Lyrics & Translation
I opened my eyes and knew something was wrong
My knees trembled
Like in a nightmare
The kind that makes it so hard to move forward
I was in a lightless patio
I didn't understand, I was out of place
Four walls were closing me in
Five cops were approaching
If it was a dream, I wanted to wake up
And what do I know?
What am I doing here?
It can't be
What did I do yesterday?
That I'm handcuffed
Surely everything has an explanation
They took me to a room
They asked me questions without solution
Denying with screams, I stayed
And ended up asking for
Absolution
I don't remember it
Officer, I'm confused
I've always led a straight path
Surely someone has hypnotized me
Robbed me or something like that
I don't understand
How I could have forgotten
I have a gap in my memories
Surely someone has hypnotized me
But my biggest surprise was
When I wanted to remember what I did yesterday
And it was impossible
Even if it seems unbelievable
I was inside a police station jail
Suddenly I woke up
The nightmare seemed to come to an end
With frightened eyes
I looked up and to the sides
And I realized that
What do I know?
What am I doing here?
It can't be
What did I do yesterday?
That I'm handcuffed
Surely everything has an explanation
They had taken me to a room
They had locked me up without compassion
Inside this jail I appeared
From here I sing you this song
I don't remember it
Officer, I'm confused
I've always led a straight path
Surely someone has hypnotized me
Robbed me or something like that
I don't understand
How I could have forgotten
I have a gap in my memories
Surely someone has hypnotized me
(Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha)
Spacey spa-spa-spa-spa-spacey-cy-cy-cy-cy-cy
They say anything
Spacey
I'm spacey
The same
Get it checked out
You've gone spacey
I'm telling you for your own good
I'm not saying it for anything
Get it checked out
You've gone spacey
I'm telling you for your own good
I'm not saying it for anything
Get it checked out
You've gone spacey
I'm telling you for your own good
I'm not saying it for anything
Get it checked out
You've gone spacey
I'm telling you for your own good
I'm not saying it for anything
Get it checked out
You've gone spacey
I'm telling you for your own good
I'm not saying it for anything
Get it checked out
You've gone spacey
Oh!
Spacey!
Oh!
Spacey!
Key Vocabulary
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pesadilla /pe.saˈði.ʎa/ B1 |
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temblar /temˈblaɾ/ B1 |
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rodilla /roˈði.ʎa/ A2 |
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avanzar /a.βanˈθaɾ/ B1 |
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patio /ˈpa.tjo/ A2 |
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muro /ˈmu.ɾo/ A2 |
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cerrar /θeˈraɾ/ A2 |
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sueño /ˈswe.ɲo/ A2 |
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esposado /es.poˈsa.ðo/ B2 |
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habitación /a.βi.taˈθjon/ A2 |
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pregunta /pɾeˈɣun.ta/ A2 |
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solución /so.luˈθjon/ B1 |
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gritar /ɡɾiˈtaɾ/ B1 |
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absolución /ab.so.luˈθjon/ C1 |
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trastornado /tɾas.toɾˈna.ðo/ B2 |
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recto /ˈrek.to/ A2 |
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hipnotizado /ip.no.tiˈθa.ðo/ C1 |
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robar /roˈβaɾ/ A2 |
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laguna /laˈɣu.na/ B2 |
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cárcel /ˈkaɾ.θel/ A2 |
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cuartel /kwaɾˈtel/ B1 |
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compasión /kom.paˈsjon/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Me temblaron las rodillas
➔ Preterite (simple past) tense to describe a past action.
➔ The verb "temblaron" (shook) is in the preterite, indicating a completed action in the past. The sentence describes the speaker's knees shaking.
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De esas que te cuesta tanto avanzar
➔ Relative clause with "que" and impersonal construction "cuesta + infinitive".
➔ "De esas que te cuesta tanto avanzar" translates to "Of those that cost you so much to move forward." "Cuesta" is an impersonal verb meaning "it costs" or "it's difficult".
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Si era un sueño yo quería despertar
➔ Imperfect subjunctive in a conditional clause expressing an unreal condition ('si' clause) followed by the conditional tense in the main clause.
➔ This sentence demonstrates a classic type 2 conditional: "If it were a dream, I would want to wake up." "Era" is the imperfect subjunctive of "ser" (to be), and "quería" is the conditional of "querer" (to want).
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¿Yo qué hice ayer?
➔ Interrogative sentence using the preterite tense. Direct question formation.
➔ This is a direct question asking about the speaker's actions the previous day. "Hice" is the preterite form of "hacer" (to do).
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Que estoy esposado
➔ Relative pronoun "que" introducing a clause and present continuous tense expressing the current state.
➔ The "que" introduces a dependent clause explaining why the speaker is confused. "Estoy esposado" is present continuous, meaning "I am handcuffed."
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Seguro que todo tiene una explicación
➔ Expressing certainty with 'seguro que' + present indicative.
➔ "Seguro que" means "surely" or "certainly". The speaker is trying to reassure themselves that there's a logical reason for their situation.
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Seguro que alguien me ha hipnotizado
➔ "Seguro que" expressing certainty + present perfect tense.
➔ This sentence combines the expression of certainty "seguro que" with the present perfect tense "ha hipnotizado". The speaker is convinced that someone *has* hypnotized them, and the effects are still present.
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Cómo he podido haberme olvidado
➔ Indirect question using the infinitive perfect compound.
➔ The structure "Cómo he podido haberme olvidado" translates to "How could I have forgotten?" The infinitive perfect compound (haberme olvidado) is used to express an action that occurred prior to the moment of speaking.
