Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Ooh-wee, yes Lord
– Ooh-wee, E Te Ariki
High beams, we goin’
– Ngā pū o runga, e haere ana mātou
Yes, we stay low
– Ae, ka noho tatou ki raro
I feel way gone
– Kua ngaro ahau
Ooh-wee, yes Lord
– Ooh-wee, E Te Ariki
I’ve been slept on (Slept on)
– Kua moe ahau i runga i (Moe i runga i)
They late (They late), can’t go (Can’t go)
– E kore e taea te haere (E kore E taea te haere)
High beams, we goin’
– Ngā pū o runga, e haere ana mātou
I be just mindin’ my bidness
– Kei te whakaaro noa ahau ki taku tono
Wildin’ with God as my witness
– E rere ana ki te Atua hei kaiwhakaatu moku
Why niggas worry ’bout winnin’?
– He aha i manukanuka ai ngā nigga ki te ’bout winnin’?
My nigga eyes on the millions
– Ko aku kanohi nigga i runga i nga miriona
Fightin’, it’s time for the blood
– E whawhai ana, kua tae ki te wā mō te toto
Shot at the plug
– I werohia ki te pūhiko
Throwin’ my hands, I got press showing love
– I te maka i oku ringa, ka pānuitia e au te aroha
Bars like a devil, my words like a dove
– He rite ki te rewera, he rite ki te kukupa aku kupu
Tunnel my vision, I feed ’em with love
– Te awaawa ko taku tirohanga, ka whangai ahau i a rātou ki te aroha
Cirque du Soleil, yeah, this life kind of rough
– Ko te Cirque du Soleil, ae, he momo pakeke tēnei oranga
Penniless man told me, “Wise up the scruff”
– I mea mai te tangata rawakore ki ahau, “Kia Tupato ki te whawhai”
Weed’s gettin’ loud and my head’s gettin’ tough
– Ka nui te tangi o te tarutaru, ka kaha te tangi o toku mahunga
Corny ass haters, I see through the bluff
– Ka kite ahau i te hunga kino ki te kaihe, ka kite ahau i te tinihanga
See through the mud, see who to trust
– Tirohia i roto i te paru, tirohia ko wai hei whakawhirinaki
Nothing is promised, so I gotta bust
– Kāore he mea i whakaaria mai, nō reira me tūpato ahau
Coppin’ it late so the run is a must
– Ko te Coppin ‘ it late so the run he mea tika
These sacrifices we make is a must
– Ko enei patunga tapu e mahia ana e tatou he mea tika
Ooh-wee, yes Lord
– Ooh-wee, E Te Ariki
High beams, we goin’
– Ngā pū o runga, e haere ana mātou
Yes, we stay low
– Ae, ka noho tatou ki raro
I feel way gone
– Kua ngaro ahau
Ooh-wee, yes Lord
– Ooh-wee, E Te Ariki
I’ve been slept on (Slept on)
– Kua moe ahau i runga i (Moe i runga i)
They late (They late), can’t go (Can’t go)
– E kore e taea te haere (E kore E taea te haere)
High beams, we goin’
– Ngā pū o runga, e haere ana mātou
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
I’ve been feelin’ like I’m, yeah, I’m runnin’, yeah, I’m runnin’ free
– Kua rite ahau ki ahau, ae, kei te rere ahau, ae, kei te rere noa ahau
With the wind, I’m the kid smilin’ to the sun
– Ki te hau, ko au te tamaiti e ataata ana ki te rā
Oh Lord, love me all these memories
– E Te Ariki, aroha mai ki ahau enei maharatanga katoa
What a bliss, inner peace
– He aha te hari, te rangimarie o roto
Inner state of mind, innocence
– Te āhua o roto o te hinengaro, te harakore
To give me that and let it be, jelly beans (High beams)
– Ki te hoatu ki ahau e, me te kia te reira, pīni tiēre (kurupae Tiketike)
I get all my meds from a telly screen
– Ka whiwhi au i aku rongoā katoa mai i tētahi mata pouaka whakaata
I get all the chips on the deck
– Ka whiwhi au i ngā maramara katoa i runga i te papa
And the foot on the neck, that’s collateral damage when I snap
– Me te waewae i runga i te kaki, e te kino taunoa ka whati ahau
Flesh, yeah
– He kikokiko, ae
Eatin’ the flesh, yeah
– E kai ana i te kikokiko, ae
Why you so precious?
– He aha koe i tino utu ai?
Why you look pressured?
– He aha koe i pēhi ai?
Hidin’, fightin’, smoke
– E huna ana, e whawhai ana, e paowa ana
Hidin’, oh, fightin’, oh
– E huna ana, e whawhai ana, e
Oh my God, oh my God, fight and shoot
– E Te Atua, e te Atua, whawhai, patu
Fighting you
– Te whawhai ki a koe
This ain’t no games, yeah, it’s on when I shoot
– Ehara tēnei i te kēmu, ae, kei te haere tonu ina kopere ahau
Labels are gettin’ the feeling and
– Kei te whiwhi nga tapanga i te mana’o me te
Ooh-wee, yes Lord
– Ooh-wee, E Te Ariki
High beams, we goin’
– Ngā pū o runga, e haere ana mātou
Yes, we stay low
– Ae, ka noho tatou ki raro
I feel way gone
– Kua ngaro ahau
Ooh-wee, yes Lord
– Ooh-wee, E Te Ariki
I’ve been slept on (Slept on)
– Kua moe ahau i runga i (Moe i runga i)
They late (They late), can’t go (Can’t go)
– E kore e taea te haere (E kore E taea te haere)
High beams, we goin’
– Ngā pū o runga, e haere ana mātou
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
High beams (We goin’)
– Ko Ngā pū teitei (We goin’)
