Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
So now we’re strangers
– Na inaianei he tangata ke tatou
Darlin’, I hate this
– E te aroha, e kino ana ahau ki tēnei
I need to see your face
– Me ahau ki te kite i tou mata
Say you need space
– Mea e hiahia ana koe space
But I’m all over the place
– Ko ahau katoa i runga i te wahi
How did we fall from grace?
– Me pēhea i hinga ai tātou i te aroha noa?
And I’ve made my mistakes
– A kua hanga e ahau aku hapa
That’s why you hate my bones
– Koia koe i kino ai ki aku wheua
I still hope you find your way
– Kei te tumanako tonu ahau kia kitea e koe to ara
Find your way back home
– Kimihia tō ara hoki ki te kāinga
I could still drive all the way to yours with no sat nav of course
– Ka taea tonu e au te haere ki a koe me te kore sat nav o te akoranga
I can still recite your number off by heart
– Ka taea tonu e au te whakahua i tō tau i runga i te ngakau
You can leave, but we can’t erase the memories
– Ka taea e koe te haere, engari kaore e taea e taatau te whakakore i nga mahara
I’m preein’ what’s ahead of me, and tryna leave the bullshit in the past
– Kei te whakaaro ahau he aha te mea kei mua i ahau, ā, ka waiho e tryna te kōrero poauau i mua
My secrets in the dark, don’t bring it to the light
– Ko aku mea ngaro i te pōuri, kaua e kawea ki te marama
Hold it down till the end, I’ll pay a substantial price
– Kia mau ki raro tae noa ki te mutunga, ka utua e ahau he utu nui
It’s lonely at the top, everybody scared of heights
– He mokemoke i runga, e wehi ana te katoa i te teitei
I know one day I’ma drop, I talk to God and try and bribe
– E mohio ana ahau i tetahi ra ka hinga ahau, ka korero ahau ki Te Atua, ka ngana ki te patu
Every time I’m openin’ my mouth, it’s like a poem
– I nga wa katoa e tuwhera ana toku mangai, he rite ki te waiata
Broke my baby’s heart, and now she partyin’ and hoein’
– I whati i te ngakau o taku tamaiti, ā, ināianei kei te hākinakina ia, kei te hākinakina hoki
If I had a pound for every time I made her cry
– Ki te mea he pauna taku i nga wa katoa ka tangi ahau
Over couple years, then I could probably buy a Boeing
– I roto i nga tau e rua, ka taea pea e au te hoko I Tetahi Boeing
Paint a perfect picture of myself, it was a lie
– Paint a perfect picture of myself, he teka tēnei
She put my business on the net and now my true colours showin’
– I whakanohoia e ia taku pakihi ki runga i te kupenga, ā, ināianei kei te whakaatu mai aku tae tūturu
Say your skin’s breakin’ out because I cause you stress
– Ki te mea kei te pakaru to kiri na te mea ka raru koe
Then you left, you’re lookin’ sexier than ever and you’re glowin’
– Na ka haere koe, kei te titiro koe ki te sexier atu i nga wa katoa, a kei te whiti koe
Every excuse I could’ve thought of, girl, I said it
– Ko nga kupu whakahoki katoa i taea e ahau te whakaaro o, kotiro, ka mea ahau i te reira
I used up all my chances, and you give up on me now
– Kua pau katoa aku tūponotanga, ā, kua whakarerea ahau e koe ināianei
Anyhow, these guys stop when you’re about and try a ting
– Heoi, ka mutu ēnei tangata ina tata ana koe, ka whakamātau i tētahi mea
Are you movin’ on already? Would you give your number out?
– Kei te haere tonu koe? E hoatu e koe tou tau i roto i?
I said if it ain’t you, then I don’t want nobody else
– I mea ahau ki te kore koe, kāhore au e hiahia ki tētahi atu
I had you and I ended up with many other girls
– I ahau koe a ka mutu ahau ki te maha atu kotiro
Try and reassure you’re special, I bought plenty of Chanel
– Tamata me te haapapû e koe motuhake, hokona e ahau nui o Chanel
Chased money and succeeded, but with love, I kind of failed
– I whai moni, i angitu, engari i te aroha, i taka ahau
Try and buy your love, but you always knew your worth
– Whakamātauria me te hoko i to aroha, engari i mohio tonu koe ki to utu
I admire you’re mature, you’re probably right, I’ll never learn
– E whakamihi ana ahau kua pakeke koe, he tika pea koe, kaore au e ako
When you met me, I had issues with my trust, you were concerned
– A, no te tutaki koe ki ahau, i ahau take ki toku whakawhirinaki, i concernangawanga koe
You try and help me heal, but ended up the one that’s hurt
– Ka ngana koe ki te awhina i ahau ki te whakaora, engari ka mutu ko te mea e whara ana
Said you joined the run club, tryna get petite
– Ka mea koe i uru atu koe ki te karapu rere, tryna tiki petite
8 in the mornin’ and you’re joggin’ ’round in Heath
– 8 i te ata, a kei te j koe i Te Taha o Heath
We’re textin’ here and there, but never bare, it’s always brief
– Kei te tuhi mātou i konei, i reira, engari kāore i te tahanga, he poto tonu
In your Lululemon and you’re drinkin’ Blank Street
– I roto i to Lululemon me kei te inu Koe I Te Huarahi Kore
Without soundin’ big-headed, girls would die for your position
– Ki te kore a soundin’ big-headed, ka mate ngā kōtiro mō tō tūnga
Mentally and physically, you’re one in a million
– I roto i te hinengaro me te tinana, kei a koe tetahi i roto i te miriona
Should’ve showed you off more, never keep you hidden
– Me whakaatu atu ki a koe, kaua rawa e huna i a koe
I ain’t tryna push, I let you stand on your decision
– Kāore au i te kaha ki te akiaki, ka tukua koe e au kia tū ki tō whakatau
I got nothin’ left to say, bae, I’m tongue-tied
– Kāore he mea i mahue i ahau hei ki atu, bae, kua herea ahau ki te arero
Smilin’ for the fans when I’m in the public eye
– E ataata ana ki ngā kaiwhaiwhai i te wā e titiro ana ahau ki te iwi whānui
But I’m feelin’ sad, and I’m really numb inside
– Engari kei te pouri ahau, ā, kei te tino pōuri ahau i roto
You came, and then you left, it feel like conquer and divide, mm
– I haere mai koe, kātahi ka haere atu koe, he rite ki te wikitōria me te wehewehe, mm
So now we’re strangers
– Na inaianei he tangata ke tatou
Darlin’, I hate this
– E te aroha, e kino ana ahau ki tēnei
I need to see your face
– Me ahau ki te kite i tou mata
Say you need space
– Mea e hiahia ana koe space
But I’m all over the place
– Ko ahau katoa i runga i te wahi
How did we fall from grace?
– Me pēhea i hinga ai tātou i te aroha noa?
And I’ve made my mistakes
– A kua hanga e ahau aku hapa
That’s why you hate my bones
– Koia koe i kino ai ki aku wheua
I still hope you find your way
– Kei te tumanako tonu ahau kia kitea e koe to ara
Find your way back home
– Kimihia tō ara hoki ki te kāinga
Send me a sign
– Tukua mai he tohu ki ahau
I miss you all of the time
– Kei te mihi ahau ki a koe i nga wa katoa
You’re meant to be mine
– Ko koe taku
I miss you all of the time
– Kei te mihi ahau ki a koe i nga wa katoa
It was just the other day, they saw me as a saint
– I te rā i muri mai, i kite rātau i ahau hei tapu
Now they think that I betrayed you and it turned me to a villain
– Na e whakaaro ana ratou kua tinihangatia koe e ahau a kua hurihia ahau hei tangata kino
