Lo Malo De Ser Bueno Lyrics in English El Cuarteto de Nos

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Lo Malo De Ser Bueno by El Cuarteto de Nos from Spanish to English.
Verse 1
The truth is that there's no truth
I read on a city wall
Was it a virtue or chance?
And I felt unease at being at the mercy of such a thirst for duality
What barbarity!
Cheap comes out costly, normal is weird. Am I nuts?
I dress slowly if I'm in a hurry. I love being hated
And having the look of a repeater and the mark of a pass
I always do what I want, I can't avoid it
I drink to forget that the doctor banned me from drinking
And thank God I'm an atheist!
I can't get a job because of my face, I think, that's the beauty of being ugly
But if I wait I despair, if I want to watch the whole match
Chorus 1
That's it! So much ambiguity!
This life is gonna kill me
Chorus 1
My empty heart can't take one more absence
And I know that the Nobel Peace winner murdered as he fell once said
"That's the bad thing about being good in this cruel world"
Verse 2
I look for answers and find questions
Nobody answers because it's hard to split from a bad crowd
And there's no contradiction, I said that I would be wrong
And since I was wrong I was right, sorry
If my mind goes blank I see everything black
I hear the Ode to Joy and I get depressed, I don't cheer up
Like my buddy when he told his pregnant wife
"Idleness leaves me no time for anything"
And with that vile alibi he got rid of the pregnant woman
Chorus 2
That's it! So much ambiguity!
This life is gonna kill me
Chorus 2
My empty heart can't take one more absence
And I know that the Nobel Peace winner murdered as he fell once said
"That's the bad thing about being good in this cruel world"
Cruel world
Verse 3
What bad luck to be superstitious
I caress a circle and it turns into a vicious circle
I'm cautious, and I swear for sure that everything is doubtful
Bridge
How many times did I say no wanting to say yes?
How many times did I sense the start of the end?
How many times did I say yes wanting to say no?
That's how it is! As I tell you one thing I tell you the other
What horror, even my weaknesses are stronger than me
Chorus 3
That's it! So much ambiguity!
This life is gonna kill me
Chorus 3
My empty heart can't take one more absence
And I know that the Nobel Peace winner murdered as he fell once said
"That's the bad thing about being good in this cruel world"
That's it! So much ambiguity!
This life is gonna kill me
Chorus 3
My empty heart can't take one more absence
And I know that the Nobel Peace winner murdered as he fell once said
"That's the bad thing about being good in this cruel world"
That's the bad thing about being good in this cruel world
That's the bad thing about being good in this cruel world
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SONG MEANING

“Lo Malo De Ser Bueno” is a witty roller-coaster that pokes fun at how hard it is to stay “good” when the world feels upside-down. The narrator speaks in riddles and paradoxes: he toasts to forget that the doctor banned alcohol, thanks God for being an atheist, and admits his biggest weakness is being stronger than himself. Every line flips common sayings on their head, showing a life packed with cheap becomes costly, normal feels weird, and doing the right thing gets you punished. The chorus sums up the punchline: in a cruel world, kindness can feel like a curse.

Behind all the playful wordplay lies real frustration. The singer’s empty heart “cannot take one more absence,” hinting at loneliness beneath the jokes. By stacking contradiction on contradiction, the song asks: how do you keep your moral compass when everything around you is contradictory? El Cuarteto de Nos invites listeners to laugh at the madness, question easy truths, and recognize that navigating modern life often means dancing between yes and no at the same time.

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