Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
You walk along the edge of danger
– Ka haere koe i te runga o te raru
And it will change you
– A ka huri i a koe
Why would you let this voice set in your head?
– He aha koe i tuku ai i tēnei reo ki roto i tō mahunga?
It is meant to destroy you
– He mea hei whakangaro i a koe
You summon storms, you play with nature
– Ka karanga koe i ngā tupuhi, ka tākaro koe ki te taiao
Now watch it hurt you
– Na kia mataara i te reira whara koe
Why would you want to shape the world in your hands?
– He aha koe i hiahia ai ki te hanga i te ao i roto i o ringaringa?
You will never make it through
– E kore koe e hanga i te reira i roto i
Catch the fire burning out your soul
– Tangohia te ahi e tahu ana i to wairua
Just make it die or you will turn it all
– Just kia mate te reira ranei ka tahuri koe i te reira katoa
To ashes and blood
– Ki te pungarehu me te toto
To ashes and blood
– Ki te pungarehu me te toto
You waste your life to gain power
– Ka pau i a koe tōu ora kia whiwhi ai koe i te mana
You shift the game rules
– Ka hurihia e koe ngā ture o te kēmu
How does it feel to reach the line that no one ever got to cross?
– He aha te āhua o te tae atu ki te raina kāore i taea e tētahi te whakawhiti?
Does it make you a god now?
– E hanga ana e ia he atua koe inaianei?
Every sin will be forgiven
– Ka murua nga hara katoa
If you lay down your weapons to the ground
– Ki te whakatakoto koe i ō patu ki te whenua
Catch the fire burning out your soul
– Tangohia te ahi e tahu ana i to wairua
Just make it die or you will fall
– Me mate noa iho, ka hinga rānei koe
Catch the fire burning out your soul
– Tangohia te ahi e tahu ana i to wairua
Just make it die or you will turn it all
– Just kia mate te reira ranei ka tahuri koe i te reira katoa
To ashes and blood
– Ki te pungarehu me te toto
To ashes and blood
– Ki te pungarehu me te toto
To ashes and blood
– Ki te pungarehu me te toto
To ashes and blood
– Ki te pungarehu me te toto
To ashes and blood
– Ki te pungarehu me te toto
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