Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I’ve been stuck a thousand years
– Kua mau ahau i te mano tau
Just fading, wading through the fears
– Ka ngaro noa iho, ka rere haere i roto i nga wehi
This giant clam gets real old, my dear
– Ka tino koroheke tēnei kōtiro nui, e taku hoa
So come real close
– Na haere mai tata tūturu
I’ll let you know
– Ka whakamōhio atu ahau ki a koe
How you can get out of here
– Me pehea e taea ai e koe te puta atu i konei
Get lost, cut loose, and lose your way
– Haere ngaro, tapahia wewete, a ngaro tou ara
There ain’t no fun in holdin’ back, babe
– Kāore he ngahau i roto i te holdin’ back, babe
You gotta enjoy the thrill of livin’ dangerously
– Me koa koe ki te harikoa o te noho mōrearea
You’ve got a long, long way to go
– He roa, he roa te huarahi ki te haere
Keep playin’ safe, you’ll never know
– Kia mau ki te tākaro haumaru, e kore koe e mohio
The rules are ours to break
– Ko nga ture kei a tatou ki te pakaru
Come on, babe
– Haere mai, e te tamaiti
It’s time to get lost
– Kua tae ki te wa ki te ngaro
Take a look around
– Tirohia a tawhio noa
Not right and left, but up and down
– Ehara i te matau, i te maui, engari ki runga, ki raro
‘Cause on the edge, it’s all about
– ‘Na te take i te runga, ko te mea katoa
Living bold and free
– Ora maia me te free
Expand your mind to see
– Whakanuia to hinengaro kia kite
And put your trust in me
– Me te whakawhirinaki ki ahau
Because you’ve got potential to travel the distance
– No te mea ka taea e koe te haere i te tawhiti
I’ve been existential and lost to existence
– Kua ngaro ahau i te ora, kua ngaro I te ora
And there is no map to your destination
– A kahore he mahere ki tou ūnga
No explanation to solve this equation
– Kāore he whakamārama hei whakaoti i tēnei whārite
We gotta get lost, cut loose, and lose our way
– Me ngaro tātou, me tapahi, me te ngaro i tō tātou ara
There ain’t no fun in holdin’ back, babe
– Kāore he ngahau i roto i te holdin’ back, babe
You gotta enjoy the thrill of livin’ dangerously
– Me koa koe ki te harikoa o te noho mōrearea
You got a long, long way to go
– He roa, he roa te huarahi ki te haere
Keep playin’ safe, you’ll never know
– Kia mau ki te tākaro haumaru, e kore koe e mohio
The rules are ours to break
– Ko nga ture kei a tatou ki te pakaru
What do you say?
– He aha te korero?
Look
– Titiro
Don’t you know how good you have it?
– Kaore koe e mohio he aha te pai o to mahi?
You’re all that’s stopping you
– Ko koe anake te mea e aukati ana i a koe
For me, I’m stuck like static
– Ki ahau, kua mau tonu ahau
Can you imagine
– Ka taea e koe te whakaaro
A life this tragic in the gloom?
– He ora i roto i te pouri?
You’ve got a chance, so take it
– He whai wāhitanga tōu, nō reira tangohia
I know you’re scared, but life’s unfair
– E mohio ana ahau kei te mataku koe, engari he kino te ora
It’s full of choices, big and small
– Ki tonu i te kōwhiringa, nui, me te iti
But trust the fall and you can have it all
– Engari whakawhirinaki ki te hinga, ā, ka taea e koe te whai i te katoa
Get lost, cut loose, and lose your way
– Haere ngaro, tapahia wewete, a ngaro tou ara
There ain’t no fun in holdin’ back, babe
– Kāore he ngahau i roto i te holdin’ back, babe
Enjoy the thrill of livin’ dangerously
– Kia pai te harikoa o te noho mōrearea
You got a long, long way to go
– He roa, he roa te huarahi ki te haere
Keep playin’ safe, you’ll never know
– Kia mau ki te tākaro haumaru, e kore koe e mohio
The rules are ours to break
– Ko nga ture kei a tatou ki te pakaru
Get lost
– Kia ngaro
Oh, get lost, woah
– Aue, kia ngaro, woah
Woah
– Ko te Woah
Get lost
– Kia ngaro
