Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I guess you never know
– Ki taku whakaaro kaore koe e mohio
Someone you think you know
– Ko tētahi e whakaaro ana koe e mōhio ana koe
Can’t see the knife when you’re too close, too close
– Kaore e taea te kite i te maripi ka tata rawa koe, ka tata rawa
It scars forever when
– He tohu mō ake tonu atu ina
Someone you called a friend
– Ko tētahi i karangatia e koe he hoa
Shows you the truth can be so cold, so cold
– E whakaatu ana ki a koe ka taea e te pono kia makariri, kia makariri
I’d wipe the dirt off your name
– Ka mukua e au te paru i runga i tōu ingoa
With the shirt off my back
– Me te koti i runga i toku tuara
I thought that you’d do the same
– I whakaaro ahau ka pena ano koe
But you didn’t do that (Yeah)
– Engari kaore koe i mahi i tera (Yeah)
Said I’m the one who’s wanted
– Ka mea ko ahau te tangata e hiahiatia ana
For all the fires you started
– Mo nga ahi katoa ka tiimata koe
You knew the house was burning down
– I mohio koe kei te mura te whare
I had to get out
– I puta ahau
You led your saints and sinners
– I arahina e koe o koutou hunga tapu me o koutou hara
And fed ’em lies for dinner
– Ka teka a fed ’em mō te kai
You knew the house was burning down
– I mohio koe kei te mura te whare
And look at you now
– Na titiro ki a koe inaianei
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
– (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) And look at you now
– (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh) me te titiro ki a koe inaianei
How do you sleep at night?
– Me pehea te moe i te po?
No one to hide behind
– Kāore he tangata hei huna i muri
Betrayed every alibi you had, you had
– I tinihangatia e koe nga kupu katoa i a koe, i a koe
You had every chance to make amends
– I whai wāhi koe ki te whakatika
Instead, you got drunk on bitterness
– Engari, ka haurangi koe i te kawa
And you still claim that you’re innocent, it’s sad
– A ka kī tonu koe he harakore koe, he pouri
That you
– Ko koe
Said I’m the one who’s wanted
– Ka mea ko ahau te tangata e hiahiatia ana
For all the fires you started
– Mo nga ahi katoa ka tiimata koe
You knew the house was burning down
– I mohio koe kei te mura te whare
I had to get out
– I puta ahau
You led your saints and sinners
– I arahina e koe o koutou hunga tapu me o koutou hara
And fed ’em lies for dinner
– Ka teka a fed ’em mō te kai
You knew the house was burning down
– I mohio koe kei te mura te whare
(And look at you now)
– (Na titiro ki a koe inaianei)
Used to tell me you’d pray for me
– Whakamahia ki te korero ki ahau e inoi koe mo ahau
You were praying for my downfall
– I inoi koe kia hinga ahau
You were digging a grave for me
– I keri koe i tētahi urupa mōku
We were sharing the same four walls
– I tiritiri mātou i ngā pakitara e whā
Used to tell me you’d pray for me
– Whakamahia ki te korero ki ahau e inoi koe mo ahau
You were praying for my downfall
– I inoi koe kia hinga ahau
You were digging a grave for me
– I keri koe i tētahi urupa mōku
We were sharing the same four walls
– I tiritiri mātou i ngā pakitara e whā
And you
– Ko koe
Said I’m the one who’s wanted
– Ka mea ko ahau te tangata e hiahiatia ana
For all the fires you started
– Mo nga ahi katoa ka tiimata koe
You knew the house was burning down
– I mohio koe kei te mura te whare
I had to get out
– I puta ahau
You led your saints and sinners
– I arahina e koe o koutou hunga tapu me o koutou hara
And fed ’em lies for dinner
– Ka teka a fed ’em mō te kai
You knew the house was burning down
– I mohio koe kei te mura te whare
(And look at you now)
– (Na titiro ki a koe inaianei)
Used to tell me you’d pray for me (Pray for me)
– Whakamahia ki te korero ki ahau e hiahia ana koe ki te inoi mo ahau (Inoi mo ahau)
You were praying for my downfall (For my downfall)
– I inoi koe mo taku hinganga (Mo taku hinganga)
You were digging a grave for me
– I keri koe i tētahi urupa mōku
We were sharing the same four walls
– I tiritiri mātou i ngā pakitara e whā
Used to tell me you’d pray for me
– Whakamahia ki te korero ki ahau e inoi koe mo ahau
You were praying for my downfall
– I inoi koe kia hinga ahau
You were digging a grave for me
– I keri koe i tētahi urupa mōku
We were sharing the same four walls
– I tiritiri mātou i ngā pakitara e whā
And you
– Ko koe
