Escribí una canción sobre el amor propio

I wrote a song about self-love

Escribí una canción sobre el amor propio

Makeup and jewelryMaquillaje y joyería
It was what I wantedEra lo que yo quería
When I was a childCuando era una niña
I asked momA mamá yo le pedía
To dress me upQue me vistiera
As a princessDe princesa
To fill me with beautyMe llenará de belleza
Because if she didn't do itPor qué si no lo hacía
I wouldn't have the certaintyNo tendría la certeza
Of fitting into a societyDe encajar en una sociedad
That doesn't know how to valueQue no sabe valorar
The imperfections of othersLo imperfecto de lo ajeno
They consider it obsceneLo consideran obsceno
And the marks on my skinY que las marcas de mi piel
From head to toeDe la cabeza hasta los pies
Made me hard to seeMe hacían difícil de ver
But in time I found outPero a tiempo me enteré

That it's not meQue no soy yo
Who should changeLa que debe cambiar
It's them who believeQue son ellos los que creen
They have the right to speakQue tienen derecho a hablar
About someone else's bodyDel cuerpo de alguien más
I don't have to listenYo no tengo que escuchar
To the delusions of a judgeLos delirios de un juez
Who wanted to appoint themselvesQue se quiso autonombrar

And it takes me timeY me tomo tiempo
Sometimes I still lie to myselfA veces aún me miento
Saying I have to changeDiciendo que tengo que cambiar
A bit here and thereUn par de aquí y allá
But it's time to shoutPero es hora de gritar
That all art has a placeQue todo arte tiene lugar
That a museum would wantQue un museo ya quisiera
To have me to frameTenerme pa' enmarcar
I used to tell myselfYo misma me decía
To hide my smileQue escondiera mi sonrisa
Because it's not acceptedPor qué no es aceptado
To laugh with crooked teethReír con dientes desordenados
I had to choose between beingDebía elegir entre ser
Myself to the poresYo hasta los poros
Or getting lost seekingO perderme encontrando
Approval from othersLa aprobación de otros

How many filtersCuántos filtros
Can they provide meMe pueden brindar
A plate fullUn plato lleno
Of securityDe seguridad
How many likesCuántos likes sé
Will they needNecesitarán
To have a bitPa tener un poco
Of authorityDe autoridad
Today I know the attentionHoy sé que la atención
I need is my ownQue necesito es la mía
Who would believeQuien iba a creer
That it would be me who would love meQue sería yo quien me amaría
Why I'm not the onePor qué no soy yo
Who should changeLa que debe cambiar
It's them who believeQue son ellos los que creen
They have the right to speakQue tienen derecho a hablar
About someone else's bodyDel cuerpo de alguien más
I don't have to listenYo no tengo que escuchar
To the delusions of a judgeLos delirios de un juez
Who wanted to appoint themselvesQue se quiso autonombrar
And it takes me timeY me tomo tiempo
Sometimes I still lie to myselfA veces aún me miento
Saying I have to fixDiciendo que tengo que arreglar
A bit here and thereUn par de aquí y allá
But it's time to shoutPero es hora de gritar
That all art has a placeQue todo arte tiene lugar
That a museum would wantQue un museo ya quisiera
To have me to frameTenerme pa' enmarcar

I shouldn't be apologizingI shouldn't be apologizing
For being myselfFor being myself
I should notI should not
Give up my uniquenessGive up my uniqueness
To lookTo look
Like someone elseLike someone else
People might dislike mePeople might dislike me
But I should feel gladBut I should feel glad
I wasn't born to satisfy themI wasn't born to satisfy them
Or to fit their empty livesOr to fit their empty lifes
'Cause in the end'Cause in the end
I'm always shiningI'm always shining
Own damn lightOwn damn light
Even in the darkEven in the dark
I'm a piece of artI'm a pice of art
And they won't take thatAnd they won't take that
Away from meAway from me
At least not withoutAt least not without
A fightA fight