No Tiene La Culpa

It's Not His Fault

No Tiene La Culpa

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Another dawn that Manuel won't sleepOtra madrugada que Manuel no va a dormir
The dawn is already visible, another day without realizingYa se ve la aurora, un día más sin percibir
That there are cruel people who celebrate the sufferingQue hay personas crueles que celebran el sufrir
Of another human being, if that morbidness makes them laughDe otro ser humano, si ese morbo hace reír

They say he's effeminateDicen que es afeminado
Daily nicknamesSobrenombres a diario
Contemplates suicide for not being acceptedContempla el suicidio por no ser aceptado
It's not his fault for being effeminateNo tiene la culpa de ser amanerado

He has become the mockery of the neighborhoodSe ha vuelto la burla del barrio
And also of the schoolY también del colegio
Full of complexes, disgusted by his bodyLleno de complejos, repugnando su cuerpo
Wanting to be a woman, but everything oppositeQueriendo ser hembra, pero todo lo opuesto

He is the only son of Sofia and Don MiguelEs el único hijo de Sofía y Don Miguel
She is very sensitive, a woman of simplicityElla es muy sensible, una mujer de sencillez
She always protects him and accepts him as he isSiempre lo protege y lo acepta como es
On the other hand, Don Miguel is very macho and anti-gayEn cambio, Don Miguel es muy machista y anti-gay

He saysDice
That no faggot enters the Kingdom of HeavenQue ningún marica entra al Reino de Los Cielos
Written in the Bible, straight to hellEscrito en la Biblia, derechito al infierno
He points to Sofia for raising him like a babySeñala a Sofía por criarlo añoñado

He dreamedSoñaba
Of a little boy who would be a baseball playerCon un varoncito que fuera pelotero
Turns out the boy wants to be a hairdresserResulta que el chico quiere ser peluquero
A little humiliating for a strict fatherUn poco humillante para un padre severo

When consciousness is very brutalCuando la conciencia es muy bruta
It's hard to understand that we are all equalCuesta entender que todos somos sin igual
An angel comes in a wombViene un angelito en un vientre
Without a vote to choose their sexual preferenceSin voto a elegir su preferencia sexual

Oh, love him, like him, accept him, indulge himAy, ámalo, quiérelo, acéptalo, consiéntelo
After all, he is a gift from GodEn fin, es un regalo de Dios
Oh, oh, defend him, miss him, protect him, adore himAy, ay, defiéndelo, añóralo, protégelo, adóralo
Who are we to judge another?¿Quiénes somos para a otro juzgar?

One hundred percent heterosexualCien por ciento heterosexual
I was born this wayNací así
And you?¿Y tú?
I won't judgeI won't judge
(Oh, oh, oh)(Ay, ay, ay)

They say he's effeminateDicen que es afeminado
Daily nicknamesSobrenombres a diario
Contemplates suicide for not being acceptedContempla el suicidio por no ser aceptado
It's not his fault for being effeminateNo tiene la culpa de ser amanerado

He has become the mockery of the neighborhoodSe ha vuelto la burla del barrio
And also of the schoolY también del colegio
Full of complexes, disgusted by his bodyLleno de complejos, repugnando su cuerpo
Wanting to be a woman, but everything oppositeQueriendo ser hembra, pero todo lo opuesto

When consciousness is very brutalCuando la conciencia es muy bruta
It's hard to understand that we are all equalCuesta entender que todos somos sin igual
An angel comes in a wombViene un angelito en un vientre
Without a vote to choose their sexual preferenceSin voto a elegir su preferencia sexual

Oh, love him, like him, accept him, indulge himAy, ámalo, quiérelo, acéptalo, consiéntelo
After all, he is a gift from GodEn fin, es un regalo de Dios
Oh, oh, defend him, miss him, protect him, adore himAy, ay, defiéndelo, añóralo, protégelo, adóralo
Who are we to judge another?¿Quiénes somos para a otro juzgar?

Don't be a foolDon't be a fool
This is not a gay recordThis is not a gay record
This is a reality songThis is a reality song
Ignorance ain't taking us nowhereIgnorance ain't taking us nowhere
Copy?Copy?

Approximately more than 30% of gaysAproximadamente más de 30% de gays
Take their lives annuallySe quitan la vida anual
Perhaps 1% of them are my fansQuizás 1% de ellos son mis fanáticos
Anyway, I careDe todos modos, a mí me importa
Keep your head up!Keep your head up!

Stop the hate!Stop the hate!