YO NO ERA ASÍ – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Armand La Máquina

Lyrics & Translation

‘Yo No Era Así’ is a perfect song for Spanish learners to understand how to express changes in the past and personal states of being. The song uses clear, colloquial phrasing that is ideal for grasping how native speakers discuss self-reflection and personal history.

[English]

[music]

Don't be surprised if one day you look at me

differently.

The person you knew doesn't live here anymore,

and he didn't leave by choice.

Lies broke him,

betrayal buried him, and he says,

[music]

"Love the machine."

[music]

Don't be surprised if you see me quiet,

if I don't shine like I used to

back then. The one who trusted with

closed eyes died the night I watched you

fall. I really believed you when you

swore to me.

I really bet on everything

you promised,

but love also turns into a dagger

when it is carried by someone who

doesn't cherish it.

They stole my innocence

because I chose to truly believe.

They broke my feelings

and even made me feel guilty

for loving. [music]

Fame and pride didn't change me.

[music]

Seeing people for who they really are changed me.

I gave too much with clean

hands, and they repaid me by making me

[music] fall, and I wasn't like this. Life

changed me; it made me more serious, more

[music] cold, more quiet. I failed myself by

giving everything to someone who

was never on my side. I wasn't like this. I

knew how to love,

but I learned with a

broken soul.

That not everyone who

hugs you has hidden intentions. I did believe in

you.

I gave you pure and true love,

but after so many wounds, [music]

I am no longer the same person as before.

No more. [music]

I also experienced those fake friendships

that toast while looking you in the eye. They call you

brother when life is good and become

strangers [music]

when it's no longer convenient.

I realized it [music] late, but

I understood that some smiles carry

poison. People who wait to see you on the

ground just so they can feel on top using

[music] what isn't theirs. That's why I walk with fewer

words, with more caution and less

illusion. [music] Because opening the

door to just anyone can also

break your heart. I'm not bad,

[music] I just learned

that being good doesn't mean letting yourself be stepped on. The one

[music] who forgives without putting themselves first

also gets used to suffering. I wasn't

[music] like this. Life changed me,

it made me more serious, more cold, more

quiet. [music] I failed myself by giving

everything to someone who was never on my side. I

wasn't like this; I knew how to love,

but I learned [music] with a

broken soul.

That not everyone who [music] hugs you,

has hidden intentions. I did believe in

you.

I gave you pure and true love,

but [music] after so many wounds,

I am no longer the same [music]

as before.

No more. The one who begged is dead, the one who

endured is dead, the one who

failed themselves just so they wouldn't lose anyone else.

I don't live in that story anymore; I no longer

buy falseness. The pain opened my

eyes [music] and taught me dignity. Today

I am different, but not empty. I carry

scars. Not resentment, [music] I chose

silence to protect myself from those who

confuse devotion with weakness. I didn't change,

if you see me cold, [music] you already know why. If I

don't answer, that is also a sign. Before, I gave

my whole soul. I hear respect, but not

my peace. I don't hold [music] grudges, I hold

memories, because forgetting is also

betraying yourself.

[music] Life didn't do me wrong.

It only taught me how to save myself.

I wasn't like this. Life changed me,

it made me more serious, [music] more cold,

more quiet. I failed myself by giving everything

[music]

to someone who was never on my side. I wasn't

[music] like that. I knew who I was, but

I learned [music] with a

broken soul. That not everyone who [music] hugs you,

has hidden intentions. [music]

I did believe in you.

I gave you pure and true love, [music]

but after so many wounds,

I am no longer the same as before.

No more.

[music]

I wasn't like that.

But when you are good to the wrong people, [music]

equivocada, [música]

life doesn't make you bad,

[music] it makes you careful. That's it.

[music]

[Spanish]

[música]

No te sorprendas si un día me miras

diferente.

El que conociste ya no vive aquí,

no se fue por gusto.

Lo quebraron las mentiras,

lo enterró la traición y dice,

[música]

"Amá la máquina.

[música]

No te sorprendas si me ves callado,

si ya no [música] brillo como aquella

vez. El que confiaba con [música] los

ojos cerrados murió la noche que te miro

perder. Yo sí [música] creí cuando tú me

jurabas.

Yo sí aposté por [música] lo que

prometías,

pero el amor también se vuelve daga

cuando [música] lo carga quien no lo

cuida.

Me robaron la inocencia [música]

por andar creyendo de verdad.

Me rompieron los sentimientos [música]

y hasta me hicieron sentir culpable

por amar. [música]

No me cambió la fama ni el orgullo.

[música]

Me cambió mirar quién era quién.

Yo di de más con las [música] manos

limpias y me pagaron con hacerme

[música] caer y yo no era así. La vida

me cambió, me hizo más serio, más

[música] frío, más callado. Me fallé por

darle todo. A quien nunca [música]

estuvo de mi lado, yo no era así. Yo

sabía querer,

pero aprendí [música] con el alma

partida.

Que no todo el que [música] te abraza

tráele altad escondida. Yo sí creí en

ti.

Te di amor limpio y de verdad,

pero después de tanta herida, [música]

ya no soy el mismo de antes.

Ya no más. [música]

También tuve compás de mentira de esos

que brindan mirando de frente. Te llaman

hermano cuando hay buena vida y se hacen

extraños. [música]

cuando ya no conviene.

Me di cuenta [música] tarde, pero

entendí que hay sonrisas que cargan

veneno. Gente que espera verte en el

piso para sentirse arriba con lo

[música] ajeno. Por eso camino con menos

palabras, con más cuidado y menos

ilusión. [música] Porque abrirle la

puerta a cualquiera también puede

romperte del corazón. No soy malo,

[música] no más aprendí

que ser bueno no es dejarse partir. El

[música] que perdona sin ponerse primero

también se acostumbra a sufrir. Yo no

era [música] así. La vida me cambió,

me hizo más serio, más frío, más

callado. [música] Me fallé por darle

todo a quien nunca estuvo de mi lado. Yo

no era así, yo sabía querer,

pero aprendí [música] con el alma

partida.

Que no todo el que [música] te abraza,

traele altad escondida. Yo sí creí en

ti.

Te di amor limpio y de verdad,

pero [música] después de tanta herida,

ya no soy el mismo [música]

de antes.

Ya no más. Ya murió el que rogaba, ya

murió el que [música] aguantaba, el que

por no perder a nadie a sí mismo se

fallaba. Ya no vivo en ese cuento, ya no

compró falsedad. El dolor me abrió los

ojos [música] y me enseñó dignidad. Hoy

soy distinto pero no vacío. Traigo

cicatrices. No rencor [música] me hice

silencio para cuidarme de quien

confunde. Entrega con valor. Si me miras

frío ya [música] sabes la causa. Si no

contesto, también es señal. Antes daba

el alma completa. Oigo respeto, pero no

mi paz. No guardo [música] yo, guardo

memoria porque olvidar también es

traicionarse.

[música] La vida no me hizo mal.

Solamente me enseñó a salvarme.

Yo no era así. La vida me cambió,

me hizo más serio, [música] más frío,

más callado. Me fallé por darle todo

[música]

a quien nunca estuvo de mi lado. Yo no

[música] eras. Yo sabía que eres, pero

aprendí con [música] el alma partida.

Que no todo el que [música] te abraza

tráele a él escondida. [música]

Yo sí creí en ti.

Te di amor limpio y de verdad, [música]

pero después de tanta herida,

ya no [música] soy el mismo de antes.

Ya no más.

[música]

Ya no era así.

Pero cuando uno es bueno con la gente

equivocada, [música]

la vida no lo vuelve malo,

[música] lo vuelve cuidadoso. Ça.

[música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sorprender sor-pren-der A2	verb - to surprise
traición trai-sjon B2	noun - betrayal
inocencia i-no-sen-sja B2	noun - innocence
daga da-ga C2	noun - dagger
orgullo or-gu-jo B1	noun - pride
herida e-ri-da A2	noun - wound
veneno be-ne-no B1	noun - poison
ajeno a-xe-no B2	adjective - someone else's / foreign
ilusión i-lu-sjon B1	noun - illusion / hope
dignidad di-ni-dad B2	noun - dignity
cicatriz si-ka-tris C1	noun - scar
rencor ren-kor C1	noun - resentment
equivocado e-ki-bo-ka-do A2	adjective - wrong / mistaken
cuidadoso kwi-da-do-so B1	adjective - careful
falsedad fal-se-dad B2	noun - falsehood / hypocrisy