Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I think too much of all that’s gone
– Ki taku whakaaro he nui rawa atu o nga mea katoa kua ngaro
Of how it was before my thoughts
– O te pehea i te reira i mua i toku whakaaro
Obsessed with choices made for sure
– I te whakaaro nui ki ngā kōwhiringa i whakaritea
In ignorance of history
– I te kore mōhio ki te hītori
And consequence as more and more
– Me te hua rite atu me te ake
I misremember hopelessly
– E mahara hē ana ahau ki a hopelessly
The way love turned out every time
– Ko te ara i puta ai te aroha i nga wa katoa
Was never quite enough
– Kāore i tino nui
I lose all my life like this
– Ka ngaro katoa i ahau toku ora penei
Reflecting time and memories
– Te whakaata i te wā me ngā maharatanga
And all for fear of what I’ll find
– A katoa mo te wehi o te mea ka kitea e ahau
If I just stop and empty out my mind
– Ki te mutu noa ahau, ka horoia atu toku hinengaro
Of all the ghosts and all the dreams
– O nga wairua katoa me nga moemoea katoa
All I hold to in belief
– Ko te mea anake e mau ana ahau ki te whakapono
That all I ever am
– Ko te mea anake i ahau ake
Is somehow never quite all I am now
– Kāore rawa au i te tino rite i tēnei wā
I think too much of all to come
– Ki taku whakaaro he nui rawa atu nga mea katoa e haere mai ana
Of how it will be after I give up
– O te pehea e waiho i muri i hoatu e ahau ake
My weary dance with age
– Ko taku kanikani ngenge me te pakeke
And resignation moves me slow
– Na ka whakaroa ahau i te whakarere
Toward a dark and empty stage
– Ki tētahi wāhanga pōuri kau hoki
Where I can sing the world I know
– Te wahi e taea ai e au te waiata i te ao e mohio ana ahau
The way love turns out every time
– Ko te huarahi e puta ai te aroha i nga wa katoa
Will never be enough
– E kore e nui
I waste all my world like this
– Ka ngaro katoa i ahau taku ao pēnei
Intending time and memories
– Te wa e hiahia ana me nga mahara
And all for fear of what I’ll find
– A katoa mo te wehi o te mea ka kitea e ahau
If I just stop and empty out my mind
– Ki te mutu noa ahau, ka horoia atu toku hinengaro
Of all the ghosts and all the dreams
– O nga wairua katoa me nga moemoea katoa
All I hold to in belief
– Ko te mea anake e mau ana ahau ki te whakapono
That all I ever am
– Ko te mea anake i ahau ake
Is somehow never quite all I am now
– Kāore rawa au i te tino rite i tēnei wā
And all for fear of what I’ll find
– A katoa mo te wehi o te mea ka kitea e ahau
If I just stop
– Ki te mutu noa ahau
