La Excepción – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Gustavo Cerati
• Album: Ahí Vamos

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poetic depths of Gustavo Cerati's 'La Excepción,' a rock track that invites you to question societal norms and embrace authentic happiness. Through its powerful lyrics and innovative sound, you can delve into themes of love, rebellion, and lasting connection, offering a unique perspective on life and relationships.

[English]

I want to be

What makes you the happiest

I like to see you like this

Like the end of this journey

Turn me on

Take it off (uh!)

Lead me

To a place with speakers

And let the sound take us away

Through the air

A space to celebrate

I know this is big

...

...

This love is

The best face of power

And you're tired of pointing

The finger at the wound

This time has come to drown

The beast

Everything ends blocked

Among so much hysteria

Today let's make an exception

To break the rules

So much hunger without satisfaction

Satisfaction

Today let's make an exception

To stretch the tension

And let lasting be better than burning

Better than burning

Girl, take me to a place

With speakers

You'll see

...

Mechanisms of illusion

Everyone, girl

Is an impostor

Today let's make an exception

To break the rules

So much hunger without satisfaction

Satisfaction

Today let's make an exception

To stretch the tension

And let lasting be

Better than burning

Better than burning, oh

...

Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

I broke the rules

...

[Spanish]

Quiero ser

Lo que te hace más feliz

A mí me gusta verte así

Como el fin de este viaje

Préndeme

Sácate (¡uh!)

Llévame

A un lugar con parlantes

Y que nos vuele la sonoridad

Por el aire

Un espacio para celebrar

Sé que esto es grande

Este amor es

La mejor cara del poder

Y estás cansada de poner

El dedo en la llaga

Este tiempo llegó para ahogar

A la bestia

Todo acaba bloqueado

Entre tanta histeria

Hoy hagamos la excepción

De romper las reglas

Tanto hambre sin satisfacción

Satisfacción

Hoy hagamos la excepción

De estirar la cuerda

Y que durar sea mejor que arder

Mejor que arder

Nena, llévame a un lugar

Con parlantes

Vas a ver

Mecanismos de ilusión

Todo el mundo, nena

Es impostor

Hoy hagamos la excepción

De romper las reglas

Tanto hambre sin satisfacción

Satisfacción

Hoy hagamos la excepción

De estirar la cuerda

Y que durar sea

Mejor que arder

Mejor que arder, oh

Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh

Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh

Ya rompí las reglas

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feliz /feˈlis/ A1	adjective - happy
viaje /ˈbja.xe/ A2	noun - journey, trip
lugar /luˈɣar/ A1	noun - place
aire /ˈai.ɾe/ A1	noun - air
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
poder /poˈðeɾ/ A2	noun - power
cansada /kanˈsa.ða/ A2	adjective - tired
tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1	noun - time
bestia /ˈbes.tja/ B1	noun - beast
histeria /isˈte.ɾja/ B2	noun - hysteria
excepción /ek.seɣˈsjon/ B2	noun - exception
reglas /ˈre.ɣlas/ A2	noun - rules
hambre /ˈam.bɾe/ A2	noun - hunger
satisfacción /sa.tis.fakˈθjon/ B1	noun - satisfaction
mecanismos /me.ka.nisˈmos/ B2	noun - mechanisms
ilusión /i.luˈsjon/ B1	noun - illusion
impostor /im.posˈtoɾ/ B2	noun - impostor
arder /aɾˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to burn
durar /duˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to last

Key Grammar Structures

• Quiero ser

  ➔ Present tense of 'querer' (to want) + infinitive

  ➔ 'Quiero' is the first person singular form of 'querer' in the present tense, expressing desire.

• Lo que te hace más feliz

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'que' + verb 'hacer' + superlative 'más feliz'

  ➔ 'Lo que' introduces a relative clause describing 'what' makes someone happy.

• Sé que esto es grande

  ➔ Present indicative of 'saber' (to know) + subordinate clause

  ➔ 'Sé' is the first person singular present tense of 'saber', meaning 'to know', and introduces a clause expressing certainty.

• Y que nos vuele la sonoridad

  ➔ Subjunctive mood of 'volar' (to fly) to express desire or possibility

  ➔ The subjunctive form 'vuele' comes from 'volar' and expresses a wish or an invitation.

• Hoy hagamos la excepción

  ➔ Subjunctive form of 'hacer' (to do/make) in the first person plural to indicate a command or suggestion

  ➔ 'Hagamos' is the present subjunctive of 'hacer' in the first person plural, used here to suggest an action or exception.

• Tanto hambre sin satisfacción

  ➔ Noun phrase 'tanto hambre' (so much hunger) + preposition 'sin' + noun 'satisfacción'

  ➔ 'Tanto hambre' means 'so much hunger', and 'sin satisfacción' means 'without satisfaction', together describing unfulfilled desire.

• Y que durar sea mejor que arder

  ➔ Subjunctive of 'durar' (to last) + comparative 'mejor que' (better than) + infinitive 'arder'

  ➔ 'Durar' is in the subjunctive mood, expressing a wish or ideal, with 'mejor que' comparing enduring to burning.