Misguided Ghosts – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Paramore
• Album: brand new eyes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw, poetic English of Paramore's 'Misguided Ghosts.' This song is an excellent tool for language learners to study rich metaphors, passive/active voice, and emotional vocabulary. Through its gentle, slow-paced acoustic delivery, you can easily grasp the pronunciation of reflective, introspective English phrasing.

[English]

I'm going away for a while

Me voy por un tiempo

But I'll be back, don't try and follow me

Porque volveré lo antes posible

'Cause I'll return as soon as possible

See, I'm trying to find my place

Pero tal vez no sea aquí donde me siento segura

But it might not be here where I feel safe

We all learn to make mistakes

Todos aprendemos a cometer errores

And run from them, from them

Y huir de ellos, de ellos

With no direction

Huiremos de ellos, de ellos

We'll run from them, from them

With no conviction

Porque solo soy uno de esos fantasmas

'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts

Travelin' endlessly

Viajando sin fin

Don't need no roads

No necesito caminos

In fact, they follow me

De hecho, ellos me siguen

And we just go in circles

Y solo vamos en círculos

Well, now I'm told that this is life

Y el dolor es solo un simple compromiso

And pain is just a simple compromise

So we can get what we want out of it

¿A alguien le importaría clasificar

Would someone care to classify

Our broken hearts and twisted minds

Así podré encontrar a alguien en quién confiar

So I can find someone to rely on

And run to them, to them

Y correr hacia ellos, hacia ellos

Full speed ahead

Oh, you are not useless

Oh, no eres inútil

We are just

Solo somos

Misguided ghosts

Fantasmas descarriados

Travelin' endlessly

Viajando sin fin

The ones we trusted the most

Pushed us far away

Nos alejaron

And there's no one road

And we should not be the same

But I'm just a ghost

Pero soy solo un fantasma

And still they echo me

Y ellos siguen repitiéndomelo

They echo me in circles

Ellos me lo repiten en círculos

[Spanish]

I'm going away for a while

Me voy por un tiempo

But I'll be back, don't try and follow me

Porque volveré lo antes posible

'Cause I'll return as soon as possible

See, I'm trying to find my place

Pero tal vez no sea aquí donde me siento segura

But it might not be here where I feel safe

We all learn to make mistakes

Todos aprendemos a cometer errores

And run from them, from them

Y huir de ellos, de ellos

With no direction

Huiremos de ellos, de ellos

We'll run from them, from them

With no conviction

Porque solo soy uno de esos fantasmas

'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts

Travelin' endlessly

Viajando sin fin

Don't need no roads

No necesito caminos

In fact, they follow me

De hecho, ellos me siguen

And we just go in circles

Y solo vamos en círculos

Well, now I'm told that this is life

Y el dolor es solo un simple compromiso

And pain is just a simple compromise

So we can get what we want out of it

¿A alguien le importaría clasificar

Would someone care to classify

Our broken hearts and twisted minds

Así podré encontrar a alguien en quién confiar

So I can find someone to rely on

And run to them, to them

Y correr hacia ellos, hacia ellos

Full speed ahead

Oh, you are not useless

Oh, no eres inútil

We are just

Solo somos

Misguided ghosts

Fantasmas descarriados

Travelin' endlessly

Viajando sin fin

The ones we trusted the most

Pushed us far away

Nos alejaron

And there's no one road

And we should not be the same

But I'm just a ghost

Pero soy solo un fantasma

And still they echo me

Y ellos siguen repitiéndomelo

They echo me in circles

Ellos me lo repiten en círculos

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
tiempo ˈtjempo A1	noun - time
lugar luˈɣaɾ A2	noun - place
segura seˈɣuɾa A2	adjective - safe, secure
errores eˈroɾes A2	noun - mistakes, errors
huir uˈiɾ B1	verb - to run away, flee
dirección diɾekˈsjon A2	noun - direction
fantasmas fanˈtazmas B1	noun - ghosts
caminos kaˈminos A2	noun - roads, paths
círculos ˈsiɾkulos A2	noun - circles
dolor doˈloɾ A2	noun - pain
compromiso kompɾoˈmiso B2	noun - compromise, commitment
corazones koɾaˈsones A2	noun - hearts
confiar komˈfjaɾ B1	verb - to trust, rely on
inútil iˈnutil B1	adjective - useless
descarriados deskaˈrjaðos C1	adjective - misguided, stray