Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Look, if you had one shot or one opportunity
– Titiro, ki te i koe kotahi pere ranei kotahi faingamālie
To seize everything you ever wanted in one moment
– Ki te hopu i nga mea katoa i hiahia koe i roto i te wa kotahi
Would you capture it or just let it slip?
– E hopu koe i te reira ranei tika kia paheke te reira?
Yo
– Ko koe
His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
– He werawera ōna ringa, he ngoikore ōna turi, he taumaha ōna ringa
There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti
– He ruaki kei runga i tana tarau, ko te spaghetti a mama
He’s nervous, but on the surface, he looks calm and ready
– He manukanuka ia, engari i runga i te mata, he ahua marino, he rite
To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting
– Ki te tuku poma, engari ka wareware tonu ia
What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud
– Ko tana i tuhituhi ai, ka nui te reo o te mano katoa
He opens his mouth, but the words won’t come out
– Ka whakatuwheratia e ia tona mangai, engari e kore e puta mai nga kupu
He’s chokin’, how? Everybody’s jokin’ now
– Kei te hīkoi ia, he pēhea? Kei te tawai katoa inaianei
The clock’s run out, time’s up, over, blaow
– Ka mutu te karaka, ka mutu te wā, ka pupuhi
Snap back to reality, ope, there goes gravity
– Ka hoki mai ki te tūturu, ka haere te taumaha
Ope, there goes Rabbit, he choked, he’s so mad
– E, ka haere te Kiore, ka werohia e ia, he tino haurangi ia
But he won’t give up that easy, no, he won’t have it
– Engari e kore ia e whakarere i taua mea ngāwari, kahore, e kore ia e whai i te reira
He knows his whole back’s to these ropes, it don’t matter
– E mohio ana ia ki tona tuara katoa ki enei taura, e kore e mea faufaa
He’s dope, he knows that, but he’s broke, he’s so stagnant
– He tarukino ia, e mōhio ana ia, engari kua kore ia, he tino tūpato ia
He knows when he goes back to this mobile home, that’s when it’s
– E mōhio ana ia ina hoki ia ki tēnei whare pūkoro, ko te wā tērā
Back to the lab again, yo, this old rhapsody
– Hoki ki te taiwhanga ano, yo, tenei rhapsody tawhito
Better go capture this moment and hope it don’t pass him
– He pai ake te haere ki te hopu i tenei wa me te tumanako kaore e paahitia e ia
You better lose yourself in the music
– He pai ake te ngaro i a koe i roto i te waiata
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
– Ko te wā, kei a koe, kaua rawa e tukua kia haere (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
– Kotahi noa te pupuhi, kaua e ngaro i to tupono ki te pupuhi
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
– Ka tae mai tēnei whai wāhitanga kotahi i roto i te oranga, yo
You better lose yourself in the music
– He pai ake te ngaro i a koe i roto i te waiata
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
– Ko te wā, kei a koe, kaua rawa e tukua kia haere (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
– Kotahi noa te pupuhi, kaua e ngaro i to tupono ki te pupuhi
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
– Ka tae mai tēnei whai wāhitanga kotahi i roto i te oranga, yo
You better
– He pai ake koe
His soul’s escaping through this hole that is gaping
– E rere ana tōna wairua i roto i tēnei poka e rere ana
This world is mine for the taking, make me king
– Ko tenei ao taku mo te tango, meinga ahau hei kingi
As we move toward a new world order
– I a tātou e neke ana ki tētahi tikanga hou o te ao
A normal life is boring, but superstardom’s
– He mauiui te ora noa, engari ko te superstardom
Close to post-mortem, it only grows harder
– I te taha o te whakamomori, ka kaha ake te tipu
Homie grows hotter, he blows, it’s all over
– Ka wera ake a Homie, ka pupuhi ia, kua mutu katoa
These hoes is all on him, coast-to-coast shows
– Kei runga katoa i a ia ēnei hoes, ngā whakaaturanga mai i te takutai ki te takutai
He’s known as the Globetrotter, lonely roads
– E mōhiotia ana ia ko Te Globetrotter, lonely roads
God only knows he’s grown farther from home, he’s no father
– E mohio ana anake te atua kua tupu ia i tawhiti atu i te kāinga, ehara ia i te papa
He goes home and barely knows his own daughter
– Ka hoki ia ki te kāinga ā kāore i te mōhio ki tana ake tamahine
But hold your nose ’cause here goes the cold water
– Engari kia mau ki tō ihu, nā te mea kei konei te wai makariri
These hoes don’t want him no mo’, he’s cold product
– E kore e hiahia ana enei hoes ia no mo’, ko ia hua matao
They moved on to the next schmoe who flows
– I neke atu rātau ki te schmoe e whai ake nei e rere ana
He nose-dove and sold nada, and so the soap opera
– I hoko ia i te nose-dove, i te nada, ā, ko te opera hopi
Is told, it unfolds, I suppose it’s old, partner
– Ka korerotia, ka puta, ki taku whakaaro he tawhito, e hoa
But the beat goes on, da-da-dom, da-dom, dah-dah-dah-dah
– Engari ka haere tonu te patunga, da-da-dom, da-dom, dah-dah-dah-dah
You better lose yourself in the music
– He pai ake te ngaro i a koe i roto i te waiata
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
– Ko te wā, kei a koe, kaua rawa e tukua kia haere (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
– Kotahi noa te pupuhi, kaua e ngaro i to tupono ki te pupuhi
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
– Ka tae mai tēnei whai wāhitanga kotahi i roto i te oranga, yo
You better lose yourself in the music
– He pai ake te ngaro i a koe i roto i te waiata
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
– Ko te wā, kei a koe, kaua rawa e tukua kia haere (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
– Kotahi noa te pupuhi, kaua e ngaro i to tupono ki te pupuhi
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
– Ka tae mai tēnei whai wāhitanga kotahi i roto i te oranga, yo
You better
– He pai ake koe
No more games, I’ma change what you call rage
– Kāore he kēmu, ka huri au i tāu e kī nei ko te riri
Tear this motherfuckin’ roof off like two dogs caged
– Ka haehae i te tuanui o tēnei motherfuckin, me te mea e rua ngā kuri i te whare herehere
I was playin’ in the beginning, the mood all changed
– I te tīmatanga e tākaro ana ahau, kua huri katoa te āhua
I’ve been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage
– Kua ngaua ahau, kua tuwhaina, kua whiua ki waho o te atamira
But I kept rhymin’ and stepped right in the next cypher
– Engari i haere tonu ahau ki te rerenga, ka takahi tika i te kupu huna e whai ake nei
Best believe somebody’s payin’ the Pied Piper
– Best believe somebody’s payin’ the Pied Piper ko Te Mea nui, ko te mea nui, ko te Mea nui
All the pain inside amplified by the
– Ko te mamae katoa i roto i whakarahihia e te
Fact that I can’t get by with my nine-to-
– Meka e kore e taea e ahau te tiki e ki toku iwa-ki-
Five and I can’t provide the right type of life for my family
– E rima a e kore e taea e ahau te whakarato i te momo tika o te ora mo toku utuafare
‘Cause, man, these goddamn food stamps don’t buy diapers
– ‘Na te mea, e te tangata, kaore enei tohu kai e hoko i nga peera
And there’s no movie, there’s no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life
– A kahore he kiriata, kahore He Mekhi Phifer, ko toku ora tenei
And these times are so hard, and it’s gettin’ even harder
– A he uaua rawa ēnei wā, ā, he uaua rawa atu
Tryna feed and water my seed, plus teeter-totter
– Tryna whangai me te wai toku purapura, me teetertotter
Caught up between bein’ a father and a prima donna
– I mau ki waenganui i te noho hei matua me te prima donna
Baby-mama drama, screamin’ on her, too much for me to wanna
– Te whakaari o te pēpi-mama, e hamama ana ki a ia, he nui rawa atu ki ahau te hiahia
Stay in one spot, another day of monotony’s gotten me
– Noho i roto i tetahi wahi, tetahi atu ra o monotony o gotten ahau
To the point I’m like a snail, I’ve got
– Ki te wāhi e rite ana ahau ki te kōtiro, kua whiwhi ahau
To formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot
– Hei whakatakoto i tētahi mahere hei mutu rānei ki te whare herehere hei patu rānei
Success is my only motherfuckin’ option, failure’s not
– Ko te angitu anake taku kōwhiringa motherfuckin’, e kore te kore
Mom, I love you, but this trailer’s got
– Mama, aroha ana ahau ki a koe, engari tenei trailer o ka
To go, I cannot grow old in Salem’s Lot
– Ki te haere, e kore e taea e ahau te tupu tawhito i Roto i Te Rota O Salem
So here I go, it’s my shot; feet, fail me not
– Na ka haere ahau ki konei, ko taku kopere; waewae, kore ahau
This may be the only opportunity that I got
– Koinei pea te mea anake i whiwhi ahau
You better lose yourself in the music
– He pai ake te ngaro i a koe i roto i te waiata
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
– Ko te wā, kei a koe, kaua rawa e tukua kia haere (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
– Kotahi noa te pupuhi, kaua e ngaro i to tupono ki te pupuhi
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
– Ka tae mai tēnei whai wāhitanga kotahi i roto i te oranga, yo
You better lose yourself in the music
– He pai ake te ngaro i a koe i roto i te waiata
The moment, you own it, you better never let it go (Go)
– Ko te wā, kei a koe, kaua rawa e tukua kia haere (Go)
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
– Kotahi noa te pupuhi, kaua e ngaro i to tupono ki te pupuhi
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo
– Ka tae mai tēnei whai wāhitanga kotahi i roto i te oranga, yo
You better
– He pai ake koe
You can do anything you set your mind to, man
– Ka taea e koe te mahi i tetahi mea e whakaturia e koe tou ngakau ki, te tangata
