Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I’m tired of messing up my life with
– Kua ngenge ahau ki te whakararuraru i toku ora ki
Overcomplicated moments
– Taime Overcomplicated
And sticky situations
– Me ngā āhuatanga whakapiri
I tried to fuck you with the lights on
– I tamata ahau ki te fuck koe ki te rama i runga i
In the hope you’d think I’m open
– I roto i te tumanako ka whakaaro koe kei te tuwhera ahau
And have a conversation
– Me te whai i te kōrero
I’m tired of messing up my life with
– Kua ngenge ahau ki te whakararuraru i toku ora ki
Overcomplicated moments
– Taime Overcomplicated
And sticky situations
– Me ngā āhuatanga whakapiri
You’re right, I hold it in my body
– E tika ana koe, e mau ana ahau ki roto i toku tinana
Little snakes inside a bottle
– Ko ngā nakahi iti i roto i te pounamu
Writhing in my frustration
– E kopikopiko ana i roto i toku pouri
But it hurts so bad
– Engari he kino rawa te mamae
To shed my skin with you watching
– Ki te whakaheke i taku kiri ki a koe e matakitaki ana
You know, you know, you know
– E mohio ana koe, e mohio ana koe, e mohio ana koe
It makes me shy
– Ka whakama ahau
Count to one, two, three
– Tatau ki te kotahi, e rua, e toru
And show my vulnerability
– Me te whakaatu i taku whakaraerae
Come on, come on, come on
– Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai
Say something nice
– Mea te tahi mea pai
To me
– Ki ahau
My body aches to be known
– E mamae ana toku tinana kia mohiotia
To be expressive in itself
– Hei whakapuaki i a ia anō
I want to forgive myself
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te muru i ahau
I want to release myself from the pain I have inside
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te tuku i ahau i te mamae i roto i ahau
My body wants to be touched in the deepest and darkest places
– Ko taku tinana e hiahia ana kia pa ki nga waahi hohonu me te pouri
I want to be loved
– E hiahia ana ahau kia arohaina
I’m tired of messing up my life with
– Kua ngenge ahau ki te whakararuraru i toku ora ki
Overcomplicated mo—
– He uaua rawa te mo—
Sticky situations
– Ngā āhuatanga piripiri
Sticky situations
– Ngā āhuatanga piripiri
