Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Your blades are sharpened with precision
– Ko o koutou mata e whakakoi ana i te tika
Flashing your favorite point of view
– Te whakaatu i tō tirohanga tino pai
I know you’re waiting in the distance
– E mohio ana ahau kei te tatari koe i te tawhiti
Just like you always do, just like you always do
– Ka rite tonu ki a koe i nga wa katoa, ka rite tonu ki a koe i nga wa katoa
Already pulling me in
– Kua toia ahau ki roto
Already under my skin
– Kei raro i toku kiri
And I know exactly how this ends, I
– A e mohio ana ahau ki te mutunga o tenei, e ahau
Let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
– Kia tapahia ahau e koe kia mataara noa ahau e toto ana
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
– I whakarerea e ahau ko wai ahau mo te tangata i hiahia koe kia waiho ahau
Don’t know why I’m hopin’ for what I won’t receive
– Kāore au e mōhio he aha au i tūmanako ai mō te mea kāore au e whiwhi
Fallin’ for the promise of the emptiness machine
– Te hinga ki te whakaari o te miihini kore
The emptiness machine
– Ko te miihini kore
Goin’ around like a revolver
– Haere a tawhio noa rite te revolver
It’s been decided how we lose
– Kua whakatauhia me pehea e ngaro ai tatou
‘Cause there’s a fire under the altar
– ‘No te mea he ahi kei raro i te aata
I keep on lyin’ to, I keep on lyin’ to
– Ka haere tonu ahau ki te teka, ka haere tonu ahau ki te teka
Already pulling me in
– Kua toia ahau ki roto
Already under my skin
– Kei raro i toku kiri
And I know exactly how this ends, I
– A e mohio ana ahau ki te mutunga o tenei, e ahau
Let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
– Kia tapahia ahau e koe kia mataara noa ahau e toto ana
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
– I whakarerea e ahau ko wai ahau mo te tangata i hiahia koe kia waiho ahau
Don’t know why I’m hopin’ for what I won’t receive
– Kāore au e mōhio he aha au i tūmanako ai mō te mea kāore au e whiwhi
Fallin’ for the promise of the emptiness machine
– Te hinga ki te whakaari o te miihini kore
I only wanted to be part of something
– I hiahia noa ahau ki te whakauru ki tētahi mea
I only wanted to be part of, part of
– I hiahia noa ahau ki te whai wāhi, ki te whai wāhi
I only wanted to be part of something
– I hiahia noa ahau ki te whakauru ki tētahi mea
I only wanted to be part of, part of
– I hiahia noa ahau ki te whai wāhi, ki te whai wāhi
I only wanted to be part of something
– I hiahia noa ahau ki te whakauru ki tētahi mea
I only wanted to be part
– I hiahia noa ahau kia noho hei wāhanga
I let you cut me open just to watch me bleed
– Ka tukua ahau e ahau kia tapahia ahau kia kite noa i ahau e toto ana
Gave up who I am for who you wanted me to be
– I whakarerea e ahau ko wai ahau mo te tangata i hiahia koe kia waiho ahau
Don’t know why I’m hopin’, so fuckin’ naive
– Kāore au i te mōhio he aha au i tūmanako ai, nō reira he mea pōhēhē
Fallin’ for the promise of the emptiness machine
– Te hinga ki te whakaari o te miihini kore
The emptiness machine
– Ko te miihini kore
(I only wanted to be part of something)
– (I hiahia noa ahau ki te whakauru ki tetahi mea)
The emptiness machine, oh
– Ko te mīhini kau, oh
(I only wanted to be part of)
– (I hiahia noa ahau ki te whakauru)
The emptiness machine
– Ko te miihini kore
