No Soporto El Rap

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Can't Stand Rap

Today I woke up on the wrong side of the bed,
too much blood on the news,
only one letter in my mailbox,
from my bank, TELLING ME NO;
my wife ran off with a lawyer
who pays for her vices, "WHO WINS YOU THE LAWSUITS".

And you, what's your deal? Who are you calling old?
I tell the jerk behind the mirror;
I'm a tough guy with iron will
who hits the streets challenging the future.
And steps on dog poop on the sidewalk,
and I arrive at work a bit late, and the boss
kicks me in the ass and tells me to fuck off.

And the chorus says: "I'M GLAD, MOVE FORWARD
THE UNEMPLOYMENT LINE IS NOT FOR SINGERS".

So I head to the phoniatrist's office
who tells me I'll never be Frank Sinatra.
And defeated, I go out into the night again
and the damn tow truck took my car.

To celebrate, I order another drink
and a friend vomits on my clothes;
and it rains, and a taxi that looks like a boat
runs me over and leaves me sitting in a puddle.

And struggling, I make it to the casino
to tempt fate in the form of a roulette wheel,
and fate pays me back by leaving me broke
reeking of wine and with fourteen cents.

And seeing that the world has me in checkmate
I decide to handle it alone in the toilet
and, while I relieve myself in that way,
I get a huge pinch on a testicle
with the new zipper pull,
and suddenly feel an annoying tickle
from my fly to the top of my head:
and I discover I have crabs!
and I scratch, and I shave, and I cut myself
- as if I didn't have enough, now this.
Bunch of losers chorus: "THIS IS TOO MUCH,
NOT ONLY A CUCKOLD BUT BEATEN".

And when I decide to end this shit
about to hang myself, the rope breaks
and instead of being relieved, I'm left wanting
to travel to hell through that window;
and the chorus says: "A TRUE GENTLEMAN
DOESN'T JUMP INTO THE VOID FROM THE FIRST FLOOR".

And on foot, I end up in Santa Ana Square
to prop up the bar at another nightclub
infested with tourists, drunks, speed freaks,
and a pushy girl comes up to me
saying she's friends with Panchito Varona:
"You look like a good person
looking for a bit of a wild time
WILL YOU INVITE ME TO DO A LINE?"
"I wish I could, darling, I swear
on my mother's honor that I'm broke".
"But cheer up that serious face
you're in for a lucky night, kid".

And in the middle of a hysterical fit,
I land on the dance floor unable to escape
from the smell of bodies
-SWEATING, SWEATING-
from the heat of the lights
-SPINNING, SPINNING-
from my trembling legs,
from my screaming mouth: "Not that,
not that, please, have mercy,
don't you understand that I can't stand rap,
can't stand rap,
can't stand rap?".

  1. Me Llaman Calle
  2. Me Gustas Tu
  3. Denia
  4. Tu Te Vas (feat. Laeti)
  5. La Vida Tombola
  6. Welcome To Tijuana
  7. Homens
  8. El Hoyo
  9. Minha Galera
  10. Bongo Bong
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