Inútil

Carlos Gómez * Track #5 On In The Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

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In The Heights (Original Broadway Cast Recording) by Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Carlos Gómez

2008

Inútil by Carlos Gómez

Release Date

Tue Jun 03 2008

Performed by

Carlos Gómez

Produced by

Joel Moss & Kurt Deutsch & Andres Levin & Bill Sherman & Alex Lacamoire & Lin-Manuel Miranda

Writed by

Lin-Manuel Miranda

About

Kevin reacts to his daughter, Nina, telling him that she has taken a leave of absence from Stanford. Her struggles were largely due to financial strain, as she lost her scholarship because her grades fell while working two jobs on the side. Kevin expresses his feelings of helplessness and guilt agai...

Inútil Lyrics

[KEVIN]
This isn’t happening
Inútil, useless
Just like my father was before me
Inútil, useless
And every day, he cut the cane
He came home late and prayed for rain
Prayed for rain
And on the days when nothing came
My father’s face was lined with shame
He’d sit me down beside him and he’d say
“My father was a farmer
His father was a farmer
And you will be a farmer”
But I told him, “Papi, I’m sorry, I’m going farther
I’m getting on a plane
And I am gonna change the world someday”
And he slapped my face
He stood there, staring at me, useless
Today my daughter’s home and I am useless

And as a baby she amazed me with
The things she learned each day
She used to stay on the fire escape
While all the other kids would play
And I would stand beside her and I’d say
“I’m proud to be your father
‘Cause you work so much harder
And you are so much smarter
Than I was at your age”
And I always knew that she would fly away
That she was gonna change the world someday

I will not be the reason
That my family can’t succeed
I will do what it takes
They’ll have everything they need
Or all my work, all my life
Everything I’ve sacrificed will have been useless

Inútil Q&A

Who wrote Inútil's ?

Inútil was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Who produced Inútil's ?

Inútil was produced by Joel Moss & Kurt Deutsch & Andres Levin & Bill Sherman & Alex Lacamoire & Lin-Manuel Miranda.