No Me Dejan Salir Lyrics in English Charly García

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song No Me Dejan Salir by Charly García from Spanish to English.
Chorus 1
I'm green
They don't let me out
Chorus 2
I'm green
They don't let me out
I can't let go
I can't go out
Chorus 2
I can't feel
Love that feeling
Chorus 2
I have to see you again
I have to see you again
I can't go out for love of that feeling
I'm green
They don't let me out
I'm green
They don't let me out
I can't think
I can't live
I can't feel
If love is a thought
I have to see you again, yes
I have to see you again
I can't lose for love of that feeling
I have to trust in my love
I have to trust in my feeling
I have to trust in my love
I have to trust in my feeling
It doesn't work anymore
To live to suffer
You realize
Take off your moccasin
I can't calm down
I can't give birth
I can't wait
Look where the wind changes
I have to see you again
I have to see you again
I can't lose for love of that feeling
I have to trust in my love
I have to trust in my feeling
I have to trust in my love
I have to trust in my feeling
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No Me Dejan Salir is Charly García’s cheeky yet heartfelt cry for freedom. Over a punchy new-wave groove, he repeats “Estoy verde, no me dejan salir” to paint the picture of someone who still feels unripe, unfinished, locked inside—whether that cage is a strict society, a suffocating relationship, or the lingering shadow of Argentina’s dictatorship. The hook is simple, almost childlike, which makes the frustration even clearer: I’m ready to live, but the world keeps the door shut.

Just when it could turn bleak, Charly flips the script with a mantra: “Tengo que confiar en mi amor… en mi sentimiento.” Love, in his hands, is not syrupy romance; it is rebellion fuel. He urges us to stop “vivir para sufrir,” to kick off the comfortable moccasin of conformity, and to follow the wind of change. The song becomes both a personal pep talk and a collective shout-along: trust your heart, break the lock, dance your way out. It’s a perfect slice of García’s genius—catchy enough for the club, sharp enough to prick the conscience.

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