Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
‘Cause we’re in your drop-top, and it’s hard, then I’m feelin’ you
– ‘No te mea kei roto matou i to koutou maturuturunga iho, a he uaua, ka ahau fe koe
I calmed down, turned around, you put me in a mood
– I marino ahau, i huri, i whakaoho koe i ahau
Old house, windows down, but I’m still feelin’ you
– Whare tawhito, matapihi ki raro, engari kei te fe tonu ahau i a koe
Years passed, nothing changed, I’m still in love with you
– Kua pahure ngā tau, kāore he mea i huri, kei te aroha tonu ahau ki a koe
I don’t need nobody else, I just want you to myself, oh no
– Kāore au e hiahia ana ki tētahi atu, e hiahia ana ahau ki a koe, e kore
Mm
– Ko te Mm
To get to my current position, I done more than ten thousand hours
– Hei tae atu ki taku tūranga o nāianei, neke atu I te tekau mano haora taku mahi
Dreamt that I saw my name on a gravestone, maybe then they would give me my flowers
– I moemoea ahau i kite ahau i toku ingoa i runga i te toka, pea ka hoatu e ratou aku putiputi ki ahau
Mum put three of her boys in the tub same time cah we couldn’t afford to shower
– I tukuna e mama e toru o ana tama ki roto i te kaukau i te wa kotahi cah kaore i taea e matou te kaukau
Before man snaked me, I already saw it comin’, I saw they was sour
– I mua i te tangata nakahi ahau, kua kite ahau i te reira haere mai’, i kite ahau i ratou he kawa
But now it’s my time to experience fame, the opps tryna find out where am I stayin’
– Engari inaianei ko taku wa ki te wheako rongonui, ka kitea e te opps tryna kei hea ahau e noho ana
My girl don’t believe anything I’m sayin’, my family need anything, I’m payin’
– E kore taku kotiro e whakapono ki tetahi mea e mea ana ahau, e hiahia ana toku hapu ki tetahi mea, e utu ana ahau
Sat down, tellin’ a therapist stories, I know she ain’t gonna relate
– E noho ana, e kōrero ana i ngā kōrero a tētahi kaiwhakangungu, e mōhio ana ahau kāore ia e kōrero
What’s this? What’s that? I don’t care to explain, I’ll deal with the grief and bearin’ the pain
– He aha tēnei? He aha tērā? E kore ahau e whakaaro ki te whakamārama, ka mahi ahau ki te pouri, me te mau i te mamae
I don’t paint these girls in a positive way, you can tell that my heart’s been broken before
– Kaore au e peita i enei kotiro i roto i te huarahi pai, ka taea e koe te korero kua pakaru taku ngakau i mua
Tryna heal, but it’s takin’ time, what’s the point in life? I don’t know anymore
– Ka ora a Tryna, engari ka roa te wā, he aha te take o te ora? Kāore au i te mōhio anō
Tell the young boys, “Stay in school”, but I wouldn’t be here if I followed the law
– Korero atu ki nga tamariki, “Kia noho ki te kura”, engari e kore ahau e noho ki konei ki te whai ahau i te ture
I keep makin’ dumb decisions like I don’t have control of my thoughts
– Ka whakatau tonu ahau i ngā whakataunga pōhēhē pēnei i te kore e taea e au te whakahaere i aku whakaaro
The guys wouldn’t know that I’m feelin’ like this ’cause I conceal and hide it
– Kāore ngā tāngata i te mōhio kei te pēnei taku āhua nā te mea ka huna e au, ka huna hoki
Everyone’s there on the weekend vibin’, nobody’s there when I need consignment
– Kei reira katoa i te wiki o te wiki, kaore he tangata i reira ina hiahia ahau ki te tuku
I heard the quote that the strong survive, but I still got a fear of us dyin’
– I rongo ahau i te kōrero e ora tonu ana te hunga kaha, engari e wehi tonu ana ahau kei mate tatou
Some nights still toss and turn in my sleep cah I seen some serious violence
– I ētahi pō ka huri tonu ka huri i taku moe cah i kite ahau i tētahi mahi nanakia
I was six years old when Dad left home and they shot my granddad, all of that at once
– E ono oku tau i te wehenga atu o Papa i te kāinga, ā, ka patua e rātau taku tupuna, i te wā kotahi
My lil’ bro’s still going to school, but he wanna do everything that the gang does
– Kei te haere tonu taku lil’ bro ki te kura, engari e hiahia ana ia ki te mahi i nga mea katoa e mahia ana e te kapa
Now he’s repeatin’ the cycle cah he’s outside and he wanna go act up
– Na kei te whakahoutia e ia te huringa cah kei waho ia, ā, e hiahia ana ia ki te haere ki runga
Got sick of the carton milk, it was free school meals, we never had pack lunch
– Ka ngenge o te waiu kātene, ko reira kai kura free, kihai i matou i te tina mōkihi
Cuttin’ the mould of the loaf of bread and I looked in the fridge and the milk expired
– Te tapahi i te pokepokea ai o te taro, a ka titiro ahau i roto i te pouaka whakamātao, a ka pau te waiu
All of the mandem jumped in the trap cah we put on The Wire and got inspired
– Katoa o te mandem peke i roto i te mahanga cah hoatu matou I Runga i Te Waea a ka faauruhia
Not surprised when I see man lyin’, it’s fine, I already clocked they’re liars
– Kāore au i te miharo i taku kitenga i te tangata e teka ana, he pai, kua oti kē I ahau te karaka he teka rātau
I just saw a cat that I know whilst drivin’, I might park up on the block, say hi
– I kite noa ahau i tētahi ngeru e mōhio ana ahau i a au e taraiwa ana, ka tū pea au ki runga i te poraka, ka mea atu, hi
Mum’s house bangin’ out Beanie Sigel, I still don’t feel much love in the air
– Ko Te whare o mama e patu ana I A Beanie sigel, kaore au e tino aroha ki te rangi
Lost faith in God ’cause I thought I was cursed, kept it to myself cah none of them cared
– Kua ngaro te whakapono ki Te Atua ‘no te mea i whakaaro ahau i kanga ahau, puritia reira ki ahau cah kahore tetahi o ratou i tiaki
Tellin’ my baby, “Wait, I don’t know how long it will take, I’m gonna repair
– Ka mea atu ki taku tamaiti, ” Taria, e kore ahau e mohio ki te roa o te wa e tangohia ai, ka whakatika ahau
If it all falls down, would you bounce? If none of the tours sold out, are you gonna be there?”
– Ki te hinga katoa, ka peke koe? Ki te kore tetahi o nga haerenga i hokona atu, ka tae atu koe ki reira?”
There’s a few times I lost faith in music, I put out a tune and it didn’t get views
– He torutoru nga wa i ngaro ai taku whakapono ki te puoro, i whakaputaina e au he waiata, ā, kāore i kitea
Me and my broski went and came up with a plan back then, but it didn’t go through
– I haere māua ko taku broski, ā, i puta mai he mahere i taua wā, engari kāore i tutuki
You know that shit that you say when you’re broke, like, “When I get dough, I’ma bring in you too”
– E mohio ana koe ki taua mea e mea ana koe ina pakaru koe, penei, ” Ka whiwhi au i te paraoa, ka kawea mai ano koe e au”
Then I blew up and reality hit, shit, now I gotta think this through
– Katahi ka pupuhi ahau, ka tino angitu, ka mea, inaianei me whakaaro ahau ki tenei
Three little brothers, Mum’s forty and still ain’t paid off her student loan
– E toru nga teina iti, E wha tekau nga Whaea, a kaore ano kia utua tana nama akonga
My Dad can’t move, he’s fuckin’ paralysed, just went through some serious stroke
– Kāore e taea e tōku Pāpā te neke, he paruparu ia, he mate pukupuku nui noa iho
The mandem callin’ me, YG’s warnin’ me, sayin’ that I gotta leave home
– Ko te kupu e karanga ana ki ahau, E whakatupato ANA A YG ki ahau, e mea ana me wehe atu ahau i te kāinga
I get more money, more problems now, I had less to worry ’bout when I was broke
– Whiwhi ahau atu moni, atu raruraru inaianei, i ahau iti ki te manukanuka ‘ bout ka ko ahau pakaru
Remember I had one pair of Air Forces, tryna keep out the creases
– Kia mahara i ahau tetahi Takirua O Te Ope Rangi, tryna pupuri i roto i te kiri
Now the front drive look like it’s a show room, and none of them leases
– Na te puku mua titiro rite te reira i te ruma whakaatu, a kahore o ratou riihi
I’m extremely grateful for all my people cah none of them leeches
– He tino mauruuru ahau mo aku taangata katoa cah kaore tetahi o ratou i te leeches
I dropped a tape, got a billion streams and none of them even features
– I tukuna e au he rīpene, kotahi piriona ngā rerenga, ā, kāore he āhuatanga o tētahi o rātau
Now my bredrin dissed me and tryna go viral ’cause he ain’t blown yet, how is that my fault?
– Na ka whakahawea ahau e taku bredrin, a ka haere a tryna ki te huaketo ‘no te mea kaore ano ia kia pupuhi, he aha taku he?
I thought you was Christian, why don’t you move like Matthew, Phillip, disciple?
– I whakaaro ahau He Karaitiana koe, he Aha koe e kore ai e neke atu i A Mataio, I A Piripi, i tana akonga?
But you wan’ snake man, move like Judas ’cause you ain’t blew, it’s a fuckin’ vio
– Engari e hiahia ana koe ki te’ tangata nakahi, neke atu me Te Mea Ko Hura ‘ no te mea kaore koe i pupuhi, he ahua kino
And we’re London, bare opportunity, it’s not like we live in Ohio
– A Ko Rānana mātou, he whai wāhitanga tahanga, ehara i te mea kei Ohio mātou e noho ana
I booked hotels and flights to all of these shows and brought you to all of these countries
– I tono ahau i ngā hōtera me ngā rerenga ki ēnei whakaaturanga katoa ā i kawea koe ki ēnei whenua katoa
Say thank you and pretend that you’re grateful, but when I turn man’s back, say fuck me
– Ka mea atu, whakawhetai, ka mea, he mauruuru koe, engari ina tahuri ahau ki te tangata, ka mea mai ki ahau
Whole six months livin’ at your mum’s, we was with big bro on our own, it was us three
– E ono marama katoa e noho ana i te whare o tōu māmā, kei a mātou anō a big bro, e toru mātou
Shouldn’t ever bite the hand that feeds you, I leave man starvin’ cah you’re too hungry
– Kaua rawa e kai i te ringa e whangai ana i a koe, ka waiho e au te tangata e hiakai ana, ka hiakai rawa koe
I said that I got you, but you didn’t trust me, I would’ve, but you didn’t give me the chance
– I mea ahau i whiwhi ahau i a koe, engari kaore koe i whakawhirinaki ki ahau, kua whakawhirinaki ahau, engari kaore koe i hoatu ki ahau te whai wāhitanga
You can ask any one of the mandem now if I ever left ’em in the dark
– Ka taea e koe te ui ki tetahi o te mandem inaianei ki te i mahue ahau ’em i roto i te pouri
Whatever’s meant to be will be, I can’t turn back time or dwell on the past
– Ahakoa he aha te tikanga o te noho, e kore e taea e au te huri i te wā, te noho rānei ki te wā o mua
But I sometimes wonder, “Could have I got this far without losin’ my dog?”
– Engari i ētahi wā ka whakaaro ahau, ” Ka taea e au te tiki i tēnei tawhiti me te kore e ngaro i taku kuri?”
Drop-top, and it’s hard, then I’m feelin’ you
– Maturuturu-runga, a te mea pakeke, ka au fe ahau ‘ koe
I calmed down, turned around, you put me in a mood
– I marino ahau, i huri, i whakaoho koe i ahau
Old house, windows down, but I’m still feelin’ you
– Whare tawhito, matapihi ki raro, engari kei te fe tonu ahau i a koe
Years passed, nothing changed, I’m still in love with you
– Kua pahure ngā tau, kāore he mea i huri, kei te aroha tonu ahau ki a koe
I don’t need nobody else, I just want you to myself, oh no
– Kāore au e hiahia ana ki tētahi atu, e hiahia ana ahau ki a koe, e kore
