CLICKBAIT

• By: Pablo Alborán

Lyrics:

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Muchos dicen que me conocen pero no tienen ni idea de quién soy

A lot of people say they know me, but they have no idea who I am

Flash flash, mucho clickbait, mucho fake

Flash, flash, so much clickbait, so much fake

Demasiada la paciencia que les doy

Too much patience I give them

Vuelo directo a tu boca, de Málaga a Saturno

Flying straight to your mouth, from Malaga to Saturn

La gente se ha vuelto loca, se creen psicólogos de turno

People have gone crazy, they think they're on-call psychologists

A mí me gusta que la gente sonría

I like it when people smile

No me molesta ni pregunto sus razones

It doesn't bother me, and I don't ask their reasons

Si me jodiera verlos me preocuparía

If seeing them bothered me, I'd be worried

Algunos tienen veneno en los corazones

Some have poison in their hearts

Les provoca adrenalina, más de lo que pensáis

It gives them adrenaline, more than you think

Pura anfetamina para un ego sin likes

Pure amphetamine for an ego with no likes

Fama, fama, fama, fama, fama

Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame

¿Dime qué coño te para?

Tell me, what the hell's stopping you?

Me quedo con la gente que me mira a la cara

I'll stick with the people who look me in the eye

Muchos dicen que me conocen pero no tienen ni idea de quién soy

A lot of people say they know me, but they have no idea who I am

Flash flash, mucho clickbait, mucho fake

Flash, flash, so much clickbait, so much fake

Demasiada la paciencia que les doy

Too much patience I give them

Ya no blanqueo el tesoro

I no longer whitewash the treasure

De mis atardeceres

Of my sunsets

Porque he pedido perdón

Because I've apologized

Por disfrutarlos tantas veces

For enjoying them so many times

Si a mí me gusta que la gente sonría

I like it when people smile

No me molesta ni pregunto sus razones

It doesn't bother me, and I don't ask their reasons

Si me jodiera verlos me preocuparía

If seeing them bothered me, I'd be worried

Algunos tienen veneno en los corazones

Some have poison in their hearts

Les provoca adrenalina, más de lo que pensáis

It gives them adrenaline, more than you think

Pura anfetamina para un ego sin likes

Pure amphetamine for an ego with no likes

Fama, fama, fama, fama, fama

Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame

¿Dime qué coño te para?

Tell me, what the hell's stopping you?

Me quedo con la gente que me mira a la cara

I'll stick with the people who look me in the eye

Muchos dicen que me conocen pero no tienen ni idea de quién soy

A lot of people say they know me, but they have no idea who I am

Flash flash, mucho clickbait, mucho fake

Flash, flash, so much clickbait, so much fake

Demasiada la paciencia que les doy

Too much patience I give them

Muchos dicen que me conocen pero no tienen ni idea de quién soy

A lot of people say they know me, but they have no idea who I am

Flash flash, mucho clickbait, mucho fake

Flash, flash, so much clickbait, so much fake

Demasiada la paciencia que les doy

Too much patience I give them

Muchos dicen que me conocen pero no tienen ni idea de quién soy

A lot of people say they know me, but they have no idea who I am

Flash flash, mucho clickbait, mucho fake

Flash, flash, so much clickbait, so much fake

Demasiada la paciencia que les doy

Too much patience I give them

Muchos dicen que me conocen pero no tienen ni idea de quién soy

A lot of people say they know me, but they have no idea who I am

Flash flash, mucho clickbait, mucho fake

Flash, flash, so much clickbait, so much fake

Demasiada la paciencia que les doy

Too much patience I give them

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
conocen /koˈno.θen/ A2	verb - know (they know)
idea /iˈde.a/ A2	noun - idea
clickbait /ˈklɪk.beɪt/ B2	noun - clickbait
fake /feɪk/ B1	adjective - fake noun - fake
paciencia /paˈθjen.θja/ B1	noun - patience
vuelo /ˈbwe.lo/ A2	verb - I fly noun - flight
boca /ˈbo.ka/ A1	noun - mouth
gente /ˈxen.te/ A1	noun - people
loca /ˈlo.ka/ A2	adjective - crazy (feminine)
psicólogos /siˈko.lo.ɣos/ B2	noun - psychologists
sonría /sonˈri.a/ B1	verb - smile (subjunctive)
razones /raˈθo.nes/ B1	noun - reasons
veneno /beˈne.no/ B2	noun - poison
corazones /ko.ɾaˈθo.nes/ A2	noun - hearts
adrenalina /að.ɾe.naˈli.na/ C1	noun - adrenaline
anfetamina /am.fe.taˈmi.na/ C1	noun - amphetamine
ego /ˈe.ɣo/ B2	noun - ego
tesoro /teˈso.ɾo/ B1	noun - treasure
atardeceres /a.taɾ.ðeˈθe.ɾes/ B2	noun - sunsets

Grammar:

• Muchos dicen que me conocen pero no tienen ni idea de quién soy

  ➔ Subjunctive mood after expressions of doubt/denial ('no tener ni idea')

  ➔ The verb "soy" is in the subjunctive mood because it follows the expression "no tienen ni idea," which expresses doubt or lack of knowledge. The phrase "no tienen ni idea de quién soy" indicates they have absolutely no clue about who I am. Using subjunctive is very common after expression like this.

• Vuelo directo a tu boca, de Málaga a Saturno

  ➔ Use of the preposition "a" indicating direction or destination.

  ➔ The preposition "a" here indicates the destination of the flight, which is "tu boca" (your mouth). It is indicating movement towards something. It is followed by the "de" preposition in "de Málaga a Saturno" which means from Málaga to Saturno.

• La gente se ha vuelto loca, se creen psicólogos de turno

  ➔ Present Perfect tense ('se ha vuelto') to describe a change of state.

  ➔ "Se ha vuelto loca" uses the present perfect tense to indicate that people *have become* crazy. The action started in the past and continues to be relevant now.

• Si me jodiera verlos me preocuparía

  ➔ Conditional sentences type 2 (Si + past subjunctive, conditional simple).

  ➔ This sentence uses a type 2 conditional, expressing a hypothetical situation and its likely result. "Si me jodiera verlos" (If it bothered me to see them) is the condition, and "me preocuparía" (I would worry) is the result. The past subjunctive ("jodiera") and conditional simple ("preocuparía") are used to indicate the hypothetical nature of the statement.

• Les provoca adrenalina, más de lo que pensáis

  ➔ Comparative structure: 'más de lo que' (more than what).

  ➔ This sentence uses the comparative structure "más de lo que" to indicate that the effect of something (likely the fame or drama) is greater than what the listeners imagine. The sentence states "It provokes adrenaline in them, more than you think."

• ¿Dime qué coño te para?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence using an informal and strong word ('coño').

  ➔ This is a direct question using the word "coño," which is a very informal (and somewhat vulgar) term in Spanish, used to emphasize the question and express frustration or disbelief. It is used to express emphasis. It is NOT appropriate for formal conversation.

• Ya no blanqueo el tesoro de mis atardeceres porque he pedido perdón por disfrutarlos tantas veces

  ➔ Use of 'ya no' + verb to express 'no longer' + present perfect with 'haber' + past participle

  ➔ This sentence uses 'ya no' to indicate that the speaker doesn't do something anymore, followed by the present perfect ('he pedido perdón') to express that the action of asking for forgiveness for enjoying sunsets in the past is completed and has present relevance. 'Ya no blanqueo' indicates that the speaker used to 'whiten' or hide their enjoyment of sunsets but no longer does.