Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I used to believe
– I whakapono ahau
We were burning on the edge of something beautiful
– I tahuna mātou i te pito o tētahi mea ataahua
Something beautiful
– He mea ataahua
Selling a dream
– Te hoko i tētahi moemoea
Smoke and mirrors keep us waiting on a miracle
– Ko te paowa me nga whakaata e tatari ana ki a tatou i runga i te merekara
On a miracle
– I runga i te merekara
Say, go through the darkest of days
– Mea atu, haere i roto i te pouri o nga ra
Heaven’s a heartbreak away
– He heartbreak away te rangi
Never let you go, never let me down
– Kaua rawa e tukua atu, kaua rawa e tukua iho ahau
Oh, it’s been a hell of a ride
– Aue, kua he reinga o te eke
Driving the edge of a knife
– Te taraiwa i te mata o te maripi
Never let you go, never let me down
– Kaua rawa e tukua atu, kaua rawa e tukua iho ahau
Don’t you give up, nah-nah-nah
– Kaua e whakarerea, nah-nah-nah
I won’t give up, nah-nah-nah
– E kore ahau e whakarere, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
Don’t you give up, nah-nah-nah
– Kaua e whakarerea, nah-nah-nah
I won’t give up, nah-nah-nah
– E kore ahau e whakarere, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
(Oh, baby, baby)
– (Oh, pēpi, pēpi)
Don’t fall asleep
– Kaua e moe
At the wheel, we’ve got a million miles ahead of us
– I te wira, he miriona maero kei mua i a mātou
Miles ahead of us
– He maero i mua i a mātau
All that we need
– Ko nga mea katoa e hiahiatia ana e tatou
Is a rude awakening to know we’re good enough (yeah)
– Ko te aranga rude ki te mohio kei te pai matou (yeah)
Know we’re good enough
– E mōhio ana mātou he pai rawa
Say, go through the darkest of days
– Mea atu, haere i roto i te pouri o nga ra
Heaven’s a heartbreak away
– He heartbreak away te rangi
Never let you go, never let me down
– Kaua rawa e tukua atu, kaua rawa e tukua iho ahau
Oh, it’s been a hell of a ride
– Aue, kua he reinga o te eke
Driving the edge of a knife
– Te taraiwa i te mata o te maripi
Never let you go, never let me down
– Kaua rawa e tukua atu, kaua rawa e tukua iho ahau
Don’t you give up, nah-nah-nah
– Kaua e whakarerea, nah-nah-nah
I won’t give up, nah-nah-nah
– E kore ahau e whakarere, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
Don’t you give up, nah-nah-nah
– Kaua e whakarerea, nah-nah-nah
I won’t give up, nah-nah-nah
– E kore ahau e whakarere, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
(Oh, baby, baby)
– (Oh, pēpi, pēpi)
(Never let you go, never let you down, girl)
– (Kaua rawa e tukua atu, kaua rawa e tukua iho, e te kotiro)
(Never let you go, never let you down, girl)
– (Kaua rawa e tukua atu, kaua rawa e tukua iho, e te kotiro)
(Never let you go) Whoa
– (Kaua e tukua kia haere koe) Whoa
(Girl, never let you go) Wooh
– (E te kotiro, kaua rawa e tukua koe kia haere) Wooh
(Never let you go, never let you down, girl)
– (Kaua rawa e tukua atu, kaua rawa e tukua iho, e te kotiro)
(Never let you go, never let you down, girl) Oh, nah-nah-nah-nah
– (Kaua rawa e tukua atu, kaua rawa e tukua iho, e te kotiro) Aue, nah-nah-nah-nah
(Never let you go)
– (Kaua e tukua kia haere koe)
Yeah, yeah (girl, never let you go)
– Yeah, yeah (girl, kaua rawa e tukua kia haere koe)
Don’t you give up, nah-nah-nah
– Kaua e whakarerea, nah-nah-nah
I won’t give up, nah-nah-nah
– E kore ahau e whakarere, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
Don’t you give up, nah-nah-nah
– Kaua e whakarerea, nah-nah-nah
I won’t give up, nah-nah-nah
– E kore ahau e whakarere, nah-nah-nah
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe
Let me love you
– Kia aroha ahau ki a koe