Entre Gritos y Balas – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: J Alvarez

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the powerful storytelling of J Alvarez in "Entre Gritos y Balas." This song offers a raw, unfiltered look into the Spanish slang and vocabulary of street life, providing a unique opportunity to learn the language through a narrative of survival and a call for consciousness. It's a special track for its blend of gritty reality and a heartfelt message for a better future.

[English]

Mom, the streets are calling me

it's time to go out and earn a living

if I don't come back, Mom, tell my kid that

not to follow my path, that the streets leave nothing

The street isn't made for anyone

they're slowly killing each other

bullets rain down, Mom

time for me before I go to bed

Girl, I'm leaving

Girl, I'm out, I'm being honest I don't know if I'll come back

tell the kids I love them, when they wake up

apparently a couple turned on each other

they took a few pesos and fled

You always told me to stay strong

I won't surround myself with useless people

I'm going to get the short gun, I'm leaving with the escorts

To the dead, to the dead, screw them, I don't care

I know they can't stand me being okay

that in the housing project I have a Mercedes‑Benz

the rims, the jet skis, the pimpim shop

I'm the top seller, girl I'm the king

Between screams and bullets, a thousand weird things

deaths of homies, girl I watched them grow

Between screams and bullets, a thousand weird things

deaths of homies, girl I watched them grow

The street isn't made for anyone

they're slowly killing each other

bullets rain down, Mom

time for me before I go to bed

Girl, I'm out!

I've already taken the first one

who's been studying with me since third grade

Honestly, on my ride, I've got nerves of steel

so my one cries, so theirs cries

and anyone who messes with me, I assure you I'll smash them

The second on the list won't make it today

We've got them located, we know where the house is

At seven in the morning he goes out to take the kids

we'll hit him later, after they take them

There it is, bro, loading the Glock

Put on the mask, my brother, and hand me the baton

Remember, my son, God rides me, we're ready for the blaze

Hold that there, die, damn bastard

I'm on my way, my girl

Check around, through the windows that the police aren't there

I'm going to stroll through the workshop, I'm going to leave the tools

and if you cooked and it cooled, warm it up for me

The atmosphere is heated

but I'm playing live

Girl, give me a break

I hear some shots

Between screams and bullets, a thousand weird things

deaths of homies, girl I watched them grow

Mom, the streets are calling me

it's time to go out and earn a living

if I don't come back, Mom, tell my kid that

not to follow my path, that the streets leave nothing

The street isn't made for anyone

they're slowly killing each other

bullets rain down, Mom

time for me before I go to bed

[Spanish]

Mama, la calle me llama

es hora de salir a ganarme la vida

si no regreso ma', dile a mi niño que

no siga mis pasos, que la calle no deja nada

La calle no esta hecha para nadie

poco a poco se van matando

lluvias de balas llueven mama

hora por mi antes de entrar a la cama

vieja me voy

Vieja me voy, yo hablando claro no se si regrese

dile a los nene que los amo, cuando despierten

que aparentemente hay par que se viraron

cogieron par de pesos y se segaron

Tu siempre me lo dijiste, que andará firme

yo no me voy a dejar, de gente que no sirve

me voy a enganchar la corta, me voy con las escoltas

para muerto preso, que se jodan, no me importa

Se que ellos no soportan, que yo este bien

que en el caserío tenga, un Mercedez Benzs

los rino, las jetsky, la tienda de pimpim

que yo soy el más que vende, vieja yo soy el king

Entre grito y balas, mil cosas raras

muertes de panas, vieja que vi crecer

Entre grito y balas, mil cosas raras

muertes de panas, vieja que vi crecer

La calle no esta hecha para nadie

poco a poco se van matando

lluvias de balas balas llueven mama

hora por mi antes de entrar a la cama

vieja me voy!

Ya me lleve al primero

que estudio conmigo desde tercero

hablando claro, viaje mía, tengo los nervios de acero

para que llore la mía, que llore la de ellos

y al que joda conmigo, te aseguro que lo estrello

El segundo en la lista, de hoy no pasa

lo tenemos ubicados, ya sabemos donde es la casa

a las siete de la mañana sale a llevar los nenes

vamos a caerle después, que los lleven

Ahí esta manito, chambea la glock

ponte la mascara mi herma y pasame el bastón

recuerda mijo Dios me monta, estamos puesto para el fogón

aguántame eso ahí, muérete jodió cabrón

Ya voy de camino vieja mía

chekea por ahí, por las ventanas que no este la policia

voy a pasear por el taller, voy a dejar las herramientas

y si cocinaste y se enfrío, me la calientas

El ambiente esta caliente

pero yo juego vivo

vieja dame un breack

que escucho unos tiros

Entre grito y balas, mil cosas raras

muertes de panas, vieja que vi crecer

Mama la calle me llama

es hora de salir a ganarme la vida

si no regreso ma', dile a mi niño que

no siga mis pasos, que la calle no deja nada

La calle no esta hecha para nadie

poco a poco se van matando

lluvias de balas bala llueven mama

hora por mi antes de entrar a la cama

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
calle /ˈkaʎe/ A2	noun - street
balas /ˈβalas/ B1	noun - bullets
vida /ˈβiða/ A1	noun - life
niño /ˈniɲo/ A1	noun - child, boy
muertes /ˈmweɾtes/ B2	noun - deaths
casa /ˈkasa/ A1	noun - house, home
glock /ɡlɒk/ C1	noun - Glock (brand of pistol)
Mercedes /meɾˈseðes/ C1	proper noun - Mercedes (car brand)
fogón /foˈɡon/ B2	noun - stove, fire pit
policía /po.liˈsi.a/ A2	noun - police
escoltas /esˈkoltas/ B2	noun - bodyguards, escorts
nervios /ˈneɾβjos/ B1	noun - nerves
acero /aˈseɾo/ B2	noun - steel
grito /ˈɡɾito/ B1	noun - shout, scream
raro /ˈraɾo/ A2	adjective - strange, rare
panas /ˈpanas/ C1	noun (slang) - friends (slang)
lluvia /ˈʝuβja/ A1	noun - rain
jetsky /ˈdʒɛtski/ C1	noun (borrowed) - jet ski
king /kɪŋ/ B2	noun (borrowed) - king
corta /ˈkoɾta/ B1	adjective - short