(Mentiras Piadosas) – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Dillom
• Album: Por cesárea

Lyrics & Translation

Dillom's "(Mentiras Piadosas)" is a brief but potent Spanish-language interlude that perfectly encapsulates the dark, experimental hip hop and alternative rock blend of his album *Por cesárea*. By learning the lines, especially the central, obsessive refrain of "Vos sos para mí," you can unlock the raw emotional core of the song and understand how Spanish lyrics are used to drive a complex, narrative-driven psychological thriller.

[English]

I live with the urge to destroy everything

And there are some nights when I let it take over

My demons are backing me up in the chorus

Whispering in my ear that you’re meant for me

You’re meant for me (hum, hum)

You’re meant for me (hum, hum)

You’re meant for me (hum, hum)

You’re meant for me

...

You’re meant for me

You’re meant for me

You’re meant for me

...

You’re meant for me

...

[Spanish]

Vivo con el impulso de destruirlo todo

Y hay algunas noches que me dejo ganar

Tengo a mis demonios haciéndome los coros

Diciéndome al oído que sos para mí

Vos sos para mí (hum, hum)

Vos sos para mí (hum, hum)

Vos sos para mí (hum, hum)

Vos sos para mí

Vos sos para mí

Vos sos para mí

Vos sos para mí

Vos sos para mí

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
impulso imˈpulso B1	noun - impulse
destruir destruˈiɾ A2	verb - to destroy
noches ˈno.tʃes A1	noun - nights
demonios deˈmonjos A2	noun - demons
coros ˈko.ɾos A2	noun - choirs
diciéndome diˈθjen.do.me A2	verb - telling me
oído oˈi.do A1	noun - ear
sos sos A1	verb - you are
ganar gaˈnaɾ A2	verb - to win
para ˈpa.ɾa A1	preposition - for
mí mi A1	pronoun - me
vos bos A1	pronoun - you
vivo ˈbi.bo A1	verb - I live
dejar deˈxaɾ A2	verb - to let
haciéndome a.θjenˈdo.me A2	verb - making me

Key Grammar Structures

• Vivo con el impulso de destruirlo todo

  ➔ Present tense with reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The verb 'vivo' is in the present tense, and 'el impulso' is the subject, while 'destruirlo' uses the reflexive pronoun 'lo' to refer back to 'todo'.

• Tengo a mis demonios haciéndome los coros

  ➔ Present participle (gerund)

  ➔ The phrase 'haciéndome los coros' uses the gerund form of 'hacer' to describe an action happening simultaneously with 'tengo'.

• Diciéndome al oído que sos para mí

  ➔ Indirect object pronoun

  ➔ The pronoun 'me' is an indirect object pronoun, indicating the action is directed toward the speaker.

• Vos sos para mí

  ➔ Informal second-person singular (Vos)

  ➔ 'Vos' is used in some Spanish-speaking regions as an informal way to address someone, equivalent to 'tú'.