Lyrics and translation Nataša Bekvalac - Ne Valjam

Ne Valjam

I kad tvoje gresne ruke ne sklanjam,
Ti si tu da mrtav hladan kazes da ne valjam!
Da su moje zrtve male, da su sve uzalud pale!
I kad tvoje greske redom ispravljam,
Ti si tu da pljunes mi u lice - Da ne valjam!
Da me seces kao macem i da ne das mi da placem!

Znam ne valjam sto ti kroz prste uvek progledam
I sto sam manja od makovog zrna i sto pred tobom drhtim ko srna!
Znam ne valjam sto te na kolenima uvek cekam
I crven tepih bacim ispred tebe!
Znam ne valjam, al' po sebe!

I kad tvoje greske redom ispravljam,
Ti si tu da pljunes mi u lice - Da ne valjam!
Da me seces kao macem i da ne das mi da placem!

Znam ne valjam sto ti kroz prste uvek progledam
I sto sam manja od makovog zrna i sto pred tobom drhtim ko srna!
Znam ne valjam sto te na kolenima uvek cekam
I crven tepih bacim ispred tebe!
Znam ne valjam, al' po sebe!

Al' ja ti oprostim na svoju stetu kad kazes mi onu najstariju na svetu laz:
"Izvini nece se ponoviti!"

Znam ne valjam sto ti kroz prste uvek progledam
I sto sam manja od makovog zrna i sto pred tobom drhtim ko srna!
Znam ne valjam sto te na kolenima uvek cekam
I crven tepih bacim ispred tebe!
Znam ne valjam, al' po sebe!

I'm Not Good Enough

When I don't deflect your sinful hands,
You're there to accuse me coldly: You're not good enough!
That my small sacrifices are meaningless, they all were in vain!
When I fix your mistakes one-by-one,
You're there to spit in my face - You're not good enough!
To treat me like a toy and let me cry!

I'm not good enough because I see through your fingers
And I'm smaller than a poppy seed, and I tremble before you like a deer!
I'm not good enough because I always wait for you on my knees
And roll out the red carpet before you!
I'm not good enough - but for myself!

When I fix your mistakes one-by-one,
You're there to spit in my face - You're not good enough!
To treat me like a toy and let me cry!

I'm not good enough because I see through your fingers
And I'm smaller than a poppy seed, and I tremble before you like a deer!
I'm not good enough because I always wait for you on my knees
And roll out the red carpet before you!
I'm not good enough - but for myself!

"But I forgive you to my own detriment, when you tell that oldest lie:
"I'm sorry, it won't happen again!"

I'm not good enough because I see through your fingers
And I'm smaller than a poppy seed, and I tremble before you like a deer!
I'm not good enough because I always wait for you on my knees
And roll out the red carpet before you!
I'm not good enough - but for myself!