Mentira – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Valeria Lynch

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Valeria Lynch's hit song 'Mentira.' This powerful ballad, with its raw lyrics about betrayal and disillusionment, offers a cathartic experience and a chance to connect with universal feelings of heartbreak. Learn how music can powerfully convey complex emotions.

[English]

Lie

What we had was always a lie

A merciful, but cruel lie

Those beautiful words that are said

And leave scars deep down

Suddenly

My life was filled

With your existence

My luck changed

With your presence

And I discovered that the world

Was beautiful

I flew along the paths of dreams

And I believed in you without suspecting

That I was just facing a professional

Of lying

Your life has always been a lie

A vulgar and stupid lie

And I, who thought I was

Your destiny

I wasn't

But just one more on your way

Oh, oh-oh

I'm leaving

Biting myself with rage

And sadness

I keep my desires

Of grandeur

I played to win

And I've only achieved

A place in the distribution of oblivion

And I believed in you without suspecting

That I was just facing a professional

Of lying

Being one more toy

Of your lies

Being one more toy

Of your lies

Your life has always been a lie

A vulgar and stupid lie

I played to win and I've only achieved

Being one more toy of your lies

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[Spanish]

Mentira

Lo nuestro siempre fue una mentira

Una piadosa pero cruel mentira

Esas palabras bellas que se dicen

Y dejan en el fondo cicatrices

De pronto

Mi vida se llenó

De tu existencia

Mi suerte se cambió

Con tu presencia

Y descubrí que el mundo

Era bello

Volé por los caminos del ensueño

Y fui creyendo en ti sin sospechar

Que solo estaba frente a un profesional

De la mentira

Tu vida siempre ha sido una mentira

Una vulgar y estúpida mentira

Y yo que me creía

Tu destino

No fui

Si no una más en tu camino

Oh, oh-oh

Me marcho

Mordiéndome de rabia

Y de tristeza

Me guardo mis afanes

De grandeza

Jugué a ganar

Y solo he conseguido

Un puesto en el reparto del olvido

Y fui creyendo en ti sin sospechar

Que solo estaba frente a un profesional

De la mentira

Ser un juguete más

De tus mentiras

Ser un juguete más

De tus mentiras

Tu vida siempre ha sido una mentira

Una vulgar y estúpida mentira

Jugué a ganar y solo he conseguido

Ser un juguete más de tus mentiras

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mentira /menˈti.ɾa/ B1	noun - lie
nuestro /ˈnwes.tɾo/ A2	adjective - our
palabras /paˈla.βɾas/ A1	noun - words
vida /ˈbi.ða/ A1	noun - life
lleno /ˈʎe.no/ A2	adjective - full
suerte /ˈsweɾ.te/ A2	noun - luck
mundo /ˈmun.do/ A1	noun - world
bello /ˈbe.ʎo/ B1	adjective - beautiful
caminos /kaˈmi.nos/ A2	noun - roads, paths
ensueño /enˈswe.ɲo/ B2	noun - dream
profesional /pɾo.fe.sjoˈnal/ B2	noun - professional adjective - professional
vulgar /bulˈɣar/ B2	adjective - vulgar
estúpida /esˈtu.pi.ða/ B1	adjective - stupid
destino /desˈti.no/ B1	noun - destiny
rabia /ˈra.βja/ B2	noun - rage, anger
tristeza /tɾisˈte.θa/ B1	noun - sadness
juguete /xuˈɣe.te/ A2	noun - toy