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Final Straw by R.E.M.
Lyrics & Translation
English
As I raise my head to broadcast my objection
As your latest triumph draws the final straw
Who died and lifted you up to perfection?
And what silenced me is written into law.
I can't believe where circumstance has thrown me
And I turn my head away
If I look I'm not sure that I could face you.
Not again. not today. not today.
If hatred makes a play on me tomorrow
And forgiveness takes a back seat to revenge
There's a hurt down deep that has not been corrected.
There's a voice in me that says you will not win.
And if I ignore the voice inside,
Raise a half glass to my home.
But it's there that I am most afraid,
And forgetting doesn't hold. it doesn't hold.
Now I don't believe and I never did
That two wrongs make a right.
If the world were filled with the likes of you
Then I'm putting up a fight. I'm putting up a fight.
Putting up a fight. make it right. make it right.
Now love cannot be called into question.
Forgiveness is the only hope I hold.
And love- love will be my strongest weapon.
I do believe that I am not alone.
For this fear will not destroy me.
And the tears that have been shed
It's knowing now where I am weakest
And the voice in my head. in my head.
Then I raise my voice up higher
And I look you in the eye
And I offer love with one condition.
With conviction, tell me why.
Tell me why.
Tell me why.
Look me in the eye.
Tell me why.
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of Final Straw by R.E.M.
Final Straw* (original R.E.M.)
As I raise my head to broadcast my objection
As your latest triumph draws the final straw
Who died and lifted you up to perfection?
And what silenced me is written into law.
I can't believe where circumstance has thrown me
And I turn my head away
If I look I'm not sure that I could face you.
Not again. not today. not today.
If hatred makes a play on me tomorrow
And forgiveness takes a back seat to revenge
There's a hurt down deep that has not been corrected.
There's a voice in me that says you will not win.
And if I ignore the voice inside,
Raise a half glass to my home.
But it's there that I am most afraid,
And forgetting doesn't hold. it doesn't hold.
Now I don't believe and I never did
That two wrongs make a right.
If the world were filled with the likes of you
Then I'm putting up a fight. I'm putting up a fight.
Putting up a fight. make it right. make it right.
Now love cannot be called into question.
Forgiveness is the only hope I hold.
And love- love will be my strongest weapon.
I do believe that I am not alone.
For this fear will not destroy me.
And the tears that have been shed
It's knowing now where I am weakest
And the voice in my head. in my head.
Then I raise my voice up higher
And I look you in the eye
And I offer love with one condition.
With conviction, tell me why.
Tell me why.
Tell me why.
Look me in the eye.
Tell me why.
Final Straw (traducción LyricVerse Team)
Mientras levanto la cabeza para expresar mi objeción
Mientras tu último triunfo saca la gota que colma el vaso
¿Quién murió y te elevó a la perfección?
Y lo que me silenció está escrito en la ley.
No puedo creer dónde me ha arrojado la circunstancia
Y aparto la cabeza
Si miro, no estoy seguro de poder enfrentarte.
No otra vez. hoy no. hoy no.
Si el odio juega conmigo mañana
Y el perdón pasa a un segundo plano ante la venganza
Hay un dolor muy profundo que no ha sido corregido.
Hay una voz en mí que dice que no ganarás.
Y si ignoro la voz interior,
Levanto medio vaso por mi hogar.
Pero es ahí donde más miedo tengo,
Y el olvido no se mantiene. no se mantiene.
Ahora no creo y nunca creí
Que dos errores hagan un acierto.
Si el mundo estuviera lleno de gente como tú
Entonces voy a luchar. Voy a luchar.
Voy a luchar. hazlo bien. hazlo bien.
Ahora el amor no puede ser puesto en duda.
El perdón es la única esperanza que tengo.
Y el amor, el amor será mi arma más fuerte.
Sí creo que no estoy solo.
Porque este miedo no me destruirá.
Y las lágrimas que se han derramado
Es saber ahora dónde soy más débil
Y la voz en mi cabeza. en mi cabeza.
Entonces levanto mi voz más alto
Y te miro a los ojos
Y ofrezco amor con una condición.
Con convicción, dime por qué.
Dime por qué.
Dime por qué.
Mírame a los ojos.
Dime por qué.
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