Fuego – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Omar Montes, Moncho Chavea, Denom, Fyahbwoy, Arce

Lyrics & Translation

[Spanish]

[English]

Yo vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Te necesito

I need you

Yo no te olvido

I don't forget you

Yo vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Siento que no estás cuando yo te necesito

I feel like you're not there when I need you

Ando por la calle borracho y no te veo

I walk the streets drunk and I don't see you

Pasan mil horas y yo no te olvido

A thousand hours pass and I don't forget you

Yo vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Siento que no estás cuando yo lo necesito

I feel like you're not there when I need you

Ando por la calle borracho y no te veo

I walk the streets drunk and I don't see you

Pasan mil horas y yo no te olvido

A thousand hours pass and I don't forget you

Vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Y de que me quiere y no me mira

And that she loves me but doesn't look at me

Voy gastándome la vida, vivo una mentira

I'm spending my life away, I live a lie

Perdido sin ver la salida

Lost without seeing the way out

Sigue desangrándome la herida

The wound keeps bleeding me dry

Como una ilusión, me creo que siga a mi vera

Like an illusion, I believe she's still by my side

Y le llevé todas las flores de la primavera

And I brought her all the spring flowers

Dice que se fue, pero el amor se recupera

She says she left, but love recovers

Yo sigo aquí puesto pa' ti, pero sé que

I'm still here ready for you, but I know that

Yo vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Y yo a ti te llamaba, pero tú no lo cogías

And I called you, but you didn't answer

Tú te vas con otro

You go with someone else

Pero yo sé que por mí morías

But I know you'd die for me

Me juro que tú no estuviste con nadie

You swore to me you weren't with anyone

Dime, no me mientas, o no te llevo al baile

Tell me, don't lie to me, or I won't take you to the dance

Ella me enloquece con tan solo ver sus ojos

She drives me crazy just by looking at her eyes

Y tráje una toalla, porque con ella me mojo

And I brought a towel, because with her she makes me melt

Mi cuerpo marcó de sus labios pinta'os de rojo

My body marked by her red-painted lips

Quieres compararme con ellos, pero 'tá flojo

You want to compare me to them, but that's weak

Pero yo vivo una mentira

But I live a lie

Siento que no estás cuando yo te necesito

I feel like you're not there when I need you

Ando por la calle borracho y no te veo

I walk the streets drunk and I don't see you

Pasan mil horas y yo no te olvido

A thousand hours pass and I don't forget you

Yo vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Siento que no estás cuando yo te necesito

I feel like you're not there when I need you

Ando por la calle borracho y no te veo

I walk the streets drunk and I don't see you

Pasan mil horas y yo no te olvido

A thousand hours pass and I don't forget you

El chico de fuego me dijo que no me amabas

The fire boy told me you didn't love me

Que te lo notó cuando me mirabas

That he noticed it when you looked at me

Él me aconsejó que yo te dejara

He advised me to leave you

No le hice caso y ahora me pintas la cara

I didn't listen to him and now you're making a fool of me

Mentirosa

Liar

Aunque tengas las mejillas rosas

Even if your cheeks are rosy

Solo eres una mentirosa

You're just a liar

Aunque tengas una cara hermosa

Even if you have a beautiful face

Vivimos una mentira

We live a lie

Yo que he dado todo

Me, who has given everything

Que he dejado hasta mi vida de la'o

Who has even put my life aside

Que no miraba de tus ojos la mentira

Who didn't see the lie in your eyes

Dime dónde queda, dónde lo hemos deja'o

Tell me where it's left, where we've left it

Las promesas que dijimos de por vida

The promises we made for life

Nos dijimos siempre, nunca pensamos nunca

We said "always," we never thought "never"

Y te miro y no se prende, sin dios y no me gusta

And I look at you and there's no spark, and I don't like it

Prende aunque sea por dos tirar

Spark, even if just for a second

Por ti ya acabé solo

Because of you I ended up alone

Tendré que aprender o vuelves a sufrir o te descuido

I'll have to learn, or you'll suffer again, or I'll neglect you

Dije miénteme, pero tu cuerpo no y los sabes

I said lie to me, but your body doesn't and you know it

Pídeme que olvide

Ask me to forget

No que pare, dale miéntele

Not to stop, go on, lie to them

Dile como no hay nadie, pero en tu mente

Tell them there's no one like me, but in your mind

Yo tu cuerpo, yo te leo en braile

I (read) your body, I read you in braille

Yo vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Siento que no estás cuando yo te necesito

I feel like you're not there when I need you

Ando por la calle borracho y no te veo

I walk the streets drunk and I don't see you

Pasan mil horas y yo no te olvido

A thousand hours pass and I don't forget you

Yo vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Siento que no estás cuando yo te necesito

I feel like you're not there when I need you

Ando por la calle borracho y no te veo

I walk the streets drunk and I don't see you

Pasan mil horas y yo no te olvido, ah

A thousand hours pass and I don't forget you, ah

Sigo perdido por la calle con mis tigers

I'm still lost on the street with my crew

Todo borracho hablando en árabe

Completely drunk, speaking gibberish

Cuando te vas ya ni respiro, eres mi aire

When you leave, I can't even breathe, you're my air

Pa'hacer todas esas mierdas mejor mátame

To put up with all that crap, you might as well kill me

Todas me tiran al Whatsapp

All of them text me on Whatsapp

Pero ya no me interesan (No me interesan)

But they don't interest me anymore (They don't interest me)

Tengo el as en la manga

I have the ace up my sleeve

Pero no hay na' en la mesa

But there's nothing on the table

Con el corazón partido de falsas promesas

With a broken heart from false promises

Eres mi fuego, mi quebradero de cabeza

You are my fire, my constant worry

Necesito tus besos pa' curar el mono

I need your kisses to cure my craving

Eres mi droga, soy tu yonkie

You're my drug, I'm your junkie

Yo me quedé sin nada y lo tenía todo

I was left with nothing and I had everything

Ojeras tatuadas solo por ti

Dark circles under my eyes just for you

Yo vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Siento que no estás cuando yote necesito

I feel like you're not there when I need you

Ando por la calle borracho y no te veo

I walk the streets drunk and I don't see you

Pasan mil horas y yo no te olvido

A thousand hours pass and I don't forget you

Yo vivo una mentira

I live a lie

Siento que no estás cuando yo lo necesito

I feel like you're not there when I need you

Ando por la calle borracho y no te veo

I walk the streets drunk and I don't see you

Pasan mil horas y yo no te olvido, oh

A thousand hours pass and I don't forget you, oh

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mentira /menˈtiɾa/ A2	noun - lie, falsehood
necesitar /ne.se.siˈtaɾ/ A1	verb - to need, to require
olvidar /ol.βiˈðaɾ/ A1	verb - to forget
borracho /boˈra.tʃo/ A2	adjective - drunk, intoxicated noun - drunkard, intoxicated person
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
herida /eˈɾi.ða/ B1	noun - wound, injury
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
mentir /menˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to lie, to tell a lie
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
corazón /ko.ɾaˈson/ A1	noun - heart (organ) noun - heart (emotions, courage)
fuego /ˈfwe.ɣo/ A2	noun - fire
promesa /pɾoˈme.sa/ B1	noun - promise, pledge
droga /ˈdɾo.ɣa/ B1	noun - drug, narcotic
yonkie /ˈʝon.ki/ B2	noun - junkie (informal/slang for drug addict)
sufrir /suˈfɾiɾ/ B1	verb - to suffer, to endure
perdido /peɾˈði.ðo/ A2	adjective - lost, missing noun - lost person
cuerpo /ˈkweɾ.po/ A1	noun - body
matar /maˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to kill, to murder
mojar /moˈxaɾ/ B1	verb - to wet, to get wet
gastar /ɡasˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to spend (money, time) verb - to waste (resources, life)

Key Grammar Structures

• El chico de fuego me dijo que no me amabas

  ➔ Reported Speech, Imperfect Tense

  ➔ This sentence uses "reported speech" (or indirect speech) to convey what someone else said. The verb "dijo" (said) is in the preterite, and the verb "amabas" (you loved) is in the "imperfect tense" because it describes a past state or continuous action that was true at the time of the reported statement.

• Me juro que tú no estuviste con nadie

  ➔ Preterite Tense, Negative Indefinite Pronoun

  ➔ The verb "juro" (swore) is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past. The phrase "no estuviste con nadie" uses the negative indefinite pronoun "nadie" (no one/nobody) which requires the preceding negation "no" in Spanish.

• Dime, no me mientas, o no te llevo al baile

  ➔ Affirmative and Negative Imperative, Consequence Clause

  ➔ "Dime" is an "affirmative imperative" (tell me). "no me mientas" is a "negative imperative" (don't lie to me), which uses the present subjunctive form. The "o no te llevo al baile" clause expresses a consequence, similar to an "if...then" structure.

• Quieres compararme con ellos, pero 'tá flojo

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive, Object Pronoun Placement, Colloquial Contraction

  ➔ "compararme" is an "infinitive" with the "direct object pronoun" "me" attached to the end, a common placement after conjugated verbs like "quieres". "'tá" is a common "colloquial contraction" for "está" (from estar).

• Aunque tengas las mejillas rosas

  ➔ Subjunctive after "Aunque" (Concession)

  ➔ "Aunque" (even though/although) is followed by the "present subjunctive" "tengas" when expressing a concession or an idea that is known or accepted. It implies "despite the fact that you have rosy cheeks."

• Yo que he dado todo, que he dejado hasta mi vida de la'o

  ➔ Relative Clause "Yo que", Present Perfect, Colloquialism

  ➔ The phrase "Yo que" functions as a "relative clause" where "que" refers back to "Yo" (I who...). "he dado" and "he dejado" are examples of the "present perfect tense", indicating actions completed in the past with relevance to the present. "de la'o" is a "colloquial contraction" of "de lado" (aside/to the side).

• Dime dónde queda, dónde lo hemos deja'o

  ➔ Indirect Question, Present Perfect, Colloquialism

  ➔ "dónde queda" and "dónde lo hemos deja'o" are "indirect questions", embedded within the main clause and not requiring question marks. "hemos deja'o" is the "present perfect tense" ("hemos dejado") in a colloquial form, referring to an action completed with present relevance.

• Las promesas que dijimos de por vida

  ➔ Relative Clause, Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ "que dijimos" is a "relative clause" modifying "Las promesas" (the promises that we said/made). "de por vida" is an "idiomatic expression" meaning "for life" or "lifelong".

• Prende aunque sea por dos tirar

  ➔ Subjunctive with "aunque sea", Infinitive as Noun/Concept

  ➔ "aunque sea" (even if it is/even if it were) uses the "present subjunctive" "sea" to express a concession or a hypothetical situation. "tirar" (to throw) is used here as a "noun or concept" (like "to have a few drinks" or "to hang out for a bit"), which is common for infinitives in Spanish in certain contexts.