Rie Cuando Puedas

Laugh when you can, cry when you need to
It's the Chojin striptease 2007

There you have me on one of those days
When no one picks up the phone
And the walls are closing in on you
I know there's always a way out
But knowing that everything will get better
Doesn't stop me from feeling like crap

Years go by, projects, dreams
Do you remember how you wanted to be when you were little?
Growing up is realizing that life is not how you wish it to be
Everything is much more complex, responsibilities
Struggles, duties
Smiling when you don't feel like it
Lying to avoid hurting the people you love
Pretending when you know perfectly well they're lying to you
Is it worth doing what you're supposed to
More often than what you really want?
Why do I end up doing what everyone does
If I always felt different?
I've been a coward disguised as brave
Always concerned about what people will say
I hide my fears to seem strong
But not anymore, it's time to be consistent
Because I think I've seen it, my friend, I have

Perhaps the key to truly be free
Is to laugh when you can and cry when you need to
Be honest with yourself
Focus on what's important and forget the noise
Perhaps the key to truly be free
Is to laugh when you can and cry when you need to
Don't blind yourself with goals
Try to relax and live more calmly

With this song, I make a promise to myself
And it's to find solutions, not problems
I know I'm not perfect, well
I won't punish myself anymore for not being so
I'll learn to say no
Accept myself as I am, measure my worth
Because sometimes I was brave out of fear
I know it sounds strange
But you know what?
The worst part is that it's true
Today I seek to sleep soundly
It doesn't sound very ambitious, but believe me, it is a lot
I've spent 30 years studying life
Is it true that every cloud has a silver lining?
That's a lie
I'll focus on what's important
My family, my friends, my passion for art
I'll accept that I have the right to feel down
Every now and then
Because feeling down is human
I won't give up in the face of any problem
I trust myself, I am capable of overcoming anything
I'll fall again millions of times
But I'll always rise again
Because I realized that, yes
Oh yes, my friend, I realized that, hmm

Perhaps the key to truly be free
Is to laugh when you can and cry when you need to
Be honest with yourself
Focus on what's important and forget the noise
Perhaps the key to truly be free
Is to laugh when you can and cry when you need to
Don't blind yourself with goals
Try to relax and live more calmly