ROSAS y ESPINAS – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Axolotes Mexicanos, Aiko el grupo
• Album: Digital Single

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poetic world of Spanish Indie Pop with 'ROSAS y ESPINAS.' This song is a perfect tool for learners to master romantic metaphors and evocative adjectives, offering a beautiful way to connect with the emotional nuances of the Spanish language through its melodic storytelling.

[English]

You're playing mind games with me

And it's not even funny anymore

I'll deal with this on my own

I don't want to go to therapy

I'm sick of returning

To the exact same situation

I'll just hang out with my friends

I'll be doing better again

This hasn't happened to me before

And it won't happen again

Suddenly, you disappear

I want this to end right now

I'm sick of staying up

Awake so late at night

Waiting for a message

That isn't going to come

What's the point of all these roses

If you prefer the thorns?

What's the point of this song

If you're leaving me for the neighbor?

You didn't have to be such a snake

You always win with your bullshit lies

By cheating

Crazy life

Herpes en la boca

You'll get them because you deserve it

I'm sick of staying up

Awake so late at night

Waiting for a message

That isn't going to come

...

If you only knew how much I love you

But I'm not an idiot either

The next time you want to kiss me

First, break up with your girlfriend

Because I'm sick of staying up

Awake so late at night

Waiting for a message

That isn't going to come

And I'm sick of putting up with you

And even if I don't want to leave you

This war of attrition

Is going to end

[Spanish]

Me estás mareando

Y eso ya no tiene gracia

Esto me lo tanqueo sola

Yo no quiero ir a terapia

Estoy harta de volver

A la misma situación

Quedaré con mis amigos

Volveré a estar mejor

Esto no me había pasado

Ni me volverá a pasar

De pronto desapareces

Quiero que esto acabe ya

Estoy harta de quedarme

Despierta hasta tan tarde

Esperando un mensaje

Que no va a llegar

¿De qué valen tantas rosas

Si prefieres las espinas?

¿De qué vale esta canción

Si te vas con la vecina?

No hacía falta ser tan lagarta

Siempre ganas con tu mierda de cartas

Haciendo trampas

Vida loca

Herpes en la boca

Te llegará porque te toca

Estoy harta de quedarme

Despierta hasta tan tarde

Esperando un mensaje

Que no va a llegar

Si supieras lo mucho que te quiero

Pero yo tampoco soy gilipollas

La próxima vez que quieras besarme

Primero lo dejas con tu novia

Porque estoy harta de quedarme

Despierta hasta tan tarde

Esperando un mensaje

Que no va a llegar

Y estoy harta de aguantarte

Y aunque no quiera dejarte

Esta guerra de desgaste

Se va a terminar

Key Grammar Structures

• Esto no me había pasado

  ➔ Past Perfect (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)

  ➔ Used "había pasado" to describe an action that happened before another point in the past.

• Ni me volverá a pasar

  ➔ Future Simple (Futuro Simple)

  ➔ The verb "volverá" indicates a future event that will not happen again.

• Si supieras lo mucho que te quiero

  ➔ Conditional sentences / Imperfect Subjunctive (Subjuntivo Imperfecto)

  ➔ The usage of "supieras" (subjunctive) creates a hypothetical or unreal condition.

• Prefieres las espinas

  ➔ Radical-changing verb (Verbo con cambio vocálico)

  ➔ The verb "prefieres" is an irregular verb where 'e' changes to 'ie' in the present tense.

• No hacía falta ser tan lagarta

  ➔ Imperfect Indicative (Pretérito Imperfecto)

  ➔ The phrase "hacía falta" expresses a past necessity that was ongoing or descriptive.

• Te llegará porque te toca

  ➔ Indirect Object Pronouns (Pronombres de Objeto Indirecto)

  ➔ The "te" in "llegará" and "toca" indicates the person who receives the action.

• Quiero que esto acabe ya

  ➔ Subjunctive after expressions of will (Subjuntivo después de verbos de voluntad)

  ➔ The verb "quiera" triggers the subjunctive "acabe" because it expresses desire.

• La próxima vez que quieras besarme

  ➔ Temporal clauses with Subjunctive (Oraciones temporales)

  ➔ The subjunctive "quieras" is used here because it refers to a future, non-specific event.