Lejos Estamos Mejor – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Eden Muñoz

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the poignant lyrics and heartfelt melody of Eden Muñoz's 'Lejos Estamos Mejor.' This powerful Mexican Regional ballad offers a unique window into Spanish emotional expression, exploring themes of healing, self-love, and the quiet strength found in letting go. By listening to this song, you can learn common phrases related to introspection and emotional resilience, making it a perfect piece for anyone seeking to understand the nuances of Spanish through music.

[English]

(Incidental Sounds)

(Music)

My subconscious betrayed me

I don't know where the hell it pulled you from

Light years away, one heart from the other

With the little that's left of us

I wondered how you're doing

I hope everything's going well for you over there

If you ask me how things are here, very well, too

(Music)

I don't know if you're going through it too

The good and bad are fading from our memories

It doesn't hurt anymore if you stop caring about me

And without any intention of reproach

It happened because it had to happen

It was the path to get here

Without a doubt, the best version of me

Life itself started to take charge

To put everyone in their place

How love looks from here

Time came to prove me right

That we're better off far apart

(Music)

And without any intention of reproach

It happened because it had to happen

It was the path to get here

Without a doubt, the best version of me

Life itself started to take charge

To put everyone in their place

How love looks from here

Time came to prove me right

That we're better off far apart

(Music)

[Spanish]

(Sonidos Incidentales)

(Música)

♪ El subconsciente me traicionó ♪

♪ No sé de dónde diablos te sacó ♪

♪ Años luz un corazón del otro ♪

♪ Con lo poco que queda de nosotros ♪

♪ Pregunté cómo te irá ♪

♪ Espero allá contigo todo bien ♪

♪ Si me preguntas por acá, muy bien, también ♪

(Música)

♪ No sé si a ti también te esté pasando ♪

♪ Lo bueno y malo se nos va olvidando ♪

♪ Ya no duele si me dejas de importar ♪

♪ Y sin ningún afán de reprochar ♪

♪ Pasó porque tenía que pasar ♪

♪ Era el camino pa' llegar aquí ♪

♪ Sin duda alguna, la mejor versión de mí ♪

♪ La vida sola se empezó a encargar ♪

♪ De a cada quién poner en su lugar ♪

♪ Cómo se mira desde acá el amor ♪

♪ El tiempo vino a darme la razón ♪

♪ Que lejos estamos mejor ♪

(Música)

♪ Y sin ningún afán de reprochar ♪

♪ Pasó porque tenía que pasar ♪

♪ Era el camino pa' llegar aquí ♪

♪ Sin duda alguna, la mejor versión de mí ♪

♪ La vida sola se empezó a encargar ♪

♪ De a cada quién poner en su lugar ♪

♪ Cómo se mira desde acá el amor ♪

♪ El tiempo vino a darme la razón ♪

♪ Que lejos estamos mejor ♪

(Música)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
subconsciente /suβkonsˈθjente/ B2	noun - subconscious adjective - subconscious
traicionó /tɾai̯.sjoˈno/ B2	verb - betrayed
diablos /ˈdjaβlos/ B2	noun - devils
luz /lus/ A2	noun - light
corazón /koɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
poco /ˈpoko/ A1	adjective - little
pregunté /pɾe.ɣunˈte/ A2	verb - I asked
bien /bjen/ A1	adverb - well
bueno /ˈbweno/ A1	adjective - good
malo /ˈmalo/ A1	adjective - bad
duele /ˈdwiele/ A2	verb - hurts
importar /impoɾˈtaɾ/ B1	verb - to matter
afán /aˈfan/ B2	noun - eagerness
reprochar /re.pɾoˈt͡ʃaɾ/ B2	verb - to reproach
camino /kaˈmino/ A2	noun - road
versión /beɾˈsjon/ B1	noun - version
vida /ˈbiða/ A1	noun - life
encargar /eŋ.kaɾˈɣaɾ/ B2	verb - to entrust
lugar /luˈɣaɾ/ A1	noun - place
amor /aˈmoɾ/ A1	noun - love
tiempo /ˈtjempo/ A1	noun - time
razón /raˈθon/ A2	noun - reason
lejos /ˈlexos/ A1	adverb - far
mejor /meˈxoɾ/ A1	adjective - better

Key Grammar Structures

• El subconsciente me traicionó

  ➔ Preterite (Simple Past)

  ➔ The verb "traicionó" is in the preterite, indicating a completed action in the past. It shows that the subconscious betrayed the speaker at a specific point in time.

• No sé de dónde diablos te sacó

  ➔ Indirect Question with "de dónde"

  ➔ This is an indirect question embedded within a statement. Instead of asking "¿De dónde te sacó?" directly, it's phrased as "No sé de dónde diablos te sacó." The word order changes (subject-verb inversion is removed).

• Si me preguntas por acá, muy bien, también

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Si + Present Subjunctive Implied)

  ➔ While using the indicative "preguntas", there is an implicit conditional here. The full form would be like "Si me preguntaras (subjunctive) por acá, estaría muy bien." The indicative is commonly used in colloquial speech in place of the subjunctive in these types of sentences.

• Lo bueno y malo se nos va olvidando

  ➔ Passive "se" with reflexive pronoun and progressive aspect

  ➔ The "se" here indicates a passive voice construction. The things are being forgotten, rather than someone actively forgetting them. "Va olvidando" shows the progressive aspect, indicating it's happening over time. The pronoun "nos" indicate it is happening to a group of people (they are forgetting).

• Ya no duele si me dejas de importar

  ➔ Conditional "si" clause with the indicative and impersonal verb "doler"

  ➔ This sentence combines a "si" clause (conditional) with the indicative mood and the impersonal verb "doler". The verb "doler" is impersonal because it is used to express pain or suffering in a way that does not directly assign blame to a subject. Rather, the pain happens "to" someone, which is expressed via an indirect object pronoun ("me" in this case).

• Era el camino pa' llegar aquí

  ➔ Imperfect Tense indicating description of a past situation

  ➔ The imperfect tense "era" describes the past state or condition of being the path. It emphasizes what the path *was* like, offering background information or description about that time.