No Me Compares Lyrics in English by Alejandro Sanz

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Verse 1

Now that the rocking chair legs creak

And there's snow on the TV

Now that it’s raining in the room and

the candles of a sky that once lit my way go out

Now that the slow songs race on, spilling folk

And the world, ring, ring, woke up

Now that a fierce silence thunders

Prechorus 1

Now a cough sets in

Now that we find the time

We can look at each other beyond the grudge

Chorus 1

Now I show you where I come from

And the broken pieces of the engine

Now that I find my harbor

Now I run into your fierce doubt

Now I show you where I come from

And what my heart is made of

I come from the air

that dried your skin, my love

I am the street

where you bumped into him

Don't compare me

Bridge 1

I came down to earth on a paintbrush for you

Unforgivable

that I don't resemble him

nor him nor anyone

Verse 2

Now that the cats leap looking for scraps

You meow the sad song

Now that you've run out of words

You compare, you compare, with such passion

Prechorus 2

Now we can look at each other without fear

of the reflection in the rearview mirror

Now I show you where I come from

and the wounds that love left me

Verse 3

Now I don't want theatrics

Just a calm chat between us

If you want I'll tell you why I love you

And if you want I'll tell you why not

Chorus 2

I come from the air

that dried your skin, my love

I'm from the street

where you bumped into him

Don't compare me

Bridge 2

I came down to earth on a paintbrush for you

Unforgivable

that I don't resemble him

nor him nor anyone

Bridge 3

Let someone wipe me from your skin, my love

Let them un-nail us

and let them erase you from my temple

Don't talk to me

Let someone wipe me from your skin, my love

Let them un-nail us

Chorus 3

I am your soul, you are my air

Don't compare me, let them separate us if they can

Let them separate us, let them try

I am your soul and you my luck

if they can

let them try

Chorus 4

Let them separate us, let them try

I am your soul and you my luck

Let them separate us, if they can

Chorus 5

Let them un-nail us, let them try

Let them separate us, let them try

I am your soul and you my luck

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desclaven — un-nail

Desclaven is a powerful verb formed from des- (un-) and clavar (to nail), so it literally means "to un-nail". It creates a dramatic and almost visceral image that isn't found in everyday conversation.

In the song, Alejandro Sanz sings, "Que nos desclaven" (May they un-nail us), using it as a potent metaphor. He's describing a relationship so intertwined and painful that it feels like they've been nailed together, and he's pleading for a separation from this agonizing bond.

Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz sets this song right in the middle of domestic chaos: a creaking rocking chair, static snow fuzzing across an old TV screen, and rain leaking straight into the living room. Instead of panicking, he treats the mess as the exact right moment to clear the air. In the chorus, he lays down his absolute boundary: No me compares ("Don't compare me"). His partner keeps measuring him against an ex, and he refuses to play along, singing Imperdonable / Que yo no me parezco a él / Ni a él ni a nadie ("Unforgivable that I don't look like him, not like him nor like anyone"). He bluntly points out that he was the pavement under her feet when she ran into that guy in the first place (Yo soy la calle / Donde te lo encontraste a él).

There is great everyday Spanish to pick up here, starting with Ahora no quiero aspavientos ("Now I don't want fuss/drama"). Aspavientos refers to exaggerated hand gestures and dramatic overreactions, which he wants to skip in favor of an honest chat. You also get entre nos ("between us"), which trims down the textbook phrase entre nosotros. He pulls back the curtain on himself completely, offering to show las piezas rotas del motor ("the broken pieces of the engine") and de qué tengo hecho el corazón ("what my heart is made of"). By the end, the defense turns into a dare: Que nos separen si es que pueden / Que nos desclaven ("Let them separate us if they can, let them un-nail us"). It is a stubborn, proud plea to be loved as one of a kind.

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