Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Thought I was together, was a mess
– I whakaaro ahau i noho tahi ahau, he raruraru
I should have never tethered in my twenties, my bad
– Kāre au i herea i roto i aku tau rua tekau, i taku kino
Ancient news, I know and I digress
– Ancient news, e mohio ana ahau, a ka heke ahau
Just one more thing to say, I swear I’ll leave it like that
– Kotahi noa atu te mea hei korero, e oati ana ahau ka waiho e au penei
Three years of dust is on the ground
– E toru nga tau o te puehu kei runga i te whenua
I can’t find the animosity anymore
– Kāore e kitea e au te riri
What a show, what a storm
– He aha te whakaaturanga, he aha te tupuhi
But I mean it now, honestly
– Engari ko taku tikanga inaianei, he pono
Hindsight is happiness
– Ko te Hindsight te harikoa
And I hope you’re happy now
– A ko te tūmanako kei te harikoa koe ināianei
I’m sorry that it went the way it did
– E pouri ana ahau i haere i te ara i haere ai
Retrospectively, I see where I was wind on fire
– I muri iho, ka kite ahau i te wāhi I pupuhi ai ahau
Heard you finally fell in love again
– I rongo koe i te mutunga ka aroha ano koe
I hope she brings you peace of mind and holds you tighter
– Ko te tūmanako ka kawea mai e ia te rangimarie o te hinengaro ki a koe ā ka mau tonu koe
Time tells your present to forgive
– Time tells your present to forgive
And I give credit to getting older
– A ka hoatu e ahau te mana ki te pakeke
I guess both of our lives started over
– Ki taku whakaaro kua tīmata anō ō mātau oranga e rua
Soon as it was over
– I te mutunga
Hindsight is happiness
– Ko te Hindsight te harikoa
(It was muddy, but now it’s 20/20)
– (Ko te paru, engari inaianei te reira 20/20)
(It’s lookin’ pretty sunny up ahead)
– (Kei te titiro ki te ra ataahua i mua)
And I hope you’re happy now
– A ko te tūmanako kei te harikoa koe ināianei
(Hands were bloody, made it about the money)
– (Ko nga ringaringa he toto, he mea hanga mo te moni)
(I laughed, it wasn’t funny, damn)
– (I kata ahau, ehara i te mea rorirori, kanga)
Wish you all the best
– Hiahia koe te pai katoa
(I really mean it, it took a while to see it)
– (Ko taku tino tikanga, he roa te wa ki te kite)
(It took a while to understand)
– (He wa roa ki te mohio)
And I hope you’re happy now
– A ko te tūmanako kei te harikoa koe ināianei
You can’t rewrite the past, but you can learn from it
– Kāore e taea e koe te tuhi anō i te wā o mua, engari ka taea e koe te ako mai i a ia
Learn from it
– Ako mai i reira
I was hopin’ we could clear the air, clear the ash
– I tumanako ahau ka taea e mātou te horoi i te hau, te horoi i te pungarehu
And lookin’ back, all it took was time
– A, i te titiro whakamuri, ko te mea anake i roa ko te wā
Hindsight is happiness
– Ko te Hindsight te harikoa
(It was muddy, but now it’s 20/20)
– (Ko te paru, engari inaianei te reira 20/20)
(It’s lookin’ pretty sunny up ahead)
– (Kei te titiro ki te ra ataahua i mua)
And I hope you’re happy now
– A ko te tūmanako kei te harikoa koe ināianei
(Hands were bloody, made it about the money)
– (Ko nga ringaringa he toto, he mea hanga mo te moni)
(I laughed, it wasn’t funny, damn)
– (I kata ahau, ehara i te mea rorirori, kanga)
I thought I was together, was a mess
– I whakaaro ahau kei te noho tahi ahau, he raruraru
I should have never tethered in my twenties, my bad
– Kāre au i herea i roto i aku tau rua tekau, i taku kino
