Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Take me back to LA
– Hoki mai KI LA
Where the sun would kiss on my face
– Te wahi e kihi ai te ra i runga i toku mata
Now the sunshine tracks my skin
– Na ka aroturukihia e te rā taku kiri
I stayed too long
– I noho roa ahau
Take me back to a time
– Tangohia ahau ki te wa
When my blood never tasted like wine
– Ki te kore taku toto e reka ki te waina
My love could fill a sea
– Ka taea e taku aroha te whakaki i te moana
But now I can’t even feel the breeze
– Engari inaianei kaore e taea e au te fe i te hau
And it hurts when I think about (Think about)
– A ka mamae te reira ina whakaaro ahau e pā ana ki (Whakaaro e pā ana ki)
The nights we would always shout
– Ko ngā pō ka karanga tonu mātou
My voice cracking when we scream
– Ka pakaru toku reo ina hamama tatou
You scream, we scream
– Ka hamama koe, ka hamama mātou
And I watched while you wiped your eyes (Wiped your eyes)
– Na ka matakitaki ahau i a koe e muru ana i your kanohi (Muru ana i your kanohi)
Then I learned to cover mine
– Katahi ahau ka ako ki te hipoki i taku
And that’s when I realized that
– A ko te wā I mōhio ai ahau
It’s better when I’m by myself, yeah
– He pai ake ina ko au anake, yeah
By myself
– Ko ahau anake
Uh, by myself, yeah
– Ae, ko au anake, ae
Oh, it’s better when I’m by myself
– Aue, he pai ake ina ko au anake
Take me back to a place
– Hoki mai ki tētahi wāhi
Where the snow would fall on my face
– Ko te wahi e taka ai te hukarere ki toku mata
And I miss my city lights
– A e mihi ana ahau ki aku rama o te taone
I left too young
– I haere ahau i te rangatahi
Take me back to a time
– Tangohia ahau ki te wa
The trophies that I had would still shine
– Ka whiti tonu ngā tohu i a au
Now I have nothing real left
– Na kahore he mea tūturu i mahue I ahau
I want my soul
– E hiahia ana ahau ki toku wairua
And it hurts when I think about (Think about)
– A ka mamae te reira ina whakaaro ahau e pā ana ki (Whakaaro e pā ana ki)
The days I would tell myself
– Ko ngā rā ka korerotia e au ki ahau
It’s okay for me to scream
– He pai ki ahau te hamama
To scream, to scream
– Ki te hamama, ki te hamama
I put my hand over the fire (‘Ver the fire)
– I hoatu e ahau toku ringa ki runga ki te ahi (‘Ver te ahi)
And see if I can still cry (Can still cry)
– Na ka kite mehemea ka taea tonu e au te tangi (Ka taea tonu te tangi)
And that’s when I realize that
– A ko te wā i mōhio ai au
I hate it when I’m by myself
– E kino ana ahau ki a ia ina ko ahau anake
By myself (Oh)
– Ko ahau anake (Oh)
By myself
– Ko ahau anake
Oh, I hate it when I’m by myself (Oh)
– Aue, e kino ana ahau ki a ia ina ko ahau anake (Aue)
Oh, myself
– Aue, ko au anō
Oh, by myself
– E ahau anake
(I don’t wanna be, I don’t wanna be)
– (I don’t wanna be, I don’t wanna be)
I hate it when I’m by myself
– E kino ana ahau ki a ia ina ko ahau anake
By myself
– Ko ahau anake
Cold, by myself
– He makariri, ko au anake
By my— oh
– Na taku-oh
By myself
– Ko ahau anake
By myself
– Ko ahau anake
By myself
– Ko ahau anake
By myself
– Ko ahau anake
