Lyrics & Translation
It’s the strength that drives me
In the pulse I keep
With the darkness they stain
Dark are your black eyes
And what about the time you tell me
That passes in your blinking
And that brings me down this street
Full of bitterness and mourning
And I know that the smile
That appears on my face
Has to do with the breeze
That fans your gaze
So slow and so fast
So normal and so strange
I tear my shirt apart
Like a shrimp
You break my insides
You climb me like a spider
You drink the sweat that clouds
The glass of my room
And then in the morning
I wake up and I have no wings
I have been sleeping ten hours
And my pillow is soaked
It was all just a dream
So real and so deep
Your eyes have no owner
Because they’re not of this world
I don’t want to look at you
But I close my eyes
And I see you inside
I see you on one side and the other
In every photo, every mirror
And on subway walls
And in people’s eyes
Even in the hottest soups
I’m going crazy
And I know that the smile
That appears on my face
Has to do with the breeze
That fans your gaze
So slow and so fast
So normal and so strange
I tear my shirt apart
Like a shrimp
You break my insides
You climb me like a spider
You drink the sweat that clouds
The glass of my room
And then in the morning
I wake up and I have no wings
I have been sleeping ten hours
And my pillow’s soaked
It was all just a dream
So real and so deep
Your eyes have no owner
Because they’re not of this world
And sometimes I get confused
And I knock on your neighbor’s door
That girl from upstairs
Who sells fine things
And sometimes I wait for you
At the corner bar
With my eyes fixed on your door
And sometimes I swallow
The world in one gulp
And sometimes I feel you
And sometimes I lie to you
Sometimes I read a kiss on your lips
And since I don’t dare
I cut myself and open up
And I know that the smile
That appears on my face
Has to do with the breeze
That fans your gaze
So slow and so fast
So normal and so strange
I tear my shirt apart
Like a shrimp
You break my insides
You climb me like a spider
You drink the sweat that clouds
The glass of my room
And then in the morning
I wake up and I have no wings
I have been sleeping ten hours
And my pillow’s soaked
It was all just a dream
So real and so deep
Your eyes have no owner
Because they’re not of this world
Key Vocabulary
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fuerza /ˈfweɾ.θa/ A2 |
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ojos /ˈo.xos/ A1 |
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tiempo /ˈtjem.po/ A1 |
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calle /ˈka.ʝe/ A1 |
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sonrisa /sonˈri.sa/ A2 |
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cara /ˈka.ɾa/ A1 |
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brisa /ˈbɾi.sa/ B1 |
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mirada /miˈɾa.ða/ B1 |
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entrañas /enˈtɾa.ɲas/ B2 |
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araña /aˈɾa.ɲa/ A2 |
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sudor /suˈðoɾ/ A2 |
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cristal /kɾisˈtal/ B1 |
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habitación /a.βi.taˈθjon/ A2 |
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alas /ˈa.las/ A2 |
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almohada /alˈmo.a.ða/ A2 |
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sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ A2 |
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mundo /ˈmun.do/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Superior a mí Es la fuerza que me lleva
➔ Comparison
➔ The adjective "Superior" shows a comparison, indicating that the force is greater than himself. Here it is not explicitly stated that the speaker has something inferior in quality or rank, but something is of a lower position in rank compared to the force.
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Con la oscuridad que tiñen De oscuro tus ojos negros
➔ Relative Clause with "que" and prepositional phrase
➔ "que tiñen de oscuro tus ojos negros" is a relative clause modifying "la oscuridad." "Que" refers back to "oscuridad." The structure highlights the darkness *with which* her black eyes are stained. The prepositional phrase is "De oscuro tus ojos negros".
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Y qué me cuentas del tiempo Que pasa en tu pestañeo
➔ Question Formation and Relative Clause
➔ "¿Y qué me cuentas del tiempo?" is a question, using the verb "contar" (to tell). "Que pasa en tu pestañeo" is a relative clause modifying "tiempo", with "que" acting as the relative pronoun.
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Que yo sé que la sonrisa Que se dibuja en mi cara
➔ Nested Relative Clauses
➔ "Que yo sé que la sonrisa..." introduces a belief or knowledge. "Que se dibuja en mi cara" is a relative clause modifying "la sonrisa". Thus, there are two "que" clauses, one introducing the knowledge and the other modifying the noun "sonrisa".
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Tiene que ver con la brisa Que abanica tu mirada
➔ Idiomatic Expression and Relative Clause
➔ "Tiene que ver con" is an idiomatic expression meaning "has to do with" or "is related to." "Que abanica tu mirada" is a relative clause modifying "la brisa", with "que" referring back to "brisa".
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Yo me parto la camisa Como camarón
➔ Simile with "como"
➔ "Como camarón" establishes a simile. The speaker is comparing himself breaking his shirt to the way a shrimp behaves (or is treated, depending on interpretation).
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Tú me rompes las entrañas Me trepas como una araña
➔ Metaphor and Simile
➔ "Tú me rompes las entrañas" is a metaphor, implying a deep emotional impact. "Me trepas como una araña" uses "como" to create a simile, comparing how the person climbs onto him to how a spider climbs.
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Y después por la mañana Despierto y no tengo alas
➔ Conjunction and Contrast
➔ "Y" is a conjunction linking two clauses. The sentence then presents a contrast: he wakes up, *but* he doesn't have wings.
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Tus ojos no tienen dueño Porque no son de este mundo
➔ Causal conjunction
➔ "Porque" is a causal conjunction indicating reason or cause. The speaker states that her eyes have no owner *because* they are not of this world.
