No Es No

No Means No

No Es No

Seeing her on the street dressed in redQue la veas en la calle vestida de rojo
Doesn't mean she's doing it for your whimNo quiere decir que lo haga por tu antojo
Wearing a low-cut top todayQue hoy use un escote
Doesn't give you the right to start whistling, (what are you looking at, fool?)No te da el derecho a empezar a silbar, (¿qué miras bobo?)

Walking at night after a partyQue camine en la noche después de una fiesta
And being somewhat drunk doesn't mean she's willingY esté algo borracha, no es que esté dispuesta
No means you no longer have a chanceEl no significa que tú ya no tienes posibilidad
I wish for a day you wear her shoesYo quisiera por un día que uses bien sus zapatos
And get harassed by guysY te acosen los vatos

Going out on the street with fearQue salieras a la calle con el miedo
That maybe you won't come backA que tal vez no puedas regresar
I wish this world were the sameYo quisiera que este mundo fuera igual
And someone tells themY que alguien les diga

That sleeping with a drunk person is a homicidal actQue acostarse con alguien borracho es un acto homicida
That behind the pleasure they feel now, there's a lifeQue detrás del placer que ahora sienten existe una vida
And no means no until she decidesY que no es no hasta que ella lo decida
And someone tells themY que alguien les diga

Maybe she dances alone because she's hurtQue tal vez baila sola porque ahora le duele una herida
Maybe as a child, her life changed foreverQue de niña quizás le cambiaron pa' siempre la vida
Someone came and touched her while she was asleepQue alguien vino y la tocó estando dormida
Out on the street, it's terror if she's not carefulQue ahí en la calle, ahí es terror si es que ella se descuida

We all know a close storyTodos conocemos una historia cercana
It could be your mom, God forbid, your sisterPuede ser tu mamá, Dios no lo quiera, tu hermana
With money or without, European or HispanicCon dinero o sin dinero, europea o hispana
They all suffer the same every new weekSufren todas de lo mismo cada nueva semana

Someone came and ruined their whole life and leftY alguien vino y les dañó toda su vida y se fue
Now they use makeup to cover what's visible (they get beaten daily)Y ahora usan maquillaje para lo que se ve (las golpean a diario)
The one who did it walks without hurryY el que lo hizo camina sin prisa
And shields himself saying they weren't submissiveY se escuda en que ellas no eran sumisas
How can we ask them to have faith in the world? (tell them again)Cómo pedirles que en el mundo tengan fe? (díselo otra vez)
And someone tells themY que alguien les diga

That sleeping with a drunk person is a homicidal actQue acostarse con alguien borracho es un acto homicida
That behind the pleasure they feel now, there's a lifeQue detrás del placer que ahora sienten existe una vida
And no means no until she decidesY que no es no hasta que ella lo decida
And someone tells themY que alguien les diga

Maybe she dances alone because she's hurtQue tal vez baila sola porque ahora le duele una herida
Maybe as a child, her life changed foreverQue de niña quizás le cambiaron pa' siempre la vida
Someone came and touched her while she was asleepQue alguien vino y la tocó estando dormida
Out on the street, it's terror if she's not careful, (listen well)Que ahí en la calle, ahí es terror, si es que ella se descuida, (escucha bien)
The wound is not only on the skinLa herida no se ve solo en la piel

Abuse is not just being unfaithfulMaltrato no es tan solo serle infiel
And another woman today repeats the storyY otra mujer hoy repite la historia
That her mom still keeps in memoryQue su mamá aún guarda en la memoria
That's why the hatred is escalatingPor eso el odio va subiendo de nivel
And someone tells them, (Dave Bolaño)Y que alguien les diga, (Dave Bolaño)

That sleeping with a drunk person is a homicidal act, (breaking the norms)Que acostarse con alguien borracho es un acto homicida, (rompiendo los esquemas)
That behind the pleasure they feel now, there's a lifeQue detrás del placer que ahora sienten existe una vida
And no means no until she decidesY que no es no hasta que ella lo decida
And someone tells them, (how much we have to learn)Y que alguien les diga, (cuánto tenemos que aprender)

Maybe she dances alone because she's hurtQue tal vez baila sola porque ahora le duele una herida
(All the times we fail)(Todas las veces que fallamos)
Maybe as a child, her life changed forever, (16 bars)Que de niña quizás le cambiaron pa' siempre la vida, (16 compases)
Someone came and touched her while she was asleepQue alguien vino y la tocó estando dormida
Out on the street, it's terror if she's not carefulQue ahí en la calle, ahí es terror si es que ella se descuida