Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish.

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There's a she wolf in the closet, Let it out so it can breathe.

There's a she wolf in the closet, Let it out so it can breathe.

My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that...

My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that...

I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the...

I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the...

You're a song written by the hands of God.

You're a song written by the hands of God.

I don't, don't really know what I'm doing but you seem to have a plan.

I don't, don't really know what I'm doing but you seem to have a plan.

I love you for free and i'm not your mother. But you don't even bother.

I love you for free and i'm not your mother. But you don't even bother.

Lucky that my breasts are small and humble. So you don't confuse them with mountains.

Lucky that my breasts are small and humble. So you don't confuse them with mountains.

In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it

In this life, to earn your place you have to fight for it

For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today I have...

For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today I have...

I had a big collection of fried eggs that I painted.

I had a big collection of fried eggs that I painted.

See, I am doing what I can, but I can't so you know. That's a...

See, I am doing what I can, but I can't so you know. That's a...

Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal...

Everyone can know what is in my heart because I find it hard to conceal...

There's the man I chose. There's my territory.

There's the man I chose. There's my territory.

I think that that's why I am probably a romantic and a passionate person. But...

I think that that's why I am probably a romantic and a passionate person. But...

Lucky I have strong legs like my mother. To run for cover when I need...

Lucky I have strong legs like my mother. To run for cover when I need...

It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to...

It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to...

I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness...

I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness...

And all the things I deserve. For being such a good girl honey.

And all the things I deserve. For being such a good girl honey.

I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness...

I want some day to be able to love with the same intensity and unselfishness...

A domesticated girl that's all you ask of me, Darling it is no joke, this...

A domesticated girl that's all you ask of me, Darling it is no joke, this...