Señor Papel

Mr. Paper

Señor Papel

I will tell you a secret, come closerLes contare un secreto acerquense
We don't read and write poetry because it's prettyNo leemos y escribimos poesia porque es bonita
We read and write poetry because we belong to the human raceLeemos y escribimos poesia porque pertenecemos a la raza humana
And the human race is full of passionY la raza humana esta llena de pasion

Mr. Paper, today I bid you farewellSeñor papel, hoy le despido mi descargue
Every bitter charge that is in charge of hitting meCada carga amarga que se encarga de golpearme
And that overwhelms meY que me embarga
A feeling that I feel blossoming within meUn sentimiento que siento que en mi florece
Just by seeing that loyalty and truth disappearSolo al ver que la lealtad y la verdad desaparece
It seems that we lie just for pleasureEs que parece ser que mentimos solo por placer
To convince banal beings who cannot seePor convencer seres banales que no dejan ver
The cleanest and purest part of the human beingLa parte limpia y mas pura del ser humano
And with power they manipulate you and treat you like a wormY con poder te manipulan y tratan como a un gusano
In vain the tyrant puts you on trialEn vano el tirano te pone a ti ante la de juicio
And imposes his rule just to abuse his benefitY te impone su regla solo pa abusar su beneficio
I continue my workYo sigo mi oficio
With honor and sacrificeCon honor y sacrificio
Giving it a precious value as it was from the beginningDandole un valor preciado como fue desde el inicio
In exercise without pause, planted and in the fightEn ejercicio sin pausa plantado y en la lucha
Dedicating each verse to those who understand what they hearDedicando cada verso a quien comprende lo que escucha
It's not much, the strength of my symphonyNo es mucha, la fuerza de mi sinfonia
But it's mine and that's why I mix love with energyPero es mia y por eso mezclo amor con energia
Day by day I take on the challengeDia a dia asumo el desafio
I travel among the crowd and an avalanche that pulls you like a riverViajo entre gentio y una abalancha que te jala como un rio
I remain immune always fighting for what's mineSigo inmune siempre luchando por lo mio
Three countries away from my home influenced by an uncleA tres paises de mi casa influenciado por un tio
This is my rap, it embeds between back and chestEste es mi rap entre espalda y pecho se incrusta
And a lack of money I enjoy it because I like itY una falta de dinero lo disfruto pues me gusta
I know that the topic, scares many MCs todayYo se que el tema, a muchos mcs hoy asusta
And I tell them, who said life is fairY yo les digo, quien dijo que la vida es justa

Mr. Paper, today I give you ink and lifeSeñor papel, hoy le regalo en tinta y vida
And the taste of every wound that motivates contained furyY el sabor de cada herida que motiva furia contenida
Flow with a combative soul in every lineFlow con alma combativa en cada renglon
Rebellious spaces, mind against surrenderEspaciones rebeliones mente antirendicion
Under this condition, cousin, nothing stops meBajo esta condicion primo, nada me frena
I leave everything in this arena, I put my face, only hip hop fulfills meDejo todo en esta arena pongo el face solo el hip hop me llena
My cruel sentence, a glimmer of salvationMi cruel condena un miluz de salvacion
Attention runners, don't change my positionAtencion corredores no cambien mi posicion
Don't look for opposition, we're here for anythingNi busquen oposicion estamos pa lo que sea
This is rap, just rap and as rap is employed for rapEsto es rap, solo rap y como rap al rap se emplea
Wherever with pride of my people and my cultureDonde sea con orgullo de mi gente y mi cultura
It's my censorship and of this madness that travelsEs mi sensura y de esta locura que viaja
With me always to any part of the mapConmigo siempre a cualquier parte del mapa
And today it offers a serenade in front of the Rio de la PlataY hoy les brinda serenata frente al rio de la plata
It's not about money, partner, that's not what it's aboutNo es por plata, socio de eso no se trata
I came to give it to the business guy, to so many rats in suitsVine a darle al del negocio a tanta rata con corbata
Enough, so much dataBasta, que tanta data
False, tasting like tinFalsa, que sabe a lata
Better look this way because here the truth comes outMejor miren pa este lado que aqui la verdad se saca
We have nothing to hide or signatures to convinceNo tenemos nada que esconder ni firmas para convencer
It's just being if my reason is to composeEs solo ser si mi motivo es para componer
That's why I don't limit myself, I say what I needPor eso yo no me limito digo lo que necesito
Infinite is the respect in every text I reciteInfinito es el respeto en cada texto que resito
I refer to the factsA los hechos me remito
I imitate the art of hip hop fully like a hero and dictateMe imito el arte del hip hop a pleno como un heroe y dicto