Usted – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Pxndx
• Album: Sangre Fria

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional Spanish of Pxndx's 'Usted' to learn about regret and formal distance in relationships. The song's bittersweet hooks and raw lyrical confession make it a special track for understanding vulnerability in the context of Mexican alternative rock.

[English]

Do you remember those promises?

At New Year's, with beer, oh

I already forgot them, the toast took them away

Locked up there in your room

At twelve o'clock, we kissed, mm

I don't remember anything else after the final count

Today everything fell apart, a new purpose

It takes two to dance

Don't speak any more

And keep all those nice words for someone else

You can shout at me, you can hate me

Then you'll be grateful

I want to be there, I won't get there

Because I don't deserve you, I'm not who you think I am

I'm not good for you, I should address you formally

If perhaps you should deserve

The irony of going with jealousy

Walking through Vasconcelos, woah

It made me wonder if our love was real

I swear I gave everything

Anxiety found its place

And you can hardly smoke anywhere now

Don't speak any more

And keep all those nice words for someone else

You can shout at me, you can hate me

Then you'll be grateful

I want to be there, I won't get there

Because I don't deserve you, I'm not who you think I am

I'm not good for you, I should address you formally

If perhaps you should deserve

I'll miss even your voice, it hurts inside me

Goodbye is necessary

Don't speak any more

And keep all those nice words for someone else

You can shout at me, you can hate me

Then you'll be grateful

I want to be there, I won't get there

Because I don't deserve you, I'm not who you think I am

I'm not good for you, I should address you formally

If perhaps you should deserve

[Spanish]

¿Recuerdas esas promesas?

De fin de año, y con cerveza, oh

Ya las olvide, el brindis se la llevó

Encerrados ahí en tu cuarto

Dieron las doce, nos besamos, mm

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, woah

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

Extrañare 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

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
recordar /rekoɾˈðar/ A2	verb - to remember
promesa /pɾoˈmesa/ A2	noun - promise
olvidar /olbiˈðar/ A2	verb - to forget
brindis /ˈbɾindis/ B1	noun - toast (drinking)
derrumbó /derumˈbo/ B1	verb - collapsed
bailar /baiˈlar/ A2	verb - to dance
lindas /ˈlindas/ A2	adjective - beautiful
gritar /ɡriˈtar/ A2	verb - to shout
odiar /oˈðjar/ A2	verb - to hate
merecer /mereˈseɾ/ B1	verb - to deserve
ironía /iɾoˈni.a/ B2	noun - irony
celos /ˈselos/ B1	noun - jealousy
ansiedad /ansjeˈðad/ B2	noun - anxiety
extrañar /ekstraˈɲar/ B1	verb - to miss
necesario /neseseˈɾjo/ A2	adjective - necessary

Key Grammar Structures

• ¿Recuerdas esas promesas?

  ➔ Use of the present tense in direct questions.

  ➔ The verb "recuerdas" (do you remember) is in the present indicative, asking about a current memory.

• El brindis se la llevó.

  ➔ Use of reflexive pronoun and past tense.

  ➔ The phrase "se la llevó" shows an action completed in the past with reflexive and object pronouns combined (it took it away).

• Nos besamos.

  ➔ Reflexive reciprocal verb in the past tense.

  ➔ The verb "besamos" with "nos" means both subjects kissed each other (not oneself).

• Hoy todo se derrumbó.

  ➔ Preterite tense expressing a completed event.

  ➔ The verb "se derrumbó" (collapsed) is in preterite, marking a clear event that ended.

• Para bailar se ocupan dos.

  ➔ Impersonal structure with 'se' plus verb in plural.

  ➔ The phrase means 'two are needed to dance,' using 'se' impersonally to express a general truth.

• Me puedes gritar, me puedes odiar.

  ➔ Modal verb 'poder' with infinitive, expressing permission or possibility.

  ➔ The structure 'puedes gritar' means 'you can shout', showing permission or capability using 'poder' plus infinitive.

• Pues yo no te merezco.

  ➔ Negation structure with direct object pronoun.

  ➔ The pronoun 'te' (you) precedes the verb 'merezco' in negation, meaning 'I do not deserve you.'

• No te hago bien.

  ➔ Use of verb 'hacer' meaning 'to make someone feel' or 'to cause.'

  ➔ The phrase 'No te hago bien' means 'I am not good for you'—literally 'I do not make you good.'

• Debería hablarte de usted.

  ➔ Conditional tense indicating politeness or hypothetical action.

  ➔ The verb 'debería' (I should) expresses moral or social obligation, adding politeness when followed by 'hablarte de usted.'

• Extrañaré hasta tu voz.

  ➔ Future tense expressing emotional anticipation.

  ➔ The verb 'Extrañaré' is future tense of 'extrañar' (to miss), expressing that the speaker will miss something in the future.