Inevitable – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Shakira

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of Shakira's 'Inevitable,' a powerful Latin rock ballad that beautifully conveys raw emotions of post-breakup honesty and enduring love. Learning Spanish through this song offers a rich vocabulary for expressing deep feelings and common personal confessions, all while appreciating Shakira's iconic vocal style and her unique blend of rock and Latin influences.

[English]

If it's a matter of confessing

I don't know how to make coffee

And I don't understand football

I think I was unfaithful once

I play badly even at board games

And I never wear a watch

And to be more frank

Nobody thinks of you

The way I do

Even if you don't care

...

If it's a matter of confessing

I never sleep before ten

Nor do I bathe on Sundays

The truth is I also

Cry once a month

Especially when it's cold

With me, nothing is easy

You must already know

You know me well

(Without you everything is so boring)

The sky is tired of watching

The rain fall

And each day that passes is one more

Just like yesterday

I can't find any way to forget you because

Holding on to you is inevitable

...

I always knew it's better

When there's talk of two

To start with oneself

You'll know the situation

Here everything is worse

But at least I still breathe

You don't have to say it

You're not coming back

I know you well

(I'll figure out what to do with myself)

The sky is tired of watching

The rain fall

And each day that passes is one more

Just like yesterday

I can't find any way to forget you because

Holding on to you is inevitable

...

I always knew it's better

When there's talk of two

To start with oneself

...

[Spanish]

Si es cuestión de confesar

No sé preparar café

Y no entiendo de fútbol

Creo que alguna vez fui infiel

Juego mal hasta al parqués

Y jamás uso reloj

Y para ser más franca

Nadie piensa en ti

Como lo hago yo

Aunque te dé lo mismo

Si es cuestión de confesar

Nunca duermo antes de diez

Ni me baño los domingos

La verdad es que también

Lloro una vez al mes

Sobre todo cuando hay frío

Conmigo nada es fácil

Ya debes saber

Me conoces bien

(Sin ti todo es tan aburrido)

El cielo está cansado ya de ver

La lluvia caer

Y cada día que pasa es uno más

Parecido a ayer

No encuentro forma alguna de olvidarte porque

Seguir atándote es inevitable

Siempre supe que es mejor

Cuando hay que hablar de dos

Empezar por uno mismo

Ya sabrás la situación

Aquí todo está peor

Pero al menos aún respiro

No tienes que decirlo

No vas a volver

Te conozco bien

(Ya buscaré qué hacer conmigo)

El cielo está cansado ya de ver

La lluvia caer

Y cada día que pasa es uno más

Parecido a ayer

No encuentro forma alguna de olvidarte porque

Seguir atándote es inevitable

Siempre supe que es mejor

Cuando hay que hablar de dos

Empezar por uno mismo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
confesar /koɱ.feˈsaɾ/ B1	verb - to admit truth or guilt
infiel /iɱˈfjel/ B2	adjective - unfaithful
parqués /paɾˈkes/ C1	noun - a Colombian board game
aburrido /a.βuˈri.ðo/ A2	adjective - boring
inevitable /i.ne.βiˈta.βle/ B2	adjective - unavoidable
respirar /res.piˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to breathe
lluvia /ˈʎu.βja/ A1	noun - rain
cansado /kanˈsa.ðo/ A2	adjective - tired
situación /si.twaˈθjon/ B1	noun - circumstances or context
olvidarte /ol.βiˈðaɾ.te/ B1	verb - to forget you

Key Grammar Structures

• Si es cuestión de confesar

  ➔ Conditional Structure

  ➔ The phrase uses the conditional structure 'Si' (if) to introduce a hypothetical situation.

• Creo que alguna vez fui infiel

  ➔ Preterite Tense

  ➔ The verb 'fui' is in the preterite tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Nadie piensa en ti / Como lo hago yo

  ➔ Comparative Clause

  ➔ The phrase uses 'como' to compare how the speaker thinks about someone versus others.

• El cielo está cansado ya de ver / La lluvia caer

  ➔ Present Tense with Emotional State

  ➔ The present tense 'está cansado' is used to express an emotional state of fatigue.

• Seguir atándote es inevitable

  ➔ Infinitive as Subject

  ➔ The infinitive 'Seguir atándote' acts as the subject of the sentence.

• Ya sabrás la situación

  ➔ Future Tense in Informal Context

  ➔ The phrase uses 'sabrás' (future tense) in an informal context to express certainty.

• Te conozco bien

  ➔ Present Tense for Habitual Action

  ➔ The present tense 'conozco' is used to express a habitual action or long-standing knowledge.