Lyrics & Translation
Sometimes I shut myself in, behind open doors
Sometimes I tell you why this silence exists
And it's that sometimes I'm yours and sometimes I belong to the wind
Sometimes by a thread, and sometimes by a hundred
And there are times, my love, I swear I think
Why it's so hard to feel the way I feel
For feeling the way I feel to be difficult
Sometimes I look at you and sometimes you let me
You lend me your wings, you check your traces
Sometimes for everything, even though you never fail me
Sometimes I'm yours and sometimes I belong to no one
There are times, I truly swear to you, that I feel
Not giving you my whole life, giving you only those moments
Why is it so difficult? Living is just that
To live, it's just that, why is it so difficult?
When no one sees me
I can be or not be
When no one sees me
I turn the world upside down
When no one sees me
My skin doesn't limit me
When no one sees me
I can be or not be
When no one sees me
Sometimes I soar, I do a thousand flips
Sometimes I shut myself in behind open doors
Sometimes I tell you why this silence exists
And it's that sometimes I'm yours and sometimes
I belong to the wind
I write to you from the core of my own existence
Where desires are born, the infinite essence
There are things very much yours that I don't understand
And there are things so much mine, but I just don't see them
I guess I think that I don't have them
I understand, my love, the verses light up
That in the dark I can be with you, I'm sorry I don't get it right
Don't turn on the lights, for I have bare
My soul and body
When no one sees me
I can be or not be
When no one sees me
I resemble your skin
When no one sees me
I think of her too
When no one sees me
I can be or not be
When no one sees me
I can be or not be
When no one sees me
My skin doesn't limit me
When no one sees me
I can be or not be
When no one sees me
My skin doesn't limit me
I can be, I can be or not be
When no one sees me
Sometimes I soar, I do a thousand flips
I enclose you in my eyes, behind open doors
Sometimes I tell you why this silence exists
It's that sometimes I'm yours
And sometimes I belong to the wind
Sometimes I belong to the wind
And sometimes I belong to time
Key Vocabulary
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ver /beɾ/ A1 |
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ser /seɾ/ A1 |
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silencio /siˈlenθjo/ A2 |
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difícil /diˈfiθil/ A1 |
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sentir /senˈtiɾ/ A2 |
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vida /ˈbiða/ A1 |
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mundo /ˈmundo/ A1 |
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piel /pjel/ B1 |
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alma /ˈalma/ B1 |
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cuerpo /ˈkweɾpo/ A2 |
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existencia /eksisˈtenθja/ B2 |
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ansia /ˈansja/ B2 |
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comprender /kompɾenˈdeɾ/ A2 |
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oscuro /osˈkuɾo/ A2 |
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elevar /eleˈβaɾ/ B1 |
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encerrar /enθeˈraɾ/ B1 |
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abierto /aˈβjeɾto/ A2 |
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viento /ˈbjento/ A2 |
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luz /luθ/ A2 |
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tiempo /ˈtjempʊ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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A veces me elevo, doy mil volteretas
➔ Reflexive Verbs & Simple Present
➔ The verb "me elevo" is a reflexive verb (elevarse - to rise/lift oneself). The pronoun "me" indicates the action is performed by the subject upon itself. "doy" is the simple present tense of the verb "dar" (to give), often used in idiomatic expressions like 'dar volteretas' (to do somersaults).
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Y es que a veces soy tuyo y a veces del viento
➔ Emphatic 'Es que' & Possessive Adjectives/Pronouns
➔ "Es que" is a common Spanish expression used to provide an explanation, justification, or add emphasis. Here, it emphasizes the reason for the previous statement. "tuyo" is a possessive adjective/pronoun meaning 'yours', and "del viento" (de + el viento) indicates belonging or origin, 'of the wind'.
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Por qué es tan difícil sentir como siento
➔ Interrogative 'Por qué', Infinitive after Adjective, 'Como' for comparison
➔ "Por qué" (two words) means 'why' and introduces a question. "sentir" is an infinitive verb used as the subject or complement of the adjective "difícil" (difficult). "como siento" uses "como" to mean 'as' or 'the way' I feel, indicating comparison.
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No darte la vida entera, darte solo esos momentos
➔ Infinitive with Attached Pronoun & Negation
➔ In Spanish, object pronouns (like "te" for 'to you') can be attached directly to the end of infinitives, gerunds, and affirmative commands. "No darte" is the negation of this structure, meaning 'not to give you'. The "no" precedes the entire infinitive phrase.
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Cuando nadie me ve, puedo ser o no ser
➔ Temporal Clause with 'Cuando', Indefinite Pronoun 'Nadie', Modal Verb 'Poder'
➔ "Cuando" introduces a temporal clause, meaning 'when'. "nadie" is an indefinite pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'. When "nadie" comes before the verb, no additional negation (like 'no') is needed. "puedo ser o no ser" uses the modal verb "poder" (to be able to/can) followed by infinitives, indicating possibility or choice, 'to be or not to be'.
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No me limita la piel
➔ Negation, Direct Object Pronoun & Subject-Verb Inversion
➔ "No" indicates negation. "me" is a direct object pronoun meaning 'me'. The word order is common in Spanish where the direct object pronoun (me) comes before the conjugated verb ("limita"), and the actual subject ("la piel") comes after the verb. This is known as subject-verb inversion for emphasis or natural flow.
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Te escribo desde los centros de mi propia existencia
➔ Indirect Object Pronoun, Preposition 'Desde', Possessive Adjective
➔ "Te" is an indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you' or 'for you'. It precedes the conjugated verb "escribo" (I write). "Desde" is a preposition meaning 'from' or 'since', indicating origin. "mi propia" combines the possessive adjective "mi" (my) with "propia" (own) for emphasis, meaning 'my very own'.
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Me parezco a tu piel
➔ Reflexive Verb 'Parecerse a' & Possessive Adjective
➔ "Parecerse a" is a reflexive verb phrase meaning 'to look like' or 'to resemble'. The reflexive pronoun "me" matches the subject "yo" (implied). The preposition "a" is necessary after "parecerse" when followed by a noun or pronoun indicating what one resembles. "tu piel" uses the possessive adjective "tu" (your).
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No enciendas las luces que tengo desnudos el alma y el cuerpo
➔ Negative Imperative, Relative Pronoun 'Que', 'Tener' with Adjective
➔ "No enciendas" is a negative command in the tú (informal 'you') form of the verb "encender" (to turn on/light). "que" is a relative pronoun linking the clause to "las luces". "tengo desnudos el alma y el cuerpo" is an idiomatic construction where "tener" (to have) is followed by an adjective (desnudos) and then the nouns it describes, meaning 'I have my soul and body bare/exposed'.
