La carie – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Dillom, Lali
• Album: Por cesárea

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the dark, captivating world of Dillom and Lali's 'La carie.' This dramatic trip hop track, rich with introspective Spanish lyrics, offers a raw look into themes of rebellion and internal struggle. By diving into its metaphorical language, you can learn about contemporary Argentine expression that boldly confronts societal expectations and personal chaos.

[English]

Oh God, give me my dream of peace

And not of pills (and not of pills)

The devil who never sleeps

Suffering keeps me awake-e-e-e

Ah (uh)

Yeah (oh)

I promised my dad I’d be the best, but

I don’t want to be the best anymore, I want to be the worst

I realized doing wrong was the only option

Until the day my breath is cut off

I see everything as artificial, like a respirator

And my days fade away, turn into vapor

I always find a “but” for everything

I’m tired of starting from zero

So I think, what’s the problem?

If I barely care about others’ misfortunes

If I contribute to the source of sorrows

I want to feel like I’m the decay in your tooth

Oh God, give me my dream of peace

And not of pills (and not of pills)

The devil who never sleeps

Suffering keeps me awake

...

[Spanish]

Dios mío, dame mi sueño de paz

Y no de pastillas (y no de pastillas)

El diablo que nunca duerme

Penando me despabila-a-a-a

Ah (uh)

Ja (oh)

Le prometí a mi papá que iba a ser el mejor, pero

Ya no quiero ser mejor, quiero ser el peor

Entendí que hacer el mal era la única opción

Hasta el día que se corte mi respiración

To lo veo artificial, como un pulmotor

Y los días se me esfuman, se hacen de vapor

Para todo siempre encuentro un pero

Estoy cansado de empezar desde cero

Entonces pienso, ¿cuál es el problema?

Si poco me calienta la desgracia ajena

Si colaboro con la fuente de las penas

Quiero sentir que soy la carie de tu muela

Dios mío, dame mi sueño de paz

Y no de pastillas (y no de pastillas)

El diablo que nunca duerme

Penando me despabila

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Dios ˈdjos A2	noun - God
sueño ˈsweɲo A2	noun - dream
paz pas A2	noun - peace
pastillas pasˈtiʎas B1	noun - pills
diablo ˈdjaβlo B1	noun - devil
duerme ˈdweɾme A2	verb - sleeps
despabila despaˈβila B1	verb - awakens, rouses
mejor meˈxoɾ A2	adjective - better
peor peˈoɾ A2	adjective - worse
mal mal A2	noun - evil, bad
opción opˈθjon B1	noun - option
respiración respiɾaˈθjon B1	noun - breath, respiration
artificial aɾθiθiˈθjal B2	adjective - artificial
pulmotor pulmoˈtoɾ C1	noun - ambu bag, bag valve mask
esfuman esfuˈman B2	verb - fade away, vanish
vapor baˈpoɾ A2	noun - vapor, steam
calienta kaˈljenta A2	verb - warms
desgracia desɡɾaˈθja B1	noun - misfortune, bad luck
colaboro koloˈboɾo B1	verb - collaborate
carie ˈkaɾje B1	noun - cavity, decay (dental)
muela ˈmwe.la A2	noun - tooth, molar

Key Grammar Structures

• Dios mío, dame mi sueño de paz

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb 'dame' (give me) is in the imperative mood, used to make a direct request or command.

• El diablo que nunca duerme

  ➔ Relative pronoun

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'que' is used to introduce a relative clause describing 'el diablo'.

• Le prometí a mi papá que iba a ser el mejor

  ➔ Past tense + future in the past

  ➔ 'Prometí' is in the past tense, and 'iba a ser' expresses a future action from the past perspective.

• Quiero sentir que soy la carie de tu muela

  ➔ Present tense + relative clause

  ➔ 'Quiero' is in the present tense, and 'que soy' introduces a relative clause describing the subject.

• Para todo siempre encuentro un pero

  ➔ Present tense + indefinite pronoun

  ➔ 'Encuentro' is in the present tense, and 'un pero' is an indefinite pronoun meaning 'a problem' or 'an excuse'.