La Lanza – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Babasónicos

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth and unique sound of Babasónicos' "La Lanza" to enhance your Spanish language skills. This track offers a rich vocabulary related to emotions, conflict, and personal resilience, while its poetic metaphors invite deeper interpretation. With its distinct alternative rock style and Adrián Dárgelos's signature vocal delivery, the song provides an authentic listening experience that will both challenge and reward your comprehension of Spanish in a musical context.

[English]

Before you wake up, I want to make it clear

That I'm not going to give in

How did we get here?

Where my worst self embraces us

And I don't know whether to open my mouth without any control

If you're going to ruin me

Don't take it for granted

Until you really do it

I saw you break the spear in two

And you left me with half of it stuck in me

I'm not going to complain

I'm not going to cry

And I'm not going to join you

Even if you stick the other half in me

...

Before you fall asleep, I want to make it clear

That you're fighting with a wall mirror

How did we get here?

Where your worst self settles in you

And decides to take our skin off

If you're going to push me

Don't count me as dead

Until I really fall

I saw you break the spear in two

And you left me with half of it stuck in me

I'm not going to complain

I'm not going to cry

And I'm not going to join your club

Even if you stick the other half in me

I saw you break the spear in two

And you left me with half of it stuck in me

I'm not going to complain

I'm not going to cry

And I'm not going to join your club

Even if you stick the other half in me

I saw you break the spear in two

And you left me with half of it stuck in me

I'm not going to complain

I'm not going to cry

And I'm not going to join your club

Even if you stick the other half in me

...

[Spanish]

Antes que despiertes quiero dejar en claro

Que no voy a dar el brazo a torcer

Como llegamos hasta acá

Donde mi peor yo nos abraza

Y no se si abrir la boca sin ningún control

Si me vas a arruinar

No lo des por hecho

Hasta que lo hagas de verdad

Te vi partir en dos la lanza

Y me dejaste clavada la mitad

No voy a quejarme

No voy a llorar

Y no voy a unirme a vos

Aunque me claves la otra mitad

Antes que te duermas quiero dejar en claro

Que peleas con un espejo de pared

Como llegamos hasta acá

Donde tu peor yo se te instala

Y decide sacarnos la piel

Si me vas a empujar

No me des por muerto

Hasta que me caiga de verdad

Te vi partir en dos la lanza

Y me dejaste clavada la mitad

No voy a quejarme

No voy a llorar

Y no voy a unirme a tu club

Aunque me claves la otra mitad

Te vi partir en dos la lanza

Y me dejaste clavada la mitad

No voy a quejarme

No voy a llorar

Y no voy a unirme a tu club

Aunque me claves la otra mitad

Te vi partir en dos la lanza

Y me dejaste clavada la mitad

No voy a quejarme

No voy a llorar

Y no voy a unirme a tu club

Aunque me claves la otra mitad

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
despertar /des.perˈtar/ B1	verb - to wake up
brazo /ˈbɾa.θo/ A2	noun - arm
torcer /toɾˈθeɾ/ B2	verb - to twist
peor /peˈoɾ/ A2	adjective - worse
abrazo /aˈβɾa.θo/ A2	noun - hug
control /konˈtɾol/ B1	noun - control
partir /paɾˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to leave
clavar /klaˈβaɾ/ B2	verb - to nail or to drive in
mitad /miˈtað/ A2	noun - half
quejarse /keˈxaɾ.se/ B1	verb - to complain
llorar /ʝoˈɾaɾ/ A1	verb - to cry
unir /uˈniɾ/ B1	verb - to unite
espejo /esˈpe.xo/ A2	noun - mirror
decidir /deθiˈðiɾ/ B1	verb - to decide
piel /pjel/ B1	noun - skin

Key Grammar Structures

• Antes que despiertes quiero dejar en claro

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'antes que'

  ➔ 'Antes que' introduces a subordinate clause expressing a condition that must be met before the action in the main clause can happen. Therefore, the subjunctive mood is used in the subordinate clause: 'antes que "despiertes"'. This indicates uncertainty or potentiality.

• Que no voy a dar el brazo a torcer

  ➔ Idiomatic expression: 'Dar el brazo a torcer'

  ➔ 'Dar el brazo a torcer' means to give in, to yield, or to surrender in a disagreement or argument. The phrase is used to emphasize that the speaker is refusing to compromise or change their mind. 'No voy a dar el brazo a torcer' literally means 'I am not going to give my arm to be twisted', indicating strong resistance.

• Como llegamos hasta acá

  ➔ Use of 'acá' for location

  ➔ 'Acá' is an adverb of place, similar to 'aquí' (here), but often implies a closer or more immediate location. It emphasizes how they arrived at *this* specific point, highlighting the current situation.

• Donde mi peor yo nos abraza

  ➔ 'Donde' as a relative adverb referring to a situation/state

  ➔ Here, 'donde' doesn't refer to a physical place, but to a state or situation. It describes the current predicament where the speaker's worst self is embracing them, creating a negative or difficult atmosphere.

• Si me vas a arruinar

  ➔ 'Ir a + infinitive' to express future intention/probability.

  ➔ The structure 'ir a + infinitive' (in this case, 'vas a arruinar') is a common way to express future action in Spanish. It's similar to 'going to' in English. The speaker is questioning if the other person intends to ruin them.

• No lo des por hecho

  ➔ Idiomatic expression 'Dar algo por hecho'

  ➔ 'Dar algo por hecho' means to take something for granted, to assume something is true or will happen without proof. The negative form 'No lo des por hecho' implies that the other person shouldn't assume that they have already succeeded in ruining the speaker.

• Hasta que lo hagas de verdad

  ➔ Subjunctive after 'hasta que' referring to a future event.

  ➔ 'Hasta que' introduces a subordinate clause specifying the limit of an action in the main clause. Because it describes a future and uncertain event (the act of ruining the speaker), the subjunctive mood is used: 'hasta que lo "hagas" de verdad'.

• Te vi partir en dos la lanza

  ➔ Verb 'ver' + infinitive to express seeing an action.

  ➔ The structure 'ver + infinitive' (in this case, 'vi partir') is used to express that the speaker witnessed the action described by the infinitive. It means 'I saw you split the spear in two'.

• Y me dejaste clavada la mitad

  ➔ 'Dejar' + participle to describe a state resulting from a past action.

  ➔ The structure 'dejar + past participle' ('dejaste clavada') indicates the result of a past action. The speaker was left in a state of being stabbed or stuck with half of the spear.