Mala Lyrics in English Marc Anthony

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mala by Marc Anthony from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
I gave you my heart and my feelings
I fell in love with you
From the first moment
I also felt that something was missing
You weren't good, you were very bad
Chorus 1
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
Verse 2
You left me alone
The bank account and my heart empty
And now I realized
That it wasn't worth it to be with you
If your heart isn't mine
Chorus 2
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
Man!
Verse 3
And now I realized
That it was not worth it
To be with you
If your heart isn't mine
Chorus 3
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
You turned out to be bad, bad, bad and expensive
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SONG MEANING

Marc Anthony turns heartbreak into an irresistible salsa groove in “Mala”. From the very first beat, he confesses that he poured his heart, feelings, and even his savings into a whirlwind romance. Yet the closer he looked, the clearer it became that something was missing. The woman he adored revealed herself to be “mala, mala, mala y cara” – bad, bad, bad and costly – leaving him with an empty bank account and an even emptier heart.

Behind the catchy chorus lies a cautionary tale about recognizing self-worth and walking away from toxic love. The singer’s repetitive chant not only stamps the Spanish word mala (bad) into your memory but also drives home a universal lesson: love is priceless only when both hearts are truly invested. Even as the horns blaze and the percussion urges you to dance, Marc Anthony reminds us that sometimes the smartest move is to step off the dance floor before the price of passion gets too high.

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