No soy yo

It's Not Me

No soy yo

Makeup and jewelry were all I ever wantedMaquillaje y joyería era lo que yo quería
When I was a kid, I begged my momCuando era una niña a mamá yo le pedía
To dress me like a princess, fill me with beautyQue me vistiera de princesa, me llenara de belleza
'Cause if she didn't, I wouldn't have the certaintyPorque si no lo hacía no tendría la certeza

Of fitting into a society that can't appreciateDe encajar en una sociedad que no sabe valorar
The "imperfect" in others, they think it's obsceneLo "imperfecto" de lo ajeno lo consideran obsceno
And the scars on my skin, from my head to my toesY que las marcas en mi piel, de la cabeza hasta los pies
Made me hard to see, but I figured it out in timeMe hacían difícil de ver pero a tiempo me enteré

'Cause it's not me who needs to changeQue no soy yo la que debe cambiar
It's them who think they have the right to speakQue son ellos los que creen que tienen derecho a hablar
About someone else's body, I don't have to hearDel cuerpo de alguien más, yo no tengo que escuchar
The delusions of a judge who self-appointedLos delirios de un juez que se quiso autonombrar

And it took me time, sometimes I still lie to myselfY me tomó tiempo, a veces aún me miento
Saying I need to fix a couple things here and thereDiciendo que tengo que cambiar un par de aquí y allá
But it's time to shout that all art has its placePero es hora de gritar que todo arte tiene lugar
That a museum would love to have me framedQue un museo ya quisiera tenerme pa' enmarcar

I used to tell myself to hide my smileYo misma me decía que escondiera mi sonrisa
'Cause it's not accepted to laugh with crooked teethPorque no es aceptado reír con dientes desordenados
I had to choose between being me down to my poresDebía elegir entre ser yo hasta los poros
Or lose myself trying to get others' approvalO perderme encontrando la aprobación de otros

How many filters can give me a plate full of security?¿Cuántos filtros me pueden brindar un plato lleno de seguridad?
How many likes will it take to have a bit of authority?¿Cuántos likes se necesitarán pa' tener un poco de autoridad?
Today I know the attention I need is my ownHoy sé que la atención que necesito es la mía
Who would have thought it’d be me who would love myself?¿Quién iba a creer que sería yo quien me amaría?

'Cause it's not me who needs to changePorque no soy yo la que debe cambiar
It's them who think they have the right to speakQue son ellos los que creen que tienen derecho a hablar
About someone else's body, I don't have to hearDel cuerpo de alguien más, yo no tengo que escuchar
The delusions of a judge who self-appointedLos delirios de un juez que se quiso autonombrar

And it took me time, sometimes I still lie to myselfY me tomó tiempo, a veces aún me miento
Saying I need to fix a couple things here and thereDiciendo que tengo que arreglar un par de aquí y allá
But it's time to shout that all art has its placePero es hora de gritar que todo arte tiene lugar
That a museum would love to have me framedQue un museo ya quisiera tenerme pa' enmarcar

I shouldn't be apologizing for being myselfI shouldn't be apologizing for being myself
I should not give up my uniqueness to look like someone elseI should not give up my uniqueness to look like someone else
People might dislike me but I should feel gladPeople might dislike me but I should feel glad
I wasn't born to satisfy them or to feed their empty livesI wasn't born to satisfy them or to feet their empty lifes

'Cause in the end I'm always shining with my own damn light'Cause in the end I'm always shining with my own damn light
Even in the dark I'm a piece of artEven in the dark I'm a piece of art
And they won't take that away from meAnd they won't take that away from me
At least not without a fightAt least not without a fight