Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Did no one ever teach you how to dance?
– Kāore he tangata i whakaako i a koe ki te kanikani?
Nobody ever taught you how to dance?
– Kāore he tangata i whakaako i a koe ki te kanikani?
Well—well, everyone knows how to dance
– Well-well, e mohio ana te katoa ki te kanikani
There’s only so much time
– He nui noa te wa
Yeah, somebody died today, I
– Ae, kua mate tētahi i tēnei rā, I
I saw his picture in the funny papers
– I kite ahau i tana pikitia i roto i nga pepa rorirori
Didn’t think anybody died on a Friday
– Kihai i whakaaro i mate tetahi i runga i te paraire
Some angry banker, some kind of money trader
– Ko etahi peeke riri, ko etahi ahua o te kaihokohoko moni
Recently divorced, was drunk drivin’ down the highway
– I whakarerea tata nei, i haurangi i te taraiwa i te huarahi nui
And drove off the bridge to his wedding song
– A ka eke atu i te piriti ki tana waiata marena
Blew out the bass in his speakers, you can still hear the treble goin’ (Treble goin’)
– I pupuhi i te pahau i roto i ana kaikorero, ka taea tonu e koe te whakarongo ki te treble goin ‘(Treble goin’)
The hospital was useless, and everything was quiet but the music
– He kore noa iho te hōhipera, he ata noho nga mea katoa engari ko te waiata
Recently, I only meet peace when in deep sleep
– I tata nei, ka tutaki ahau ki te rangimarie ina moe hohonu ahau
Been the same dream, world safe, smile on her face
– Kia te taua moe, ao haumaru, ataata i runga i tona mata
Waitin’ on the other side (The other side)
– E tatari ana ki tetahi taha (The otherer side)
I wonder if He’ll take me to the other side (The other side), yeah
– Ka whakaaro ahau mehemea ka kawea ahau e ia ki tetahi atu taha (Ki Tetahi atu taha), ae
What your eyes see, too naive for war, and that’ll screw ya
– He aha ō kanohi e kite ana, he maamaa rawa mō te pakanga, ā, ka huri i a koe
Still bet it all on the glory, hallelujah
– Peti tonu te reira katoa i runga i te kororia, haleluia
I heard the answer in the gibberish of an old drunk
– I rongo ahau i te whakautu i roto i te gibberish o te haurangi tawhito
All he said was he’s in no rush
– Ko tana kupu anake kāore ia i te tere
If I could just pay my rent by Tuesday
– Mehemea ka taea e au te utu i taku rēti i te rātū
I bet I’d be rich by April Fools’ day
– I bet i’d be rich by April Fools’ day ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
The moon’s wide awake, with a smile on his face
– Ko te marama e mataara ana, me te ataata i runga i tona mata
As he smuggle constellations in his suitcase
– I a ia e kawe ana i ngā whetū ki roto i tana kete
Don’t you love silence? (Silence)
– E aroha ana koe ki te puku? (Puku)
Everything quiet but the music (Music)
– Nga mea katoa ata engari te waiata (Waiata)
Everything quiet but the music
– Ko nga mea katoa he ata noho engari ko te waiata
Do you love silence? (Ooh)
– E aroha ana koe ki te puku? (Ooh)
Everything quiet but the music
– Ko nga mea katoa he ata noho engari ko te waiata
(Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo)
– (Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo, hoo)
Somebody gave birth to a baby boy
– I whanau mai he tamaiti
I saw his picture in the funny papers
– I kite ahau i tana pikitia i roto i nga pepa rorirori
Eleven pounds, named after his uncle Gabriel
– Kotahi tekau ma tahi pauna, i tapaina ki te ingoa o tana matua keke A Kapariera
His mother cried with her lips against his soft face (Soft face)
– Ka tangi tona whaea me ona ngutu ki tona mata ngohengohe (mata Ngohengohe)
Why’d she bring these bright eyes into this dark place?
– He aha ia i kawe ai i ēnei kanohi mārama ki tēnei wāhi pōuri?
Oh, sweet, sweet oblivion
– Aue, te wareware reka, te wareware reka
Way before the information gets settled in
– I mua i te whakatau i te mōhiohio i roto i
I swear to God I never wanna sin again
– E oati ana ahau ki te Atua e kore ahau e hiahia ki te hara ano
But I fear that trouble’s on its way (Yeah)
– Engari e wehi ana ahau kei te haere mai taua raruraru (Yeah)
The mind go with age, don’t surrender
– Haere te hinengaro ki te tau, kaua e tukua
My mistake, I misplaced all of my remembers
– Ko taku hapa, i ngaro katoa aku mahara
Baby, there’s a little vacation in the dresser
– E te tamaiti, he hararei iti kei roto i te pouaka kakahu
Take one for depression, and two for your temper
– Tangohia tetahi mo te korekore, me te rua mo to riri
If I could just pay my rent by Tuesday
– Mehemea ka taea e au te utu i taku rēti i te rātū
I bet I’d be rich by April Fools’ day
– I bet i’d be rich by April Fools’ day ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
The moon’s wide awake, with a smile on his face
– Ko te marama e mataara ana, me te ataata i runga i tona mata
As he smuggle constellations in his suitcase
– I a ia e kawe ana i ngā whetū ki roto i tana kete
Don’t you love silence?
– E aroha ana koe ki te puku?
Oh shit, here come the icebreaker
– E te tangata, haere mai ki konei ko te icebreaker
It’s danger when he’s bringin’ out the lightsaber
– He mōrearea ina kawea mai e ia te hoari rama
The words awesome but he’s talkin’ outta turn often
– He mea whakamiharo nga kupu engari he maha nga wa e korero ana ia
I blew the fuck up, then became the world’s problem
– I pupuhi ahau i te fuck up, kātahi ka noho hei raruraru o te ao
Bad hygiene, all about that gross life
– He kino te hauora, ko te mea katoa e pā ana ki taua oranga nui
Hate to see somebody fuckin’ up their own life (Their own life)
– E kino ana ki te kite i tētahi e whakapohehe ana i tōna ake oranga (Tō rātou ake oranga)
Just roll the dice, put a twenty on midnight
– Just hurihia te tātai, hoatu he rua tekau i runga i waenganui po
Have a feelin’ we gon’ win tonight (Win tonight)
– A ani i te feelin’ we gon’ win tonight(Win tonight )
‘Cause when the snakes start slitherin’, you spot the chameleons
– ‘No te mea ka tīmata te nakahi ki te hīkoi’, ka kite koe i ngā kākano
You realize you surrounded by reptilians (‘Tilians)
– Ka mohio koe kei te karapotia koe e nga reptilians (‘Tilians)
Shit, I ain’t an innovator, just a motherfuckin’ illustrator (Illustrator)
– Ehara au i te kaiwhakatika, he kaiwhakaahua noa iho(Kaiwhakaahua)
Why does it matter
– He aha te take
At all? Oh, woah, woah
– I te katoa? Aue, aue, aue
