Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
You’ve been my muse for a long time
– Kua roa koe e noho ana hei kaiwhakaatu
You get me through every dark night
– Ka taea e koe te haere i ahau i nga po pouri katoa
I’m always gone, out on the go
– Kua haere tonu ahau, kei te haere
I’m on the run and you’re home alone
– Kei te rere ahau, kei te kāinga anake koe
I’m too consumed with my own life
– Kua pau rawa ahau i taku ake oranga
Are we too young for this?
– He taitamariki rawa tātou mō tēnei?
Feels like I can’t move
– He rite ki te kore e taea e au te neke
Sharing my heart, it’s tearing me apart
– Te tohatoha i toku ngakau, kei te haehae i ahau
But I know I’d miss you, baby, if I left right now
– Engari e mohio ana ahau ka mihi ahau ki a koe, e te tamaiti, ki te haere atu ahau i tēnei wā
Doing what I can, tryna be a man
– Te mahi i te mea e taea e ahau, tryna hei tangata
And every time I kiss you, baby, I can hear the sound
– A, i nga wa katoa ka kihi ahau i a koe, e te tamaiti, ka taea e au te whakarongo ki te tangi
Of breaking down
– Te pakaru
I’ve been confused as of late (yeah)
– Kua pōhēhē ahau i te mutunga (yeah)
Watching my youth slip away (yeah)
– Te mātakitaki i taku tamarikitanga e rere atu ana (yeah)
You’re like the sun, you wake me up
– He rite koe ki te ra, ka whakaarahia ahau e koe
But you drain me out if I get too much
– Engari ka whakawai koe i ahau ki te nui rawa taku whiwhi
I might need room or I’ll break
– Ka hiahia pea ahau ki te wāhi, ka pakaru rānei
Are we too young for this?
– He taitamariki rawa tātou mō tēnei?
Feels like I can’t move
– He rite ki te kore e taea e au te neke
Sharing my heart, it’s tearing me apart
– Te tohatoha i toku ngakau, kei te haehae i ahau
But I know I’d miss you, baby, if I left right now
– Engari e mohio ana ahau ka mihi ahau ki a koe, e te tamaiti, ki te haere atu ahau i tēnei wā
Doing what I can, tryna be a man
– Te mahi i te mea e taea e ahau, tryna hei tangata
And every time I kiss you, baby, I can hear the sound
– A, i nga wa katoa ka kihi ahau i a koe, e te tamaiti, ka taea e au te whakarongo ki te tangi
Of breaking down
– Te pakaru
(Breaking down, breaking down, breaking down)
– (Te wawahi, te wawahi, te wawahi)
(Breaking down, breaking down, breaking down, breaking down)
– (Te wawahi, te wawahi, te wawahi, te wawahi)
I don’t want to play this part
– Kāore au e hiahia ana ki te tākaro i tēnei wāhanga
But I do, all for you
– Ko ahau, katoa hoki koutou
I don’t want to make this hard
– E kore ahau e hiahia ki te hanga i tenei pakeke
But I will ’cause I’m still
– Engari ka ‘na te mea kei te noho tonu ahau
Sharing my heart, it’s tearing me apart
– Te tohatoha i toku ngakau, kei te haehae i ahau
But I know I’d miss you, baby, if I left right now (I know I would)
– Engari e mohio ana ahau ka mihi ahau ki a koe, e te tamaiti, ki te haere ahau i tenei wa (e mohio ana ahau)
Doing what I can, tryna be a man (be your man)
– Te mahi i te mea e taea e ahau, tryna hei te tangata (kia tou tangata)
And every time I kiss you, baby, I can hear the sound
– A, i nga wa katoa ka kihi ahau i a koe, e te tamaiti, ka taea e au te whakarongo ki te tangi
Of breaking down
– Te pakaru
(Sharing my bed, uh)
– (Te tohatoha i taku moenga, uh)
(Sharing my bread, yeah)
– (Te tohatoha i taku taro, ae)
(Sharing my bread)
– (Te tohatoha i taku taro)
(Sharing my head, I’m breaking down)
– (Te tohatoha i toku mahunga, kei te pakaru ahau)
(Sharing my heart)
– (Te tohatoha i toku ngakau)
(Sharing my-, suddenly, I’m breaking down)
– (Te faaiteraa i toku -, ohorere, kei te pakaru ahau ki raro)
(Sharing my-, I’m done)
– (Te faaiteraa i toku -, kua oti ahau)
(Sharing my life)
– (Faaiteraa i toku ora)
