Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Yeah, yeah
– Ae, ae
Yeah, yeah
– Ae, ae
Yeah, yeah
– Ae, ae
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
– Ae, ae, ae, ae
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
– Ae, ae, ae, ae
Ooh, no, ooh, no
– E kore, e kore, e kore
I fell asleep in the tub, I was there with paralysis
– I moe ahau i roto i te kaukau, i reira ahau me te paruparu
My foot hit the faucet, water started flowing in
– I pa taku waewae ki te kōrere, ka tīmata te wai ki te rere ki roto
Couldn’t scream for help, I just slowly felt the pressure hit
– Kāore I taea te hamama mō te āwhina, I āta rongo au i te pēhanga i pā mai
Moving one toe was the only form of motion left
– Ko te nekehanga o te waewae kotahi anake te momo nekehanga i toe
Can’t breathe for air, can’t breathe
– Kāore e taea te manawa mō te hau, kāore e taea te manawa
Trying to remember everything that my preacher said
– E ngana ana ki te mahara ki nga mea katoa i korerotia e taku kaikauwhau
Tryna right my wrongs, my regrets filling up my head
– Tryna tika aku hē, aku mihi ki te whakakii i toku mahunga
All the times I dodged death, this can’t be the way it ends, no
– I nga wa katoa i karo ai ahau i te mate, kaore e taea te huarahi e mutu ai, kaore
Figure in the corner I can’t quite see (Quite see)
– Figure i roto i te kokonga e kore e taea e ahau tino kite (tino kite)
I just know the shadow’s staring at me
– E mōhio ana ahau kei te titiro mai te atarangi ki ahau
It gets closer, it gets closer, it gets closer now
– Ka whakatata atu, ka whakatata atu, ka whakatata atu ināianei
Figure in the corner laughing at me (At me)
– Te kata ki ahau i te kokonga (At me)
Water fill my lungs, vision blurry
– Ka whakakiia e te wai aku ngutu, ka pōhēhē te tirohanga
Heartbeat slower, heartbeat slower, heartbeat slower
– He puhoi ake te pēhi o te ngakau, he puhoi ake te pēhi o te ngakau, he puhoi ake te pēhi o te ngakau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
I’ve been baptized in fear, my dear
– Kua iriiria ahau i runga i te wehi, e taku hoa aroha
I’ve been the chief of sin
– Ko ahau te rangatira o te hara
Washing my soul within
– Te horoi i toku wairua i roto
I’ve been baptized in fear, my dear
– Kua iriiria ahau i runga i te wehi, e taku hoa aroha
Like Paul, I’m the chief of sin
– Ka Rite Ki A Paora, ko Ahau te rangatira o te hara
Washing my soul within, oh
– Te horoi i toku wairua i roto, oh
Figure in the corner I can’t quite see (Quite see)
– Figure i roto i te kokonga e kore e taea e ahau tino kite (tino kite)
I just know the shadow’s staring at me
– E mōhio ana ahau kei te titiro mai te atarangi ki ahau
It gets closer, it gets closer, it gets closer now
– Ka whakatata atu, ka whakatata atu, ka whakatata atu ināianei
Figure in the corner laughing at me (At me)
– Te kata ki ahau i te kokonga (At me)
Water fill my lungs, vision blurry
– Ka whakakiia e te wai aku ngutu, ka pōhēhē te tirohanga
Heartbeat slower, heartbeat slower, heartbeat slower
– He puhoi ake te pēhi o te ngakau, he puhoi ake te pēhi o te ngakau, he puhoi ake te pēhi o te ngakau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
Voices’ll tell me that I should carry on
– Ka kī mai ngā reo ki ahau me haere tonu ahau
