Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Oh, what I’d give to be
– Aue, te mea e hoatu e ahau ki te kia
Meeting you as the glass-half-full version of me
– Te whakatau ia koe rite te karaihe-hawhe-katoa putanga o ahau
I was easier than I am now
– He māmā ake I ahau i tēnei wā
Would’ve folded, but I can’t now
– Kua takahia, engari kaore e taea e au inaianei
Heard they say this emotion should be kind
– I rongo rātau me atawhai tēnei āhuatanga
But I couldn’t make it
– Engari kaore I taea e au
Any harder to love me
– He uaua ake te aroha ki ahau
Your arms are reachin’
– Kei te toro atu ōu ringa
And your eager heart is throbbing
– A kei te pupuhi tō ngakau hiahia
I know you’re frustrated
– E mohio ana ahau kei te pouri koe
‘Cause I will not let you touch me
– ‘No te mea e kore e tukua e ahau kia pa koe ki ahau
You say you can take it
– Ka mea koe ka taea e koe te tango
But you don’t know how hard I can make it
– Engari kaore koe e mohio he pehea te uaua ka taea e au
Fuckboys you’ll never meet
– Fuckboys e kore koe e tutaki
Well, you can thank them for why I’m so goddamn reactionary
– Well, ka taea e koe te whakawhetai ki a ratou mo te aha ahau na goddamn reactionary
And for the graveyard in my stomach
– A mo te urupa i roto i toku kopu
Filled with pivotal formative comments
– Ki tonu i ngā kōrero whakahirahira
Meanwhile, you’re just tryna tell me I look nice (Ooh)
– Na, ko koe anake tryna korero mai ki ahau titiro ahau pai (Ooh)
But I couldn’t make it
– Engari kaore I taea e au
Any harder to love me
– He uaua ake te aroha ki ahau
Your arms are reachin’
– Kei te toro atu ōu ringa
And your eager heart is throbbing
– A kei te pupuhi tō ngakau hiahia
I know you’re frustrated
– E mohio ana ahau kei te pouri koe
‘Cause I will not let you touch me
– ‘No te mea e kore e tukua e ahau kia pa koe ki ahau
You say you can take it
– Ka mea koe ka taea e koe te tango
But you don’t know how hard I can make it
– Engari kaore koe e mohio he pehea te uaua ka taea e au
(Ah)
– (Ah)
Oh no
– Kāore
Oh
– Aue
I couldn’t make it
– Kāore I taea e au
Any harder to love me
– He uaua ake te aroha ki ahau
Oh, one day, believe me
– Aue, kotahi ra, whakapono mai ki ahau
You’ll want someone that makes it easy
– Ka hiahia koe ki tetahi e hanga ngāwari te reira
