Rasguña las Piedras

• By: Sui Generis

Lyrics:

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Detrás de las paredes

Behind the walls

Que ayer te han levantado

That yesterday were built around you

Te ruego que respires todavía

I beg you to still breathe

Apoyo mis espaldas

I support my back

Y espero que me abraces

And I hope you hold me

Atravesando el muro de mis días

Through the wall of my days

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Hasta mí

Until it reaches me

...

...

Apenas perceptibles

Barely perceptible

Escucho tus palabras

I hear your words

Se acercan las bandas de rock and roll

The rock bands approach

Y sacuden un poco

And shake a bit

Las paredes gastadas

The worn-out walls

Y siento las preguntas de tu voz

And I feel the questions in your voice

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Hasta mí

Until it reaches me

...

...

Y si estoy cansado de gritarte

And if I’m tired of shouting at you

Es que solo quiero despertarte

It’s only because I want to wake you up

Y por fin veo tus ojos

And finally I see your eyes

Que lloran desde el fondo

That cry from deep within

Y empiezo a amarte con toda mi piel

And I begin to love you with all my skin

Y escarbo hasta abrazarte

And I dig until I hold you

Y me sangran las manos

And my hands bleed

Pero qué libres vamos a crecer

But how free we’re going to grow

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Hasta mí, hasta mí

Until it reaches me, until it reaches me

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Y rasguña las piedras

And it scratches the stones

Hasta mí

Until it reaches me

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
paredes /paˈɾeðes/ A2	noun - walls
respirar /respiˈɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to breathe
abraces /aˈβɾaθes/ A2	verb - you embrace
días /ˈdias/ A1	noun - days
piedras /ˈpjeðɾas/ A2	noun - stones
palabras /paˈlaβɾas/ A1	noun - words
cansado /kanˈsado/ B1	adjective - tired
gritar /ɡɾiˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to shout
ojos /ˈoxos/ A1	noun - eyes
lloran /ˈʝoɾan/ A2	verb - they cry
sangran /ˈsaŋɡɾan/ B1	verb - they bleed
libres /ˈliβɾes/ B1	adjective - free
crecer /kɾeˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to grow
escarbo /esˈkaɾβo/ B2	verb - I dig

Grammar:

• Te ruego que respires todavía

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'que' to express a wish or wishful statement

  ➔ The phrase 'que respires' uses the subjunctive mood because it's expressing a wish or hope.

• Y rasguña las piedras

  ➔ The verb 'rasguña' is in the present indicative tense, indicating an ongoing or habitual action

  ➔ The verb 'rasguña' is conjugated in the present tense indicative mood, showing a repeated or ongoing action.

• Y siento las preguntas de tu voz

  ➔ The verb 'siento' is in the present indicative tense, expressing feelings or perceptions

  ➔ The verb 'siento' (from 'sentir') is in the present indicative, indicating the speaker's immediate feelings or perceptions.

• Y empiezo a amarte con toda mi piel

  ➔ The verb 'empiezo' is in the present indicative tense, showing the beginning of an action

  ➔ The verb 'empiezo' is conjugated in the present indicative to express the start of an action or process.

• Y me sangran las manos

  ➔ The verb 'sangran' is in the present indicative tense, expressing a physical pain or bleeding

  ➔ The verb 'sangran' (from 'sangrar') is conjugated in the present indicative to describe ongoing bleeding or pain.

• Pero qué libres vamos a crecer

  ➔ The phrase 'vamos a crecer' employs 'ir a' + infinitive to express a near future intention

  ➔ The construction 'vamos a + infinitive' indicates a near future action or intention.