3AM – Bilingual Lyrics English/Spanish

• By: Matchbox Twenty
• Album: Exile on Mainstream

Lyrics & Translation

Unlock a deeper understanding of English and emotional expression through Matchbox Twenty's '3AM.' This song, with its seemingly straightforward lyrics, holds a powerful and personal story of love, hardship, and resilience. Learning the narrative behind the words offers a unique way to connect with the language on a more emotional level, revealing how everyday phrases can convey profound meaning.

[Spanish]

Ella dijo que hace frío afuera, y me da mi impermeable

...

Siempre se preocupa por cosas así

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Dice que todo va a terminar, y bien podría ser mi culpa

Y solo duerme cuando está lloviendo

Y grita y su voz se está forzando

Ella dice, cariño

Son las 3 a.m., debo estar solo

Cuando ella dice, cariño

Bueno, no puedo evitar tener miedo de todo a veces

Y la lluvia lo va a lavar, lo creo

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Ella tiene un poquito de algo, Dios, es mejor que nada

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Y en su mundo de retratos a color, ella cree que lo tiene todo

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Jura que la luna no cuelga tan alto como solía hacerlo

Y solo duerme cuando está lloviendo

Y grita, y su voz se está forzando

Ella dice, cariño

Son las 3 a.m., debo estar solo

Bueno, sí, cuando ella dice, cariño, sí

Bueno, no puedo evitar tener miedo de todo a veces

Y la lluvia lo va a lavar, lo creo

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Bueno, ella cree que la vida se compone de todo a lo que estás acostumbrado

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Y el reloj en la pared ha estado atascado en las tres durante días y días

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Ella piensa que la felicidad es un tapete que se sienta en la puerta de su casa, sí

Pero afuera, ha dejado de llover

Sí, bueno, ella dice, cariño

Bueno, son las 3 a.m., debo estar solo

Sí, cuando ella dice, cariño, sí

Bueno, no puedo evitar tener miedo de todo a veces

Y la lluvia lo va a lavar, lo creo

Bueno, son las 3 a.m., debo estar solo (Debo estar solo)

Sí, cuando ella dice cariño

Bueno, no puedo evitar tener miedo de todo a veces

...

[English]

She said it's cold outside, and she hands me my raincoat

She's always worried about things like that

She says it's all gonna end, and it might as well be my fault

And she only sleeps when it's raining

And she screams and her voice is straining

She says, baby

It's 3 a.m., I must be lonely

When she says, baby

Well, I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes

And the rain's gonna wash away I believe it

She's got a little bit of something, God it's better than nothing

And in her color portrait world, she believes that she's got it all

She swears the moon don't hang quite as high as it used to

And she only sleeps when it's raining

And she screams, and her voice is straining

She says, baby

It's 3 a,m., I must be lonely

Well, yeah, when she says, baby, yeah

Well, I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes

And the rain's gonna wash away I believe this

Well, she believes that life is made up of all that you're used to

And the clock on the wall has been stuck at three for days and days

She thinks that happiness is a mat that sits on her doorway, yeah

But outside, it's stopped raining

Yeah, well, she says, baby

Well, it's 3 a.m, I must be lonely

Yeah, when she says, baby, yeah

Well I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes

And the rain's gonna wash away I believe this

Well, it's 3 a.m., I must be lonely (I must be lonely)

Yeah, when she says baby

Well, I can't help but be scared of it all sometimes

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - frío
raincoat /ˈreɪnkoʊt/ A2	noun - impermeable
worried /ˈwɜːrid/ A2	adjective - preocupado
end /end/ A2	verb - terminar noun - fin
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - culpa
sleeps /sliːps/ A1	verb - dormir
raining /ˈreɪnɪŋ/ A1	verb - llover
screams /skriːmz/ B1	verb - gritar
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - voz
straining /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/ B2	verb - forzar
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - solitario
scared /skerd/ A2	adjective - asustado
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - lluvia verb - llover
wash /wɑːʃ/ A1	verb - lavar
portrait /ˈpɔːrtrət/ B1	noun - retrato
moon /muːn/ A1	noun - luna
clock /klɑːk/ A1	noun - reloj
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - atascado
happiness /ˈhæpinəs/ B1	noun - felicidad