Joaquin Sabina — Conductores Suicidas song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Conductores Suicidas" by Joaquin Sabina.
Lyrics
NO VOY A NEGARTE QUE HAS MARCADO ESTILO,
QUE HAS PATENTADO UN MODO DE ANDAR
SIN DESPEINARTE POR EL AGUDISIMO FILO
DE LA NAVAJA DE ESTA ESPIDICA CIUDAD…
SABIAS HACER TURISMO AL BORDE DEL ABISMO
PERO CREO QUE DE UN TIEMPO A ESTA PARTE
TE HAS DESLIZADO AL LADO MARRON,
TU QUE ERAS UN MAESTRO EN EL DIFICIL ARTE
DE NO MOJARTE BAJO UN CHAPARRON.
BUSCANDO EN LA BASURA UN GRAMO DE LOCURA,
DIME QUE ES FALSO QUE YA NUNCA ESCRIBES
QUE HAS EMPEADO EL RELOJ DE RAQUEL,
QUE TU CORAZON NO HALLA QUIEN LO MOTIVE,
QUE HAS PERDIDO SIETE QUILOS EN UN MES,
COMO TE HAS DEJADO
LLEVAR A UN CALLEJON SIN SALIDA,
EL MEJOR DOTADO
DE LOS CONDUCTORES SUICIDAS?
«NO ES ASUNTO TUYO -ME DIRAS- Y PUNTO»
PERO RECONOCE QUE ES CRUDO ACEPTAR
QUE NO HAY SER HUMANO QUE LE HECHE UNA MANO
A QUIEN NO SE QUIERE DEJAR AYUDAR,
Y BUSCATE LA VIDA, EN DIRECCION PROHIBIDA,
PERO NO IMPEDIRAS QUE LEVANTE MI VASO
A TU MALA SALUD Y TE INVITE A BRINDAR,
MUERTA LA AMISTAD SABE IGUAL QUE EL FRACASO
Y A LOS DOS NOS GUSTA EL VERBO FRACASAR,
ASI QUE TU NI CASO,
POR NO AGOBIARTE PASO
DE HACERTE LA CUENTA DE LAS PAPELINAS,
DE QUE NO TE FIE NI RAFA EL DEL PUB,
DE QUE VENDAS CHAPAS EN CIERTAS ESQUINAS,
DE QUE TE CONOZCAN EN CADA HOSPITAL.
COMO TE HAS DEJADO
LLEVAR A UN CALLEJON SIN SALIDA,
EL MEJOR DOTADO
DE LOS CONDUCTORES SUICIDAS?
Lyrics translation
I'M NOT GOING TO DENY YOU THAT YOU'VE MARKED STYLE,
THAT YOU HAVE PATENTED A WAY OF WALKING
WITHOUT DISHEVELING BY THE SHARP EDGE
FROM THE KNIFE OF THIS SPIDIC CITY…
DID YOU KNOW HOW TO TOUR AT THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS
BUT I THINK FOR A WHILE NOW
YOU'VE SLIPPED TO THE BROWN SIDE,
YOU WHO WERE A MASTER IN DIFFICULT ART
OF NOT GETTING WET UNDER A CHAPARRON.
LOOKING IN THE TRASH FOR A GRAM OF MADNESS,
TELL ME IT'S FALSE THAT YOU NEVER WRITE ANYMORE
THAT YOU STARTED RACHEL'S WATCH,
MAY YOUR HEART FIND NO ONE TO MOTIVATE IT,
THAT YOU'VE LOST SEVEN POUNDS IN A MONTH,
AS YOU LEFT
LEAD TO A DEAD END,
THE BEST ENDOWED
FROM SUICIDAL DRIVERS?
"IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS -YOU'LL TELL ME - PERIOD»
BUT RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS CRUDE TO ACCEPT
THAT THERE IS NO HUMAN BEING TO HELP HIM
WHO DOES NOT WANT TO LET HELP,
AND SEEK YOUR LIFE, IN A FORBIDDEN DIRECTION,
BUT YOU WON'T STOP ME FROM LIFTING MY GLASS
TO YOUR ILL HEALTH AND INVITE YOU TO TOAST,
DEAD FRIENDSHIP TASTES LIKE FAILURE
AND WE BOTH LIKE THE VERB TO FAIL,
SO YOU DON'T EVEN CASE,
FOR NOT BURDENING YOU STEP
TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE PAPERS,
DON'T TRUST YOU OR RAFA THE ONE IN THE PUB,
THAT YOU SELL PLATES IN CERTAIN CORNERS,
THAT THEY KNOW YOU IN EVERY HOSPITAL.
AS YOU LEFT
LEAD TO A DEAD END,
THE BEST ENDOWED
FROM SUICIDAL DRIVERS?