Tocando Fondo – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Kalimba
• Album: Aerosoul

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Spanish through 'Tocando Fondo' is an excellent way to grasp the nuances of emotional expression and common idioms. The song’s clear vocal delivery and repetitive, meaningful chorus make it perfect for intermediate learners to study terms related to heartbreak and personal boundaries.

[English]

The anguish passes

So close to me

When you

Walk away from here

I know that insomnia

Is still out there

Waiting for me to try to sleep

I've been left alone, and this

Wasn't how I planned to live

I've been left alone and without you

It's so easy to go crazy

I'm hitting rock bottom

I refuse to be without you

I have to get you back

Or let you go once and for all

I'm hitting rock bottom

It hurts to talk about you

I don't want to pretend

For the rest of my life, oh-oh-oh

The anguish returns

To tell me about you

When you

Walk away from here

I know that insomnia

Is still out there

Waiting for me to try to sleep

I've been left alone, and this

Wasn't how I planned to live

I've been left alone and without you

It's so easy to go crazy

I'm hitting rock bottom

I refuse to be without you

I have to get you back, oh-oh

Or let you go once and for all, oh-no

I'm hitting rock bottom

It hurts to talk about you

I don't want to pretend

For the rest of my life

That I don't care about you anymore

I'm hitting rock bottom

I refuse to be without you

I have to get you back (I have to get you back)

Or let you go once and for all (or let you go once and for all)

I'm hitting rock bottom

It hurts to talk about you

I don't want to pretend

For the rest of my life, oh-oh-oh

...

[Spanish]

Pasa la angustia

Tan cerca de mí

Cuando de aquí

Te alejas

Sé que el insomnio

Sigue por ahí

Esperando que intente dormir

Me he quedado solo, y así

No planeaba vivir

Me he quedado solo y sin ti

Es tan fácil volverse loco

Estoy tocando fondo

Me niego a estar sin ti

Te tengo que recuperar

O de una vez dejarte ir

Estoy tocando fondo

Me duele hablar de ti

No quiero disimular

El resto de mi vida, oh-oh-oh

Vuelve la angustia

A hablarme de ti

Cuando de aquí

Te alejas

Sé que el insomnio

Sigue por ahí

Esperando que intente dormir

Me he quedado solo, y así

No planeaba vivir

Me he quedado solo y sin ti

Es tan fácil volverse loco

Estoy tocando fondo

Me niego a estar sin ti

Te tengo que recuperar, oh-oh

O de una vez dejarte ir, oh-no

Estoy tocando fondo

Me duele hablar de ti

No quiero disimular

El resto de mi vida

Que no me importas más

Estoy tocando fondo

Me niego a estar sin ti

Te tengo que recuperar (te tengo que recuperar)

O de una vez dejarte ir (o de una vez dejarte ir)

Estoy tocando fondo

Me duele hablar de ti

No quiero disimular

El resto de mi vida, oh-oh-oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
angustia angustia B2	noun - Anguish, distress
insomnio insomnio B2	noun - Insomnia
tocar fondo tokar fondo B1	verb phrase - To hit rock bottom
disimular disimular B2	verb - To disguise, to hide, to pretend
recuperar rekuperar A2	verb - To recover, to get back
loco loko A2	adjective - Crazy, mad
vivir bibir A1	verb - To live
alejar alehar A2	verb - To move away, to distance
intentar intentar A2	verb - To try, to attempt
dormir dormir A1	verb - To sleep
negar negar A2	verb - To deny, to refuse
dolor dolor A2	noun - Pain, ache
hablar ablar A1	verb - To speak, to talk
resto resto A2	noun - Remainder, the rest
importar importar A2	verb - To matter, to be important

Key Grammar Structures

• Esperando que intente dormir

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Present Subjunctive)

  ➔ The verb "intente" is in the subjunctive mood because it follows a verb of desire/expectation ("Esperando que").

• No planeaba vivir

  ➔ Imperfect tense (Pretérito Imperfecto)

  ➔ The verb "planeaba" is in the imperfect, used here to describe an ongoing state or plan in the past.

• Es tan fácil volverse loco

  ➔ Pronominal verb (Reflexive/Inchoative)

  ➔ "Volverse" is a pronominal verb indicating a change of state (to become/turn).

• Estoy tocando fondo

  ➔ Present Continuous (Estar + Gerundio)

  ➔ The structure "Estoy tocando" emphasizes that the action is currently happening.

• Me niego a estar sin ti

  ➔ Periphrasis (Verb + a + Infinitive)

  ➔ The construction "negarse a" (refuse to) is a verbal periphrasis that links the verb with an infinitive.

• Te tengo que recuperar

  ➔ Obligation periphrasis (Tener + que + Infinitive)

  ➔ "Tengo que" is used to express necessity or obligation.

• Me duele hablar de ti

  ➔ Verb like "Gustar" (Psychological verb)

  ➔ The verb "duele" functions like "gustar," where the subject is what causes the pain ("hablar de ti").

• No quiero disimular

  ➔ Infinitive as direct object

  ➔ "Disimular" (to pretend/hide) is the direct object of the verb "quiero".