Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
There’s guitars ringin’ now from the top floor of this house
– Kei te tangi mai ngā kita i te papa o runga o tēnei whare
That I’ve learned to rest my soul inside
– Kua ako ahau ki te okioki i toku wairua i roto
Be still, be quiet, this world’s a giant
– Kia noho puku, kia noho puku, he tino nui tēnei ao
That I don’t feel like facing tonight
– E kore ahau e rite ki te anga i tenei po
I don’t have the words yet, I’ll smoke a cigarette
– Kāore aku kupu, ka paowa au i te hikareti
Even though she’ll smell it on my breath
– Ahakoa ka hongi ia i runga i toku manawa
I say I want kids even though I can’t quit
– Ka mea ahau e hiahia ana ahau ki ngā tamariki ahakoa kāore e taea e au te whakamutu
The things that make me childish
– Ko nga mea e meinga ai ahau kia tamariki
But it ain’t all bad, the windows are cracked
– Engari ehara i te mea kino katoa, kua pakaru nga matapihi
I came down to hear you laughin’ in the kitchen, babe
– I haere mai ahau ki raro ki te whakarongo ki a koe e kata ana i roto i te kīhini, babe
Let’s pour some wine, there’s still a little time
– Kia ringihia e tatou etahi waina, i reira te tonu he wa iti
And maybe a little bit left in me to save
– A, tērā pea he iti noa iho te mea i mahue i roto i ahau hei whakaora
Be still, be quiet, the world’s a giant
– Kia noho puku, kia noho puku, he tino nui te ao
I ain’t ever had myself a David’s heart
– Kāore au i whai i te ngakau O Rawiri
I’ll say sorry to God for all the trouble I caused
– Ka mea ahau pouri ki Te Atua mo nga raruraru katoa i meinga e ahau
Maybe that’s a good place for me to start
– Mahalo ko te wahi pai mo ahau ki te tīmata
You’ll be holdin’ to no other holdless boy
– Ka mau koe ki te tamaiti kore-kore
I heard breathin’ this world is the thief of joy
– I rongo ahau i te manawa ‘ ko tēnei ao te tahae o te koa
You’re better off fightin’ than you are dead
– He pai ake te whawhai i a koe i te mate
The time for rest ain’t now ’cause the kids need fed
– Ko te wa mo te okiokinga ehara i te mea inaianei ‘ na te mea e hiahia ana nga tamariki ki te whangai
The time for rest ain’t now ’cause the kids need fed
– Ko te wa mo te okiokinga ehara i te mea inaianei ‘ na te mea e hiahia ana nga tamariki ki te whangai
Guitars ringin’ now from the top of that house
– E tangi ana ngā kita i runga i taua whare
We used to rest our souls inside
– I okioki mātou i ō mātou wairua i roto
Nothing lasts, memories pass
– Kāore he mea e roa, ka pahemo ngā mahara
Think of home on an August night
– A feruri o te kāinga i runga i te po August
There’s reasons to go, reasons to stay
– He take ki te haere, he take ki te noho
Just know you’ll fear it all anyway
– Just mohio ka wehi koe i te reira katoa tonu
Be still, be quiet, this world’s a giant
– Kia noho puku, kia noho puku, he tino nui tēnei ao
Maybe there’s a little bit left to save
– Tērā pea he iti noa iho te toenga hei whakaora
You’ll be holding to no other holdless boy
– Ka mau koe ki tetahi atu tamaiti holdless
I heard breathin’ this world is the thief of joy
– I rongo ahau i te manawa ‘ ko tēnei ao te tahae o te koa
You’re better off fightin’ than you are dead
– He pai ake te whawhai i a koe i te mate
The time for rest ain’t now ’cause the kids need fed
– Ko te wa mo te okiokinga ehara i te mea inaianei ‘ na te mea e hiahia ana nga tamariki ki te whangai
The time for rest ain’t now, the kids need fed
– Ko te wa mo te okiokinga ehara i te mea inaianei, me whangai nga tamariki
