Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
(Oh)
– (Oh)
I was burning every candle every hour of the night
– I tahuna e ahau nga rama katoa i nga haora katoa o te po
Kept on searching high and low here in the dark
– I haere tonu ki te rapu i te teitei me te iti i konei i te pouri
I was hoping to escape, and make a change here in my life
– I tumanako ahau ki te mawhiti, a ka huri i konei i roto i toku ora
It only takes one little thing to light a spark
– Kotahi noa te mea iti hei whakaoho i te mura
And you said
– Na ka mea koe
“Hearts break, life can knock you to the ground
– “Ka whati ngā ngākau, ka taea e te ora te patu i a koe ki te whenua
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
You’re still young, but know the best is yet to come
– Kei te taitamariki tonu koe, engari e mohio ana kei te haere mai ano te pai
Don’t hang your head down, head down”
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro”
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
It’s gonna be alright, be alright, be alright
– Ka pai, ka pai, ka pai
It’s gonna be okay, be okay
– Ka pai, ka pai
I keep lighting little fires to feel something, to get burned
– Ka whakaoho tonu ahau i ngā ahi iti kiael ai I tētahi mea, kia tahuna
But at least they keep me warm just for a while
– Engari i te iti rawa ka noho mahana ahau mo te wa poto
I got these growing pains and problems, I got so much left to learn
– I whiwhi ahau i ēnei mamae me ngā raruraru e tipu haere ana, he nui rawa aku mea e toe ana hei ako
As I wonder and I stumble through this life
– Ka rite ki taku miharo ka tutuki ahau i roto i tenei oranga
I worry ’bout the things I can’t control
– E manukanuka ana ahau ki ngā mea kāore e taea e au te whakahaere
Oh, oh, ’til the break of dawn
– Aue, aue, ‘ tae noa ki te ata
I think of all the things I’ll never know
– Whakaaro ahau o nga mea katoa e kore ahau e mohio
Oh, oh, ’til the break of dawn
– Aue, aue, ‘ tae noa ki te ata
And you said
– Na ka mea koe
“Hearts break, life can knock you to the ground
– “Ka whati ngā ngākau, ka taea e te ora te patu i a koe ki te whenua
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
You’re still young, but know the best is yet to come
– Kei te taitamariki tonu koe, engari e mohio ana kei te haere mai ano te pai
Don’t hang your head down, head down”
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro”
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
It’s gonna be alright, be alright, be alright
– Ka pai, ka pai, ka pai
It’s gonna be okay
– Ka pai te mahi
And you said
– Na ka mea koe
“Hearts break, life can knock you to the ground
– “Ka whati ngā ngākau, ka taea e te ora te patu i a koe ki te whenua
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
You’re still young, but know the best is yet to come
– Kei te taitamariki tonu koe, engari e mohio ana kei te haere mai ano te pai
Don’t hang your head down, head down”
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro”
(Oh)
– (Oh)
Don’t hang your head down, head down
– Kaua e whakairi i tō mahunga ki raro, mahunga ki raro
