It's been a while since pop music released a good old-fashioned breakup diss song, but with her new Bizarrap collaboration "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 1" 53", Shakira seems to be taking revenge on her ex musically Partnering, footballer Gerard Pique and reportedly his new partner Clara Chia Marti Almost immediately, the song became a hit, becoming the fastest-selling Spanish-language song of all time on YouTube. picks up speed and incorporates a lot of snarky lines about their breakup.
Shakira also incorporated some clever wordplay along the way. In addition to the obvious power move of referencing her own 2009 pop song "She Wolf" and sneaking in some clever nods to her ex-husband's football career (see: "I'm Not the One for You"), she also managed to sneak in The ground includes two key names. Both of these subtle references become more obvious when you look at the original lyrics—Shakira sang in Spanish on the song, with English subtitles.
For example, in the second verse, Shakira sings "Yoolo hago música, perdón que te salpique." It means "I only make music, sorry if it splashed on you." "Salpique" means "splash" in Spanish, and the tone is full of pauses, which seems to clearly imply Jella Gerard Piqué's surname. Meanwhile, in the chorus, she uses the Spanish word "claramente." Thanks to another carefully timed pause, it sounded a lot like the name of his new reporting partner, Clara.
Elsewhere, Shakira also appeared to reference specific events that occurred after the former couple split. "You left me with your mother as a neighbor," she sang, "with the press on my doorstep and the debt of the treasury." The line seemed to specifically reference the singer's recent financial controversies, as well as Spanish prosecutors' The Crown alleges she failed to pay €14.5m (£12.8m) in tax while living with Pique in Spain between 2012 and 2014. Now facing the prospect of the case going to trial, she claims she was never a resident of the country. "When Gerald and I were dating, I was on a world tour. I spent over 240 days outside of Spain, so there was no way I would qualify as a resident," she told ELLE magazine .
Elsewhere in the cover feature, she spoke of putting her dreams on hold to support her ex-husband's career at FC Barcelona, "I put my career in second gear and I came to Spain to support him. , so he can play football and win championships," she said. "It was a sacrifice of love." The couple, who got together in 2011 and split in 2022, have two sons: Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7.
Although Peake didn't explicitly state his vision for the song, he pointedly featured two items that Shakira mentioned in the song. “You traded your Ferrari for a Twingo, you traded your Rolex for a Casio,” she sings, a bit pointedly. In the days following the song's release, Peake - seemingly in response - was spotted wearing a Casio watch and driving a Renault Twingo to work.
Check out the full English translated lyrics below:
[Introduction: Shakira]
(For people like you, oh oh oh)
Oh oh oh oh )
(For people like you, oh oh oh)
[Verse 1: Shakira]
Sorry, I've already caught another plane
I won't come back here again, I don't want to be disappointed again
So much to say about being a champion
When I needed you, you gave me your worst
Sorry, baby, long time no see
Since I should kick that cat
A she-wolf like me is not suitable for novices
[Chorus: Shakira]
A she-wolf like me is not suitable for a man like you, oh oh oh oh
For people like you, oh oh oh oh
I'm out of your league that's why you
With someone like you, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
[Verse 2: Shakira]
This is shame on you, chew, swallow, swallow, chew
I won't come back to you, even if you cry, even if you beg me, I won't
Obviously if they criticize you it's not my fault
I only make music, sorry if it offends you
You left me with your mother as a neighbor
The media is on my doorstep and there is a debt to the Treasury
You thought you were going to hurt me, but you made me stronger
Women stop crying, women get paid
[Pre-Chorus: Shakira]
she has a nice name
Obviously, this is not the case
she has a nice name
Clearly
[Chorus: Shakira]
A she-wolf like me is not suitable for a man like you, oh oh oh oh
For people like you, oh oh oh oh
I'm out of your league that's why you
With someone like you, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
[Section 3: Shakira]
There is a thin line between love and hate
Don't come back here, trust me
No hard feelings, baby, I wish you
Good luck to my so called replacement
I don't even know what happened
Your behavior is so strange, I don't even recognize you
I'm worth two 22 year olds
You trade a Ferrari for a Twingo
You traded your Rolex for a Casio
You are tired. Slow down.
Ah, spending so much time in the gym
But maybe also give your brain a workout
Wherever I go pictures
I feel like a hostage here
but everything is fine
I can go out tomorrow. If you want to move her in too, be my guest.
[Pre-Chorus: Shakira]
She has a nice name (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Apparently that's not the case (oh-oh-oh-oh)
She has a nice name (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
[Chorus: Shakira]
A she-wolf like me is not suitable for a man like you, oh oh oh oh
For people like you, oh oh oh oh
I'm out of your league that's why you
With someone like you, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
[Ending: Shakira]
Oh-oh-oh-oh (for men, fo-fo-for men like this--)
For guys like you, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (for men, fo-fo-for guys like this)
I'm out of your league that's why you
With someone like you, oh-oh-oh-oh ( that's a wrap )
Oh oh oh oh
That's it, goodbye
