Her success was further solidified with the Spanish albums Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005), Sale el Sol (2010) and El Dorado (2017), all of which topped the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and were certified diamond (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America. Meanwhile, her English albums Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005), She Wolf (2009) and Shakira (2014) were all certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum in various countries worldwide. She served as a coach on two seasons of the American singing competition television series The Voice (2013–2014).
With a catalog of 145 songs, Shakira has sold over 80 million records, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Forbes Colombia reported that as of 2018, she is the top-selling female Latin artist of all time. She is credited with opening the doors of the international market for other Latin artists. She has received numerous awards, including three Grammy Awards, twelve Latin Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, thirty-nine Billboard Latin Music Awards, twenty-one Guinness World Records and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was named the Top Female Latin Artist of the Decade by Billboard twice (2000s and 2010s). For her philanthropic work with her Barefoot Foundation and her contributions to music she received the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year and Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year awards in 2011. She was appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics in the US in 2011, and Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012.
You Don’t Care About Me
Shakira Lyrics
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And I strip your bed
I loved you perfect
But there's no appreciation
I listened sweetly to your sour tongue
I loved you only
But there's no reciprocation
Before you came along
It was all beautiful
I have nothing left
In my heart, in my soul
Should have never helped
You become so powerful
But I saw a champion in your eyes
You don't care about me
If you did, you would let me go
You will eventually
'Cause you just don't care about me
You don't care if I die
If you did, you would have spared my life
I say it confidently
That you just don't care about me
You say you're thirsty
So I pour the wine
The bottle's empty
But there's no consummation
Before you came along
It was all beautiful
I have nothing left
In my heart, in my soul
Should have never helped
You become so powerful
But I saw a champion in your eyes
You don't care about me
If you did, you would let me go
You will eventually
'Cause you just don't care about me
You don't care if I die
If you did, you would have spared my life
I say it confidently
That you just don't care about me
Oh, baby, how we used to dance
I couldn't separate from your hands
Now they don't even play that song anymore
You don't care about me
No, don't care about me, no
Don't care about me
You don't care about me, no
Don't care about about me, no
You don't care about me
If you did, you would let me go
You will eventually
'Cause you just don't care about me
You don't care if I die
If you did, you would have spared my life
I say it confidently
That you just don't care about me
The lyrics to Shakira's song "You Don't Care About Me" describe the feelings of a person who loved their partner unconditionally, but did not receive any love and appreciation in return. The person is left with an empty heart and soul, as they realize that their efforts were not reciprocated by their partner. The lines "I loved you perfect, but there's no appreciation" and "I loved you only, but there's no reciprocation" emphasize how the person tried their best to make their relationship work but was not valued by their partner. The lyrics also hint at the fact that the partner may have used the person's love to become powerful, as the lines "Should have never helped you become so powerful, but I saw a champion in your eyes" suggest.
The chorus, "You don't care about me, if you did, you would let me go. You will eventually, 'cause you just don't care about me", expresses the feeling of being trapped in a relationship with someone who does not value or care about the person. This feeling of entrapment is reiterated in the lines "Before you came along, it was all beautiful. I have nothing left in my heart, in my soul" which hints that the person's happiness diminished after entering the relationship.
The song also touches upon themes of betrayal and the loss of love. The lyrics "Oh, baby, how we used to dance. I couldn't separate from your hands. Now they don't even play that song anymore" depict the memories of happier times between the two individuals, which are now long gone. The repeated lines "You don't care about me" in the chorus add an element of hopeless repetition, emphasizing that the person is stuck in a relationship that they know will not work out.
Line by Line Meaning
I fold your t-shirt
I do the little things to show my love and care
And I strip your bed
I take care of you and your needs
I loved you perfect
I loved you completely with all my heart and soul
But there's no appreciation
But you do not value or acknowledge what I do for you
I listened sweetly to your sour tongue
I patiently and kindly heard your negative and unkind words towards me
I loved you only
I gave my love and devotion to you alone
But there's no reciprocation
But you do not show the same level of love and care towards me
Before you came along
My life was beautiful and perfect before you entered it
It was all beautiful
I had happiness and contentment in my life
I have nothing left
But now, I am left with nothing in my heart and soul
In my heart, in my soul
I am now empty and broken inside
Should have never helped
I regret the help that I gave you
You become so powerful
Because it only made you stronger and more dominant in this relationship
But I saw a champion in your eyes
But I saw potential in you and believed in you
You don't care about me
You do not value me or my life
If you did, you would let me go
If you truly loved me, you would set me free
You will eventually
You will eventually leave me, just like I expect you to do
'Cause you just don't care about me
Because you do not have any love or concern for me
You say you're thirsty
You are asking for or in need of something
So I pour the wine
So I give you what you want or need
The bottle's empty
But there is nothing more I can give you
But there's no consummation
But there is no satisfaction or fulfillment from what I give you
Oh, baby, how we used to dance
We used to have happy and joyful times together
I couldn't separate from your hands
We were deeply in love and inseparable
Now they don't even play that song anymore
But now, our love has faded away and those good times are gone
No, don't care about me, no
You do not care about me or my life at all
Don't care about me
I am meaningless and unimportant to you
You don't care about me, no
You do not value me or have any love for me
Don't care about about me, no
I am just another object to you, not a person with feelings
You don't care about me
You are completely indifferent towards me
If you did, you would let me go
If you truly cared about me, you would set me free
You don't care if I die
My life and safety means nothing to you
If you did, you would have spared my life
If you truly cared about me, you would have protected and saved me
I say it confidently
I am sure and positive about what I am saying
That you just don't care about me
That you have no regard or love for me at all
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Chantal Kreviazuk, Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger
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