Me Dijeron Que No

They Told Me No

Me Dijeron Que No

They told me noMe dijeron que no
That I wasn't prettyQué no estaba bonita
That I didn't have the faceQué no tenía la carita
And neither the bodyY tampoco el cuerpo

They told me noMe dijeron que no
Why so many tattoosQué pa' que tanto tatuaje
That I wasn't a ladyQué yo no era una damita
That I had no educationQué no tenía educación

Well-behaved girlsLas niñas bien portaditas
Are the quiet onesSon las que son calladitas
Who wear skirtsLas que usan faldita
And are only good for loveY solo sirven pa' el amor

And this is for me (for me)Y esto es pa' mi (pa' mi)
I'm fire since I was born (like this)Soy fuego desde que nací (así)
They can't put out the light that lives in meNo pueden apagar la luz que habita en mi
Keep throwing at me so I can riseQue me sigan tirando para yo subir

This is for you (for me)Esto es pa' ti (pa' mi)
Don't turn into ashes to rise againQue no se hagan cenizas para resurgir
And warn the demons I grew up withY avisa a los demonios con los que crecí
Keep throwing at me so I can riseQue me sigan tirando para yo subir

It has also been hard for meA mi también me ha costado
But I keep fightingPero sigo luchando
I go up not downVoy pa' arriba no abajo
With my feet on the groundCon los pies en la tierra
Because it's a roulettePor que es una ruleta
That keeps spinning (ohhh-ohh)Que siempre va girando (ohhh-ohh)

I have also criedYo también he llorado
I'm no less humanNo soy menos humano
If my hands sweatSi me sudan las manos
If my brother hurts meSi me duele mi hermano
When I see that this gameCuando veo que este juego
Has us fightingNos tiene peleando
To see who will winPa' ver quien va a ganar

All the memories I didn't ask forTodos los recuerdos que yo no pedí
Made living bitterHicieron amargo esto de vivir
Looking up to the sky is when I understoodMirando pa'l' cielo fue que yo entendí
God gives me a hand to keep goingDios me da la mano pa' poder seguir

And this is for me (for me)Y esto es pa' mi (pa' mi)
I'm fire since I was born (like this)Soy fuego desde que nací (así)
They can't put out the light that lives in meNo pueden apagar la luz que habita en mi
They keep throwing at me so I can riseQue me siguen tirando para yo subir

This is for you (for me)Esto es pa' ti (pa' mi)
Don't turn into ashes to rise againQue no se hagan cenizas para resurgir
I have already defeated the demons I grew up withYa vencí a los demonios con los que crecí
Keep throwing at me so I can riseQue me sigan tirando para yo subir

They told me noMe dijeron que no
That I wasn't prettyQue no estaba bonita
Misbehaved girlNiña mal portadita
You're not good for loveTu no sirves pa'l' amor

And this is for me (for me)Y esto es pa' mi (pa' mi)
I'm fire since I was born (like this)Soy fuego desde que nací (así)
They can't put out the light that lives in meNo pueden apagar la luz que habita en mi
Keep throwing at me so I can riseQue me siguen tirando para yo subir

This is for you (for me)Esto es pa' ti (pa' mi)
Don't turn into ashes to rise againQue no se hagan cenizas para resurgir
I have already defeated the demons I grew up withYa vencí a los demonios con los que crecí
Keep throwing at me so I can riseQue me sigan tirando para yo subir

To risePara yo subir
I'm going upYo me voy pa' arriba
I'm going upYo me voy pa' arriba
I'm going upYo me voy pa' arriba