Instrucciones – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Arde Bogotá

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the powerful sounds of Spanish alternative rock with 'Instrucciones'! This song is perfect for learners wanting to master expressive, passionate Spanish vocabulary and understand the rhythmic flow of modern indie rock. Its intense energy makes it an unforgettable way to connect with the language.

[English]

Carefully choose the material for this crucial device

A heart of tin doesn't pump the same as other metals

Follow these steps with care and precision

If you make a mistake on the fourth one

You won't be able to go back

And you'll want to return

You'll want to be able to love

You'll touch your chest

And you will have built

A bus

A semi-truck

A coffin

A suit of armor

Make it beat

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

Make it beat, bam bam

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

Make it beat, bam bam

Line the appropriate vessel with sharp memories

To live safe

From the pain that comes when you're loved the wrong way

Cover the walls of your chest with cement and asphalt

The proper insulation

Prevents feelings from getting in

And you'll want to return

You'll want to be able to love

You'll touch your chest

And you will have built

A bus

A semi-truck

A coffin

A suit of armor

Make it beat

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

Make it beat, bam bam

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

Make it beat, bam bam

You tried

To make yourself a heart, but you failed

Just like me

Who, instead of a heart, broke

A bus

A semi-truck

Something that tortures when it beats

A coffin

A suit of armor

Something that tortures when it beats

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

Make it beat, bam bam

[Spanish]

Elija con cuidado el material del crucial aparato

Un corazón de estaño no bombea igual que con otro metal

Siga con cariño y con rigor los siguientes pasos

Si se equivoca en el cuarto

Ya no podrá volver atrás

Y querrá regresar

Querrá poder amar

Tocará su pectoral

Y habrá construido usted

Un autobús

Una tractomula

Un ataúd

Una armadura

Póngala a latir

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

A latir bam bam

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

A latir bam bam

Forre con recuerdos afilados el cacharro apropiado

Para vivir a salvo

Del dolor que da cuando te quieren mal

Cubra las paredes de su pecho con cemento y asfalto

El aislamiento adecuado

Impide al sentimiento entrar

Y querrá regresar

Querrá poder amar

Tocará su pectoral

Y habrá construido usted

Un autobús

Una tractomula

Un ataúd

Una armadura

Póngala a latir

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

A latir bam bam

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

A latir bam bam

Usted trató

De hacerse un corazón pero falló

Igual que yo

Que en vez de un corazón, se me rompió

Un autobús

Una tractomula

Algo que al latir tortura

Un ataúd

Una armadura

Algo que al latir tortura

Bam bam bam bam bam bam ba bam

Bam bam bam bam bam

A latir bam bam

Key Grammar Structures

• Elija con cuidado el material del crucial aparato

  ➔ Imperative (Formal 'Usted' form)

  ➔ The verb "Elija" is the formal imperative of 'elegir', used here to give instructions directly to the listener.

• Si se equivoca en el cuarto, ya no podrá volver atrás

  ➔ First Conditional (Real possibility)

  ➔ Uses 'Si' + present indicative + future to express a consequence of a possible mistake.

• Y habrá construido usted un autobús

  ➔ Future Perfect

  ➔ "Habrá construido" describes an action that will have been completed in the future.

• Forre con recuerdos afilados el cacharro apropiado

  ➔ Imperative + Prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Forre" (imperative) followed by "con" (preposition) to explain how to cover the object.

• Para vivir a salvo del dolor

  ➔ Prepositional Purpose Clause

  ➔ "Para" + infinitive is used to indicate the goal or purpose of an action.

• Que en vez de un corazón, se me rompió

  ➔ Reflexive Passive/Unintentional 'Se'

  ➔ "Se me rompió" implies the heart broke by itself or unexpectedly, rather than by an active decision.

• Algo que al latir tortura

  ➔ Infinitive as Noun (Nominalized infinitive)

  ➔ "Al latir" acts as a temporal adverbial phrase where 'latir' functions as a noun indicating the moment of beating.