El poder del arte – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Robe

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Too many drugs, more than I can take

I wish you had stayed here with me

Too long without hearing from you

I’m trapped in the damned past and can’t escape

Too many drugs, even for me

I wish you had stayed here with me

Too many hours alone for myself

I’m still caught in that damned past, unable to leave

...

Every hour feels like a bad night

Sing me a small, moving tune

One that shakes my soul and breaks me apart

That strips my soul bare and gives me chills

And oh, oh, oh, oh

There’s something in this song

That gets under my skin

It leaves a taste

Like dirt in my mouth

So sing another cleansing song

One strong enough to destroy everything

One that will tear down my soul completely

That bursts inside me, ripping me open

And suddenly, I understood the reason

At least for a few hours

I hold on to that memory I kept

Buried deep in my mind

And everything fell into place

There was light in the middle of hell

And all thanks to us

We were shining

And oh, oh, oh, oh

...

I start gaining momentum

Ready to spread my wings

Sitting here in this chair

Oh baby, I start to feel better

Maybe the world woke up different

Yeah baby, I start to feel better

Maybe it’ll never be the same again

...

Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible

As long as this song keeps playing

The unstoppable crashes against the unmovable

Inside my heart

I can hear myself explode

And nothing of yesterday remains

Seems like a good time to start again

And I start to enjoy it

With nothing left undone

Seems like a good time to reach the sky

I know that maybe tomorrow

There will be nothing left of us

And nothing will matter

I lift my gaze

Almost knowing nothing at all

And nothing matters

Maybe, if I could tell you

If it were true

That the power of art

Really could save us

From an empty life

From a sad one

From a bad death

It really could save us

And oh, oh, oh, oh

...

And suddenly, I understood the reason

At least for a few hours

I hold on to that memory I kept

Deep within my mind

And everything came together

Light broke through the hell

Thanks to the two of us

We were glowing

Everything aligned again

Light burst into the inferno

All thanks to us

We were burning bright

And oh, oh, oh, oh

...

Oh, there’s something in this song

That captures me

It leaves in the air a scent

Like napalm

I love the smell of napalm in the morning

...

[Spanish]

Demasiada droga solo para mí

Ojalá que te hubieras quedado conmigo aquí

Demasiado tiempo sin saber de ti

Me he quedado atrapado en el puto pasado y no puedo salir

Demasiada droga hasta para mí

Ojalá que te hubieras quedado conmigo aquí

Demasiadas horas solo para mí

Me he quedado atrapado en el puto pasado y no puedo salir

Tengo una mala noche a cualquier hora

Canta una cancioncita conmovedora

Que me sacuda el alma, me desarme entero

Que me desnude el alma y que se me erice el pelo

Y ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Ay, y hay algo en esta canción

Que me enerva

Y es que deja en la boca un sabor

Como a mierda

Pues canta otra cancioncita enjuagadora

Y que tenga propiedades demoledoras

Que me derrumbe el alma, que me derrumbe entero

Que me reviente el alma y que me reviente dentro

Y de pronto supe cuál es la razón

Al menos unas pocas horas

Y me agarro aquel recuerdo que guardé

Dentro de mis memorias

Y todo se recolocó

Se hizo la luz en el infierno

Y todo gracias a nosotros dos

Que estábamos luciendo

Y ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Voy cogiendo carrerilla

Para emprender el vuelo

Sentado en esta silla

Oh, nene, empiezo ya a sentirme mejor

Puede que el mundo amaneciera distinto

Sí, nene, empiezo ya a sentirme mejor

Puede que ya nunca vuelva a ser el mismo

Nada es impensable, nada es imposible

Mientras suena esta canción

Choca lo imparable con lo inamovible

Dentro de mi corazón

Y me oigo reventar

Y ya no queda nada del ayer

Parece buen momento de empezar de nuevo

Y empiezo a disfrutar

Y ya no queda nada por hacer

Parece buen momento de tocar el cielo

Sé que puede que mañana

Ya no nos quede nada

Y ya nada importe

Voy alzando la mirada

Y casi no sé de nada

Nada que importe

Tal vez, si pudiera hablarte

De si fuera cierto

Que el poder del arte

Bien nos pudiera salvar

De una vida inerte

De una vida triste

De una mala muerte

Bien nos pudiera salvar

Y ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Y de pronto supe cuál es la razón

Al menos unas pocas horas

Y me agarro aquel recuerdo que guardé

Dentro de mis memorias

Y todo se recolocó

Se hizo la luz en el infierno

Y todo gracias a nosotros dos

Que estábamos luciendo

Y todo se recolocó

Se hizo la luz en el infierno

Y todo gracias a nosotros dos

Que estábamos ardiendo

Y ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay

Ay, y hay algo en esta canción

Que me atrapa

Y es que deja en el aire un olor

Como a napalm

Me encanta el olor a napalm por la mañana

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
atrapado a.tɾa.ˈpa.ðo A2	adjective - trapped
enjuagadora en.xwa.ɣa.ˈðo.ɾa B2	noun - rinsing
demoledoras de.mo.le.ˈðo.ɾas B1	adjective - demolishing
reventar re.βen.ˈtaɾ B1	verb - to burst
carrerilla ka.re.ˈri.ʎa B1	noun - short run to gain momentum
emprender em.pɾen.ˈdeɾ B1	verb - to undertake
impensable im.pen.ˈsa.ble B2	adjective - unthinkable
inamovible i.na.mo.ˈbi.ble C1	adjective - immovable
recolocó re.ko.lo.ˈko B2	verb - rearranged
napalm na.ˈpalm B2	noun - incendiary substance used in wars
enerva en.ˈner.βa C1	verb - to annoy or irritate
luciendo lu.ˈθjen.do A2	verb - to show off
ardiendo ar.ˈðjen.do A2	verb - burning intensely
salvar sal.ˈβar A1	verb - to save
inerte i.ˈner.te B2	adjective - lifeless

Key Grammar Structures

• Me he quedado atrapado en el puto pasado y no puedo salir

  ➔ Present perfect reflexive construction

  ➔ The phrase "Me he quedado atrapado" uses the present perfect tense with a reflexive verb to express a past action with present relevance.

• Ojalá que te hubieras quedado conmigo aquí

  ➔ Past subjunctive (pluperfect subjunctive) expressing a wish

  ➔ "Ojalá que te hubieras quedado" shows a past unreal wish using the pluperfect subjunctive mood.

• Que me sacuda el alma, me desarme entero

  ➔ Use of present subjunctive in noun clauses expressing desire

  ➔ The verbs "sacuda" and "desarme" are in the present subjunctive mood triggered by "Que" expressing a wish or desire.

• Voy cogiendo carrerilla para emprender el vuelo

  ➔ Present continuous with gerund to express ongoing action or process

  ➔ "Voy cogiendo" combines the verb "ir" with a gerund to indicate a gradual or ongoing action.

• Nada es impensable, nada es imposible

  ➔ Using negation for emphatic statements

  ➔ The repeated "Nada es..." emphasizes the impossibility of the concepts by negating their opposites.

• Parece buen momento de empezar de nuevo

  ➔ Impersonal expression with "parece" + infinitive phrase

  ➔ "Parece buen momento" is an impersonal phrase meaning 'It seems a good time' followed by an infinitive verb phrase to indicate purpose or action.

• Sé que puede que mañana ya no nos quede nada

  ➔ Use of indicative + subjunctive for uncertainty and future possibility

  ➔ "Sé que" (I know that) is followed by "puede que" plus subjunctive "quede" to indicate uncertainty or possibility about the future.

• Que el poder del arte bien nos pudiera salvar

  ➔ Past subjunctive expressing hypothetical or wishful action

  ➔ "Pudiera salvar" is a past subjunctive form used to express a hypothetical possibility or wish contrary to current fact.