Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
My body’s on the line now
– Ko taku tinana kei runga i te raina inaianei
I can’t fight this time now
– Kāore e taea e au te whawhai i tēnei wā ināianei
I can feel the light shine on my face
– Ka taea e au te kite i te marama e whiti ana i runga i toku mata
Did I disappoint you?
– I pouri ahau ki a koe?
Will they still let me over
– Ka tukua tonu ahau e ratou
If I cross the line?
– Ki te whiti ahau i te raina?
Take a seat
– Tangohia he nohoanga
But I’d rather you not be here for
– Engari e hiahia ana ahau kia kaua koe e noho ki konei mō
What could be my final form
– He aha taku ahua whakamutunga
Stay your pretty eyes on course
– Noho koutou kanohi pretty i runga i te akoranga
Keep the memories of who I was before
– Kia mau ki ngā maharatanga o te tangata i ahau i mua
So stay with me because
– Na noho ki ahau no te mea
My body’s on the line now
– Ko taku tinana kei runga i te raina inaianei
I can’t fight this time now
– Kāore e taea e au te whawhai i tēnei wā ināianei
I can feel the light shine on my face
– Ka taea e au te kite i te marama e whiti ana i runga i toku mata
Did I disappoint you?
– I pouri ahau ki a koe?
Will they still let me over
– Ka tukua tonu ahau e ratou
If I cross the line?
– Ki te whiti ahau i te raina?
Honestly
– Pono
I thought I was fully prepared for
– I whakaaro ahau kua tino rite ahau mo
The threshold in store
– Ko te paepae kei te rokiroki
Stay your pretty eyes on course
– Noho koutou kanohi pretty i runga i te akoranga
I guess I never really faced my fears before
– Ki taku whakaaro kaore au i tino aro ki aku mataku i mua
So stay with me because
– Na noho ki ahau no te mea
My body’s on the line now
– Ko taku tinana kei runga i te raina inaianei
Pull the blanket tight now
– Kumea te paraikete raru inaianei
I can feel the light shine on my face
– Ka taea e au te kite i te marama e whiti ana i runga i toku mata
Did I disappoint you?
– I pouri ahau ki a koe?
Will they still let me over
– Ka tukua tonu ahau e ratou
If I cross the line?
– Ki te whiti ahau i te raina?
Please don’t let them see me
– Tena koa kaua e tukua kia kite i ahau
Sure there’s nothing left to try
– Kaore he mea e toe ana ki te whakamatau
I can feel the light shine on my face
– Ka taea e au te kite i te marama e whiti ana i runga i toku mata
Did I disappoint you?
– I pouri ahau ki a koe?
Will they still let me over
– Ka tukua tonu ahau e ratou
If I cross the line?
– Ki te whiti ahau i te raina?
If I cross the line
– Ki te whiti ahau i te raina
If I cross the line
– Ki te whiti ahau i te raina
