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Laundry Service (2001)



Objection (Tango) : Listen...
Written&Produced by Shakira
(Translate it to English / Spanish )

It's not her fault that she's so irresistible
But all the damage she's caused isn't fixable
Every twenty seconds you repeat her name
But when it comes to me you don't care
If I'm alive or dead

So objection I don't wanna be the exception
To get a bit of your attention
I love you for free and I'm not your mother
But you don't even bother

Objection I'm tired of this triangle
Got dizzy dancing tango
I'm falling apart in your hands again
No way I've got to get away

Next to her cheap silicon I look minimal
That's why in front of your eyes I'm invisible
But you gotta know small things also count
You better put your feet on the ground
And see what it's about

Objection I don't wanna be the exception
To get a bit of your attention
I love you for free and I'm not your mother
But you don't even bother

Objection I'm tired of this triangle
Got dizzy dancing tango
I'm falling apart in your hands again
No way I've got to get away

I wish there was a chance for you and me
I wish you couldn't find a place to be
Away from here

This is pathetic and sardonic
It's sadistic and psychotic
Tango is not for three
Was never meant to be

But you can try it
Rehearse it
Or train like a horse
But don't you count on me
Don't you count on me boy

Objection I don't wanna be the exception
To get a bit of your attention
I love you for free and I'm not your mother
And you don't even bother

Objection I'm tired of this triangle
Got dizzy dancing tango
I'm falling apart in your hands again
No way I've got to get away


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Underneath Your Clothes : Listen...
Written by Shakira Produced by Lester Mendez
(Translate it to English / Spanish)

You're a song
Written by the hands of god
Don't get me wrong cause
This might sound to you a bit odd
But you own the place
Where all my thoughts go hiding
And right under your clothes
Is where I find them
Underneath Your Clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl honey

Because of you
I forgot the smart ways to lie
Because of you
I'm running out of reasons to cry
When the friends are gone
When the party's over
We will still belong to each other

Underneath Your Clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl honey

I love you more than all that's on the planet
Movin' talkin' walkin' breathing
You know it's true
Oh baby it's so funny
You almost don't believe it
As every voice is hanging from the silence
Lamps are hanging from the celing
Like a lady to her good manners
I'm tied up to this feeling

Underneath Your Clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl honey


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Whenever, Wherever : Listen...
Written by Shakira Co. Gloria Estafan
Produced by Shakira co. Lester Mendez
(Translate it to English / Spanish)

Lucky you were born that far away so
We could both make fun of distance
Lucky that I love a foreign land for
The lucky fact of your existence
Baby I would climb the Andes solely
To count the freckles on your body
Never could imagine there were only
Ten million ways to love somebody

Le do le le le le, Le do le le le le
Can't you see
I'm at your feet

Whenever, wherever
We're meant to be together
I'll be there and you'll be near
And that's the deal my dear

Thereover, hereunder
You'll never have to wonder
We can always play by ear
But that's the deal my dear

Lucky that my lips not only mumble
They spill kisses like a fountain
Lucky that my breasts are small and humble
So you don't confuse them with mountains
Lucky I have strong legs like my mother
To run for cover when I need it
And these two eyes that for no other
The day you leave will cry a river

Le do le le le le, Le do le le le le
At your feet
I'm at your feet

Whenever, wherever
We're meant to be together
I'll be there and you'll be near
And that's the deal my dear

Thereover, hereunder
You'll never have to wonder
We can always play by ear
And that's the deal my dear

Le do le le le le, Le do le le le le
Think out loud
Say it again

Le do le le le le
Tell me one more time
That you'll live
Lost in my eyes.

Whenever, wherever
We're meant to be together
I'll be there and you'll be near
And that's the deal my dear

Thereover, hereunder
You've got me head over heals
There's nothing left to fear
If you really feel the way I feel

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Rules : Listen...
Written by Shakira
Produced by Shakira & Lester Mendez
(Translate it to English / Spanish)

You have to swear
You've got love to love me
aah aah
That will last forever
aah aah
We must have a story
Aah aah
With a happy ending
So don't ever go away
And never put aside
The things I'm gonna say
Cause these are the rules for us

Use your eyes
Only to look at me
Use your mouth
Only to kiss my lips
We are branches of the same old tree

You can laugh
Only if you laugh with me
You can cry
Only if you cry for me
Don't forget that you're condemned to me

Oh can't you see
You always were
You'll always be

You used to say
I should see a doctor
Aah aah
Who would keep me busy
Aah aah

Cause a jealous woman
Never makes it easy

Ahh, ahh
And you know I'll do for us
Whatever seems right
But it may take awhile
Before I change the rules

Use your eyes
Only to look at me
Use your mouth
Only to kiss my lips
We are branches of the same old tree

You can laugh
Only if you laugh with me
You can cry
Only if you cry for me
Don't forget that you're condemned to me

Oh can't you see
You always were
You'll always be

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The One : Listen...
Written by Shakira
Music by Shakira & Glen Ballard
(Translate it to English / Spanish)

So I find a reason to shave my legs
Each single morning
So I count on someone
Friday nights to take me dancing
And then to church on Sundays
To plant more dreams
And someday think of kids
Or maybe just to save a little money
You're the one I need
The way back home is always long
But if you're close to me
I'm holding on
You're the one I need
My real life has just begun
Cause there's nothing like
Your smile made of sun
In a world full of strangers
You're the one I know

So I learn to cook
And finally lose my kitchen phobia
So I've got the arms to cuddle in
When there's a ghost or a muse
That brings insomnia

To buy more thongs
And write more happy songs
It always takes a little help from someone

You're the one I need
The way back home is always long
But if you're close to me
I'm holding on
You're the one I need
My real life has just begun
Cause there's nothing like
Your smile made of sun

You're the one I need
You're the one I need
With you my real life has just begun
You're the one I need
Nothing like your smile made of sun
Nothing like your love
Nothing like your love
Nothing like your love

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Ready For the Good Times : Listen...
Written by Shakira
Music by Shakira & Lester Mendez
(Translate it to English / Spanish)

I don't wanna clear the cobwebs from my head
Time will bring them back I bet
So if you hear me say that I believe in love
Don't make me feel ashamed
I used to sing the saddest songs
And while in the meantime roaches used to climb my
Door
Falling back down to the floor
I used to read survival guides
When my world was full of seven legged cats
But here I am with eight more lives
I'm ready for the good times
I'm ready for the good times
Ready to get it on
I'm ready for the good times
I'm ready for the good times
Now that I'm not alone
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh
You know It
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Oh Oh Oh Oh
You better not
Ignore it

I don't wanna look at fashion magazines
While someone does my nails
Sitting here watching other people live
Frozen by the fear to fail
Cause, everyday there's a war to fight
And if I win or lose never mind
As long as you're my shelter every night
I used to cry against a wall
But now I've got a shoulder that I can lean on
Swear to me you won't be gone

I'm ready for the good times
I'm ready for the good times
Ready to get it on

I'm ready for the good times
I'm ready for the good times
Now that I'm not alone

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Fool : Listen...
Music by Shakira & Brandon Buckly
(Translate it to English / Spanish)

Tell me lies, slap me on the face, just...
Improvise, do something really clever,
That'll make me hate your name forever
You might swear, you'd never touch a lady
Well, let me say, you're not too far from Maybe
Every day you find new ways to hurt me

But I can't help it if I'm just a fool
Always having my heart set on you
`Till the time you start changing the rules
I'll keep chasing the soles of your shoes
ahh, fool

God resigned, from hearing my old story
Every night, I'm paying hell for glory
I'm embarrassed but I'm much more sorry

All this pain, begins to feel like
Pleasure
With my tears, you'd make a sea a desert
Salt my wounds and I'll keep saying thank You

But I can't help it if I'm just a fool
Always having my heart set on you
`Till the time you start changing the rules,
I'll keep chasing the soles of your shoes
Ahh, fool

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Te Dejo Madrid : Listen...
Written by Shakira
Music by Shakira, Tim Mitchell and George Noriega
(Translate it to English / Spanish)
 
Si ya es hora de esconder
Del mundo el dolor
Bajo la piel
Más se que estaré bien 
Los gatos como yo caen de pie 
No quiero
Jugar mi suerte por ti
No puedo
Con V pequeña vivir
Pronto estaré de aquí 
Muy muy lejos

Ay me voy otra vez
Ahi te dejo Madrid
Tus rutinas de piel
Y tus ganas de huir
Yo no quiero cobardes
Que me hagan sufrir
Mejor le digo adiós
A tu boca de aniz

Si ya es hora de limpiar
Las manchas de miel 
Sobre el mantel
Yo nunca supe actuar 
Y mis labios se ven
Muertos de sed

No quiero dejarlo todo a lazar
Entiendo 
Que he comenzado a estorbar
Pronto estaré de ti
Muy muy lejos

Ay me voy otra vez
Ahi te dejo Madrid
Tus rutinas de piel
Y tus ganas de huir
Yo no quiero cobardes
Que me hagan sufrir
Mejor le digo adiós 

A tu boca de aniz

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Poem to a Horse : Listen... Written by Shakira
Music by Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa (Translate it to English / Spanish) You're too far to bring you close And too high to see below Just hangin' on your daily dose I know you never needed anyone But the rolling papers for your grass How can you give what you don't have You keep on aiming for the top And quit before you sweat a drop Feed your empty brain With your hydroponic pot Start out playing with yourself You get more fun within your shell Nice to meet you but I gotta go my way I'll leave again `cause I've been waiting in vain But you're so in love with yourself If I say my heart is sore Sounds like a cheap metaphor So I won't repeat it no more I rather eat my soup with a fork Or drive a cab in New York `Cause to talk to you is harder work So what's the point of wasting all my words If it's just the same or even worse Than reading poems to a horse You keep on aiming for the top And quit before you sweat a drop Feed your empty brain With your hydroponic pot I bet you'll find someone like you `Cause there's a foot for every shoe I wish you luck but I've other things to do I'll leave again `cause I've been waiting in vain But you're so in love with yourself If I say my heart is sore Sounds like a cheap metaphor So I won't repeat it no more Que Me Quedes Tu : Listen... Written by: Shakira Music by: Shakira and Luis F. Ochoa (Translate it to English / Spanish) Que se arruinen los canales de noticias Con lo mucho que odio la televisión Que se vuelvan anticuadas las sonrisas Y se extingan todas las puestas de sol Que se supriman las doctrinas y deberes Que se terminen las películas de acción Que se destruyan en el mundo los placeres Y que se escriba hoy una última canción Pero que me quedes tú y me quede tu abrazo Y el beso que inventas cada día Y que me quede aquí después del ocaso Para siempre tu melancolía Porque yo si que dependo de ti Y si me quedas tú Me queda la vida Que desaparezcan todos los vecinos Y se coman las sobras de mi inocencia Que se vayan uno a uno los amigos Y acribillen mi pedazo de conciencia Que se consuman las palabras en los labios Que contaminen todo el agua del planeta O que renuncien los filántropos y sabios Y que se muera hoy hasta el último poeta
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Eyes Like Yours : Listen... Written (in English) by: Gloria Estefan Music by: Shakira, Pablo Flores and Javier Garza (Translate it to English / Spanish) Oh, you know I have seen A sky without sun A man with no nation Saints, captive in chains A song with no name For lack of imagination Ya he... And I have seen Darker than ebony Ya he... And now it seems, that I Without your eyes could never be My one desire, all I aspire Is in your eyes forever to live Traveled all over; the seven oceans There is nothing that I wouldn't give Came from Bahrein, got to Beruit Looking for someone comparing to you Tearing down windows and doors And I could not find eyes like yours Came from Bahrein, got to Beruit Looking for someone comparing to you Tearing down windows and doors And I could not find eyes like yours Oh, I have just seen A woman of means In rags and begging some for pleasure Crossed a river of salt Just after I rode A ship that's sunk in the desert Ya he... And I have seen Darker than ebony Ya he... And now it seems, that I Without your eyes could never be My one desire, all I aspire Is in your eyes forever to live Traveled all over; the seven oceans There is nothing that I wouldn't give Came from Bahrein, got to Beruit Looking for someone comparing to you Tearing down windows and doors And I could not find eyes like yours Came from Bahrein, got to Beruit Looking for someone comparing to you Tearing down windows and doors And I could not find eyes like yours
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Suerte (whenever, wherever) : Listen... Written by: Shakira Music by: Shakira and Tim Mitchell (Translate to English / Spanish) Suerte que en el Sur hayas nacido, Y que burlemos las distancias Suerte que es haberte conocido, Y por ti amar tierras extrañas Yo puedo escalar los Andes, Solo, por ir a contar tus lunares Contigo celebro y sufro todu, Mis alegrías y mis males Lero lorebray...sabes que Estoy a tus pies. Contigo mi vida, Quiero vivir la vida. Y lo que me queda de vida, Quiero vivir contigo. Suerte que es tener labios sinceros, Para besarte con más ganas Suerte que mis pechos sean pequeños, Y no los confundas con montañas Suerte que heredé las piernas firmes, Para correr si un día hace falta Y estos dos ojos que me dicen, Que han de llorar cuando te vayas Lero lorebray...sabes que, Estoy a tus pies Contigo, mi vida Quiero vivir la vida. Y lo que me queda de vida, Quiero vivir contigo Lero lorebray...sabes que, Estoy a tus pies Lero lorebray La felicidad tiene tu nombre y tu piel Contigo, mi vida Quiero vivir la vida. Y lo que me queda de vida, Quiero vivir contigo Ya sabes mi vida, estoy hasta el cuello por ti, Y si sientes algo así, quiero que te quedes junto a mí.
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Te Aviso Te Anuncio (Tango) :Listen... Written and produced by Shakira (Translate it to English / Spanish) Nunca pensé que doliera el amor asi, Cuando se entierra en el medio de un no Y un si Es un día ella y otro día yo Me estás dejando sin corazón Y cero de razón Ay te aviso y te anuncio que hoy renuncio A tus negocios sucios Ya sabes que estoy de ti vacunada A prueba de patadas Por ti me quedé como Mona Lisa Sin llanto y sin sonrisa Que el Cielo y tu madre cuiden de ti Me voy será mejor así. Sé que olvidarte no es asunto sencillo Te me clavaste en el cuerpo como un Cuchillo Pero todo lo que entra ha de salir Y los que están tendrán que partir Empezando por mi Ay te aviso y te anuncio que hoy renuncio A tus negocios sucios Ya sabes que estoy de ti vacunada A prueba de patadas Por ti me quedé como Mona Lisa Sin llanto y sin sonrisa Que el Cielo y tu madre cuiden de ti Me voy, Talvez tú no eras ese para mí No sé cómo se puede ya vivir Queriendo asi RAP Estan patético, neurótico, satírico y sicótico Tu no lo ves El tango no es de a tres Ahi voy planeando escapar y me sale al reves Pero voy a intentarlo una y otra vez voy Ay te aviso y te anuncio que hoy renuncio A tus negocios sucios Por ti me quedé como Mona Lisa Sin llanto y sin sonrisa Te aviso que estoy de ti vacunada Que no me importa nada Que el Cielo y tu madre cuiden de ti Ya me voy, ya me fui, es mejor así
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Te Dejo Madrid (I Leave You Madrid): Written by Shakira Music by Shakira, Tim Mitchell and George Noriega (Translate it to English / Spanish) It's already time to hide From this world of pain Underneath my skin I'll be alright Cats like I fall on their feet I don't want To play my luck with you I can't Go on living like this Soon I'll be from here Far, Far away O I go again O I leave you Madrid The patterns of your skin And your habits of hating I don't want bad vibes That make me suffer It's best I say good-bye To your mouth of anise Yes, its the hour of cleaning The spots of honey Above the eating mat I never knew how to act And my lips bring themselves Dead of thirst I don't want to leave it all to chance I understand That I've begin to change myself Soon I'll be from you Far, far away
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Que Me Quedes Tú (If You Stay With Me): Written by: Shakira Music by: Shakira and Luis F. Ochoa (Translate it to English /Spanish) All the channels look the same With all the hate for the television When the old fashioned smiles return And extinguish the doings of the sun When the writings and debts suppress themselves When the action movies end When all the pleasures in the world are destroyed And today I write one final song But if you stay with me and your hug stays with me And the kiss you give everyday And if you stay here after the occasion Forever you melancholy Because its true that I depend on you And if you stay with me| Then my life will stay with me When all the neighbors disappear And everyone eats my shade of innocence When one by one the friends leave And it pesters my piece of consciousness And when it consumes the words of my lips And contaminates all the water in the planet Or when the philanthropists and wise people reunite And die today after the last poet But if you stay with me and your hug stays with me And the kiss you give everyday And if you stay here after the occasion Forever you melancholy Because its true that I depend on you And if you stay with me| Then my life will stay with me
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