Tu No Vive Asi – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Arcangel, Bad Bunny

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Latin trap with "Tu No Vive Asi" by Arcángel and Bad Bunny. This iconic track is perfect for language learners, offering a rich blend of authentic street slang, powerful expressions of confidence, and a direct, challenging message. You'll learn colloquial Spanish while immersing yourself in a song that defined a genre and propelled Bad Bunny to stardom. Its raw energy and relatable themes of authenticity make it a captivating listen and an excellent way to grasp contemporary Spanish and urban culture.

[English]

I've gotten used to the software

She doesn't hit

They don't come home, they don't back down

Only models like Barea

Multiply by 100, that's the assignment

I'm the chief in your own village

I'm worth more than everything around you

Don't believe her, remember Curry shoots until LeBron blocks it

Come down the hill, I'm rolling with the orchestra

Bastards, the basket, I'm never losing on bets

And especially not in this one, I've got you marked for the final stretch

We're at the end of the stretch

The devil injects me and I take the house, doesn't even tire them out

Another one falls due to gravity

Another one just in case he survives by chance

Refute my thesis, bastard, and we'll give you a catechism

I haven't scored a goal yet and I have Christians praying to Messi

You're snoring, bastard, and you don't live like this (you don't live like this)

Your girl is always checking up on me (checking up on me)

She calls me to get with her and I tell her yes

I've been a son of a bitch since I was born

You're snoring, bastard, and you don't live like this (you don't live like this)

Your girl calls me and I tell her yes (I tell her yes)

I'm not going to change, I've always been like this

I'm still here, still, still here

I've been a son of a bitch since I was born

I came back, but to hit the beat

But how is it that I came back? I don't understand

If I never left

Harder than my beast

Mess with me and it's trouble for your friend

I have a lot of sons, a lot of nephews

Whoever doesn't call me daddy, calls me uncle

Respect the ranks, the position

I traded fame for admiration

I never run out of ammunition

They want to challenge me but they don't have the means

I continue my life, living, bastard

Always active in my machine

I left the alley alone

And I bought mom a million-dollar mansion

I got the sauce

I got the vibe that moves the masses

I'm loyal to my record label

That's why everyone asks what's happening

Arcángel sounds

Hey, no matter how much we block it

Arcángel fills all the concerts

And we don't have him

You're snoring, bastard, and you don't live like this

Your girl calls me and I tell her yes

I'm not going to change, I've always been like this

I've been a son of a bitch since I was born

You're snoring, bastard, and you don't live like this

Your girl is always checking up on me

She calls me to get with her and I tell her yes

I've been a son of a bitch since I was born

Today we're going out at night with all the guys

Ready for the hysteria

These bastards are snoring at me and we are

Owners of the hardware store

We walk around with all the rosaries without knowing the Hail Mary

They're snoring at me, snoring at me, snoring at me, snoring at me

And they're like Meek Mill without a beat

We don't miss a hook

Today if she takes the bait

We're going to your ranch

And we'll make a big hole in your face

What if I'm a rogue?

Bastard, I don't know, what I do know

Is that nerves don't exist after 2 percocets

Today there's no excuse and if it comes out, it's used

If my 40 was Versace

We'll make a jellyfish on your face

The night is confusing and if you cross me

Bastard, we're going to leave you bouncing

Like in Hola Palusa

Marijuana, the juca and pills

The Cuban that I leave you shining

Today we're putting you in the chapel

Even if I'm with the family eating at Padilla's

No one has been born yet who does it like me

If I don't catch you in PR, I'll catch you in 2000 New York

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[Spanish]

Me acostumbré al software

Ella no batea

No llegan a casa no se capean

Solo modelos como Barea

Multiplica el 100 es en la tarea

Yo soy el cacique en tu propia aldea

Valgo más que todo lo que te rodea

No te la crea recuerda que Curry la mete hasta que Lebron lo galdea

Baja por la cuesta, que ando con la orquesta

Cabrones la cesta, yo nunca estoy abajo en las apuestas

Y menos en esta, te la ubico que de la recta final

Estamos en el final de la recta

El diablo me inyecta y saco la casa ni los acuesta

Otro que se cae por la fuerza de gravedad

Otro más por si sobrevive de casualidad

Refuta mi tesis, cabrón y te vamos a dar catequesis

No he metido un gol y tengo a Cristianos orándole a Messi.

Tu ronca cabrón y tú no vive así (tú no vive así)

Tu jefa se pasa pendiente de mí (pendiente de mí)

Me llama pa' darle y le digo que si

Yo soy un hijo e' puta desde que nací

Tu ronca cabrón y tú no vive así (tú no vive así)

Tu jefa me llama y le digo que si (Le digo que sí)

Yo no voa cambiar yo siempre he sido así

Sigo aquí, sigo, sigo aquí

Yo soy un hijo e' puta desde que nací

Volví, pero pa' meterle al Beat

¿Pero como que volví? Yo no entiendo

Si yo nunca me fui

Más duro que el bicho mío

Jode conmigo y sale pal tío

Tengo pal de hijos, pal de sobrinos

El que no me dice papi, me dice tío

Respeten los rangos, la posición

Cambié la fama por admiración

Nunca me quedo sin munición

Quieren frontear pero no tienen condición

Sigo mi vida vivo cabrón

Siempre activo en mi maquinón

Salí solito del callejón

Y le compré una mansión a mami de un millón

Tengo la grasa

Tengo el piquete que mueve las masas

Soy fiel a mi disquera

Por eso to' el mundo pregunta que pasa

Arcángel suena

Hey, por más que lo bloqueemos

Arcángel llena todos los conciertos

Y nosotros no lo tenemos

Tu ronca cabrón y tú no vive así

Tu jefa me llama y le digo que si

Yo no voa cambiar yo siempre he sido así

Yo soy un hijo e' puta desde que nací

Tu ronca cabrón y tú no vive así

Tu jefa se pasa pendiente de mi

Me llama pa' darle y le digo que si

Yo soy un hijo e' puta desde que nací

Hoy salimos de noche con todos los muchachos

Puestos pa' la hisetería

Estos cabrones me roncan de palo y nosotros

Dueños de la ferretería

Andamos con to' los rosarios sin saber el Ave María

Me roncan, me roncan, me roncan, me roncan

Y están como Meek Mill sin batería.

No fallamos un gancho

Hoy si me toma el engancho

Nos metemos a tu rancho

Y en la cara te hacemos un hueco ancho

¿Qué si soy maleante?

Cabrón yo no sé, lo que sé

Es que los nervios no existen después de 2 percocet

Hoy no hay escusa y si se saca se usa

Si mi 40 fuera Versache

En la cara te hacemos una medusa

La noche es confusa y si conmigo te cruzas

Cabrón te vamo a dejar brincando

Como en el Hola Palusa

Marihuana, la juca y pastilla

La cubana que te dejo brilla

Hoy te ponemos en capilla

Aunque ande con la familia comiendo en padilla

Todavía no ha nacido alguien que lo haga como yo

Si no te pillo en PR te pillo en los 2000 New york

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
software software B1	noun - computer program or set of programs
cacique cacique B2	noun - tribal chief; a powerful leader
aldea aldea A2	noun - village
Curry Curry A2	proper noun - surname of NBA player Stephen Curry
Lebron Lebron A2	proper noun - surname of NBA star LeBron James
orquesta orquesta B1	noun - orchestra, a large musical ensemble
casa casa A1	noun - house, home
gravedad gravedad B1	noun - gravity, the force that attracts objects toward each other
catequesis catequesis B2	noun - religious instruction, usually in preparation for baptism or confirmation
Messi Messi A2	proper noun - surname of Argentine football star Lionel Messi
ronca ronca B2	adjective - hoarse, rough-sounding; also slang for “to mock”
jefa jefa A2	noun - female boss or leader
pendiente pendiente B1	noun - pending matter; also a slope or inclination
hijo hijo A1	noun - son
puta puta B1	noun - prostitute; also used as a vulgar insult
bicho bicho A2	noun - bug, insect; slang for a creature or thing
maquinón maquinón B2	noun - large, powerful machine; also slang for a very strong person
disquera disquera B2	noun - record label, company that produces music recordings
Arcángel Arcángel A2	proper noun - stage name of the Dominican‑Puerto Rican urban singer
percocet percocet B2	noun - brand name of a prescription pain medication containing oxycodone and acetaminophen

Key Grammar Structures

• Me acostumbré al software

  ➔ Preterite of a reflexive verb (me + verb) used for personal change in the past.

  ➔ The verb "acostumbré" is in the preterite and is reflexive because it is preceded by "Me".

• No llegan **a** casa no se capean

  ➔ Double negation with a third‑person plural reflexive verb (se capean).

  ➔ Both "No" and "no" are used, and the verb "se capean" is reflexive and conjugated for "ellos/ellas".

• Valgo más **que** todo lo que te rodea

  ➔ Comparative structure using "más que" plus a relative clause.

  ➔ The word "más" is followed by the conjunction "que" to compare "Valgo" with "todo lo que te rodea".

• No te la crea, recuerda **que** Curry la mete hasta **que** Lebrón lo galdea

  ➔ Two uses of the conjunction "que": (1) as a complementizer after "recuerda" and (2) as a temporal "hasta que".

  ➔ The first "que" introduces the clause "Curry la mete" after the verb "recuerda"; the second "que" appears in the temporal phrase "hasta que Lebrón lo galdea".

• Yo no **voy a** cambiar, yo siempre **he sido** así

  ➔ Future intention with "no + ir a + infinitive" and present perfect "he sido".

  ➔ "Voy a" expresses a near‑future intention; with "no" it becomes a negative intention. "He sido" is the present perfect of "ser".

• Respeten los rangos, la posición

  ➔ Imperative in the formal plural (third‑person plural) using the present subjunctive form.

  ➔ The verb "Respeten" is the third‑person plural present subjunctive, which functions as a polite command to a group.

• Yo soy un hijo de puta **desde que** nací

  ➔ Temporal clause introduced by "desde que" + past tense.

  ➔ "Desde que" means "since" and introduces the past event "nací" to indicate when the condition started.

• Nunca **me quedo** sin munición

  ➔ Negative present tense with reflexive verb "quedar" + "sin" + noun.

  ➔ The reflexive verb "me quedo" is in the present tense and the phrase "sin munición" means "without ammunition".

• Hoy **salimos** de noche con todos los muchachos

  ➔ First‑person plural present indicative (habitual action) with adverbial phrase of time.

  ➔ The verb "salimos" is the 1st‑person plural present, used here to describe a regular nightly activity.