Текст и перевод песни El Niño de la Hipoteca - Cum Laude

Cum Laude

La próxima vez tienes que sacar un diez
Por ti y por mí, por tu padre
Todo el día trabajando para que puedas comer
Mírate chaval, así no despuntarás
Y vas a ser un don nadie
Lo importante de la vida no será participar

Currículum vitae, eso es para fracasados
No le va hacer falta a un cum laude
El éxito es perseverancia, sacrificios y reír alguna gracia
Y no olvides que la plata es el que gana de los perdedores
Hay múltiples sabores en la derrota y acábate la sopa
No te dejes ni una gota o me decepcionarás

Cantos de sirena
Tanta gente buena, tanto hijo del mal, y yo tan neutral
Más vale ser sombra, y que nadie me haga sombra y nunca destacar
Todos tus consejos los desaconsejo tu mentalidad la voy a ilegalizar
La verdad expira, la honestidad es mentira y popular mi intimidad

Mírate los pies, estás tan cerca del suelo
Y esa foto tan arriba de tu compañero
Que está encima del cartel del empleado del mes
Y tú sigues sin vender la mitad de lo que él

Bienvenido al país donde todos tenemos reemplazo
Menos el número uno, afilad vuestros codazos, zancadillas preparadas
Trampas bien disimuladas
Desenvainad espadas y esconded bien la papada

Ahí va tu carta de despido
Ser normal es tu castigo
Ser libre te condena
Ahí va tu sueño caribeño
Que cuando eras pequeño
Se te diseñó

Cantos de sirena
Tanta gente buena, tanto hijo del mal, y yo tan neutral
Más vale ser sombra, y que nadie me haga sombra y nunca destacar
Todos tus consejos los desaconsejo tu mentalidad la voy a ilegalizar
La verdad expira, la honestidad es mentira y popular mi intimidad

Cantos de sirena
Tanta gente buena, tanto hijo del mal, y yo tan neutral
Más vale ser sombra, y que nadie me haga sombra y nunca destacar

Cum Laude

Next time you need to get yourself a perfect score
For you and me, and for your father as well
Working my fingers to the bone just to put food on your plate
Look at you now, I see no signs of brilliance within you
And you'll forever be a good-for-nothing
The key to life isn't just showing up

Resumes are only meant for the weak
A Cum Laude honor student wouldn't need one
Success is achieved through perseverance, sacrifice, and the ability to take a joke
And don't you ever forget that silver is never the real winner
There are many ways to fail, now go and finish your soup
Don't leave a single drop or I'll be disappointed

Siren songs
So many good people, so many bad sons, and I'm just so neutral
It's better to be a ghost, and that way, no one will bother me or make me stand out
All of your advice I strongly advise against, your mentality should be made illegal
Truth has an expiration date, honesty is a lie, and my privacy is public

Look at your feet staying so close to the ground
While above you hangs that picture of your coworker
Who got employee of the month and bumped you down a peg
And still, you couldn't sell half as much as he did

Welcome to society where everyone's replaceable
Except for the number one, sharpen those elbows, practice tripping others
Schemes that are well covered up
Draw your swords and hide your double chin

There goes your termination letter
Mediocrity is your punishment
Your freedom is a curse
There goes your dream of a life in the Caribbean
Ever since you were a little boy
It was what you always wanted

Siren songs
So many good people, so many bad sons, and I'm just so neutral
It's better to be a ghost, and that way, no one will bother me or make me stand out
All of your advice I strongly advise against, your mentality should be made illegal
Truth has an expiration date, honesty is a lie, and my privacy is public

Siren songs
So many good people, so many bad sons, and I'm just so neutral
It's better to be a ghost, and that way, no one will bother me or make me stand out