door with you, the air was cold
– I haere ahau i roto i te tatau ki a koe, he makariri te hau
But somethin’ ’bout it felt like home somehow
– Engari he mea e rite ana ki te kāinga
And I left my scarf there at your sister’s house
– A i waiho e ahau taku kopare ki te whare o tou tuahine
And you’ve still got it in your drawer, even now
– A kei a koe tonu i roto i to pouaka, ahakoa inaianei
Oh, your sweet disposition and my wide-eyed gaze
– Aue, tou huru reka, me toku titiro whānui-kanohi
We’re singin’ in the car, getting lost upstate
– E waiata ana mātou i roto i te motokā, e ngaro ana i te raki o te rohe
Autumn leaves fallin’ down like pieces into place
– Ka hinga nga rau o te ngahuru, ano he wahi ki te wahi
And I can picture it after all these days
– A ka taea e au te whakaahua i muri i enei ra katoa
And I know it’s long gone and
– A e mohio ana ahau kua roa kua ngaro a
That magic’s not here no more
– Kāore tēnei makutu i konei
And I might be okay, but I’m not fine at all
– A ka pai pea ahau, engari kaore au i te pai
Oh, oh, oh
– Aue, aue, aue
‘Cause there we are again on that little town street
– ‘No te mea kei reira ano tatou i runga i taua little town street
You almost ran the red ’cause you were lookin’ over at me
– I tata koe ki te rere i te whero ‘no te mea i titiro koe’ i runga i ahau
Wind in my hair, I was there
– He hau i roto i oku makawe, i reira ahau
I remember it all too well
– He pai rawa taku mahara ki a ia
Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turnin’ red
– He pukaemi whakaahua i runga i te paepae, ka whero ōu kanohi
You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-sized bed
– I mua, he tamaiti iti koe, he karaihe kei roto i te moenga rahi-rua
And your mother’s tellin’ stories ’bout you on the tee-ball team
– Me ngā kōrero a tō whaea e pā ana ki a koe i te kapa tee-ball
You taught me ’bout your past, thinkin’ your future was me
– I whakaakona ahau e koe ki te ’bout your past, thinkin’ your future was me
And you were tossing me the car keys, “Fuck the patriarchy”
– A i maka e koe ki ahau nga ki o te waka, ” Fuck the patriarchy”
Keychain on the ground, we were always skippin’ town
– Ko te Keychain i te whenua, i te wā katoa e peke ana mātou i te taone
And I was thinkin’ on the drive down, “Any time now
– A i whakaaro ahau i runga i te puku ki raro, ” I tetahi wa inaianei
He’s gonna say it’s love,” you never called it what it was
– Ka mea ia ko te aroha,” kāore koe i kī he aha te mea
‘Til we were dead and gone and buried
– ‘Kia mate ra ano tatou, kia haere, kia tanumia
Check the pulse and come back swearin’ it’s the same
– Tirohia te pulse ka hoki mai swearin ‘ ko te taua
After three months in the grave
– I muri i ngā marama e toru i roto i te urupa
And then you wondered where it went to as I reached for you
– Na ka miharo koe ki te wahi i haere ai ki te mea i tae atu ahau ki a koe
But all I felt was shame and you held my lifeless frame
– Engari ko te mea anake i whakaaro ahau he mea whakama a ka mau koe ki taku ahua kore
And I know it’s long gone and
– A e mohio ana ahau kua roa kua ngaro a
There was nothing else I could do
– Kaore he mea ke atu I taea e au
And I forget about you long enough
– A ka wareware ahau ki a koe i te wa roa
To forget why I needed to
– Ki te wareware he aha ahau i hiahia ai ki te
‘Cause there we are again in the middle of the night
– ‘No te mea kei reira ano tatou i waenganui po
We’re dancin’ ’round the kitchen in the refrigerator light
– Kei te kanikani mātou i te kīhini i te rama pouaka whakamātao
Down the stairs, I was there
– I raro I te pikitanga, i reira ahau
I remember it all too well
– He pai rawa taku mahara ki a ia
And there we are again when nobody had to know
– A kei reira anō tātou i te wā kāore he tangata i mōhio
You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
– I pupuri koe i ahau ano he mea ngaro, engari i pupuri ahau i a koe ano he oati
Sacred prayer and we’d swear
– Inoi tapu, a ka oati tatou
To remember it all too well, yeah
– Ki te mahara ki te reira katoa rawa pai, ae
Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much
– Well, pea ka ngaro tatou i roto i te translation, pea ui ahau mo te nui rawa
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece ’til you tore it all up
– Engari tērā pea he tino mahi tēnei ’til you wore it all up
Runnin’ scared, I was there
– I mataku ahau, i reira ahau
I remember it all too well
– He pai rawa taku mahara ki a ia
And you call me up again just to break me like a promise
– Ka karanga anō koe ki ahau kia takahi i ahau me te mea he kupu whakaari
So casually cruel in the name of bein’ honest
– He tino kino i runga i te ingoa o te pono
I’m a crumpled-up piece of paper lyin’ here
– He pepa kua pakaru ahau e takoto ana i konei
‘Cause I remember it all, all, all
– ‘No te mea e mahara ana ahau ki nga mea katoa, ki nga mea katoa, ki nga mea katoa
They say all’s well that ends well, but I’m in a new hell
– Ka mea ratou he pai nga mea katoa e mutu pai ana, engari kei roto ahau i te reinga hou
Every time you double-cross my mind
– I ia wā ka tinihanga koe i tōku hinengaro
You said if we had been closer in age, maybe it would’ve been fine
– I mea koe mehemea i tata atu mātou ki te pakeke, tērā pea ka pai
And that made me want to die
– Na reira i hiahia ai ahau kia mate
The idea you had of me, who was she?
– Ko te whakaaro i a koe ki ahau, ko wai ia?
A never-needy, ever-lovely jewel whose shine reflects on you
– He taonga kore-tino, he mea ahuareka tonu, e whakaata ana i a koe
Not weepin’ in a party bathroom
– Kaua e tangi i roto i te wharepaku rōpū
Some actress askin’ me what happened, you
– Ka ui mai tētahi kaiwhakaari ki ahau he aha te mea i tupu, e koe
That’s what happened, you
– Ko te mea i tupu, e koe
You who charmed my dad with self-effacing jokes
– Ko koe i whakamiharo i taku papa ki ngā kōrero whakahi
Sippin’ coffee like you’re on a late-night show
– Ko te kawhe Sippin’ rite koe i runga i te whakaaturanga mutunga-po
But then he watched me watch the front door all night, willin’ you to come
– Engari i muri iho ka mātakitaki ia i ahau e mātakitaki ana i te tatau o mua i te pō katoa, e hiahia ana koe kia haere mai
And he said, “It’s supposed to be fun turning twenty-one”
– Na ka mea ia, ” e tika ana kia ngahau te huri i te rua tekau ma tahi”
Time won’t fly, it’s like I’m paralyzed by it
– Kāore te wā e rere, me te mea kua parea ahau e taua mea
I’d like to be my old self again, but I’m still tryin’ to find it
– E hiahia ana ahau kia noho anō ahau hei tangata tawhito, engari kei te ngana tonu ahau ki te kimi i a ia
After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own
– I muri i nga ra me nga po o te koti plaid i te wa i hanga ai e koe to ake ake
Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone
– Na ka tukuna mai e koe aku mea a ka haere ahau ki te kāinga anake
But you keep my old scarf from that very first week
– Engari ka tiakina e koe taku kākahu tawhito mai i taua wiki tuatahi
‘Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like me
– ‘Nā te mea e whakamahara ana ki a koe i te harakore, ā, he kakara ki ahau
You can’t get rid of it
– Kaore e taea e koe te whakakore
‘Cause you remember it all too well, yeah
– ‘No te mea e mahara ana koe i te reira katoa rawa pai, ae
‘Cause there we are again when I loved you so
– ‘No te mea kei reira ano tatou i te wa i aroha ai ahau ki a koe
Back before you lost the one real thing you’ve ever known
– Hoki i mua i ngaro koe i te mea tūturu kotahi kua mohio ake koe
It was rare, I was there
– He mea onge, i reira ahau
I remember it all too well
– He pai rawa taku mahara ki a ia
Wind in my hair, you were there
– Ko te hau i roto i oku makawe, i reira koe
You remember it all
– E mahara ana koe ki te katoa
Down the stairs, you were there
– I raro i te pikitanga, i reira koe
You remember it all
– E mahara ana koe ki te katoa
It was rare, I was there
– He mea onge, i reira ahau
I remember it all too well
– He pai rawa taku mahara ki a ia
And I was never good at tellin’ jokes, but the punch line goes
– A kihai ahau i pai ki te korero i nga tawai, engari ko te raina patu e haere ana
“I’ll get older, but your lovers stay my age”
– “Ka pakeke ake ahau, engari ka noho tonu your hoa aroha ki taku tau”
From when your Brooklyn broke my skin and bones
– Mai i te wā i whati ai tō Brooklyn i tōku kiri me myu wheua
I’m a soldier who’s returning half her weight
– He hoia ahau e hoki mai ana i te haurua o tona taumaha
And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?
– A ka peita koe i te whākōkī mura takirua ki te puru?
Just between us, did the love affair maim you too?
– I waenganui noa i a mātau, i whakangaromia koe e te aroha?
‘Cause in this city’s barren cold
– ‘Na te mea i roto i te makariri o tenei pa
I still remember the first fall of snow
– Kei te mahara tonu ahau ki te hinga tuatahi o te hukarere
And how it glistened as it fell
– Me pēhea te wherikotanga i a ia e hinga ana
I remember it all too well
– He pai rawa taku mahara ki a ia
Just between us, did the love affair maim you all too well?
– I waenganui noa i a mātau, i tino kino rawa te aroha ki a koe?
Just between us, do you remember it all too well?
– Just i waenganui ia tatou, e mahara koe i te reira katoa rawa pai?
Just between us, I remember it (Just between us) all too well
– Just i waenganui ia tatou, mahara ahau i te reira (Tika I waenganui ia tatou) katoa rawa pai
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there (I was there)
– Te hau i roto i oku makawe, i reira ahau, i reira ahau (i reira ahau)
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
– I raro I te pikitanga, i reira ahau, i reira ahau
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
– Inoi tapu, i reira ahau, i reira ahau
It was rare, you remember it all too well
– He mea onge, e mahara ana koe he pai rawa atu
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there (Oh)
– Te hau i roto i oku makawe, i reira ahau, I reira ahau (Oh)
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there (I was there)
– I raro I te arawhata, i reira ahau, i reira ahau (i reira ahau)
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
– Inoi tapu, i reira ahau, i reira ahau
It was rare, you remember it (All too well)
– Ko reira onge, mahara koe i te reira (katoa pai rawa)
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there
– He hau i roto i oku makawe, i reira ahau, i reira ahau
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
– I raro I te pikitanga, i reira ahau, i reira ahau
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
– Inoi tapu, i reira ahau, i reira ahau
It was rare, you remember it
– He mea onge, e mahara ana koe
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there
– He hau i roto i oku makawe, i reira ahau, i reira ahau
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
– I raro I te pikitanga, i reira ahau, i reira ahau
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
– Inoi tapu, i reira ahau, i reira ahau
It was rare, you remember it
– He mea onge, e mahara ana koe
