Mejor Acabar Lyrics in English by Eslabon Armado, Junior H
Pleitos translates to "fights" or "arguments", but it often carries a stronger connotation of repeated quarrels or serious disputes, especially in Mexican Spanish.
In the song, the artist sings, "Eran mil pleitos y que dónde andaba" (It was a thousand arguments and questions of 'where were you'). This one word perfectly captures the constant conflict and lack of trust that destroyed the relationship, making it a powerful and descriptive term to learn.
Ever been trapped in an exhausting relationship where all your energy goes into pointless fights? That is the exact breaking point Pedro Tovar of Eslabon Armado and Junior H reach in "Mejor Acabar". The title translates cleanly to "Better to end it," and the opening line does not sugarcoat a thing: "Y ya me cansé de pelear / De lo mismo y sin parar" ("And I’m tired of fighting / About the same thing without stopping"). They admit that while things started out as a "bonita relación" ("pretty relationship"), time eroded everything until they turned toxic toward each other: "Nos volvimos en personas muy malas" ("We turned into very bad people"). The real killer was jealousy and zero trust: "Eran mil pleitos y que dónde andaba / La confianza / Faltaba mucho de eso, en verdad" ("There were a thousand fights about where I was / Trust / There was really a lot of that missing").
What makes this track so fun and brutally honest is how realistic it gets about post-breakup drama. He begs for a clean break with no bad-mouthing on social media, promising, "Prometo de ti no hablar" ("I promise not to speak about you") as long as she does not spread rumors that he was the bad guy. Then comes the most self-aware warning in modern Regional Mexican music: "Si te llegan llamadas / Cuélgate, voy a enfadar / Por que andar borracho de más / Queriéndote pa' atrás" ("If calls come in from me, hang up, I'm going to annoy you, because I'll be way too drunk, wanting you back"). Notice how he uses the everyday Mexican slang phrasing "queriéndote pa' atrás" (a direct adaptation of the English "wanting you back") and straight-up warns his ex to block him when the drinks kick in. It is messy, realistic, and refreshingly honest about knowing you need to quit someone even when your drunk self wants to dial their number.
