Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
If I was to talk about the words
– Ki te korero ahau mo nga kupu
They would hurt, they would hurt
– Ka whara, ka whara
So if you were to ask about the pain
– Na ki te mea ko koe ki te ui e pā ana ki te mamae
I would lie, I would lie
– Ka teka ahau, ka teka ahau
To fix my mind, I need time
– Ki te whakatika i toku ngakau, me ahau te wā
But it’s running out, it’s running out
– Engari kei te pau, kei te pau
Oh, I know that I can’t live without you
– Aue, e mohio ana ahau e kore e taea e ahau te ora i waho koe
But this world will keep turning if you do
– Engari ka huri tonu tēnei ao mēnā ka huri koe
Would you even want me looking like a zombie?
– E hiahia ana koe kia rite ahau ki te zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?
– E hiahia ana koe ki ahau, e hiahia ana ki ahau, e hiahia ana ki ahau?
We could catch a spaceship to the moon
– Ka taea e mātou te hopu i tētahi waka ā ao ki te marama
But we’d crash, it wouldn’t last
– Engari ka hinga mātou, kāore e roa
Because the world is just a figment of the fools
– No te mea ko te ao he mea hanga noa iho na te wairangi
A blank stare, they don’t care
– He titiro kau, kāore rātou e aro
So say your prayers, you’re almost there
– Na ka mea koutou inoi, e tata ana koe ki reira
But it’s running out, it’s running out
– Engari kei te pau, kei te pau
Oh, I know that I can’t live without you
– Aue, e mohio ana ahau e kore e taea e ahau te ora i waho koe
But this world will keep turning if you do
– Engari ka huri tonu tēnei ao mēnā ka huri koe
Would you even want me looking like a zombie?
– E hiahia ana koe kia rite ahau ki te zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?
– E hiahia ana koe ki ahau, e hiahia ana ki ahau, e hiahia ana ki ahau?
Would you even want me looking like a zombie?
– E hiahia ana koe kia rite ahau ki te zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?
– E hiahia ana koe ki ahau, e hiahia ana ki ahau, e hiahia ana ki ahau?
Oh, I don’t know what I’ll turn out to be
– Aue, kaore au e mohio he aha taku e puta ai
But you’ll loathe every moment, believe me
– Engari ka kino koe i nga wa katoa, whakapono mai ki ahau
Would you even want me looking like a zombie?
– E hiahia ana koe kia rite ahau ki te zombie?
Would you even want me, want me, want me?
– E hiahia ana koe ki ahau, e hiahia ana ki ahau, e hiahia ana ki ahau?
