Ellas En Familia
Boca Floja
They in the Family
Alright, manual of the otherness, a bit, what a coincidence
For all of them
It's always been this way
The women in this family
Apparently only aspire to get married and have kids
That's what they expect from me, no need to say it
With their multiple no's, I can easily
Disagree, I've grown up with these ideas, they're the tectonic plates
On which architectural
Aspirations I've built, from a strong movement
Wobbling right now, my dad is
The epicenter of this frustrating quake
Put yourself in my shoes, look, imagine that on a daily basis
You have an argument for being late just a little bit
When the deal is at ten, you have a
Brother who's a jerk, who doesn't get called out
For doing the same and plays dumb
Him for partying, me for having classes
Until night, for me all the blame
And for the boss, it's just nap time, I’m not lying
My mom gets out of bed for the dude
To feed him even if it’s three in the morning
And I present my point and they look at me strangely
And what do you care, my brother replies in a second
But the crux of the matter isn’t so much the stubbornness
As the presence of an absence that threatens
My world, I’ve received the news that I won’t be able to
Study more, that it’s not important anymore, that
Even the time I wasted, my response was precise
Well, I guess I’ll have to work and they were offended by that
Maybe, what would you do in my place?
This is abuse of trust
Violation of my hope
My desires are stifled
No, I can’t
This is abuse of trust
Violation of my hope
My desires are stifled
No, I can’t
Because I want to be more
I can be more
Today I will be more
They in the family is a patriarchal cage
Because I want to be more
I can be more
Today I will be more
They in the family is a patriarchal cage
My name is Esperanza Perez, I dreamed of being happy
And being an example for all women, my face
Is marked by a blow that couldn’t silence me
All I remember is that I tried to stop it
When he wanted to undress me, he said it was his
Right, I tried to ignore it, staring
At the ceiling, the kids saw everything from the
Crying to his sperm in my belly, the neighbors heard
And said it’s just God punishing, I received
The education of suffering with
Evangelical masses, forbidden to stray
Thought more than 25 winters living in this
Hell, every breath that comes from my lap feels
Eternal, but it’s my spirit that remains
Uncorrupted, the strength in my head that makes me
Indestructible, how sad that my own father
Finds me irresistible, horrible that
My own father finds me irresistible
I am Esperanza Perez, Juan's eldest daughter, my mental health
And aspirations that will never die, I am Esperanza Perez
Juan's eldest daughter, my mental health
And aspirations that will never die
Are the ones that will never die
This is abuse of trust
Violation of my hope
My desires are stifled
No, I can’t
This is abuse of trust
Violation of my hope
My desires are stifled
No, I can’t
Because I want to be more
I can be more
Today I will be more
They in the family is a patriarchal cage
Because I want to be more
I can be more
Today I will be more
They in the family is a patriarchal cage
