Lo Imprescindible Lyrics in English Shakira

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Lo Imprescindible by Shakira from Spanish to English.
Intro
Bleib', Baby, Bleib', Baby
Stay, baby, stay, baby
Geh nie wieder weg
Never go away
Bleib', Baby, Bleib', Baby
Stay, baby, stay, baby
Geh nie wieder weg
Never go away
Verse 1
Una máquina
A machine
De pensar en ti
To think of you
Eso es lo que soy
That's what I am
Lo que siempre fui
What I've always been
Chorus 1
Sabes que me está matando esta espera cruel
You know this cruel wait is killing me
La resignación es un deseo sin piel, y
Resignation is a desire without skin, and
Cada día llora algo muy dentro de mí
Every day something deep inside me cries
No hay forma lógica de hacer mi vida sin ti
There's no logical way to live my life without you
Y aunque me haga la invencible
And even if I make myself invincible
Lo fatal lo imprescindible
The fatal, the essential
Es que vuelvas a mí, vuelvas a mí, vuelve
Is for you to come back to me, come back to me, come back
El dolor es sofocante
The pain is suffocating
Y ahora todo lo importante
And now the only thing that matters
Es que vuelvas a mí, vuelvas a mí, vuelve
Is for you to come back to me, come back to me, come back
No me tortures así
Don't torture me like this
Verse 2
Una máquina
A machine
De vivir sin paz
To live without peace
Eso es lo que soy
That's what I am
Desde que no estás
Since you're not here
Chorus 2
Dices que no tiene caso reaccionar así
You say it's pointless to react like this
Que has hecho tu elección
That you've made your choice
Que viva y deje vivir
To live and let live
Pero no quiero romper el lazo que me ata a ti
But I don't want to break the bond that ties me to you
Ten consideración y no me dejes sufrir
Have some consideration and don't let me suffer
Y aunque me haga la invencible
And even if I make myself invincible
Lo fatal lo imprescindible
The fatal, the essential
Es que vuelvas a mí, vuelvas a mí, vuelve
Is for you to come back to me, come back to me, come back
El dolor es sofocante
The pain is suffocating
Y ahora todo lo importante
And now the only thing that matters
Es que vuelvas a mí, vuelvas a mí, vuelve
Is for you to come back to me, come back to me, come back
No me tortures así
Don't torture me like this
Bridge
Bleib', Baby, Bleib', Baby
Stay, baby, stay, baby
Geh nie wieder weg
Never go away
Bleib', Baby, Bleib', Baby
Stay, baby, stay, baby
Geh nie wieder weg
Never go away
Chorus 3
Y aunque me haga la invencible
And even if I make myself invincible
Lo fatal lo imprescindible
The fatal, the essential
Es que vuelvas a mi, vuelvas a mi, vuelve
Is for you to come back to me, come back to me, come back
El dolor es sofocante
The pain is suffocating
Y ahora todo lo importante
And now the only thing that matters
Es que vuelvas a mi, vuelvas a mi, vuelve
Is for you to come back to me, come back to me, come back
No me tortures así
Don't torture me like this
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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Lester Mendez, Shakira Mebarak
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SONG MEANING
In Shakira's song "Lo Imprescindible," she expresses her longing for someone to stay with her and not leave her. She describes herself as a machine of thinking of them and living without peace since they have gone. She pleads for them to consider her feelings and not leave her to suffer, and expresses that although she may appear invincible, the only thing that matters is that they come back to her.
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