Niño de Cristal

Crystal Children

Niño de Cristal

They wouldn't let me into the club because of my looksNo me dejaban entrar al club por las pintas
Today they pay me to go, things are differentHoy me pagan pa' que vaya, la cosa es distinta
I wrote in blood when the ink ran outEscribí con sangre cuando se acabó la tinta
And if they ask me about you (I take the fifth)Y si me preguntan por ti (me acojo a la quinta)

I still remember what it costTodavía me acuerdo de lo que costaba
I left home with the coins countedSalía de casa con las monedas contadas
I believed in myself when nobody betCreía en mí cuando nadie apostaba
The children grew up and ate your toastLos niños crecieron y te comieron la tostada

Caramelize me the forbidden appleCaramelízame la manzana prohibida
Analyze my life, Channel my angerAnaliza mi vida, canaliza mi ira
My rap is a beating disguised as a caress (scandalize)Mi rap es una paliza disfraza' de caricia (escandaliza)
Unsettles and vandalizes, aim and throwDesquicia y vandaliza, apunta y tira

Crystal children don't follow my leadNiño de cristal no me siguen la pista
Artist is too big for me (my life is freestyle)Me va grande lo de artista (mi vida es freestyle)
I'm late to the party, cross me off the listLlego tarde a la fiesta, táchame de la lista
The Sun sets and rises over my vital horizonEl Sol se pone y sale por mi horizonte vital

You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a playerYou're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a player
You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a playerYou're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a player

You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a playerYou're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a player

I improvise my role, I forget the scriptImproviso mi papel, se me olvida el guion
The show must go on, lights, camera, actionThe show must go on, luces, cámara, acción
The theater starts when the show endsEmpieza el teatro cuando acaba la función
I sign autographs like death certificatesFirmo autógrafos como actas de defunción

I feel caged like a songbirdMe siento enjaulado como un pájaro cantor
And I make merits to win the worst actor awardY hago méritos pa' ganar el premio a peor actor
I move token as Anatoli KárpovMuevo ficha como Anatoli Kárpov
I have boards, to the rookie check shepherdTengo tablas, al novato jaque pastor

Cold as ice, calculatingFrío como el hielo, calculador
Scavengers chase me because I'm a hunterMe persiguen carroñeros porque soy cazador
In the asphalt jungle the prey is the snitchEn la jungla de asfalto la presa es el chivato
True to my story, I cut the telltale fingerFiel a mi relato, corto el dedo delator

Diamond without fail, I don't crackDiamante sin fallo, no me rayo
There can only be one rooster, one winning horseSólo puede haber un gallo, un caballo ganador
Fuck your label, we got here without majorQue le jodan a tu sello, llegamos aquí sin major
I'm the best, I know that alreadySoy el mejor, eso ya lo sé yo

You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a playerYou're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a player
You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a playerYou're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a player

You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're minor, we're majorYou're minor, we're major
You're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a playerYou're all up in the game and don't deserve to be a player

Writing in gold like the Manco de LepantoEscribiendo en oro como el Manco de Lepanto
Vacillating as if I were riding in PhantomVacilando como si rulara en Phantom
I take out an advance and send it to the pantheonSaco un adelanto y lo mando al panteón
I'll make you study like Plato to understand what I'm singingTe pongo a estudiar como Platón pa' entender lo que canto

I gather the fruits of the seeds I plantRecojo los frutos de las semillas que planto
And I understand money better than EsperantoY entiendo mejor el dinero que el esperanto
I heard their desperate cry and it wasn't that badOí su llanto desesperado y no era pa' tanto
They make me sick but I'm cured of frightMe ponen enfermo pero estoy cura'o de espanto

Playing point and bank from one end to the otherJugando punto y banca de punta en blanco
I whiten it and go to the bankLo blanqueo y al banco
It's life itself, not a Namco gameEs la vida misma, no un juego de Namco
And the horses whinny when I startY relinchan los caballos cuando arranco

Run, run, I'm getting tiredRun, run, ya me están cansando
Puncture me and I bleed, I'm Natos, not a saintPínchame y sangro, soy Natos, no un santo
Having fun, investing and foldingDivirtiéndome, invirtiendo y doblando
I'm in charge like Marlon BrandoEstoy al mando como Marlon Brando