Ya No Vale La Pena
Me empeño en buscarle mil excusas
al desencuentro en los dos.
Y me empeño en tildarme
de culpable y desaparecerme.
Me he empeñado en vestirme
de perdedor para perderte.
Y si te pierdo voy y empeño
la poesía que nunca te di.
Ya no vale la pena
que te siga negando,
que al intento de un beso
han temblado mis piernas,
y que el amor va llegando.
Ya no vale la pena
que te siga diciendo
vete a buscar el amor
a otro amor que no te merezco.
Me he empeñado
en tapar mi respiración,
cerrar los ojos, para no ver
que estás a punto de besarme,
como a traición.
Ya no vale la pena
que te siga negando,
que al intento de un beso
han temblado mis piernas,
y que el amor va llegando.
Ya no vale la pena
que te siga diciendo
vete a buscar el amor
a otro amor que no te merezco,
no te merezco...
It's Not Worth It Anymore
I keep trying to find a thousand excuses
for the disconnect between us.
And I keep labeling myself
as guilty and disappearing.
I've made it my mission to dress
like a loser just to lose you.
And if I lose you, I’ll go and pawn
the poetry I never gave you.
It's not worth it anymore
for me to keep denying you,
that when I try to kiss you
my legs start shaking,
and love is coming through.
It's not worth it anymore
for me to keep saying
go find love
with someone else who deserves you.
I've made it my mission
to hold my breath,
close my eyes, so I won’t see
that you’re about to kiss me,
like a betrayal.
It's not worth it anymore
for me to keep denying you,
that when I try to kiss you
my legs start shaking,
and love is coming through.
It's not worth it anymore
for me to keep saying
go find love
with someone else who deserves you,
I don’t deserve you...