Me Falta Alcohol – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Yunis

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of Yunis' 'Me Falta Alcohol.' Through its heartfelt lyrics and evocative musical arrangement, the song offers a powerful expression of post-breakup pain and the universal human experience of trying to heal. Listen to 'Me Falta Alcohol' to connect with raw emotion and appreciate the storytelling within Latin music.

[English]

[Música]

Our thing is over - Nobody holds your hand anymore

...

What was between us - Would end sooner or later

...

You went to find - What wasn’t lost

...

It's too late now - But in the end

I need alcohol! - To forget everything I lived through with you

So I won't see you more than as a friend - You had gold, and you traded it for metal

Ah ah ah

Because the pain - I swear it won't last a lifetime

Because liquor is made to heal wounds - And I swear I’m easy to heal

Ah ah ah

I won't be here when you want to come back

...

(Oh Yunis!)

...

(Tell me!)

...

I thought about going crazy - But then I looked at your photo

And I remembered everything - What you did little by little

I'm not going to die either - Nor will I blow my mind

But look, little one - You left by a little

You went to find - What wasn’t lost

It's too late now - But in the end

I need alcohol! - To forget everything I lived with you

So I won't see you more than as a friend - You had gold, and you traded it for metal

Ah ah ah

But the pain - I swear it won’t last a lifetime

Because liquor is made to heal wounds - And I swear I’m easy to heal

Ah ah ah

I won't be here when you want to come back

...

It's too late now

...

[Spanish]

[Música]

Lo nuestro se acabó Ya nadie te toma de la mano

[Música]

Lo que había entre los dos Terminaría tarde que temprano

[Música]

Te fuiste a buscar Lo que no se había perdido

[Música]

Es muy tarde ya Pero al final

¡Me falta alcohol! Para olvidar todo lo que viví contigo

Para no mirarte más que como un amigo Tenías oro y lo cambiaste por metal

Ah ah ah

Porque el dolor Te juro que no durará toda una vida

Porque el licor se hizo para curar heridas Y te aseguro que soy fácil de sanar

Ah ah ah

No voy a estar cuando quieras regresar

[Música]

(¡Ay Yunis!)

[Música]

(¡Fírmelo!)

[Música]

Pensé en volverme loco Pero miré tu foto

Y me acordé de todo Lo que hacías poco a poco

No me voy morir tampoco Ni me partiré el coco

Ay pero mira chiquitita Te fuiste por poco

Te fuiste a buscar Lo que no se había perdido

Es muy tarde ya Pero al final

¡Me falta alcohol! Para olvidar todo lo que viví contigo

Para no mirarte más que como un amigo Tenías oro y lo cambiaste por metal

Ah ah ah

Pero el dolor Te juro que no durará toda una vida 

Porque el licor se hizo para curar heridas Y te aseguro que soy fácil de sanar

Ah ah ah

No voy a estar cuando quieras regresar

[Música]

Es muy tarde ya

[Música]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alcohol /ˈæl.kə.hɔːl/ B1	noun - a colorless volatile flammable liquid used as a solvent and in beverages
dolor /doˈloɾ/ A2	noun - pain or suffering
perder /peɾˈðeɾ/ B1	verb - to lose something
vivir /biˈβiɾ/ A1	verb - to live
amigo /aˈmiɣo/ A1	noun - friend
tarde /ˈtaɾðe/ A2	noun - afternoon or late
foto /ˈfoto/ A1	noun - photo or picture
sanar /saˈnaɾ/ B1	verb - to heal or cure
buscar /busˈkaɾ/ A2	verb - to search or look for
coco /ˈkoko/ B2	noun - coconut or head (slang)
oro /ˈoɾo/ A2	noun - gold
metal /meˈtal/ A2	noun - metal

Key Grammar Structures

• Lo nuestro se acabó

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun + verb in preterite (se acabó)

  ➔ Uses the reflexive pronoun "se" with the verb "acabar" in preterite tense to indicate that "our thing" has ended.

• Ya nadie te toma de la mano

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun + present tense verb in third person

  ➔ Uses "ya nadie" (no one anymore) with a present tense verb "toma" to express that nobody is holding your hand anymore.

• Porque el dolor te juro que no durará toda una vida

  ➔ Conjunction "porque" + direct object + verb "jurar" + subordinate clause with "que"

  ➔ Uses "porque" to explain the reason, followed by "el dolor te juro" (I swear to you the pain), and a subordinate clause indicating that "it" will not last a lifetime.

• Tenías oro y lo cambiaste por metal

  ➔ Imperfect tense "tenías" + direct object "oro" + preterite tense "cambiaste" + preposition "por" + noun "metal"

  ➔ Uses the imperfect tense "tenías" (you had) to describe a past state, and the preterite "cambiaste" (you changed) to describe a completed action, with "por" indicating the replacement.

• No voy a estar cuando quieras regresar

  ➔ Negative future tense "no voy a estar" + subordinate clause with "cuando" + present subjunctive "quieras regresar"

  ➔ Uses the negative form "no voy a estar" (I will not be) with a subordinate clause introduced by "cuando" (when), followed by the present subjunctive "quieras regresar" to express a future hypothetical situation.

• Pero mira chiquitita

  ➔ Conjunction "pero" + imperative or present verb "mira" + diminutive "chiquitita"

  ➔ Uses "pero" (but) to contrast, with the imperative or present tense "mira" (look), and the diminutive "chiquitita" (little girl or sweetheart) as a term of endearment.