Yo Por Él

Me Because of Him

Yo Por Él

Tall as he isAlto como es
With his lips on fireCon los labios encendidos
Every day I come across him on the stairsCada día doy con él en la escalera
And I have to hold backY me tengo que aguantar
With the desire I have for himCon la ganas que le tengo
To not grab his neck, what a dangerPara no soltarle el cuello, que peligro

There are whimsical lovesHay amores caprichosos.
There are clandestine lovesHay amores clandestinos.
And there are impossible loves, like mineY hay amores imposibles, como el mío.

I know he doesn't see meSe que no me ve.
He doesn't even realizeNi siquiera se da cuenta
That I'm a woman and desire himDe que soy una mujer y le desea
I like to imagineMe gusta imaginar
That I have him on my mindQue lo traigo de cabeza
While I fill notebooks with his nameMientras lleno con su nombre las libretas

There are loves à la carteHay amores a la carta
There are loves with a knifeHay amores a cuchillo
And there are loves on fire, like mineY hay amores a las brazas, como el mío

Me, because of him, I would change the usual courseYo por él cambiaria el rumbo
With which the world turnsHabitual con que gira el mundo
Me, because of him, I would change tastesYo por él cambiaria de gustos
Gesture, sex, and religionDe gesto, de sexo y de religión

I would get used to himYo por él me acostumbraría
To losing, I swear I wouldA perder, juro que lo haría
I would change my name for himYo por él cambiaría de nombre
Clothes, friends, I would sleep at his feetDe ropa, de amigos dormiría a sus pies

And I would follow him in the shadow night and dayY le seguiría por la sombra noche y día
Delighted to have what he already throws awayEncantada de tener lo que él ya tira
I would never ask for anything, everyone would knowNunca pediría nada, todos lo sabrían
Just him and me, enough liesSolo él y yo, ya basta de mentiras

There are loves that kill youHay amores que te matan
There are loves that save youHay amores que te salvan
And there are loves that take away your sensesY hay amores que te arrancan el sentido