Breathe - In the Heights (with lyrics)
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2013
- "Breathe" by Mandy Gonzalez from the broadway musical "In the Heights"
Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
I do not own the music.
Pardon the translated parts. I tried to do my best but I still think the translations sounds a little awkward. 
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being considered a “gifted kid”, this song hits me hard
Same ;-;
same :( this song is literally me except im not latino and/or mexican, and i do not live in washington heights ;-;
same!
@@h3arts..4morg so not you
@@therealmistermemer it can affect everyone in different ways, though i realize that i cannot relate as much bc i am not latino/mexican
Oof. This song hits hard for me :/ I'm considered the "gifted" one of my large mexican family and I'd always get a lot of praise. Well as all "gifted" kids know, you realize at some point that you're the same as everyone else, if not worse. I went to college right after high school but had to drop out after one semester due to financial reasons. It's been tough ever since and I'm 26 now. I hope to go back to school soon (never too late!) But the line "hey guys it's me, the biggest disappointment you know" just makes me tear up 😭 can barely listen to this song without tearing up lol. How does lin write such raw emotional songs ahhhhh
I don't know you or anyone who replied to you but I'm going to tell you all that you're not disappointments. You can do it. Do one class at a time if you have to. You're obviously very bright. That doesn't go away. Good luck!
You’re not a disappointment . Just keep trying your best.
@@kimbuck9602 It happened to me, I'm peruvian and I didn't get the schoolarship that I needed so... you know... a felt like a disappointment "the gifted" who failed... it sucks
As a regular white guy, I know I'll never be able to fully relate to the whole "everyone counting on me" thing. But as a "gifted" dropout, this song is such a gut-punch. The first time I listened to this song, I had to stop and take a moment to collect myself, because I heard the line "What will my parents say" at the end and couldn't stop sobbing; it brought me back to those dark places I've tried to forget. Suddenly I was a scared 20-year old kid again, sitting in my mom's garage, not wanting to go inside the house because then I would have to tell her that I had failed.
aw i really hope you got to go back to college :(
When she sings “I am the one who made it out” my throat always knots up and my eyes water no matter how many times I listen to it. I am literally the only one in my family that’s going to college,my cousins usually stop at high school and work in construction, or fast food/retail; my dad dropped out of high school, my mom couldn’t finish school because she was poor. It hits me really hard especially because I’m Hispanic
I appreciate this song so much. There's a lot of songs out there about love and chasing dreams. But not many like this one, where you will definitely relate if you have any form of a loving group of people behind you that believe in you but you don't believe in you anymore.
The circumstance is quite the rarity
GIN。 it really isn't, burning out and being scared of being a disappointment is quite common
@@Gin-kz5ss Not really...especially if you're a second gen immigrant.
this. this is the best way i've heard it.
As someone who has always “done everything right,” this song really hits me hard. During my PhD I learned the meaning of imposter syndrome, and damn does this song just nail that feeling with a gorgeous melody.
As a med school reject, this one always gets me a bit choked up.
theviciouslily just breathe
i have been rejected 3 times in 2 years and i still kept on going
@@lephong1911 don't give up!!! Im rooting for you! Thank you for going forward and not giving up
*Me:* Alright I'm gonna listen to In The Heights but I won't cry until act 2
*Me, a high-school overachiever who breaks down under pressure, 10 minutes later:*
literally me
me who is below average, but everyone else thinks is an overachiever because I'm doing slightly better than my siblings.
Me, who used to be really good in school because I didn't have to study but now procrastinate because of it: *...shit*
Me, who never had to studu because of my good memory but now it's not enough and I don't know how to study so I'm failing
Meeeeeeeeee except I'm actually in college
Me back in 10th grade: That's rough, buddy.
Me, now a college freshman who's failing at least two classes and considering dropping out and running away to another state in order to not appear as a disappointment to my family: Damn. That's a little too relatable.
Nice avatar reference
@@marmot1434 nice killua pfp
Didn’t expect the Avatar reference but I appreciate it
As much as I love Hamilton, I just feel like In The Heights can be more raw sometimes. Like, it can be more relatable at times.
Dude hamilton sucks, what are you talking about?
Hating on popular things doesn’t make you more cool
@@syrupstarz4134 It literally isn't good, its not because its popular. The score lazy, simplistic, and predictable, while the plot line was historically inaccurate and the singing was at most decent
@@miatorres2626 You can have your own opinion, but don't knock the singers. You might not like the style but those actors are undeniably talented. Plus, even if you don't think so, it's rude to dismiss something that the actors clearly worked hard for.
Hamilton is not my cup of tea. But I understand why people like it, and I agree the singer's and actors are very talented
"When I was a child I stayed wide awake
Climbed on the highest place
On every fire escape
Restless to climb
I got every scholarship
Saved every dollar
The first to go to college"
These verses give me life. Of course she has moments of doubts and failure, but look how far she went through. Small girl did big. I love Nina so much
This is what I'm so afraid of. I can't fail. The line "but maybe I should have just stayed home" always terrifies me. Will all my effort be worth a thing? I want to change the world, but I don't even know if the world is changeable anymore. Will people even listen to me? All I can do is try to change things and make things better, but I wish I could know what the future holds.
Rose Lalonde you can do anything you want to do! I hate to sound cheesy but you know it!
Even if you have to come back, the things that you learned are worth it. Keep on going, the world does change, even if we don't always notice at first.
Hope and perseverance and strength. You can do it.
Keep on believing. Be passionate. Do what you love. It's the only way. Dedication and hard work only gets you halfway there. Loving what you do and expressing that joy through your work, whatever you do, makes it happen. The world, whatever it seems, is listening. Only a few people at first, but keep on going and people will begin to hear. It's difficult advice for me to give as I feel exactly the same as you, but this is my mindset. Go out there and smash your enemies to pieces, but keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Read I am Malala. It’s a really good book. It gave me some inspiration😀
This has to be the most beautiful song Lin Manuel Miranda has written so far.
Excuse me but have you heard guns n' ships?
it's tru beauty
but rlly tho, all lin's songs are good. lets not discriminate.
Ashy life doesn't discriminate
I love hamilton and everything but goddamn, you don't have to reference it on every video that has to do with lin. 21 chump street videos have the same problem.
"My shot" is considered his best song , even Lil Manuel Miranda says the same thing
Simbandnala33 What a heck I gotta do?
you know it's a Lin musical when the girl starts yelling.
I mean most musicals get like that with their female singers
Tamanna Das “fingers”
@@tokofukawa4654 corrected lol
@@tokofukawa4654 lol
jollygreenjeff lol wow
"Hey guys, it's me
The biggest disappointment you know."
"The kid couldn't hack it she's back and she's walking real slow."😢
Welcome home.
Just breathe...
"Welcome home,
Just breathe..."
+John Laurens is Gay it's you
+PAY YOUR FUCKING TAXES I'M EVERYWHERE IN THE LIN FANVOID LOL
I relate to this. I'm a senior in high school. I feel like I'm failing at everything this year. I don't even know anymore if I'm going to graduate... I'm letting everyone down...
Me too, I feel you
Graduating doesn't make you successful. Sure it helps, but it doesn't determine your entire life. I hope you figure everything out and, in all honesty, I think you're overhinking everything. I don't know you but chances everyone just wants you to be successful. It feels like you're letting everyone down because you're not reaching what is typically considered good. People don't know how to react when others get low grades or drop out. It's just uncommon and unexpected, but I know their reaction feels like they're disappointed. I guess what I'm trying to say is don't let this stress you out and make the situation worse. Focus on how to be successful in what you want. Afterwards, hopefully, everyone that matters to you will be proud too.
"Music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda"
Me: I KNOW HIM
the hamilton jokes
Miscellaneous Bird. THAT CANT BE
I NATION HE'S THAT LITTLE GUY WHO SPOKE TO ME
WHAT WAS IT? 85? THAT POOR MAN, THEY'RE GOING TO EAT HIM ALIVE!
OCEANS RISE!
relating to this way too easily. this is literally my life story. except I haven't told my parents yet.....
Good luck, I've been there.
Did you tell them yet
It's definitely a song that all dropouts can relate to. That line, "what will my parents say", is too real to handle. I dropped out of college twice, and even though I did eventually get my degree, this song still hit me like a brick to the face.
I know this was 3 years ago, but I hope you're doing okay. Stay strong.
This song never fails to make me cry, gosh I can't even attempt to sing it without getting shaky am I the only one???
kylie charlee nope. it makes me very emotional and I haven't even reached this part of my life yet..
Absolute same
nope
I was almost Nina last semester. The line "hey guys its me, the biggest disappointment you know" was how i felt going back home once i finished all my finals. it was hell
shybutsweetbutterfly i am nina right now. Dropped out but.. doing something else but not uni. Still feel like I failed.
@@bisexualantigone This is 11 months later... but university isn't everything, I mean I'd love to go there (because it's free in my country and with the high school I study I basically have no other option). I guess in these days there is pressure on children to go to college even though it's absolutely not the most importan thing better.
Hope you're well.
Nikik 22 I agree. University is absolutely not for everyone but it's what the world counts as important. Of course you don't have to go there, but I would argue that it does help (in specific things)
This from 3 years ago but I’m Nina now, I passed my last quarter but this quarter went really down hill
I have just discovered this musical. how could I live without it before.
latronqui saaaaame
2008 Lin had 0 chill, like I knew I was going to cry but at the sECOND FUCKING SONG????
I've been obsessing over this song all day!
Same here 🙋🏽
Same tho
burn is next and i just cant handle that emoition
LITERALLY EVERYWHERE
+TheJtPv I'm watching
Man, you are f*cking EVERYWHERE!
me too
PAY YOUR FUCKING TAXES I just listened to burn and I had to re-visit this to relive the memories.
This song literally made me cry the first time I heard it. I went off to college my freshman year and got horrible grades and just got bad anxiety overall so had to come home and go to community college while my cousins, friends, etc were flourishing. every line she says especially towards the end resonates so hard with me. idk how lin manages to put emotions and feelings in words, let alone songs, that I can't even begin to describe. thank you.
Every dropout gets sucker punched when they hear this song. Especially the "What will my parents say" line, at least for me. I remember sitting in the driver's seat of my car in my mom's garage, trying to stretch that moment as long as I possibly could before I went inside and told her.
As a two-time college droupout, this song hits me in a big way, but that line "What will my parents say" is like a brick to the face; it's so god damned real that it hurts.
Me: yeah, this is the perfect pitch for me
Mandy: when i was a child I stayed wide awake....
Me: oh.
Actually, I can sing this an octave down, but the "coming back home" strains my range
thats litteraly me
The trick to singing it is, you just open your mouth really wide, and cry, and hope that the notes come out and don't let anyone down.
fr though one of my voice teacher's other students sang this and it was too perfect to critique basically because she'd had a rotten day and really felt the lyrics and poured herself into in completely.
@@johannaflorez2899 The best I ever sand was the time my mic broke moments before going on for my solo song, can confirm emotion helps
2:25 I started crying the first time I heard this and it's one of the most emotional parts for me Everytime I'm belting it in my car
My favorite part. Such a great song.
Emma James mine too. I always just skip straight to that part because it sounds so cool but heartbreaking.
What absolutely devastates me when listening to this is how her community has all this hope and pride for Nina. Our communities build us up. They are our success. When people have that much faith in you, it is painful to face them when you feel like you've failed. You let down not only yourself, but this community as well.
The way they cheer her on throughout just brings me to tears.
this is what got me into The Heights, I saw lin make a vine with the parts where she was saying "WHEN I WAS A CHILD I STAYED WIDE AWAKE, CLIMBED TO THE HIGHEST PLACE ON EVERY FIRE ESCAPE" so now I'm here :/
WOW literally same!
I would like to see that vine. Can u link it? :))))
The musical we had at Mt. Eden made me cry as the year ended. It was a special time. Beginning of the year with the set and things made me so excited. My sister took the part as Nina and she even made everyone seeing In The Heights at our school cry. This song makes me cry everyday, knowing that right after high school (2015), she left to College. It's just so beautiful, it tells her life to people because they can never forget.
I CANT BREATHE HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TOO THIS IS TOO BEAUTIFUL WHY DO I LOVE MUSICALS
TO** I CANT EVEN GRAMMAR
specialkaybar
JUST BREATHEEEEEE
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YOUR PROFILE PIC ♥
I feel really bad, but I can't honestly be the only one who's favorite part is the Piraguero's verse. He just puts so much emotion into it.
omg yes. 8 months late but me too
This hits so fucking hard as the eldest Mexican child that the family is depending on to finish school and help us out of poverty
Yesterday, I was told that I may have both anxiety and depression. I was in a really bad place. I worried too much for my friends, I couldn't eat very well, and I cried uncontrollably. Ironically, I was given the advice to breathe. I have just found this song, and it reminds me to breathe. Breathe, everything will be okay.
Jay Soul How are you? You feelin ok lately?
I went through exactly the same thing a year ago. I’m by no means free of them now, but with therapy, medication, and the acceptance of taking it one day at a time, it gets a little better.
I'm the first in my family to go to Uni, and I'm struggling so much. I failed what was supposed to be my last test for the Bachelor's, and I can relate to Nina quite a lot. The spanish parts in this song have become my hymn if I feel overwhelmed :)
This doesn’t sound like a big deal to most, but I’m currently studying to get my driver’s license and I have a lot of anxiety when driving. Yesterday I almost had a nervous breakdown driving on the main roads for the first time. I felt defeated but I wanted to keep trying! I tried driving again on the main roads today and I did much better. And one of the things that helped was having this song in my head. The words of Nina saying “just breathe” helped with my anxiety when I was on those big streets. And at the end of the day, a part of me felt proud. But I do owe some thanks to this song, just because I had it in my head and it calmed me down during that. Just wanted to share. ♥️
I hope you are doing better with your driving. I was like that when I was first learning it drive, I passed my test a few months ago. Hope the test will go well when you do so.
When I'm overwhelmed this song really helps me (no pun intended) breathe and come back to earth
Yard S
I really need to learn spanish
ROBOHOLIC1 it's pretty easy, if you know French, it'll come to you easy, because a lot of the words and pronunciations are the same.
Bria Skye but you gotta French first 😂 if you do it like that
Bria Skye Wth I'm Spanish and the pronunciation is nothing to do with French (I study French too).
Some words are similar because they're both romantic idioms but it's like if I say
German is easy if you speak English :D
Not going to lie, Spanish is difficult even for us I mean, we have to study our grammar bcs there's A LOT of variations, it's crazy.
Bria Skye my dude idk what the fuck are you talking about, as someone from a latin country Spanish and French are NOTHING like each other. yes, they come from the same roots (latin) but for me learning french was horrible, and i still dont realy know how to do it properly. Im also a literature and linguistics student and BOY let me tellyou, even speaking spanish since the day i was born its dificult as hell
I speak Portuguese
And same as Spanish, Portuguese sucks
They are almost the same language(u know. Bunch of grammar and rules and very confusing pronounces) but I can't speak Spanish.
So...
YOU THINK YOU'RE BAD AT SPANISH
DUDE I CAN'T SPEAK ONE SENTENCE
This really hits home especially if you're hispanic,, I feel as though theres a lot more pressure for us to get into and finish college and be successful idk it may just be me
Listening to this while doing my homework. It touches my heart every time
It's really comforting to listen to this song when you have a big exam coming up
I'm still shocked at how beautiful this is.
“I am the one who made it out” always makes me so sadd😭😭😭😭😭😭
the line I'm the one who made it out really gets to me because I can relate to it so much
Bublex I wrote my way out...
first-generation college kids with performance anxiety 👉😎👉
Seeing as I just got kicked out of college this year, and I have to face my relatives this Christmas, this song hits home in every way possible
this song is just so easy to relate to. No, I didn't drop out of college (I'm in high school) but like, it would be weird if we didn't, at least once, feel like we've let people down. That we weren't smart enough or good enough. That we were failures. Asking ourselves, who will I be?
I got three callbacks for this song guys. Tuesday's my final one. I love this song💕
+Ashley Jane congratulations!!!
Ashley Jane how did it all go??
I was curious how many bars of this song did you use? I'm putting together my audition book rn
Broadway Dreamer you should generally use 16 bars. but it’s always nice to have an entire song in your repertoire
Ashley Jane congratulations!
the most relatable line:
"hey guys, it's me, the biggest disappointment you know."
this hits so close to home, que diria mi mama 😭
lo mismo me pregunto T.T
nice name lol
the feels
Naomi Hazan NAOMIII (like if you get the reference)
Angelica Schuyler she used to fall asleep in class!💤
The highschool show choir did this and the girl who did the solo for this started crying and I felt like I was going to as well it was so emotional
straighten your spine
smile for the neighbors
everything is fine
everything is cool
These lyrics just struck a chord
Never been more grateful to know Spanish. Beautiful.💜
Beautiful song :) the bit about 'when I was a child I stayed wide awake, climbed to the highest place on every fire escape' Is what I imagine going through a kittens head when it's clawing up the curtains like 'GOTTA CLIMB'
I‘m always crying listening to this song. I can relate to Nina so much. My mum is basically like Nina‘s dad, came from a family where they had next to nothing (my family is even originally from a line of farmers) and then worked hard to build up her own business. She’s also very overprotective.
I was always seen as the intelligent one, the „gifted“ one and it was only natural for my parents to think that I would eventually study and have a great career. I was the first in the family to go to university (I‘m studying law) and everyone is expecting the best from me, but I don‘t feel as „gifted“ or intelligent as everyone believes me to be (sometimes I just wish I would have done something different) and even though I haven‘t dropped out of law school (yet), this song represents perfectly what would happen if I did. It describes all those fears I‘m feeling.
@@anushkachaba2330 Thank you!
sorry edited it original comment cringe
ha! me.
NadineDuck Duck I rebuke this statement
Amen 😂😂 or wait am I Gen X? Idk, whatsever 2001
millennials and gen xers too, depending on the year
yall are rarted
gen x was years 1965 - 1979
This and She Used To Be Mine from Waitress should be the anthems of the Gifted Kids Who Turned Into Depressed Adults.
also known as: songs i can't stop listening to right now because they hit me *hard*
I unfortunately relate to Nina like the majority of you,
I am the 1st to go to college in my family, and sometimes I feel like I’m letting everyone down…
The thing that makes it harder however, I have a disability, which is more restricting then you might think
I just hope I will do good
Translation:Hey I'm the college dropout Nina
I love this song
Spot on
and I have performance anxiety *finger guns*
Taylor Britt WOOO HAVE FUNN
I thought I'd add to the many stories about being an overachiever but feel like they're failing. I wasn't really a straight A student, but the grades I got were mostly A's and B's, which is more than good enough for most people. I was always in my class' top 5, I've gotten academic awards, I'm not only the middle child who gets good grades but between my cousins to. To my friends and family, I was one of the smart ones. But that was it. I thought besides being one of the smart kids I had nothing else to show. Nothing to be known for, I didn't really have a talent, the only thing I associated myself with was that I was smart.
Then when I started college, I didn't realise that whatever I was in high school didn't matter anymore because I've changed within the gap of leaving high school and starting college. So I found other people who were better and smarter and creative. I felt like I lost myself so many times because the one thing I knew I was, is just history. With the pandemic, I found it hard to focus and study and constantly felt anxious, feeling like I was a failure and that I didn't deserve to be in the programme I'm in because I've shown minimum efforts in my assignments.
Only recently I realised the reason why I'm so hard on myself is because I made being academically inclined as my personality. And without it, I feel like a fraud, like I'm living a lie. It's like I pin my value as a person on the grades I get. I thought not getting the exam results I hoped and expected would instantly disappoint the people who are proud of me and support me. There's this self added pressure to be the best, while surrounded by the best. And then you stop halfway through because you've found more things to be insecure about, you're overthinking endlessly, you feel so much anxiety and you randomly just bawl your eyes out during late study hours when everyone's asleep. Honestly, I'm still figuring it out. I'm definitely not my best now, if anything my mental health has gotten worse, but what's important to me is that I understand why I feel this way... and why this song means a lot to me.
So, to all of you burnout gifted kids, we're doing alright. There are so many of us here who are truthfully beautiful even at our worst, so here's a reminder that you're not alone. It's okay to cry when to don't live up your expectations, it's okay to always want to be perfect, it's okay to be emotionally exhausted because damn it we're great people and we're stronger than we will ever know. We can work through this, alright? And from what I've seen, this comment section seems to be a safe space.
Found out I got dropped from my program about two months ago. In another month, I start over at a community college. I've listened to this song on repeat a lot
I have never listened to 'In The Heights' but this song is in like, every Hamilton fanfic so I had to heard it and boy, I should hear 'In The Heights'
Purple Killer606 it'll be the best decision you ever make.
When “What will my parents say? Can I go in there and say, I know that I'm letting you down!” hits too hard and you had to stop singing.
Idk why but I love the “The kid couldn’t hack it she’s back and she’s walking real slow” it scratches my brain the right way
Wow the amount of people in here with a fear of failure is unreal.. like heyyy guys what’s up haha let’s cry together
Friendship!
Anyone else obsessed with *When I was a child I stayed wide awake?* and on
"hey guys! it's me, the biggest disappointment you know."
if that ain't me
0:46
Oh, God, I can relate to this today.
I really need to learn this song. This sums up my last ten years. Moving from my home town to the capital, changing careers every year or two, working, leaving college because my work schedule didn't allow me to have any social life or study life or life at all, thinking of my self as a disappointment because they had a lot of hope in me, my father thinking I would do great in music business without knowing how hard it is to succeed, there's no Broadway where I live so every time I sing home alone I feel a wasted talet.
But I found the perfect cathartic song! Hahahhaha
Hi! I'm from Perú, and i've seen "en el barrio" (It means In The Heights in spanish) here in Lima, the capital, and it's PERFECT, i love the songs, the topic, everything! And just saying, the translation is well done, just "Hay te adoro, te quiero", it's "Ay", without the H. Love the song, and thanks for it
+Kelli Player yeap
+Kelli Player "The Heights" has no spanish translation since the heights is a new american word.
yes, it`s a way of saying
aye I'm Peruvian.
Hey, I am Peruvian too! Que viva Perú! :) Que vivan los musicales! :)
The beginning is so beautiful..
I don't see any recent comments, which is quite a shame. I just want to say I love this song and relate to it a lot. It's one of the few songs that can actually calm me down when I'm freaking out (which is why I'm listening to it now). I don't even speak spanish, it's just that great of a song.
“I know that i’m letting you down”
that gave me chills
A girl at my school sang this. She did so well, and showed so much emotion.
HOLY EKEJDJDJ SHES GONNA BE ANGELICA
Colleen Compitello I thought Karen Olivo is Angelica?
they both are: karen in chicago, mandy on broadway
Colleen Compitello wHAT
Sto p no really?
her performance was brilliant!
I think "sigue andando el camino" is supposed to mean "keep walking the path" or "keep walking along the way", and "por toda" is "for all", so the whole phrase would translate to "keep walking along the way for all of your life," or something similar.
That's actually what it means just different wording. I have the translations in my script
wow this is a late reply, but it pretty much means "keep following the path for your whole life" maybe like trust your heart?
“sigue andando el camino por toda su vida” it goes something like “she is walking down the road/path her whole life” (just trying to help, I'm a native speaker 💕)
it's saying that she keeps walking down that path her whole life, if you want the literal translation lol
@@phrygian2026 indeed
That moment when you learn more Spanish from an (awesome) musical as opposed to actual Spanish class
It always amazes me how music can make you feel understood. It is so raw and honest in its feelings, I felt like crying at the end.
Honestly true…the ending hits hard 😭
singing this for a play audition... wish me luck! xoxo
For a play audition? That's going to be a little awkward. Save it for a musical audition, it will be better received.
Well done, sir.
maybe it’s a weird choice, but this is my comfort song. idk how to explain it.
not a weird choice at all
relatable
IM SO READY TO CRY THIS WEEKEND FOR THIS SONG. THIS SONG GOT ME THOUGH COLLEGE. OWN MY BUSINESS AND GOT TWO DEGREES. THERE WAS SOMETIMES I DIDNT EAT FOR TWO DAYS AND I HAD TO SEEK INSIDE THE BUS TO GO TO COLLEGE AND YOU KNOW WHAT ?! I’m so proud of myself. Follow your dreams and always remember that chasing your dream isn’t easy, but once you over come and accomplished the what you want to accomplish, that feeling is beautiful. See you guys at Washington Heights this weekend
I connect with this song on a deep level. I constantly feel like my family and friends are expecting me to Ace all my exams and do amazing in every test I ever do, but I can't. I go to a high school where the pass rate for exams is 48%, but they don't congratulate me when I pass, but give me negative feedback and constantly tell me how I can do "better" and how I'm smarter than everyone else, when I'm not. Im not going to Ace my exams and that terrifies me. Not because I won't Ace them, but because I'll be letting all of my loved ones down. It hurts how many lectures my parents give me on how I'm like a child genius, and how I'm smarter than my 4 older siblings, but I'm not. They are all older and smarter than I am but they don't see this. They see me as a failure who can't produce good results.
PIRAGUA GUY
Sigue andando el camino por toda su vida
Respira
NINA
Breathe
COMMUNITY
Y si pierdes mis huellas que dios te bendiga
Respira
NINA
This is my street
I smile at the faces I've known all my life
They regard me with pride
And everyone's sweet
They say, "You're going places!"
So how can I say that while I was away, I had so much to hide!
Hey guys, it's me!
The biggest disappointment you know
The kid couldn't hack it, she's back and she's walkin real slow
Welcome home
Just breathe
COMMUNITY
Sigue andando el camino por toda su vida.
Respira
NINA
Just breathe
COMMUNITY
Y si pierdes mis huellas que dios te bendiga.
Respira
NINA
As the radio plays old forgotten boleros
I think of the days when this city was mine
I remember the praise
Ay, te adoro, te quiero
The neighborhood waved, and said
Nina, be brave, and you're gonna be fine
And maybe it's me,
But it all seems like lifetimes ago.
So what do I say to these faces that I used to know?
"Hey, I'm home?"
LADY
Mira, Nina
NINA
Hey
LADY/COMMUNITY
No me preocupo por ella
NINA
They're not worried about me
COMMUNITY
Mira, alli esta nuestra estrella
NINA
They are all counting on me to succeed
I am the one who made it out
The one who always made the grade
But maybe I should've just stayed home...
When I was a child I stayed wide awake, climbed to the highest place,
on every fire escape, restless to climb
COMMUNITY
(underneath Nina (above)) Ella si da la talla
COMMUNITY
Repira
NINA
I got every scholarship
Saved every dollar
The first to go to college
How do I tell them why
I'm coming back home
With my eyes on the horizon
Just me and the GWB,
Asking 'Gee Nina, what'll you be?'
Straighten the spine
Smile for the neighbors
Everything's fine
Everything's cool
The standard reply
"Lots of tests, lots of papers"
Smile, wave goodbye
And pray to the sky, Oh, God
And what will my parents say?
COMMUNITY
Nina
NINA
Can I go in there and say
COMMUNITY
Nina
NINA
"I know that I'm letting you down..."
ABUELA CLAUDIA
Nina
NINA
Just breathe...
Thanks a lot!! You're fantastic
Sofia Lopez Kawanishi THANK
lovely. i really needed this.
Sofia Lopez Kawanishi y
You are an angel thank you
"Hey guys, it's me. The biggest disappointment you know.'' Yep I can totally relate.
Would this be a good audition song??? I'm a mezzo who sounds best on alto but I only need like a minute of the song
Yeah I'd say so!
I performed In The Heights in high school years ago, and this song made me emotional despite never having experienced anything like what Nina describes.
Now that I'm in college, at Stanford no less, this song almost makes me cry.
I wish I could sing like this!!!!
When I first went away to college at 18, that happened I came back :(
as the girl who is expected to have all a's in school and is currently for the first time actually struggling with school, the line "the biggest disappointment you know" is so sad for me
Same, same
I almost cried when my friend said “of course you studied” because I hadn’t... and I almost definitely failed physics today.
I'm a first generation Mexican American college student so this hits hard. I graduate in two semesters! I'm going to be an elementary school teacher, but I know my parents are disappointed. I feel like I let them down. Everyone expected something exceptional, but it's my dream. I am the one who made it out, but yeah, maybe I should have just stayed home.
i don’t even know what in the heights is about but this song gets me in my feels
listening this at 4am and with overdue homework...
The melody of this song is like Shenzhen's brightly lit night and golden sunrise. When I hear this song, I think back to the time when I watched the light show in Shenzhen at night and the first scene of sunshine appeared in front of my eyes. Shenzhen is my hometown and I moved to the Bay Area 6 years ago, the last time I flew back to Shenzhen was in 2021, I saw the most stunning light show at OCT Harbour and Talent Park nearby Shenzhen Bay, the colorful and gorgeous light always wakes me up and make me think about her. I hope that I can fly back there again next summer.
The music from this show is incredible 😍
Is it weird that I relate to this song even though I'm in the 10th grade? Anyway, this song helps me relax whenever I feel stressed.
Honestly my favourite musical
thank you so much for translating this song!!
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One of my favorite songs from In The Heights
Can’t wait to hear Leslie grace’s take on this in the movie.
*me playing this after a hard math problem*
just breathe...
ugh fractions.
Unmotivated to even finish school
needs at least a bachelor's degree to accomplish my dreams
only in 9th grade about to fail
has extremely low confidence and alot of mental issues
seeing my grades makes me break down and wanna die
heavily relates to this song
LIFE IS GREAT
Hugs, I was there, still am sometimes, it gets better.
@@molly.dog8brooke792 thanks
You are gonna be ok. Keep going. I think it says a lot about you thay uou care.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This song is perfect and it makes me cry. I love Lin's voice at 0:17 ♡ "Y si pierdes mis huellas, que Dios te bendiga"
I listen to this song whenever I need a breather. usually after something bad happens. and I usually cry, but not tears of sadness, tears of relief because Lin writes her feelings in a way I can really relate to
Jessicatzen* Typo? Her?