Ratonera Lyrics in English Amaral

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ratonera by Amaral from Spanish to English.
I don't even know how you sleep at night
Stupid phony
If you lie more than you talk
Wherever your kind pass
Nothing grows anymore
Blows, threats, and empty promises
King of thieves
Prince of swords
You've been lucky so far
You've been really lucky so far
You can try that God forgives you
I won't do it
You can try that God forgives you
I won't do it
I won't do it
You that represent the past
You make of the present
A mousetrap
You won't have a future or rest
That's your sentence
I wish you felt the fear that you generate
I wish that you felt it
You can try that God forgives you
I won't do it
You can try that God forgives you
I won't do it
I won't do it
Tremble, tremble
That your end is near
Tremble, tremble
The pendulum cut the rope
And the wheel broke
You can try that God forgives you
You can try that God forgives you
You can try that God forgives you
I won't do it
You can try that God forgives you
I won't do it
No no no I won't do it
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SONG MEANING

“Ratonera” is Amaral’s fiery protest anthem. The singer addresses a corrupt, two-faced figure who has thrived on lies, threats, and empty promises. She paints him as a barren-land-creating “king of thieves” and warns that his streak of luck is about to end. The repeated phrase “Puedes intentar que te perdone Dios, no lo haré yo” (You can ask God to forgive you, I won’t) drives home the personal refusal to grant absolution, turning the song into a bold statement of moral accountability.

The title means “mousetrap,” and Amaral uses it to describe how this villain turns the present into a trap for everyone else. Yet the mood is not helpless. With images of a pendulum cutting the rope and the wheel breaking, the lyrics predict an imminent downfall. “Ratonera” channels collective frustration, transforming it into an empowering warning: fear will boomerang back on those who spread it, and justice will catch them in their own trap.

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