Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?
– Ka tu tonu ahau ki reira, ka mātakitaki i ahau e tahu ana?
Well, that’s all right because I like the way it hurts
– Well, e te tika katoa no te mea rite ahau te ara mamae te reira
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry?
– Ka tu tonu ahau ki reira, ka rongo i ahau e tangi ana?
Well, that’s all right because I love the way you lie
– Well, that’s all right because i love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
– Aroha ana ahau ki te ara teka koe
I can’t tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like
– Kaore e taea e au te korero ki a koe he aha te mea pono, ka taea e au anake te korero ki a koe he aha te ahua
And right now, there’s a steel knife in my windpipe
– A, i tēnei wā, he maripi maitai kei roto i taku putorino hau
I can’t breathe, but I still fight while I can fight
– Kāore e taea e au te manawa, engari ka whawhai tonu ahau i te wā e taea ana e au te whawhai
As long as the wrong feels right, it’s like I’m in flight
– I te mea e tika ana te hē, me te mea kei te rere ahau
High off her love, drunk from her hate
– I runga i tona aroha, haurangi i tona mauahara
It’s like I’m huffin’ paint and I love her, the more I suffer, I suffocate
– He rite ki te huffin’ paint ahau, ā, e aroha ana ahau ki a ia, ko te nui ake o taku mamae, ka mate ahau
And right before I’m about to drown, she resuscitates me
– A, i mua tonu I taku horomia, ka whakaorangia ahau e ia
She fuckin’ hates me, and I love it — “Wait!
– E kino ana ia ki ahau, e aroha ana hoki ki a ia ” Taria!
Where you going?” — “I’m leaving you!” — “No, you ain’t!
– Kei te haere koe ki hea? “- “Kei te whakarere ahau i a koe! “”Kāore, kāore koe!
Come back!” — We’re runnin’ right back, here we go again
– Hoki mai! “Kei te rere tonu mātou, kei konei anō mātou
It’s so insane, ’cause when it’s goin’ good, it’s goin’ great
– He tino haurangi, nā te mea ka pai, ka pai
I’m Superman with the wind at his back, she’s Lois Lane
– Ko Superman ahau me te hau i muri i a Ia, ko Lois lane ia
But when it’s bad, it’s awful, I feel so ashamed
– Engari ina kino, he kino, ka tino whakama ahau
I snapped, “Who’s that dude?”, I don’t even know his name
– Ka pakaru ahau, ” Ko Wai te tangata? “, Kāore au i te mōhio ki tōna ingoa
I laid hands on her, I’ll never stoop so low again
– I whakapakia e ahau ona ringa ki runga ki a ia, e kore ahau e piko kia iti ano
I guess I don’t know my own strength
– Ki taku whakaaro kaore au I te mohio ki taku ake kaha
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?
– Ka tu tonu ahau ki reira, ka mātakitaki i ahau e tahu ana?
Well, that’s all right because I like the way it hurts
– Well, e te tika katoa no te mea rite ahau te ara mamae te reira
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry?
– Ka tu tonu ahau ki reira, ka rongo i ahau e tangi ana?
Well, that’s all right because I love the way you lie
– Well, that’s all right because i love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
– Aroha ana ahau ki te ara teka koe
I love the way you lie
– Aroha ana ahau ki te ara teka koe
You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe when you’re with ’em?
– E aroha ana koe ki tētahi, kāore e taea e koe te manawa i te wā e noho ana koe ki a rātou?
You meet, and neither one of you even know what hit ’em
– Ka tutaki koe, ā, kāore tētahi o koutou i te mōhio he aha te mea i pā ki a rātou
Got that warm fuzzy feelin’, yeah, them chills, used to get ’em
– Ka taua mahana fuzzy feelin’, ae, ratou wiri, whakamahia ki te tiki ’em
Now you’re gettin’ fuckin’ sick of lookin’ at ’em?
– Na kei te ngenge koe i te titiro ki a rātou?
You swore you’d never hit ’em, never do nothin’ to hurt ’em
– I oati koe e kore koe e patu i a rātou, kaua rawa e mahi i tētahi mea hei whara i a rātou
Now you’re in each other’s face
– Na kei roto koe i te mata o tetahi ki tetahi
Spewin’ venom in your words when you spit ’em
– E pupuhi ana i te paitini i roto i au kupu ina tuwhaina e koe
You push, pull each other’s hair, scratch, claw, bit ’em
– Ka pana koe, ka kumea ngā makawe o tētahi, ka tarai, ka kuku, ka haukāngia
Throw ’em down, pin ’em
– Maka ’em ki raro, titi ’em
So lost in the moments when you’re in ’em
– Na ngaro i roto i te mau taime, no te e koe i roto i ’em
It’s the rage that took over, it controls you both
– Ko te riri i riro i a ia, e whakahaere ana i a koe
So they say you’re best to go your separate ways
– Na ka mea ratou kei te pai koe ki te haere i o ara motuhake
Guess that they don’t know ya
– Kia mahara kaore ratou e mohio ki a koe
‘Cause today, that was yesterday, yesterday is over
– ‘No te mea i tenei ra, i inanahi, inanahi kua mutu
It’s a different day, sound like broken records playin’ over
– He rā rerekē, he rite ki te whakatangi a broken records
But you promised her, next time you’ll show restraint
– Engari i whakaaria mai e koe ki a ia, i te wā e whai ake nei ka whakaatu koe i te manawanui
You don’t get another chance, life is no Nintendo game
– Kaore koe e whiwhi i tetahi atu tupono, ko te ora kaore he kēmu nintendo
But you lied again
– Engari i teka anō koe
Now you get to watch her leave out the window
– Na ka kite koe i a ia e puta ana i te matapihi
Guess that’s why they call it window pane
– Whakaarohia koia i huaina ai e rātau ko window pane
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?
– Ka tu tonu ahau ki reira, ka mātakitaki i ahau e tahu ana?
Well, that’s all right because I like the way it hurts
– Well, e te tika katoa no te mea rite ahau te ara mamae te reira
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry?
– Ka tu tonu ahau ki reira, ka rongo i ahau e tangi ana?
Well, that’s all right because I love the way you lie
– Well, that’s all right because i love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
– Aroha ana ahau ki te ara teka koe
I love the way you lie
– Aroha ana ahau ki te ara teka koe
Now, I know we said things, did things that we didn’t mean
– Na, e mohio ana ahau i mea matou i nga mea, i mahi i nga mea kaore i te tikanga
Then we fall back into the same patterns, same routine
– Kātahi ka hoki anō tātou ki ngā tauira ōrite, ki ngā tikanga ōrite
But your temper’s just as bad as mine is, you’re the same as me
– Engari he kino tonu to riri ki taku, he rite tonu koe ki ahau
When it comes to love, you’re just as blinded, baby, please
– A, no te haere mai te reira ki te aroha, koe tika rite matapo, tamaiti, tēnā
Come back, it wasn’t you, baby, it was me
– Hoki mai, ehara i a koe, e te tamaiti, ko au
Maybe our relationship isn’t as crazy as it seems
– Mahalo ko to tatou hononga e kore e rite haurangi rite te mea te reira
Maybe that’s what happens when a tornado meets a volcano
– Tērā pea ko te mea tērā ka tupu ina tutaki tētahi hau ki tētahi puia
All I know is I love you too much to walk away though
– Ko te mea anake e mohio ana ahau he nui rawa taku aroha ki a koe ki te haere atu ahakoa
Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk
– Haere mai ki roto, tangohia ō peke i te taha o te huarahi
Don’t you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk?
– E kore koe e rongo i te pono i roto i toku reo, ina korero ahau?
Told you this is my fault, look me in the eyeball
– Ka mea atu ki a koe ko taku he tenei, titiro mai ki ahau i roto i te karu kanohi
Next time I’m pissed, I’ll aim my fist at the drywall
– I te wā e whai ake nei ka riri ahau, ka aro atu ahau ki taku ringa ki te taiepa maroke
Next time? There won’t be no next time!
– Wā Next? Kāore he wā e whai ake nei!
I apologize, even though I know it’s lies
– Ka mihi ahau, ahakoa e mohio ana ahau he teka
I’m tired of the games, I just want her back, I know I’m a liar
– Kua ngenge ahau i ngā kēmu, e hiahia ana ahau kia hoki mai ia, e mōhio ana ahau he tangata teka ahau
If she ever tries to fuckin’ leave again, I’ma tie her
– Ki te ngana ia ki te haere atu anō, ka herea ia e au
To the bed and set this house on fire, just gonna—
– Ki te moenga, ka tahuna tēnei whare, ka tahuna—
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?
– Ka tu tonu ahau ki reira, ka mātakitaki i ahau e tahu ana?
Well, that’s all right because I like the way it hurts
– Well, e te tika katoa no te mea rite ahau te ara mamae te reira
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry?
– Ka tu tonu ahau ki reira, ka rongo i ahau e tangi ana?
Well, that’s all right because I love the way you lie
– Well, that’s all right because i love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
– Aroha ana ahau ki te ara teka koe
I love the way you lie
– Aroha ana ahau ki te ara teka koe
