Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Over, and over, and over
– I runga, i runga, i runga
Mama, I got blood in my eyes, your son runnin’ wild
– E Mama, he toto taku i roto i oku kanohi, e rere ana to tama i te mohoao
Tryna make the best decisions, stand up for my child
– Tryna hanga nga whakatau pai, tu ake mo taku tamaiti
What you know about puttin’ two hundred up for a trial, and you still don’t see why?
– He aha te mea e mohio ana koe mo te whakatakoto i te rua rau mo te whakamatautau, a kaore ano koe kia kite he aha?
I carried all of my brother’s scars, I feel all this pain, ain’t shit changed
– I mau ahau i ngā tohu katoa a toku tuakana, eel ana ahau i tēnei mamae katoa, kāore he mea i huri
When you get out, shit gon’ be the same
– Ka puta koe, ka rite tonu te mea
Head hunter, like fuck the fame, stripped me of my sanity
– Ko te kaiwhaiwhai matua, pērā ki a fuck the fame, i whakakore i taku hinengaro
Too rich, not near an opp, I’m my own enemy
– He tino taonga, ehara I te mea e tata ana ki te opp, ko au taku hoariri
I never post my child so they think I’m a deadbeat
– Kāore au e tuku i taku tamaiti, nō reira e whakaaro ana rātau he tino mate ahau
Postin’, snitchin’, got no business, that’s how the feds sweep
– Kāore he mahi a Postin, snitchin, ko te āhua o te mahi a te kāwanatanga
Ain’t goin’ back and forth with no bitch, block her, she stay mad at me
– Ain’t goin ‘ back and forth with no bitch, aukati i a ia, ka noho haurangi ia ki ahau
They can say whatever they want online, in real life, family proud of me
– Ka taea e rātau te kōrero i ngā mea katoa e hiahia ana rātau ki te ipurangi, i roto i te ora tūturu, e whakapehapeha ana te whānau ki ahau
Took a whole lot to get where I’m at
– He nui te utu ki te haere ki hea ahau
Baby girl, I put you on, this how you thank me for that?
– E te kotiro, ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe, ko te whakawhetai ki ahau mo taua mea?
I done paid your bills, put you through thrills and put you in Bottega heels
– I utua e au ō pire, i hoatu ki a koe ngā mea whakamiharo, ā, i hoatu ki A Koe ngā waewae O Bottega
I done lost so much, but it hurt me the most when I found out my dawg wasn’t real
– He nui aku mea i ngaro, engari ko te mea nui rawa i whara i ahau i taku kitenga ehara i te mea pono taku dawg
(On and on and on, on and on and on)
– (I runga, i runga, i runga, i runga, i runga)
On and on, yeah
– I runga, i runga, ae
(On and on and on, on and on and on)
– (I runga, i runga, i runga, i runga, i runga)
On and on and on and on
– I runga, i runga, i runga, i runga
You know you can’t be listenin’ to blogs, them niggas, they don’t know the half
– E mohio ana koe e kore e taea e koe te whakarongo ki ngā rangitaki, e ngā nigga, e kore e mōhio ki te haurua
I took so many L’s, it’s so much pain in my past
– He Maha nga L i tangohia e au, he nui te mamae i mua
I ain’t pressed about nothin’, that codeine makin’ me relaxed
– Kāore au i te pēhi i te mea noa iho, nā te codeine i whakawātea ai ahau
Got much love for the gang, I never turned my back
– He nui te aroha ki te kapa, kāore au i tahuri ki muri
It’s so much left for the gang, bloodstains and hats
– He nui rawa te mea e toe ana ki te kapa, ki ngā poke toto me ngā potae
Protectin’ my heart with chains, that’s where I’m at
– Te tiaki i toku ngakau ki nga mekameka, kei reira ahau
I wonder where I’m goin’, on the interstate, ridin’
– E whakaaro ana ahau kei hea ahau e haere ana, i runga i te interstate, e eke ana
Five in the mornin’, been up for two days, can’t sleep
– E rima i te ata, e rua nga ra, e kore e taea te moe
Spent a M in two days, spent a five in a week
– I noho Ia i Te M i roto i ngā rā e rua, i noho ia i te rima i roto i te wiki
My mind so tired, gettin’ geeked, yeah
– He tino ngenge toku hinengaro, he tino ngenge, ae
My biggest fan took his own life
– Ko taku kaiwhaiwhai nui rawa atu i whakamate i a ia ano
My brother partner took the stand, took his own stripes
– I haere taku hoa teina ki te tūru, i whai i ōna ake rārangi
I been tryin’ my hardest to keep these squares out my circle
– I tino kaha ahau ki te pupuri i ēnei tapawhā i roto i taku porowhita
Spent a M and a half in trial, tryna whoop a murder
– I pau I a ia Te M me te hawhe I te whakawakanga, ka whiua e tryna he kohuru
Spent a M and a half on buyin’ drink, pourin’ purple
– Pau Te M me te hawhe i runga i te hoko ‘inu, ringihia’ papura
M and a half, M and a half
– M me te hawhe, M me te hawhe
Now tell me, uh, how much will it take ’til I can’t feel my face, uh
– Na, korerotia mai ki ahau, uh, te nui o te mea ka tangohia ‘ki te kore e taea e ahau te fe i toku mata, uh
‘Til I can’t feel my face, Lord?
– ‘Ki te kore e taea e ahau te fe i toku mata, E Te Ariki?
And tell me, how much will it take for you to not change on me? Don’t change
– A korerotia mai ki ahau, e hia nga mea e kore ai koe e huri ki ahau? Kaua e huri
Don’t change on me, don’t change on me, don’t change
– Kaua e huri ki ahau, kaua e huri ki ahau, kaua e huri
(On and on and on)
– (I runga, i runga, i runga)
Tell me, why would you change and I been keepin’ that shit solid?
– Korero mai ki ahau, he aha koe i huri ai, ā, i mau tonu i ahau taua mea?
Tryna stay out the way, they put my name on them bodies
– Tryna noho i roto i te ara, hoatu e ratou toku ingoa ki runga ki a ratou tinana
Beefin’ turnin’ to war inside the streets and I can’t stop it
– Ka huri ki te pakanga i roto i nga huarahi, a kaore e taea e au te aukati
Niggas die every day, I done got numb, the bodies droppin’
– Ka mate nga nigga i nga ra katoa, ka ngoikore ahau, ka hinga nga tinana
Had to switch where I stay, I’m out in Cali, buyin’ houses
– Me huri ki te wāhi e noho ana ahau, kei Waho ahau I Cali, e hoko whare ana
Soon as we left the plane, we got pulled over with them choppers
– I muri tata iho i to mātou wehenga atu i te waka rererangi, ka whakatārewatia mātou e ngā hīkoi
Spent a M and a half, the lawyer gettin’ the charge dropped
– I pau Te M Me te hawhe, ka whakahekehia te whakapae a te roia
Niggas claim that they gang, but on the low, watchin’ your pocket
– E kī ana ngā nigga he rōpū rātau, engari i te iti, e mātakitaki ana i tō pute
So much love for the game, I hardly ever call a foul
– He nui te aroha ki te kēmu, kāore au i te kī he hara
You be sayin’ you gon’ change whenever you get called out
– Ka mea koe’ ka huri koe’ i nga wa katoa ka karangahia koe
I can’t do no more waitin’, I done tried to stall out
– Kāore e taea e au te tatari atu, I whakamātau ahau ki te tū
I be standin’ up swangin’ when it all falls down
– Ka tū au i runga i te swangin ina taka katoa
Spent a M and a half on two Ferraris in a day
– I pau Te M Me te hawhe i runga i nga Ferrari e rua i te ra kotahi
Spent a M and a half, tryna make this pain go away
– I pau Te M Me te hawhe, ka meinga e tryna tēnei mamae kia ngaro
Spent a M and a half to put a smile on mama face (I love you, mama)
– Kia Ora, Kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora, kia ora
Spent a M and a half
– I pau I Te M me te hawhe
I spent a M and a half, and I’ll do it all again
– I pau I ahau Te M me te hawhe, a ka mahi ano ahau i nga mea katoa
