Nos Queremos Fuertes

We Want to Be Strong

Nos Queremos Fuertes

It hurts in my bodyMe duele en el cuerpo
Being so many less alreadySer ya tantas menos
The anger bursts out of meLa bronca me brota por fuera
The rage suffocates me insideLa rabia me ahoga por dentro
I don't want to stay silentNo quiero quedarme callada
Even though the silence insistsAunque el silencio insiste
I am convenient to the patriarchy, fearful and sadAl patriarcado le convengo temerosa y triste
Enough of killing us, we are not objectsBasta de matarnos no somos objetos
They are not owners of our bodiesNo son propietarios de nuestros cuerpos
They think we are inferior, I feel their contemptNos creen inferiores siento su desprecio
They think they can put a price on usPiensan que pueden ponernos un precio
They call us sluts, witches, crazyNos tratan de putas, de brujas, de locas
They rape us and blame usNos violan nos echan la culpa
They want to shut us up, they want to shut our mouthsNos quieren hacer nos quieren hacer callar la boca

It hurts that there is one every twenty hoursMe duele que sean una cada veinte horas
It hurts because that one is all of usMe duele porque esa una somos todas
It hurts that you think you are manly and powerfulDuele que te creas macho y poderoso
And that you confuse love with harassmentY que confundas el amor con el acoso
It hurts but it strengthens me moreMe duele pero mas me fortalece
You wanting to silence me makes me screamQue me quieras callar me hace gritar
It seems like we are emerging from belowParece que estamos surgiendo de abajo
An ancestral forceUna fuerza ancestral
Multiplies and growsSe multiplica y crece

We must find each other, recognize each otherHay que encontrarse reconocerse
We want to be aliveNos queremos vivas
We want to be strongNos queremos fuertes