Un Millon de Cicatrices – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: El Canto del Loco

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the confessional world of El Canto del Loco's "Un Millón de Cicatrices" (A Million Scars). This Spanish Pop-Rock track is a masterclass in using metaphor to talk about complex emotions, making it perfect for intermediate Spanish learners. Listen to how lead singer Dani Martín uses introspective language to detail a journey of self-discovery and emotional liberation—you'll learn rich vocabulary related to vulnerability, psychological defense mechanisms (like 'escudo' - shield), and personal growth.

[English]

Today I find again

My heart that I kept hidden

Inside a drawer

Close to affection

And the guide on how to become a man

And I felt so miserable looking around

Being so lost, out of control, near danger

Without balance and losing my direction

And I ask myself why

I loved myself so little and shut myself in

Going round and round over something I created

And because of overthinking I have a million scars

I am a shield, I am hypersensitive

A barrier to the heart

And I don't like having been this sad

Paranoia made me

Those wounds inside me

What a great liberation I feel today

By going through my heart little by little

It’s stronger now, knows what it wants and no longer hides

How wonderful it is to see myself today without the past

Feeling calm being who I am

Harmless, serene, kind and affectionate

And I ask myself why

I loved myself so little and shut myself in

Going round and round over something I created

And because of overthinking I have a million scars

I am a shield, I am hypersensitive

A barrier to the heart

And I don't like having been this sad

Paranoia made me

Those wounds inside me

And because of overthinking I have a million scars

I am a shield, I am hypersensitive

A barrier to the heart

And I don't like having been this sad

Paranoia made me

Those wounds inside me

Inside me

Inside me

Inside me, inside me

A million scars

...

[Spanish]

Hoy vuelvo a encontrar

Mi corazón que lo tenía escondido

Dentro de un cajón

Cerca del afecto

Y del manual de cómo hacerme un hombre

Y lo pasé tan mal mirando alrededor

Estando tan perdido, fuera de control, cerca del preligro

Sin equilibrio y perdiendo el norte

Y yo me pregunto por qué

Me quise tan poco y me encerré

Dando vueltas y vueltas a algo que yo creé

Y por pensar tengo un millón de cicatrices

Soy un escudo, soy hipersensible

Una barrera al corazón

Y no me gusta haber estado así de triste

Por paranoias yo me hice

Esas heridas en mi interior

Que gran liberación, que siento hoy

Al recorrer poquito a poco el corazón

Que está más fuerte, sabe que quiere y ya no se esconde

Que grande es verme hoy sin lo anterior

Sientiendome tranquilo siendo lo que soy

Inofensivo, sereno, amable y cariñoso

Y yo me pregunto por qué

Me quise tan poco y me encerré

Dando vueltas y vueltas a algo que yo creé

Y por pensar tengo un millón de cicatrices

Soy un escudo, soy hipersensible

Una barrera al corazón

Y no me gusta haber estado así de triste

Por paranoias yo me hice

Esas heridas en mi interior

Y por pensar tengo un millón de cicatrices

Soy un escudo, soy hipersensible

Una barrera al corazón

Y no me gusta haber estado así de triste

Por paranoias yo me hice

Esas heridas en mi interior

En mi interior

En mi interior

En mi interior, en mi interior

Un millón de cicatrices

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
corazón /koɾaˈson/ A2	noun - heart
cicatrices /si.kaˈtɾi.ses/ B2	noun - scars
escudo /esˈku.ðo/ B1	noun - shield
barrera /baˈreɾa/ B2	noun - barrier
heridas /eˈɾi.ðas/ B1	noun - wounds
interior /in.teˈɾjo/ B1	noun - interior; inside adjective - inner; internal
hipersensible /i.peɾ.senˈsi.βle/ C1	adjective - hypersensitive
triste /ˈtɾis.te/ A2	adjective - sad
paranoias /pa.ɾaˈnojas/ C1	noun - paranoias
liberación /li.beɾaˈsjon/ B2	noun - liberation; release
fuerte /ˈfweɾ.te/ A2	adjective - strong
tranquilo /tɾanˈki.lo/ B1	adjective - calm; tranquil
amable /aˈma.βle/ A2	adjective - kind; friendly
cariñoso /ka.riˈɲo.so/ B1	adjective - affectionate; loving
perder /perˈdeɾ/ A2	verb - to lose
sentir /senˈtiɾ/ A2	verb - to feel
crear /kɾeˈaɾ/ A2	verb - to create
preguntar /pɾe.ɣunˈtaɾ/ A2	verb - to ask
ser /seɾ/ A1	verb - to be (essential nature)
volver /bolˈβeɾ/ A2	verb - to return

Key Grammar Structures

• Hoy vuelvo a encontrar

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The verb 'vuelvo' is in the present tense, indicating an action happening now or regularly.

• Y lo pasé tan mal mirando alrededor

  ➔ Preterite tense

  ➔ The verb 'pasé' is in the preterite tense, used to describe a completed action in the past.

• Sin equilibrio y perdiendo el norte

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ The words 'perdiendo' is a gerund, functioning as an adverb to describe an ongoing action.

• Y yo me pregunto por qué

  ➔ Reflexive pronoun

  ➔ The pronoun 'me' is reflexive, referring back to the subject 'yo'.

• Soy un escudo, soy hipersensible

  ➔ Present tense of 'ser'

  ➔ The verb 'soy' is the present tense of 'ser', used to describe permanent characteristics.

• Que está más fuerte, sabe que quiere y ya no se esconde

  ➔ Present tense and subjunctive

  ➔ The verbs 'está', 'sabe', and 'quiere' are in the present tense, while 'se esconde' uses the subjunctive mood.

• Inofensivo, sereno, amable y cariñoso

  ➔ Adjectives

  ➔ The words 'inofensivo', 'sereno', 'amable', and 'cariñoso' are adjectives describing the subject.

• Por paranoias yo me hice

  ➔ Reflexive verb

  ➔ The verb 'hice' is reflexive, indicating the subject performs the action on itself.