Dentro De Mi Cabeza – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Cupido
• Album: Te Hago Un Resumen

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the alternative pop world of Cupido with "Dentro De Mi Cabeza," a track that is perfect for learning Spanish idioms related to love and obsession. The song's simple, repeating structures and direct language offer clear vocabulary, while its central metaphor—the loved one feeling like a 'chorus' that endlessly repeats inside the head—makes the Spanish phrase 'dentro de mi cabeza' instantly memorable and emotionally resonant.

[English]

We shared a love everyone dreams of

You asked for it and I gave you the password

Of my heart and now you own it

I signed your contract without reading the small print

And now you live inside my head

And since then you’re the one who runs it

I want to get you out, but something won’t let me

It hurts like a bee sting

Inside my head

You’re going around, you sound like a chorus

Inside my head

There’s a door and you sealed it with a bolt

Inside my head

Sorry, I don’t know what I feel anymore

It’s been a while, since you’re inside

I wake up, and you’re what I’m thinking about

And if I sleep, you appear in my dreams

And now I’m never alone, no (never alone)

I’m always with you, oh (with you)

You nudge me with your elbow, oh (you nudge me with your elbow)

Whenever I forget you, oh-oh

Sorry, I don’t know what I feel anymore

It’s been a while, since you’re inside

I wake up, and you’re what I’m thinking about

And if I sleep

Eh-eh-eh-eh

So your face never slips from my mind

I can see it whenever, even if you don’t look

What I think, you’re the one who decides

What goes through my mind because you live

Inside my head

You’re going around, you sound like a chorus

Inside my head

There’s a door and you sealed it with a bolt

Inside my head

You’re turning round like a euro in my pocket

Inside my head, ah-ah

...

[Spanish]

Tuvimos un amor de los que todo el mundo sueña

Tú me la pediste y yo te di la contraseña

De mi corazón y ahora eres la dueña

Firmé tu contrato sin ver la letra pequeña

Y ahora vives dentro de mi cabeza

Y desde entonces eres tú quien la maneja

Quiero sacarte, pero algo no me deja

Duele como la picadura de una abeja

Dentro de mi cabeza

Estás dando vueltas, pareces un estribillo

Dentro de mi cabeza

Hay una puerta y la cerraste con pestillo

Dentro de mi cabeza

Lo siento, ya no sé lo que siento

Hace tiempo, desde que estás tú dentro

Me despierto, y eres tú en lo que pienso

Y si duermo, apareces en mis sueños

Y ahora nunca estoy solo, no (nunca estoy solo)

Siempre estoy contigo, oh (contigo)

Me das con el codo, oh (me das con el codo)

Siempre que te olvido, oh-oh

Lo siento, ya no sé lo que siento

Hace tiempo, desde que estás tú dentro

Me despierto, y eres tú en lo que pienso

Y si duermo

Eh-eh-eh-eh

Para que tu cara nunca se me olvide

Puedo verla siempre aunque no te mire

Lo que piense eres tú la que decide

Lo que pasa por mi mente porque vives

Dentro de mi cabeza

Estás dando vueltas, pareces un estribillo

Dentro de mi cabeza

Hay una puerta y la cerraste con pestillo

Dentro de mi cabeza

Estás dando vueltas como un euro en mi bolsillo

Dentro de mi cabeza, ah-ah

Key Grammar Structures

• Tuvimos un amor de los que todo el mundo sueña

  ➔ Relative clauses with 'de los que'

  ➔ Uses 'de los que' which translates to 'of the kind that/of those which'. It is used to describe the type of love they had, indicating it was the kind everyone dreams of. 'de los que' introduces a relative clause modifying 'amor'.

• Tú me la pediste y yo te di la contraseña

  ➔ Use of direct and indirect object pronouns ('la' and 'te')

  ➔ 'la' refers back to a previously mentioned item. It’s important to understand what it replaces to fully understand the sentence. In this instance, 'la' could be referring to a request to give something (a metaphoric key/access). 'te' is an indirect object pronoun indicating to whom the password was given.

• Firmé tu contrato sin ver la letra pequeña

  ➔ Gerund phrase ('sin ver') expressing manner

  ➔ The phrase 'sin ver' (without seeing) is a gerund phrase that modifies the verb 'firmé'. It describes *how* the speaker signed the contract – without paying attention to the fine print.

• Y ahora vives dentro de mi cabeza / Y desde entonces eres tú quien la maneja

  ➔ Emphasis with 'es tú quien' + relative clause

  ➔ 'Es tú quien' + relative clause ('la maneja') is a way to emphasize who is doing the action. In this case, it emphasizes that *you* are the one controlling his head, not someone else.

• Quiero sacarte, pero algo no me deja

  ➔ Use of 'dejar' as 'to allow' or 'to let'

  ➔ 'Dejar' in this context means 'to allow'. 'Algo no me deja' translates to 'something doesn't allow me to'. It shows an external force preventing him from removing her from his head.

• Duele como la picadura de una abeja

  ➔ Simile using 'como' (as, like)

  ➔ 'Como' is used to draw a comparison between the pain he is experiencing and the sting of a bee. It makes the abstract feeling more relatable.