Es Mentira

It's a Lie

Es Mentira

It's a lie that I know what I wantEs mentira que sepa lo que quiero
It's a lie that I sing just to singEs mentira que cante por cantar
It's a lie that I'm a better bullfighterEs mentira que que sea mejor torero
With real bullsCon toros de verdad

It's a lie that I have no ambitionsEs mentira que no tenga ambiciones
It's a lie that my nose growsEs mentira que crezca mi nariz
It's a lie that I write the songsEs mentira que escribo las canciones
Of love thinking of youDe amor pensando en ti

I tell you it's a lie that I was a bank robberTe digo que es mentira que fui ladrón de bancos
It's a lie that I won't do it againEs mentira que no lo vuelva a ser
It's a lie that we loved each other so muchEs mentira que nos quisímos tanto
(Seems like yesterday)(Parece que fue ayer)

I swear it's a lie that the parents are the KingsTe juro que es mentira los Reyes son los padres
It's a lie that rock and roll is deadEs mentira que ha muerto el rocanrol
It's a lie that kisses without loveEs mentira que sepan a vinagre
Taste like vinegarLos besos sin amor

For lies, those of realityPara mentiras las de la realidad
Promise everything but give you nothingPromete todo pero nada te da
I never liedYo nunca de mentí
Except to see you laughMás que por verte reír

Less merciful than those of the heartMenos piadosas que las del corazón
Are the lies of the goddess of reasonSon las mentiras de la diosa razón
I only told you half of the truth in reverseYo solo te conté media verdad al revés
(Which is not the same as half a lie)(Que no es igual que media mentira)

It's a lie that I have no enemiesEs mentira que no tenga enemigos
It's a lie that they are not rightEs mentira que no tengan razón
It's a lie that I accept that the navelEs mentira que acepte que el ombligo
Of the world is not meDel mundo no soy yo

It's a lie that I have never lied to youEs mentira que nunca te he mentido
It's a lie that I won't lie to you anymoreEs mentira que no te mienta más
It's a lie that a repeated rumorEs mentira que un bulo repetido
Deserves to be trueMerezca ser verdad

It's a big lie that boleros lieEs una gran mentira que mientan los boleros
It's not true that it was ten o'clockNon e vero que nos dieran las diez
It's a lie that I'm a gentlemanEs mentira que sea un caballero
When no one sees meCuando nadie me ve

I repeat that it's a lie the glass with which you see meRepito que es mentira el cristal con que me miras
It's a lie that I doubt to doubtEs mentira que dude de dudar
It's a lie that more than a hundred liesEs mentira que más de cien mentiras
Don't tell the truthNo digan la verdad

For lies, those of realityPara mentiras las de la realidad
Promise everything but give you nothingPromete todo pero nada te da
I never liedYo nunca de mentí
Except to see you laughMás que por verte reír

Less merciful than those of the heartMenos piadosas que las del corazón
Are the lies of the goddess of reasonSon las mentiras de la diosa razón
I only told you half of the truth in reverseYo solo te conté media verdad al revés
(Which is not the same as half a lie)(Que no es igual que media mentira)

Better than me, necessity liesMejor que yo miente la necesidad
Knows well how to make you crySabe de sobra como hacerte llorar
My crime was dressingMi crimen fue vestir
The gray prince in blueDe azul al príncipe gris

Look at the legs of desolationMira las piernas de la desolación
They wear the stockings that passion toreLlevan las medias que rompió la pasión
I only sing the bluesYo solo canto en blues
Of the one who missed the busDel que perdió el autobús

Dreams tell the truth, heartLos sueños dicen la verdad corazón
Tell me everything, lie to me, pleaseDímelo todo, miénteme, por favor
I only pretendedYo solo pretendí
To eat queen with pawnComer reina con alfil

Ask the pure truth for explanationsPídele cuentas a la pura verdad
It doesn't get dirty, it has no mercyQue no se pringa, que no tiene piedad
I only hungYo solo me colgué
Medals I didn't winMedallas que no gané