Ser Yo

Being Me

Ser Yo

Those who love me, love me for being me (hey)Los que me quieren, me quieren por ser yo (oye)
Those who hate me, hate me for being me (too)Los que me odian, me odian por ser yo (también)
Those who wish I would die is because they dream how it would be if they could become me (I know it)Los que quisieran que muriera es porque sueñan cómo fuera si pudieran el llegar a ser yo (ya lo sé)

If they hate me, they hate me for being me (yes)Si me odian, me odian por ser yo (sí)
If they love me, they love me for being me (hopefully)Si me quieren, me quieren por ser yo (ojalá)
If one day I die and come back to life, if I could choose, I would choose to become me in another lifeSi un día muero y reviviera, si pudiera yo eligiera en otra vida еl llegar a ser yo

To my friends, thanks for betraying meA mis amigos gracias por traicionarme
To my family, thanks for never supporting meA mi familia gracias por nunca apoyarme
To my enemies, I thank you (why?) for inspiring meA mis enemigos les doy gracias (¿por qué?) por inspirarme
To God, thank you (amen) for helping me riseA Dios gracias (amén) por ayudarme a levantarme

For teaching me to believe so I never get stupidPor enseñarme a creer pa' que nunca me apendeje
Today when I look in the mirror, I say: Good day, bossHoy al mirarme al espejo me digo: Buen día, jefe
And with my own voice, today I am my own bossY es que con mi propia voz, hoy soy mi propio boss
Mic check, one-two, surpassing the one who coughsMic check, uno-dos, pasa de la que da tos

Because I will be in whatever way I wantPorque yo voy a ser de la manera que sea
Except in the way you want me to beMenos de la forma que ustedes quieren que sea
Now as I see fit, keep throwing tarAhora como vea, siga tirando brea
I don't change because I've already been, I leave that to you as homeworkNo cambio porque ya fui, se los dejo de tarea

(To me!)(¡A mí!)

Those who love me, love me for being me (oh)Los que me quieren, me quieren por ser yo (oh)
Those who hate me, hate me for being me (yeah)Los que me odian, me odian por ser yo (yeah)
Those who wish I would die is because they dream how it would be if they could become me (I know)Los que quisieran que muriera es porque sueñan cómo fuera si pudieran el llegar a ser yo (ya sé)

If they hate me, they hate me for being me (for being me)Si me odian, me odian por ser yo (por ser yo)
If they love me, they love me for being me (for the same reason)Si me quieren, me quieren por ser yo (por eso mismo)
If one day I die and come back to life, if I could choose, I would choose to become me in another lifeSi un día muero y reviviera, si pudiera yo eligiera en otra vida el llegar a ser yo

Fear of death?¿Miedo a la muerte?
Dad is gone, grandma is gone, and I have family up there (watch over them)Ya se fue papá, la abuela, y tengo familia allá arriba (ahí los wacho)
If you're going to shoot me, shoot to killSi me van a tirar, tiren a matar
And if not, may Jesus bless you (seriously)Y si no, que Jesús te bendiga (neta)

Since I was a kid, I've surrounded myself with the people I love the most (uh-huh)Desde chico me he rodeado de la gente que más quiero (ajá)
I've always been rich, just that today I have moneyYo siempre he sido rico, solo que hoy tengo dinero
And since there's more money, much less vanityY desde que hay más dinero, mucho menos vanidades
Much fewer friends and many more friendshipsMucho menos amigos y muchas más amistades

Christmases when we had a tough timeNavidades en que nos las vimos bien cabronas
Not even for dinner, not for Christmas Eve, man, it's no jokeNi pa’ cena, ni pa' Nochebuena, loco, no es broma
Today with what C-Kan sings, I've already bought myself two or three cool carsHoy con lo que el C-Kan entona ya me compré dos-tres ranflas perronas
I come from not having a single bean in the pantryYo vengo de no tener ni un frijol en la alacena

And working twelve hours a day for biweekly paychecksY jalar de doce al día por salarios de quincenas
Now do you understand why those who throw me down make me feel sorry for them?¿Ahora entienden por qué los que me tiran me dan pena?
I'm the same as anyone, and that's what fulfills me (Ah!)Yo soy igual que nadie, y eso es lo que me llena (¡Ah!)

Those who love me, love me for being meLos que me quieren, me quieren por ser yo
Those who hate me, hate me for being meLos que me odian, me odian por ser yo
Those who wish I would die is because they dream how it would be if they could become meLos que quisieran que muriera es porque sueñan cómo fuera si pudieran el llegar a ser yo

If they hate me, they hate me for being me (that's what they want)Si me odian, me odian por ser yo (eso quieren)
If they love me, they love me for being meSi me quieren, me quieren por ser yo
If one day I die and come back to life, if I could choose, I would choose to become me in another lifeSi un día muero y reviviera, si pudiera yo eligiera en otra vida el llegar a ser yo