Mis Principios No Son Show

My Principles Are Not a Show

Mis Principios No Son Show

I, I, I didn't come for you to have a good timeYo, yo, yo no vine pa' que la pa' la pases bien
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da
I didn't come for us to toast with HeinekenNo vine pa' que brindemos con heineken
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da

I didn't come to lift your party or cheer up your pubNo vine a levantar tu fiesta ni a animar tu pub
I don't want a 'throw your hands up'Yo no quiero un trough your hands up
That's not part of my rapEso no es parte de mi rap
It's not about watching it rain, it's about writing in pursuit of peaceNo es el verso el ver llover, es escribir en pos de paz
It's not about going back for more peeled white bootsNo es ir hasta atras por más pelás de botas blancas
MCs adjust to what the public demandsMc's se ajustan a lo que el público pide
They ask for original rap! It doesn't matter how many beats they ruinPiden rap ¡originala! Da igual cuantos beats arruinen
Yet look, they live swaying to what they exhibitSin embargo miren viven al vaivén de lo que exhiben
If they see one, feed their ego first, that oppresses themSi ven a uno alimenten su ego primero eso los oprime
That's why they write, that's why they copyPor eso escriben, por eso copian
Other MCs babbling incomprehensible rhyming lyricsOtros mc's balbuceando letras inentendibles que rimen
That's why these idiots continuePor eso estos weones siguen
Because there are idiots even more idiotic following themPorque hay weones más weones que los siguen
Because everyone pursuesPorque todos persiguen
Identifying with an 'idem'Identificarse con un ídem
The MC of 2010 wants to see everyone enjoyEl mc del 2010 quiere ver que todos vacilen
And deprive themselves of growing because they can't conceiveY se priven de crecer pues no conciben
Being the best if there aren't thousands of idiotsSer el mejor si no hay miles de weones
Throwing flowers wherever they walkQue les tiren flores por donde caminen
I don't know if you understand me and I don't care if you decideNo sé si me entiendes ni me importa si decides
Not to understand that applause is received, not achievedNo entender que el aplauso se recibe, no se consigue
Mediocrity prevents them from finally standing outLa mediocridad impide que por fin se perfilen
As an option in the silenceComo opción ante el silencio
When the knowledgeable opineCuando el que sabe opine
They say they use rap as artDicen utilizar el rap como arte
That's a premise that not even the most generous sharesEsa es una premisa que ni el más generoso comparte
Art by definition is the expression of the soulEl arte por definición es expresión del alma
So does your soul ask you to raise your hands and jump?¿Entonces tu alma te pide que alcen las manos que salten?
I say it's the ego hurt a few years beforeYo digo que es el ego herido unos años antes
A smart kid in schoolDe un logi en el cole
Who as an MC is popular and interestingQue el como mc es popular e interesante
It's disturbing how you self-censorEs inquietante tu modo de auto censurarte
At least in a part of your rapAl menos en una parte de tu rap
You could be honestTu podrías sincerarte

I, I, I didn't come for you to have a good timeYo, yo, yo no vine pa' que la pa' la pases bien
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da
I didn't come for us to toast with HeinekenNo vine pa' que brindemos con heineken
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da

I didn't come to make anyone jumpNo vine a hacer saltar a nadie
If I don't care if you rage, blabberSi a mi me da igual que rabies, blabies
The right, the left is the party-hating barbarismLa diestra, la siniestra es el cevla odia fiestas barbarie
While it's the foot, the emphasis, what I rapMientras que es el pie, al incapié, lo que rapié
And what I think the time thatY en lo que pienso el tiempo que
The audience thinks about throwing the first stoneLa audiencia piensa en arrojar la primera pie-dra
How many of us are there?¿Cuantos somos ye-ye?
How many influenced idiots?¿A cuanto weon influencié?
How much school did I do?¿Cuanta escuela hice?
How many cut and paste 'without'Cuantos cortan y pegan "sin"
How many cut and paste 'sam'Cuantos cortan y pegan "sam"
Like at the time the sefComo en su momento el sef
Knowing my rap doesn't mean knowing meConocer mi rap, no significa conocerme
Knowing me is not the same as understanding meConocerme no es igual a comprenderme
Between having you and not having you, I prefer to entertain myselfEntre tenerte y no tenerte yo prefiero entretenerme
Dreaming is easy, I don't need to sell myselfSoñar es facilito no necesito venderme
You didn't notice that detail, that's why you don't see my name on flyersNo cachabas tal detalle, por eso no ves mi nombre en flyers
There's no workshop that teaches you to forget yesterdayNo existe el taller que enseñe a olvidar el ayer
I know they expect to see me failSe que esperan ver que falle
For the pain to finally silence meQue el dolor por fin me acalle
They know well that if I don't rap, it's likely I'll explodeSaben bien que si no rapeo es muy probable que estalle
But my verse now on your streetMas mi verso ahora en tu calle
Another palace of VersaillesOtro palacio de versalles
The excess of diet layersEl execeso de layer diet
Prevents me from expandingMe impide que me explaye
Poetry is the remedy and it's good even if it's not BayerPoesía es el remedio y es bueno aunque no es bayer
I improvise my elegies on an Isaac Hayes themeImproviso mi elejías sobre un tema de isaac hayes
I don't promote or identify with any 'isms'No promuevo ni me identifico con ningunismos
If there's something I represent, it's being true to oneselfSi hay algo que represento es el serle fiel a uno mismo
My sorrows are far from the sameMis tristezas distan de las mismas
Ideas of artists with a hint of insightIdeas de artistas con la vizta pisca
It's astigmatism by astigmatismEs astigmatismo por esitgmo

I, I, I didn't come for you to have a good timeYo, yo, yo no vine pa' que la pa' la pases bien
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da
I didn't come for us to toast with HeinekenNo vine pa' que brindemos con heineken
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da

Don't call yourselves poetsNo se hagan llamar poetas
If you don't respect the lyricsSi no respetan las letras
If you only read and notice breastsSi solo leen y cachan tetas
If your recipe is, partying, booze, and ditchSi su receta es, vacilón piño y cuneta
And alliterate alliteration until it becomes obsoleteY aliterar la aliteración hasta dejarla obsoleta
I don't want to see you jumpYo no quiero ver que salten
Or headbangNi que cabeceen
I prefer to think that you thinkPrefiero pensar que piensan
Also that sometimes you readTambién que a veces leen
Many don't believeMuchos no creen
But ask AerstamePero preguntale al aerstame
How it feels that after the ovation they boo youComo se siente que luego de la ovacion te pifeen
I didn't come to tell you what to thinkNo vine a decirles yo qué pensar
I don't promote alcohol or drugsNo promuevo alcohol ni drogas
I just invite you to reflectYo solo te invito a reflexionar
Even if I don't agree, I'm willing to respectAunque no esté de acuerdo estoy dispuesto a respetar
Because I write what my soul dictatesPues escribo lo que dicta mi alma
I don't write about partying!¡No escribo de carretear!
I don't promote rapNo promuevo que el rap
As an excuse, it's an endSea la excusa, es un fin
It's not a means because it's a filthy means of bling blingNo es un medio pues de medio cochino de bling bling
Nothing to do with my endless ingenuityNada a fin a mi ingenio sin fin
Of idiots trying to ruin rapDe weones que intentan arruinar al rap
With their ruinous flowCon su flow ruin
I imagine being Tin Tin, exploring every cornerYo imagino ser tin tin, inidagar cada confín
With the spark of Tin Tan and the passion in MarinCon la chispa de tin tan y la pasión que hay en marín
A feast of rhymes locked in my dressing roomUn festín de rimas encerrao en mi camerín
I don't want to see you cat on the zinc roofNo quiero verte gata sobre el tejao de zinc
My message is reflectionMi mensaje es la reflexión yo
I don't have a planNo tengo un plan
Other than enjoying the wonders around usMas que gozar de las maravillas que nos rodean
Within the underground, I'm undergroundDentro del under soy under
It doesn't matter if they question meDa igual si me cuestionan
I'm calmYo tranqui
Because I know your idol is my fanPorque sé que tu idolo es mi fan

I, I, I didn't come for you to have a good timeYo, yo, yo no vine pa' que la pa' la pases bien
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da
I didn't come for us to toast with HeinekenNo vine pa' que brindemos con heineken
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da

Chilean rap has grown a lot in skills and talentEl rap chileno ha crecido mucho en skills y talento
But almost nothing in thoughtPero, casi nada en pensamiento
I don't buy into these party MCsYo no les compro a estos mc's de fiestas
Collecting groupiesDe coleccionar groupies
And sampling left and rightY de samplear a diestra y siniestra
The least you idiot before slamming the bassLo minimo po weón antes de chantarle el bass
Is to know something about the artist you're stealing fromEs que sepas algo del artista al cual le robas
For you, sampling is the only way to composePa' ustedes samplear es la única manera de componer
For me, it's paying homage to those who made their music a pleasurePa' mi es homenajear a quien hizo de su música un placer
Raise your hands!¡Que levanten las manos!
Raise your hands!¡Que levanten las manos!
You think I'm Amerigo, idiot?¿Te creí americo weón?
No, with my people there's no dealNo, con mi gente no hay mano
Groups of 10 idiots on stageGrupos de 10 weones en el escenario
Even at home they're in a group, and me?Hasta en su casa andan en grupo ¿y yo?
I'm a lone wolfSoy un lobo estepario

I, I, I didn't come for you to have a good timeYo, yo, yo no vine pa' que la pa' la pases bien
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da
I didn't come for us to toast with HeinekenNo vine pa' que brindemos con heineken
I came for my poetry to reach many more peopleVine pa' que mi poesía llegue a mucha más gente
My principles are not a show, no longer a showMis principios no son show ya, show ya
Your hands never with my soul, oh yeahTus manos nunca con mi soul ya, ouh da