Flashback – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Javiera Mena

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Javiera Mena's "Flashback," an electro-pop gem that masterfully blends catchy beats with profound introspection. This song offers a unique opportunity to engage with Spanish lyrics that beautifully articulate the universal struggle between embracing cherished memories and staying present. Listen closely to the poetic lines about nostalgia as a double-edged sword, making it an excellent track to explore nuanced Spanish vocabulary related to emotions and time.

[English]

Flash, flash

You can't undo

Or go back to simplicity

To take away my sadness

There's no one like you

Sharing songs with me

But there are more mistakes than dreams

Ah ah

How do I get out

Ah ah

If I love this loop so much

Ah ah

I live in the past, and it's not right

It feels good but it's not right

Flashback

Those times when nothing weighed heavy

My desire, your dream, and dawn

A lonely moment that comes and goes

That comes and goes

...

Flash

Flashback

...

Flash

And after so long

It's impossible to find that spark from the start

But let's talk about the present

Maybe it doesn't shine the same anymore

But it’s always there

It stays

Ah ah, it remains

Ah ah

Even if I stay in this loop

Ah ah

I live in the past, and it's not right

It feels good but it's not right

Flashback

Those times when nothing weighed heavy

My desire, your dream, and dawn

A lonely moment that comes and goes

That comes and goes

...

Flash

Flashback

Flash

Flashback

Flash

Flashback

Flash

Flashback

Those times when nothing weighed heavy

My desire, your dream, and dawn

A lonely moment that comes and goes

That comes and goes

Flash

...

[Spanish]

Flash flash

No se pueda dar "undo"

Ni volver a la simpleza

Que me quite la tristeza

No hay nadie como tú

Compartiéndome canciones

Pero son más los errores que ilusiones

Ah ah

Cómo salgo

Ah ah

Si me encanta este loop

Ah ah

Yo vivo en el pasado y no está bien

Está bueno y no está bien

Flashback

Esos tiempos que nada pesaba

Mi deseo, tu sueño y el alba

Un instante desierto que viene y va

Que viene y va

Flash

Flashback

Flash

Y después de tanto tiempo

Imposible es encontrar ese brillo del comienzo

Pero hablemos del presente

Quizás ya no brilla igual

Pero siempre se mantiene

Se mantiene

Ah ah permanece

Ah ah

Aunque siga en este loop

Ah ah

Yo vivo en el pasado y no está bien

Está bueno y no está bien

Flashback

Esos tiempos que nada pesaba

Mi deseo, tu sueño y el alba

Un instante desierto que viene y va

Que viene y va

Flash

Flashback

Flash

Flashback

Flash

Flashback

Flash

Flashback

Esos tiempos que nada pesaba

Mi deseo, tu sueño y el alba

Un instante desierto que viene y va

Que viene y va

Flash

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to return
simpleza /simplesa/ B2	noun - simplicity
tristeza /tɾisˈtesa/ A2	noun - sadness
error /ˈeɾoɾ/ B1	noun - mistake
ilusión /iˈluˌsjon/ B2	noun - illusion
pasado /paˈsaðo/ A2	noun - past adjective - former
esperanza /espeˈɾãnθa/ B2	noun - hope
brillo /ˈbɾiʎo/ B2	noun - shine, brightness
mantenerse /manteˈnɛɾse/ B2	verb - to maintain oneself, to stay in a certain state
permanecer /peɾmaneˈseɾ/ B2	verb - to remain, to stay
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A2	verb - to live
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A2	noun - time, weather
despertar /despeɾˈtaɾ/ B2	verb - to wake up