Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I crossed a line
– I whiti ahau i tētahi raina
And you followed close behind
– A ka whai koe i muri tata
We were cherry red in your forest green
– Ko matou cherry whero i roto i to koutou ngahere matomato
1993 Grand Cherokee
– 1993 Te Rōpū Nui O Cherokee
You knew the scenic route
– I mohio koe ki te ara ataahua
I knew the shortcut and shut my mouth
– I mohio ahau ki te pokatata me te kati i toku mangai
Isn’t that what love’s about?
– He aha te aroha?
Doing whatever to draw it out?
– Mahi i nga mea katoa ki te utu i te reira i roto i?
This is bliss
– He harikoa tēnei
This is Hell
– Ko Te Reinga tēnei
Forever is a feeling
– He whakaaro ake ake
And I know it well
– A e mohio ana ahau ki te reira pai
I’m no good at faces or names
– Kāore au i te pai ki ngā mata, ki ngā ingoa rānei
Places or days
– Ngā wāhi, ngā rā rānei
Zip codes and timezones
– Waehere Zip me ngā wā
But I remember everywhere we’ve ever been and when
– Engari e mahara ana ahau ki nga wahi katoa i tae atu ai matou, a, no te
I remember thinking you were pretty when we met
– E mahara ana ahau ki taku whakaaro he ataahua koe i te wā i tūtaki ai mātou
I’m reading you like road signs
– Kei te pānui ahau i a koe ano he tohu ara
Tell me where to go
– Korero mai ki ahau ki hea haere ai
My wrists are in your ziptie
– Kei roto aku ringa i tō rākau
25 to life, why not?
– 25 ki te ora, he aha e kore ai?
Yeah, you’re smart
– Ae, he mohio koe
But you’re dumb at heart
– Engari he wahangu koe i roto i te ngakau
And that’s a good start
– A he tīmatanga pai tērā
This is bliss
– He harikoa tēnei
This is Hell
– Ko Te Reinga tēnei
Forever is a feeling
– He whakaaro ake ake
And I know it well
– A e mohio ana ahau ki te reira pai
Forever is a feeling (I know it well)
– Kei te mohio ahau mo ake tonu atu (I know it well)
Forever is a feeling (I know it well)
– Kei te mohio ahau mo ake tonu atu (I know it well)
Forever is a feeling
– He whakaaro ake ake
Forever is a feeling
– He whakaaro ake ake
Forever is a feeling (Forever)
– Ake ake he mana’o (Ake ake)
Forever is a feeling (Forever)
– Ake ake he mana’o (Ake ake)
Forever is a feeling
– He whakaaro ake ake
Forever is a feeling (Forever)
– Ake ake he mana’o (Ake ake)
