Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Tell me somethin’, girl
– Korero mai ki ahau, e te kotiro
Are you happy in this modern world?
– Kei te harikoa koe i tenei ao hou?
Or do you need more?
– Ranei e hiahia ana koe atu?
Is there somethin’ else you’re searchin’ for?
– He mea kē kei te rapu koe?
I’m fallin’
– Kei te hinga ahau
In all the good times, I find myself longin’
– I ngā wā pai katoa, ka kitea e au he roa au
For change
– Mō te huringa
And, in the bad times, I fear myself
– A, i nga wa kino, e wehi ana ahau i ahau
Tell me something, boy
– Korero mai ki ahau, e tama
Aren’t you tired tryna fill that void?
– Kāore koe i te ngenge ki te whakakī i taua korenga?
Or do you need more?
– Ranei e hiahia ana koe atu?
Ain’t it hard keepin’ it so hardcore?
– He uaua ki te pupuri i te reira kia pakeke?
I’m falling
– Kei te hinga ahau
In all the good times, I find myself longing
– I ngā wā pai katoa, ka kitea e au he hiahia nui
For change
– Mō te huringa
And, in the bad times, I fear myself
– A, i nga wa kino, e wehi ana ahau i ahau
I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
– Kei waho ahau i te pito hohonu, kia mataara i taku ruku ki roto
I’ll never meet the ground
– Kāore au e tūtaki ki te whenua
Crash through the surface where they can’t hurt us
– Ka hinga ki te mata e kore ai e whara i a tātou
We’re far from the shallow now
– Kei tawhiti atu tatou i te matao inaianei
In the sha-ha, sha-hallow
– I roto i te sha-ha, sha-hallow
In the sha-ha, sha-la-la-la-low
– I roto i te sha-ha, sha-la-la-la-low
In the sha-ha, sha-hallow
– I roto i te sha-ha, sha-hallow
We’re far from the shallow now
– Kei tawhiti atu tatou i te matao inaianei
Oh, ha, ah, ha
– Aue, ha, ah, ha
Oh-ah, ha
– Aue-ah, ha
I’m off the deep end, watch as I dive in
– Kei waho ahau i te pito hohonu, kia mataara i taku ruku ki roto
I’ll never meet the ground
– Kāore au e tūtaki ki te whenua
Crash through the surface where they can’t hurt us
– Ka hinga ki te mata e kore ai e whara i a tātou
We’re far from the shallow now
– Kei tawhiti atu tatou i te matao inaianei
In the sha-ha, shallow
– I roto i te sha-ha, mata
In the sha-ha, sha-la-la-la-low
– I roto i te sha-ha, sha-la-la-la-low
In the sha-ha, shallow
– I roto i te sha-ha, mata
We’re far from the shallow now
– Kei tawhiti atu tatou i te matao inaianei
