Inevitable Lyrics in English by Shakira

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Verse 1

If it's a matter of confessing

I don't know how to make coffee

And I don't understand football

I think I was unfaithful once

I even play Parcheesi badly

Parqués is a board game

And I never wear a watch

And to be more frank

Nobody thinks about you

The way I do

Even if you don't care

Lit: Even if it gives you the same. Meaning: Even if it doesn't matter to you / you don't care

If it's a matter of confessing

I never go to sleep before ten

Nor do I shower on Sundays

The truth is that I also

I cry once a month

Especially when it's cold

Prechorus 1

With me, nothing is easy

You should know by now

You know me well

Chorus 1

The sky is already tired of watching the rain fall

And each day that passes is just like the one before

I can't find any way to forget you because

Continuing to love you is inevitable

Verse 2

I always knew that it's better

When it's time to talk about us

To start with oneself

By now, you already know the situation

Here everything is worse

But at least I still breathe

Prechorus 2

You don't have to say it

You're not coming back

I know you well

Chorus 2

The sky is already tired of watching the rain fall

And each day that passes is just like the one before

I can't find any way to forget you because

Continuing to love you is inevitable

Outro

I always knew that it's better

When it's time to talk about us

To start with oneself

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parqués — a Colombian board game (Parcheesi)

Parqués is a traditional Colombian board game similar to Parcheesi or Ludo.

In this deeply personal song, Shakira playfully confesses all her everyday flaws and quirks, singing "Juego mal hasta el parqués" (I even play parqués badly). This uniquely Colombian cultural reference adds a charming and authentic touch to her lyrics, making it a wonderful piece of vocabulary for learners to discover.

Shakira opens this pop track by listing all her flaws before she even talks about the breakup. Instead of pretending to be perfect, she admits she cannot make coffee ("No sé preparar café"), knows nothing about soccer ("no entiendo de fútbol"), skips showers on Sundays ("Ni me baño los domingos"), and never wears a watch ("jamás uso reloj"). She even mentions playing "parqués" badly ("Juego mal hasta el parqués"), referencing the classic Colombian board game similar to Parcheesi or Ludo. It is funny, blunt, and totally honest: she lays out all her everyday messiness just to prove that nobody loves this person the way she does, even if that person no longer cares.

Once the confessions are out of the way, the chorus hits with the cold reality of a breakup that will not fade. She describes the dull repetition of heartbreak with the line "El cielo está cansado ya de ver la lluvia caer" ("The sky is already tired of seeing the rain fall"), watching every day turn into an exact copy of yesterday. She knows her ex is not coming back ("No vas a volver"), but she still cannot find a way out of the feelings. Loving them is simply "inevitable" (unavoidable).

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