Astillas Lyrics in English Carmen Boza
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Astillas by Carmen Boza from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
Descuartizando la razón la obligaré a que encaje
Dismembering reason will force her to fit
Para guardar la tradición sin alterar los planes
To keep the tradition without altering plans
Que el sur decida si este o este otro cuando pierda el norte
Let the south decide whether this or this one when it loses the north
Yo voy cruzando mi frontera sin pasaporte
I'm crossing my border without a passport
Me da miedo que descubran mis mentiras
I'm afraid they'll discover my lies
Que de semejantes palos tal astilla soy hoy
That of such sticks such a splinter I am today
La insoportable gravedad de que se acaba el tiempo
The unbearable gravity of time running out
El sermón del predicador es la oración del necio
The preacher's sermon is the fool's prayer
La lucha interna de ser o no ser cierto
The inner struggle to be true or not
La duda eterna de si hice lo correcto
The eternal question of whether I did the right thing
No tengo más motivos que la huida
I have no more reason than the escape
La opción más seductora es la prohibida
The most seductive option is the forbidden
Me llevan los demonios más suicidas
I'm taken by the most suicidal demons
De vuelta a la casilla de salida otra vez
Back to the exit box again
Quise decirte que no para decirte que así soy yo
I wanted to tell you no to tell you that's who I am
No lo podía evitar y al fin nos dimos de cara
I couldn't help it and we finally came face to face
Pude evitar intimar y no quise hacerlo
I could avoid getting intimate and I didn't want to
El viento se nos llevará, será mejor así
The wind will take us away, it'll be better this way
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