Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
(Ooh) If you tried just a little more times
– (Ooh) Ki te tamata noa koe i te iti ake o nga wa
I would’ve made you a believer
– Ka meinga koe e ahau hei whakapono
Would’ve showed you what it’s like (I would’ve showed you)
– Ka whakaaturia e ahau ki a koe he aha te ahua (ka whakaaturia e ahau ki a koe)
Every single night (Night)
– Nga po kotahi (Po)
In the car, top down, black shades on, uh (Lookin’ so good, can I add?)
– I roto i te motokā, i runga ki raro, i runga i ngā atarangi pango, uh (E Titiro ana ki te pai, ka taea e au te tāpiri?)
And I just broke up with my man, like mm (A very, very silly, silly man)
– Na ka pakaru noa ahau ki taku tangata, penei i a mm (He tino, tino maamaa, maamaa)
One ex in the passenger seat ’cause I’m done (Done, yeah, never, ever goin’ back)
– Kotahi ex i roto i te nohoanga pāhihi ‘no te mea kua oti ahau (Kua Oti, ae, kaore, ka hoki mai ano)
Down, down, rude boy, get your foot up on my dash
– Heke iho, heke iho, e te tamaiti kino, whakaarahia tōu waewae ki runga i taku rerenga
Got all the receipts, I’m a businesswoman
– Kua whiwhi au i ngā whiwhinga katoa, he wahine pakihi ahau
Little bit of heartbreak
– He iti te pouri o te ngakau
A little bit of “How could you do that?”
– He iti o ” Me pēhea e taea ai e koe te mahi i tērā?”
A little bit of talkin’ out your ass
– He iti o te kōrero i roto i to koutou kaihe
A little bit of “Look at what you had but could not hold”
– He iti o ” Titiro ki te mea i a koe, engari kaore i taea te pupuri”
And that’s on you, baby, too bad
– A kei runga i a koe, e te tamaiti, he kino rawa
I’m about to make it heard as I vroom-vroom
– Ka rongo ahau i te reira rite ahau vroom-vroom
Ice-cold how I leave you ‘lone, but please
– He makariri te āhua o taku waiho i a koe, engari tēnā
Tell your mother I’ma miss her so
– Korero atu ki to whaea kei te mihi ahau ki a ia
If you tried just a little more times
– Ki te tamata koe i te iti noa atu nga wa
I would’ve made you a believer
– Ka meinga koe e ahau hei whakapono
Would’ve showed you what it’s like (Like)
– Ka whakaatu atu ki a koe he aha te ahua (Penei)
Every single night
– I ia pō kotahi
To be born again, baby, to be born again
– Kia whanau anō, e te tamaiti, kia whānau anō
If you stayed just another few nights
– Ki te noho koe i ētahi atu pō
I could’ve made you pray to Jesus
– I taea e ahau te inoi ki A Ihu
Would’ve showed you to the light (To the light)
– Kua whakaaturia e koe ki te marama (Ki te marama)
Every single night (Every night)
– Nga po kotahi (nga po)
To be born again, baby, to be born again
– Kia whanau anō, e te tamaiti, kia whānau anō
Non-believer
– Kāore i te whakapono
You’ve bitten from the fruit but can’t give back
– Kua ngau koe i te hua, engari e kore e taea e hoatu hoki
Nice to leave ya
– He pai ki te waiho i a koe
But I would be a fool not to ask
– Engari he wairangi ahau e kore e ui
Do your words seem gospel to ya now? (Your words seem gospel to you now?)
– E mea ana koutou kupu evanelia ki a koutou inaianei? (Kei te āhua nei he rongopai ō kupu ki a koe ināianei?)
Keepin’ me strong
– Kia kaha tonu ahau
Choosin’ to carry on after one
– Te whiriwhiri ki te haere tonu i muri i te kotahi
Too many lies would be wrong, so wrong
– He maha rawa ngā teka e hē, he hē rawa
Said, he popped tags on my shoppin’ spree
– Ka mea, i pakaru i a ia ngā tapanga i runga i taku shoppin ‘ spree
Stayed mad when I showed him all the long receipts
– I noho haurangi i taku whakaatu i nga whiwhinga roa katoa ki a ia
They laugh, but you crashed out like a comedy
– Ka kata rātau, engari ka hinga koe, ano he whakaari
I can’t be your sugar mom, get a job for me, shit
– E kore e taea e ahau tou mama huka, te tiki i te mahi mo ahau, shit
(Ah, so) Boy, let go
– (Ah, na) E Tama, tukua atu
Or let me live happily forever after more
– Ranei kia ora tonu ahau i muri i ētahi atu
I hope you learned somethin’ from a lil’ fiasco
– Ko te tūmanako ka ako koe i tētahi mea mai i tētahi lil fiasco
You played the game smart lettin’ lil’ me pass go ’cause
– I tākaro koe i te kēmu smart lettin ‘ lil ‘me pass go’ cause
If you tried just a little more times
– Ki te tamata koe i te iti noa atu nga wa
I would’ve made you a believer
– Ka meinga koe e ahau hei whakapono
Would’ve showed you what it’s like (Like)
– Ka whakaatu atu ki a koe he aha te ahua (Penei)
Every single night (Night)
– Nga po kotahi (Po)
To be born again, baby, to be born again
– Kia whanau anō, e te tamaiti, kia whānau anō
If you stayed just another few nights
– Ki te noho koe i ētahi atu pō
I could’ve made you pray to Jesus
– I taea e ahau te inoi ki A Ihu
Would’ve showed you to the light (To the light)
– Kua whakaaturia e koe ki te marama (Ki te marama)
Every single night (Every night)
– Nga po kotahi (nga po)
To be born again, baby, to be born again
– Kia whanau anō, e te tamaiti, kia whānau anō
Seasoned like the cinnamon the way I’m gettin’ rid of him
– He mea whakaranu, he rite ki te kanamona te huarahi e whakakahoretia ai ia e au
I’m only gonna make you need religion at the minimum
– Ka hiahia noa ahau ki te whakapono i te iti rawa
And I’ma do it diligent, I’m lookin’ for a synonym
– A he uaua taku mahi, e rapu ana ahau i tētahi kupu taurite
I’m tryna find the words to tell him I ain’t even feelin’ him (I pray)
– Ko tryna ahau kitea nga kupu ki te korero ki a ia e kore ahau e ara fe ‘ ia (inoi ahau)
Don’t ever let me be deficient in
– Kaua rawa e tukua ahau kia hapa i roto i
Wish that you could wake up and then take me like a vitamin
– Hiahia e taea e koe te ara ake, me te ka tango ahau ano he huaora
I learned the hard way to let go now to save my soul (Oh)
– I ako ahau i te huarahi uaua ki te tuku inaianei ki te whakaora i toku wairua (Oh)
If you tried just a little more times
– Ki te tamata koe i te iti noa atu nga wa
I would’ve made you a believer
– Ka meinga koe e ahau hei whakapono
Would’ve showed you what it’s like (Like)
– Ka whakaatu atu ki a koe he aha te ahua (Penei)
Every single night
– I ia pō kotahi
To be born again, baby, to be born again
– Kia whanau anō, e te tamaiti, kia whānau anō
If you stayed just another few nights
– Ki te noho koe i ētahi atu pō
I could’ve made you pray to Jesus
– I taea e ahau te inoi ki A Ihu
Would’ve showed you to the light (To the light)
– Kua whakaaturia e koe ki te marama (Ki te marama)
Every single night (Every night)
– Nga po kotahi (nga po)
To be born again, baby, to be born again
– Kia whanau anō, e te tamaiti, kia whānau anō
Baby, to be born, oh, baby, baby, to be born again
– E te tamaiti, kia whanau, e te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, kia whanau anō
To be born again, baby, to be born again
– Kia whanau anō, e te tamaiti, kia whānau anō
Baby, to be born, oh, baby, baby, to be born again (Yeah)
– E te tamaiti, kia whanau, e te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, kia whanau anō (Yeah)
To be born again, baby, to be born again
– Kia whanau anō, e te tamaiti, kia whānau anō
