no me convengo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cariño

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt sounds of Cariño with 'No me convengo,' a song that delves into the complexities of self-acceptance and personal struggle. Through its poignant lyrics and vibrant pop-punk style, this track offers a unique opportunity to connect with Spanish language and culture while understanding the universal challenges of self-perception and relationships.

[English]

I don't fit in

The reflections in the puddles tell me

The glass that shatters when I pass by

And the picture your two eyes make of me

When everything is so dark that I can't even see myself

I don't want to be that person who doesn't know

That, even if I can, I hold back in the attempt

The habit most contrary to routine

That spreads across the floors until it disappears

You don't need to tell me

That I don't know how to take care of myself

I already know, but I can't

I've tried it once

You don't need to tell me

That, for you, I will try

That I'm sorry if I fail you

But I don't know how to do it right

I don't know how to do it right

I don't know how to do it right

...

I don't fit in

The mirror tells me without looking at me

I see it written through my veins, in my blood

Even if I want to, I do it wrong and I regret it

But I keep making mistakes because I don't fit in

I tell you in a sigh even though I love you

That if I leave, it's to leave you with the good

That you deserve much more than a mere attempt

And I can't promise you that one day I'll change

Because I won't

You don't need to tell me

That I don't know how to take care of myself

I already know, but I can't

I've tried it once

You don't need to tell me

That, for you, I will try

That I'm sorry if I fail you

But I don't know how to do it right

I don't know how to do it right

I don't know how to do it right

You don't need to tell me

That I don't know how to take care of myself

I already know, but I can't

I've tried it once

You don't need to tell me

That, for you, I will try

That I'm sorry if I fail you

But I don't know how to do it right

I don't know how to do it right

I don't know how to do it

...

[Spanish]

No me convengo

Me lo dicen los reflejos de los charcos

Los cristales que se rompen cuando paso

Y la foto que me hacen tus dos ojos

Cuando todo está tan negro que ya ni me puedo ver

No quiero ser esa persona que no sabe

Que, aunque pueda, se reduce en el intento

La costumbre más contraria a la rutina

Que se esparce por los suelos hasta desaparecer

No hace falta que me digas

Que no sé cuidarme bien

Ya lo sé, pero no puedo

Lo he intentado alguna vez

No hace falta que te diga

Que, por ti, lo intentaré

Que lamento si te fallo

Pero no sé hacerlo bien

No sé hacerlo bien

No sé hacerlo bien

No me convengo

Me lo dice el espejo sin mirarme

Lo veo escrito por mis venas, en mi sangre

Aunque quiera, lo hago mal y me arrepiento

Pero vuelvo a equivocarme porque yo no me convengo

Te lo digo en un suspiro aunque te quiero

Que si me voy es para dejarte con lo bueno

Que te mereces mucho más que un mero intento

Y no puedo prometerte que algún día cambiaré

Pues, no lo haré

No hace falta que me digas

Que no sé cuidarme bien

Ya lo sé, pero no puedo

Lo he intentado alguna vez

No hace falta que te diga

Que, por ti, lo intentaré

Que lamento si te fallo

Pero no sé hacerlo bien

No sé hacerlo bien

No sé hacerlo bien

No hace falta que me digas

Que no sé cuidarme bien

Ya lo sé, pero no puedo

Lo he intentado alguna vez

No hace falta que te diga

Que, por ti, lo intentaré

Que lamento si te fallo

Pero no sé hacerlo bien

No sé hacerlo bien

No sé hacerlo

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reflejos /reˈfle.xos/ B1	noun - reflections
charcos /ˈt͡ʃaɾ.kos/ A2	noun - puddles
cristales /kɾisˈta.les/ B1	noun - glass, crystals
romper /romˈpeɾ/ A2	verb - to break
ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1	noun - eyes
negro /ˈne.ɣɾo/ A1	adjective - black
persona /peɾˈso.na/ A2	noun - person
saber /saˈβeɾ/ A1	verb - to know
reduce /reˈðu.se/ B1	verb - to reduce
intento /inˈten.to/ A2	noun - attempt
costumbre /kosˈtum.bɾe/ B1	noun - custom, habit
contraria /konˈtra.ɾja/ B1	adjective - contrary, opposite
rutina /ruˈti.na/ B1	noun - routine
cuidar /kwiˈðaɾ/ A2	verb - to take care of
espejo /esˈpe.xo/ A2	noun - mirror
venas /ˈbe.nas/ B1	noun - veins
sangre /ˈsaŋ.ɡɾe/ A2	noun - blood
arrepiento /a.reˈpjen.to/ B1	verb - to regret
equivocar /e.ki.βoˈkaɾ/ B1	verb - to make a mistake, to be wrong
suspiro /susˈpi.ɾo/ B2	noun - sigh
fallo /ˈfa.ʎo/ B1	verb - I fail

Key Grammar Structures

• No quiero ser esa persona que no sabe

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used to express desires or wishes.

  ➔ The phrase "No quiero ser" indicates a desire not to be a certain type of person.

• Que, aunque pueda, se reduce en el intento

  ➔ Use of conjunctions to express contrast.

  ➔ The phrase "aunque pueda" introduces a contrast between ability and action.

• Que lamento si te fallo

  ➔ Use of conditional clauses to express regret.

  ➔ The phrase "si te fallo" indicates a condition that leads to regret.

• No hace falta que me digas

  ➔ Impersonal constructions to express necessity.

  ➔ The phrase "No hace falta" indicates that something is not necessary.

• Que te mereces mucho más que un mero intento

  ➔ Use of comparative structures to express worth.

  ➔ The phrase "te mereces mucho más" emphasizes that someone deserves more than what is given.

• Lo he intentado alguna vez

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate past actions with relevance to the present.

  ➔ The phrase "Lo he intentado" indicates that the speaker has made attempts in the past.

• Pero vuelvo a equivocarme

  ➔ Use of present tense to express habitual actions.

  ➔ The phrase "vuelvo a equivocarme" indicates a repeated action of making mistakes.