Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
You had a dream, you wanted better
– He moemoea koe, i hiahia koe kia pai ake
You were sick of all the holes in your sweater
– I ngenge koe i nga poka katoa i roto i to tarau
You looked to me and wondered whether
– I titiro mai koe ki ahau ka whakaaro mēnā
I was the lamppost to which you were tethered
– Ko ahau te pou rama i herea ai koe
I’m lookin’ at you, and you’re lookin’ at me
– Kei te titiro ahau ki a koe, kei te titiro koe ki ahau
But the glimmer in your eyes is sayin’ you wanna leave
– Engari ko te wherikotanga i roto i your kanohi e mea ana’ e hiahia ana koe ki te haere
You say you don’t mean what you’re sayin’ to me
– Ka mea koe e kore koe e te tikanga o te mea e mea koe ki ahau
But the glimmer in your eyes is telling me other things
– Engari ko te wherikotanga i roto i your kanohi e korero ana ki ahau i etahi atu mea
I don’t wanna get undressed
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te whakakakahu
For a new person all over again
– Mo te tangata hou katoa i runga i ano
I don’t wanna kiss someone else’s neck
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te kihi i te kaki o tētahi atu
And have to pretend it’s yours instead
– Me te mea ko koe
I took the train to see my mother
– I eke ahau ki te tereina kia kite i toku whaea
I look across the track to see you with another
– Titiro ahau puta noa i te ara ki te kite ia koe ki tetahi
There’s nothin’ worse than seein’ your lover
– Kāore he mea kino atu i te kite i tō hoa aroha
Moving on while you still suffer
– Te neke atu i te wā e mamae tonu ana koe
I’m lookin’ at you, and you’re lookin’ at me
– Kei te titiro ahau ki a koe, kei te titiro koe ki ahau
But the glimmer in your eyes is sayin’ you wanna leave
– Engari ko te wherikotanga i roto i your kanohi e mea ana’ e hiahia ana koe ki te haere
You say you don’t mean what you’re sayin’ to me
– Ka mea koe e kore koe e te tikanga o te mea e mea koe ki ahau
But the glimmer in your eyes is telling me other things
– Engari ko te wherikotanga i roto i your kanohi e korero ana ki ahau i etahi atu mea
I don’t wanna get undressed
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te whakakakahu
For a new person all over again
– Mo te tangata hou katoa i runga i ano
I don’t wanna kiss someone else’s neck
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te kihi i te kaki o tētahi atu
And have to pretend it’s yours instead
– Me te mea ko koe
And I don’t wanna learn another scent
– A kaore au e hiahia ki te ako i tetahi atu kakara
I don’t want the children of another man
– Kaore au e hiahia ki nga tamariki a tetahi atu tangata
To have the eyes of the girl that I won’t forget
– Ki te whai i te kanohi o te kotiro e kore ahau e wareware
I won’t forget
– E kore ahau e wareware
I don’t wanna get undressed
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te whakakakahu
For a new person all over again
– Mo te tangata hou katoa i runga i ano
I don’t wanna kiss someone else’s neck
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te kihi i te kaki o tētahi atu
And have to pretend it’s yours instead
– Me te mea ko koe
I don’t wanna get undressed
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te whakakakahu
For a new person all over again
– Mo te tangata hou katoa i runga i ano
