Jaque al rey [English translation]

You reappeared among the shadows of yesterday

You said: "I miss you defeating me again"

You don't get tired of losing

I am tired of this spiral that I can't get out of

Badly healed wounds that are reopened

The constant replay

And to tell you the truth

I was waiting for you

I don't remember seeing you leave

Because you live inside of me

And how do I check the king1

If I am a measly pawn?

I go by the norms of the law

I don't follow my own guideline

I only know to ask forgiveness

Always running away without looking back

Because I am a fire that burns

I burn whatever I touch

I am not going to stay

This is not enough for me2

I get scared that you'll see me without makeup

No, I haven't won the war

But I do have the courage

You look for me and always find me in the same place

You stick in my mind as if it were real

Like the most deadly poison

And I know I promised you that I wouldn't leave again

But it's just that today I am tired of lying

Even though I want to say it

It's that I aim to change the ending

I sense a mortal destiny

The sand will break the glass

The memory will become fatal

And without knowing how to swim

I am ahead of the helm

With less fear of sinking

With hunger for revolution

I will not ask for forgiveness

Always running away without looking back

Because I am a fire that burns

I burn whatever I touch

I am not staying

This is not enough for me

It scares me that you see me without makeup

No, I haven't won the war

But I do have the courage

It's that I cannot save you

Nor you me

I complain about your monsters

And I always invoke them

I will not look at you

with my makeup on again

I haven't won the war

But I didn't arrive late

I haven't won the war

But I have the courage

I may not be the queen

But I will put you in check

1. In chess, a check is when a player's king is under threat of capture on their opponent's next turn. A king that is threatened is said to be in check2. "Me sabe a poco" literally translates to "I got a little taste of (something)",

meaning that getting a little taste of something leaves you with the desire for more, or it's not enough.