Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Well you’re not the best at saying goodbyes
– Well e kore e koe i te pai i mea poroporoaki
But I am the best at tellin’ you lies
– Engari ko au te mea pai rawa atu ki te korero teka ki a koe
Like I love you, and you know sometimes
– E aroha ana ahau ki a koe, a e mohio ana koe i ētahi wā
I miss you too
– E mihi ana hoki ahau ki a koe
And all you left me with is empty spaces
– A ko te mea anake i waiho e koe ki ahau he wāhi kau
Got oceans on my back and I’m feeling the waves
– He moana kei runga i toku tuara, ā, kei te rongo au i ngā ngaru
Of all the love I have washin’ away to you
– O te aroha katoa kua horoia atu e ahau ki a koe
And I wish that I could take away
– A ko taku hiahia kia tangohia atu e au
The weight that all of this shit brings
– Ko te taumaha e kawea mai ana e tēnei mea katoa
I feel like you’re across the hall
– Ki taku whakaaro kei te taha o te whare
But really you’re a hundred miles away
– Engari he rau maero te tawhiti atu i a koe
And I dropped the anchor on the shore
– Na ka maka e ahau te punga ki te takutai
You’re not here anymore
– Kāore koe i konei
Sometimes it feels like I’m running in place
– I ētahi wā ka rite ki te mea kei te rere ahau i te wāhi
And sometimes, it’s like I don’t remember your face
– A, i ētahi wā, kāore au i te mahara ki tōu mata
But I can’t go back, oh no I’m writin’ songs for you
– Engari e kore e taea e au te hoki, e kore e taea e au te tuhi waiata mōu
And all you left me with is empty spaces
– A ko te mea anake i waiho e koe ki ahau he wāhi kau
Got oceans on my back and I’m feeling the waves and
– He moana kei runga i toku tuara, a kei teeling ahau i nga ngaru me
I’m in this empty pool, washing away from you
– Kei roto ahau i tēnei puna kau, e horoi atu ana i a koe
And I wish that I could take away
– A ko taku hiahia kia tangohia atu e au
The weight that all of this shit brings
– Ko te taumaha e kawea mai ana e tēnei mea katoa
I feel like you’re across the hall
– Ki taku whakaaro kei te taha o te whare
But really you’re a hundred miles away
– Engari he rau maero te tawhiti atu i a koe
I watch the breakers break, put on my happy face
– Ka mātakitaki au i ngā kaipatu e pakaru ana, e whakakakahu ana i toku mata harikoa
Oh yeah, I watch the breakers break, put on my happy face
– Ae, e mātakitaki ana ahau i te pakaru o te breakers, e whakakakahu ana i toku mata hari
And you’re not the best at sayin’ hello
– A ehara koe i te mea pai rawa atu i te sayin ‘ hello
But I am the best at letting you know
– Engari ko ahau te mea pai rawa atu ki te whakamōhio atu ki a koe
I kinda love you and maybe sometimes I miss you too
– E aroha ana ahau ki a koe ā i ētahi wā ka mihi atu hoki ahau ki a koe
Okay, I fucking love and you know sometimes I miss you too
– E aroha ana ahau, ā, e mōhio ana koe i ētahi wā e mihi ana hoki ahau ki a koe
And I wish that I could take away
– A ko taku hiahia kia tangohia atu e au
The weight that all of this shit brings
– Ko te taumaha e kawea mai ana e tēnei mea katoa
I feel like you’re across the hall
– Ki taku whakaaro kei te taha o te whare
But really you’re a thousand miles away
– Engari he mano maero te tawhiti atu i a koe
I watch the breakers break, put on my happy face
– Ka mātakitaki au i ngā kaipatu e pakaru ana, e whakakakahu ana i toku mata harikoa
And, I drop my anchor on your shore
– A, ka maka e ahau taku punga ki tou takutai
You’re not here anymore
– Kāore koe i konei
