The Joke Explained

La Broma Explicada

The Joke Explained

Nunca sostuve tu miradaI never held your gaze
Nunca supe mi lugarI never know my place
Oh, miro fijamente a los ojosOh, I stare at the eyes
Mirando mi rostroStarin' at my face
Siempre termina en empateIt always ends in a tie
No hay necesidad de lo divinoThere is no needing the divine
Lloro ante la broma explicadaI cry at the joke explained

Oh, pero si hubiera sabido, si hubiera sabidoOh, but if I had known, if I had known
Si hubiera sabido, nunca hubiera creídoIf I had known, I would've never believed

Nunca fumé mis cadenasI never smoked my chains
Quien mide la crestaWhoever measures the crest
Oh, pueden quedarse con mi pecho rotoOh, they can have my broken chest
Es un concurso de miradasIt's a staring contest
En un salón de espejosIn a hall of mirrors
Sudo lágrimas, pero nunca lloroI sweat tears, but I don't ever cry

Oh, pero si hubiera sabido, si hubiera sabidoOh, but if I had known, if I had known
Si hubiera sabido, nunca hubiera creídoIf I had known, I would've never believed

Nunca me arrodillé ante una sogaI never knelt at a noose
Mi par pereció en los bancosMy pair perished in the pews
Regresé al yugoI climbed back into the yoke
Siempre termina en empateIt always ends in a tie
No hay golpeando el diseñoThere is no hitting the design
Lloro ante la broma explicadaI cry at the joke explained

Oh, pero si hubiera sabido, si hubiera sabidoOh, but if I had known, if I had known
Si hubiera sabido, nunca hubiera creídoIf I had known, I would've never believed
Nunca hubiera creídoI would've never believed
Nunca hubiera creídoI would've never believed