Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Who am I if not your lover?
– Ko wai ahau, ki te kore tou hoa aroha?
Force of nature, big fish on a line
– Te kaha o te taiao, te ika nui i runga i te raina
Who are you if all you want is time?
– Ko wai koe mehemea ko te wa anake e hiahia ana koe?
Who are we when all this settles?
– Ko wai tātou ina noho katoa tēnei?
Standing face to face, a hand to God
– Tu kanohi ki te kanohi, he ringa ki Te Atua
What I want has never been this hard
– Ko te mea e hiahia ana ahau kaore i tino uaua
I know I had a hand in
– E mohio ana ahau i ahau he ringa i roto i
The falling of the sword
– Te hinga o te hoari
The crashing of the car
– Te tukinga o te waka
No one could stop it
– Kāore he tangata e taea te whakamutu
I know when you go out
– E mōhio ana ahau ina haere koe ki waho
You wanna hear my name
– E hiahia ana koe ki te whakarongo ki toku ingoa
You wanna take the blame
– E hiahia ana koe ki te tango i te he
It’s automatic
– He aunoa
But nobody (Nobody) knows better (Knows better)
– Engari kaore he tangata (Kaore he tangata) e mohio pai (E Mohio pai ana)
Than I do (Mm)
– I te mahi ahau (Mm)
Nobody (Nobody) knows better (Knows better)
– Kāore he tangata (Kāore he tangata) e mōhio pai ake (E Mōhio pai ake ana)
Knows better than I do
– He pai ake taku mohio i taku
What a constant surprise
– He aha te ohorere tonu
Seeing your face there
– Te kite i tō mata i reira
In the doorway
– I te pātū
You are exactly the past
– Ko koe tonu te mua
I don’t want to drag up
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te toia ake
All the things that we were
– Ko nga mea katoa i a tatou
All the things that we never got a chance to be
– Ko nga mea katoa e kore matou i whiwhi i te whai wāhi ki te kia
None of it matters
– Kaore he mea nui
None of it matters
– Kaore he mea nui
None of it matters
– Kaore he mea nui
None of it matters
– Kaore he mea nui
None of it matters
– Kaore he mea nui
None of it matters
– Kaore he mea nui
None of it matters to me
– Kāore he mea nui ki ahau
What is this if not the ending?
– He aha tenei mehemea kaore i te mutunga?
See me off with grace, and let it go
– Haere mai ki ahau me te aroha noa, me te tuku i te reira
Who are you now that you’re all alone?
– Ko wai koe inaianei kei a koe anake?
