Usted – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: PXNDX
• Album: Sangre Fría

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Do you remember those promises?

At year’s end with beer, oh

I’ve already forgotten them, the toast took them away

Locked up in your room

It was midnight, we kissed

I don’t remember anything after the final count

Today everything fell apart, a new purpose

It takes two to dance

Don’t talk any more

And keep all those sweet words for someone else

You can shout at me, you can hate me

Later you’ll thank me

I want to be there, I won’t make it

Because I’m not worthy of you, I’m not who you think I am

I’m not good for you, I should address you formally (as “usted”)

If you ever deserve it

...

...

The irony of going with jealousy

Walking down Vasconcelos, woh

It made me wonder if our love was real

I swear, I gave everything

Anxiety found its place

And now you can hardly smoke anywhere

Don’t talk any more

And keep all those sweet words for someone else

You can shout at me, you can hate me

Later you’ll thank me

I want to be there, I won’t make it

Because I’m not worthy of you, I’m not who you think I am

I’m not good for you, I should address you formally (as “usted”)

If you ever deserve it

I’ll even miss your voice

It hurts inside me

Goodbye is necessary

Don’t talk now

And keep all those sweet words for someone else

You can shout at me, you can hate me

Later you’ll thank me, oh

I want to be there, I won’t make it

Because I’m not worthy of you, I’m not who you think I am

I’m not good for you, I should address you formally (as “usted”)

If you ever deserve it

...

[Spanish]

¿Recuerdas esas promesas?

De fin de año y con cerveza, oh

Ya las olvidé, el brindis se la llevó

Encerrados ahí en tu cuarto

Dieron las doce, nos besamos

No recuerdo más después del conteo final

Hoy todo se derrumbó, propósito nuevo

Para bailar se ocupan dos

No hables ya

Y guarda todas esas lindas palabras para alguien más

Me puedes gritar, me puedes odiar

Luego agradecerás

Quiero estar ahí, no llegaré

Pues yo no te merezco, no soy quien tú crees

No te hago bien, yo debería hablarte de usted

Si acaso has de merecer

La ironía de ir con celos

Caminando por Vasconcelos, woh

Me puso a pensar si nuestro amor fue real

Te juro, yo lo di todo

La ansiedad encontró su acomodo

Y ya no se puede fumar casi en ningún lugar

No hables ya

Y guarda todas esas lindas palabras para alguien más

Me puedes gritar, me puedes odiar

Luego agradecerás

Quiero estar ahí, no llegaré

Pues yo no te merezco, no soy quien tú crees

No te hago bien, yo debería hablarte de usted

Si acaso has de merecer

Extrañaré hasta tu voz

Me duele aquí adentro

Es necesario el adiós

No hables ya

Y guarda todas esas lindas palabras para alguien más

Me puedes gritar, me puedes odiar

Luego agradecerás, oh

Quiero estar ahí, no llegaré

Pues yo no te merezco, no soy quien tú crees

No te hago bien, yo debería hablarte de usted

Si acaso has de merecer

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
promesa /pɾoˈmesa/ B1	noun - promise or commitment
cerveza /θeɾˈβeθa/ A2	noun - beer
cuarto /ˈkwaɾto/ A2	noun - room or chamber
beso /ˈbeso/ A2	noun - kiss
propósito /pɾoˈposito/ B2	noun - purpose or intention
bailar /baiˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to dance
palabra /paˈlaβɾa/ A2	noun - word or statement
odiar /oˈðjaɾ/ B1	verb - to hate
merecer /meɾeˈθeɾ/ B2	verb - to deserve or merit
ironía /iɾoˈnia/ C1	noun - irony
celos /ˈθelos/ B2	noun - jealousy
pensar /penˈsaɾ/ A2	verb - to think
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A2	noun - love
ansiedad /ansjeˈðað/ C1	noun - anxiety
fumar /fuˈmaɾ/ A2	verb - to smoke (tobacco)
extrañar /ekstɾaˈɲaɾ/ B1	verb - to miss (someone or something)
voz /boθ/ A2	noun - voice
adiós /aˈðjos/ A1	noun - farewell or goodbye

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Recuerdas esas promesas?

  ➔ Preterite tense of 'recordar'

  ➔ The preterite tense is used here to ask if the person remembers past promises. It signifies a completed action in the past: "¿Recuerdas"" = "Do you remember".

• Ya las olvidé, el brindis se la llevó

  ➔ Pronoun replacement 'las' and Se impersonal

  ➔ "'Las'" replaces "esas promesas". "Se la llevó" uses the impersonal "se", where the subject is not a specific person. The toast metaphorically took the memories away.

• Para bailar se ocupan dos

  ➔ Impersonal 'se'

  ➔ The impersonal "se" is used to express a general statement. It's not specifying who needs two people to dance but making a general assertion. "Se ocupan dos" means "two are needed".

• Me puedes gritar, me puedes odiar

  ➔ Use of 'poder' + infinitive to express possibility/permission

  ➔ 'Poder' + infinitive expresses what someone is allowed or able to do. Here, it suggests the speaker is giving permission to shout or hate him: "Me puedes gritar" means "You can shout at me".

• Luego agradecerás

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The future simple tense ("agradecerás") expresses a future action. It suggests certainty that the person will be grateful later. It means "You will thank me later."

• Pues yo no te merezco, no soy quien tú crees

  ➔ Subjunctive mood implied in 'quien tú crees'.

  ➔ Although 'crees' is in the indicative, the implied meaning behind 'no soy quien tú crees' suggests uncertainty. The full subjunctive form might be 'no soy quien tú creas' but the indicative is common here in colloquial speech, implying the speaker doubts the other person's perception of them.

• Yo debería hablarte de usted

  ➔ Conditional tense ('debería') to express obligation or advice.

  ➔ The conditional 'debería' expresses what *should* be done, but not necessarily is. In this context, it's expressing a regretful ideal: "I should address you formally" suggests distance and respect that isn't currently being observed.

• Si acaso has de merecer

  ➔ 'Si' clause with future subjunctive meaning

  ➔ The phrase "Si acaso has de merecer" implies uncertainty about whether the person will ever deserve formal treatment. The construction "has de + infinitive" usually denotes obligation, but paired with "si acaso" it expresses a hypothetical future scenario. The subjunctive form (more formal) might have been used: "Si acaso hubieres de merecer".