Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Another head hangs lowly
– Ko tētahi atu upoko e whakairi ana i raro
Child is slowly taken
– Ka āta tangohia te tamaiti
And the violence caused such silence
– Na ka meinga e te tutu taua puku
Who are we, mistaken?
– Ko wai tātou, he hē?
But you see, it’s not me, it’s not my family
– Engari e kite ana koe, ehara i ahau, ehara i taku whānau
In your head, in your head, they are fightin’
– I roto i tou mahunga, i roto i tou mahunga, e whawhai ratou’
With their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns
– Me a rātau waka taikaha me a rātau poma me a rātau poma me a rātau pu
In your head, in your head, they are cryin’
– I roto i tou mahunga, i roto i tou mahunga, e tangi ana ratou’
In your head, in your head
– I roto i tou mahunga, i roto i tou mahunga
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie
– Ko te Zombie, ko te zombie, ko te zombie-ie-ie
What’s in your head, in your head?
– He aha kei roto i to mahunga, kei roto i to mahunga?
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie, oh
– Ko te Zombie, ko te zombie, ko te zombie-ie-ie-ie, oh
Doo, doo, doo, doo
– Ko Doo, ko doo, ko doo, ko doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo
– Ko Doo, ko doo, ko doo, ko doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo
– Ko Doo, ko doo, ko doo, ko doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo
– Ko Doo, ko doo, ko doo, ko doo
Another mother’s breakin’
– Ko te whatiwhati a tētahi atu whaea
Heart is takin’ over
– Kua riro te ngakau
When the violence causes silence
– A, no te meinga te tutu puku
We must be mistaken
– Me pohehe tatou
It’s the same old theme, since 1916
– Koia anō te kaupapa tawhito, mai i te tau 1916
In your head, in your head, they’re still fightin’
– I roto i tou mahunga, i roto i tou mahunga, kei te whawhai tonu ratou’
With their tanks and their bombs and their bombs and their guns
– Me a rātau waka taikaha me a rātau poma me a rātau poma me a rātau pu
In your head, in your head, they are dyin’
– I roto i tou mahunga, i roto i tou mahunga, kei te mate ratou’
In your head, in your head
– I roto i tou mahunga, i roto i tou mahunga
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie
– Ko te Zombie, ko te zombie, ko te zombie-ie-ie
What’s in your head, in your head?
– He aha kei roto i to mahunga, kei roto i to mahunga?
Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie
– Zombie, zombie, zombie-ie-ie-ie
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, eh-eh-oh, ya-ya
– Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, eh-eh-oh, ya-ya ko te tikanga o te kupu, ko te tikanga o te kupu, ko te tikanga o te kupu, ko te tikanga o te kupu, ko te tikanga o te kupu, ko te tikanga o te kupu
[Instrumental Outro]
– [Tuhinga O Mua]
