Abismo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Caramelos de Cianuro
• Album: 8

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the evocative world of Caramelos de Cianuro's "Abismo" to experience the power of Spanish rock and explore universal themes of love and heartbreak. This song, with its rich metaphorical lyrics, offers an excellent opportunity to understand nuanced emotional expression in Spanish, making it special for its raw honesty and poetic depth.

[English]

The embrace of the creeper

That suffocates you no matter how much it loves you

That's how I love you

Like the prison to its prisoner

Like a cursed poison

The more you hurt me, the more I need you

A drug

You lift me up but you drown me

Loving you is like smoking in bed

If I fall asleep, the flames engulf me

You are harmful

The higher I am, the harder I fall

I don't know at what precise moment

This love became sick for us

A drug

That lifts me up but drowns me

It won't be the same, an abyss separates us

A gap that disappears on the horizon

We see that our paths are opposite

They are like two poles, cold and alone

It won't be the same, an abyss separates us

A gap that disappears on the horizon

We see that our paths are opposite

They are like two poles, cold and alone

...

The embrace of the creeper

That suffocates you no matter how much it loves you

That's how I love you

Like the prison to its prisoner

It won't be the same, an abyss separates us

A gap that disappears on the horizon

We see that our paths are opposite

They are like two poles, cold and alone

It won't be the same, an abyss separates us

A gap that disappears on the horizon

We see that our paths are opposite

They are like two poles, cold and alone

...

[Spanish]

El abrazo de la enredadera

Que te asfixia por más que te quiera

Así te quiero

Como la cárcel a su prisionero

Como un veneno maldito

Más me dañas más te necesito

Una droga

Me elevas pero me ahogas

Amarte es fumar en la cama

Si me duermo, me envuelven las llamas

Eres nociva

Caigo más duro de más arriba

No sé en qué momento preciso

Este amor se nos hizo enfermizo

Una droga

Que me eleva pero me ahoga

No va a ser lo mismo, nos separa un abismo

Una brecha que se pierde en el horizonte

Vemos que los nuestros son caminos opuestos

Son como dos polos, fríos y solos

No va a ser lo mismo, nos separa un abismo

Una brecha que se pierde en el horizonte

Vemos que los nuestros son caminos opuestos

Son como dos polos, fríos y solos

El abrazo de la enredadera

Que te asfixia por más que te quiera

Así te quiero

Como la cárcel a su prisionero

No va a ser lo mismo, nos separa un abismo

Una brecha que se pierde en el horizonte

Vemos que los nuestros son caminos opuestos

Son como dos polos, fríos y solos

No va a ser lo mismo nos separa un abismo

Una brecha que se pierde en el horizonte

Vemos que los nuestros son caminos opuestos

Son como dos polos, fríos y solos

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
abrazo /aˈβɾaθo/ A2	noun - hug
enredadera /enɾeðaˈðeɾa/ B2	noun - vine
asfixia /asˈfiksja/ B2	noun - suffocation
prisionero /pɾisjoneɾo/ B1	noun - prisoner
veneno /beˈneno/ B1	noun - poison
droga /ˈdɾoɣa/ A2	noun - drug
ahogar /aˈoɣaɾ/ B1	verb - to drown
enfermo /enˈfeɾmo/ B2	adjective - sick
brecha /ˈbɾeʧa/ B2	noun - gap
horizonte /oɾiˈsonte/ B1	noun - horizon
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - path
polo /ˈpolo/ B2	noun - pole
frío /ˈfɾio/ A2	adjective - cold
solo /ˈsolo/ A2	adjective - alone

Key Grammar Structures

• El abrazo de la enredadera

  ➔ Definite article + noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase uses the **definite article** "El" to specify the **noun** "abrazo" (hug), indicating a particular hug.

• Que te asfixia por más que te quiera

  ➔ Subordinate clause + conjunction + subjunctive expression

  ➔ The phrase depicts a **subordinate clause** "Que te asfixia" (that suffocates you) linked with the **conjunction** "que" and the **subjunctive** verb "quiera" (want), expressing a hypothetical or emotional nuance.

• Una droga

  ➔ Indefinite article + noun

  ➔ The phrase uses the **indefinite article** "Una" to introduce a **noun** "droga" (drug), implying an unspecified or metaphorical drug.

• No va a ser lo mismo, nos separa un abismo

  ➔ Future tense + definite article + noun + relative clause

  ➔ The phrase employs the **future tense** "No va a ser" (it won't be) to express a negation of future equivalence, with the **definite article** "lo" referring to **something general** "lo mismo" (the same), and a **relative clause** describing the consequence.

• Son como dos polos, fríos y solos

  ➔ Simile with "como" + noun + adjectives

  ➔ The phrase uses the **comparative** "como" (like/as) + **noun** "polos" (poles) and **adjectives** "fríos" and "solos" to create a **simile** showing two contrasting or distant entities.