Lyrics & Translation
Sometimes I feel lost I do nothing but go backwards
I live with the sorrow and the hope That I can be myself again
I must love myself first and second too
Maybe
With time, I might heal But I doubt I can forget you
Your memory has stayed so deep inside me That it goes with me everywhere
Even if a thousand years of life pass And my story seems like a lie
You will forever be the only woman The only one who knew me
I dream that you love me That you're dying for me
That even though time passes You still feel me
Maybe fate Will cross our paths
And that after a kiss You'll come with me
You stay, but not by my side Feeling like a failure
Who wants to but can't anymore Be in love like this
I know I'm worth something too Woman, you don't know what I've suffered too
Tell me who will give back everything That you've taken away
Suddenly I feel That you've stolen my heart
You've stolen it!!!
You should have valued, don't expect from me What you never gave me
You reap what you sow And I don't see anything where I look
You took flight and I put an end To what you sold
It still costs me dearly For having bad roots
They say that bad weeds never die That everything you have is just poison
But I keep thinking about all that You're like a drug that doesn't suit me
I keep loving you being who you are I keep dreaming with what you promise
Knowing that it's all a lie And that you'd seek my ruin
You stay, but not by my side Feeling like a failure
Who wants to but can't anymore Be in love like this
I know I'm worth something too Woman, you don't know what I've suffered too
Tell me who will give back everything That you've taken away
Key Vocabulary
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pasado /paˈsa.ðo/ A2 |
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perdido /peɾˈði.ðo/ B1 |
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pena /ˈpe.na/ B1 |
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esperanza /es.peˈɾan.θa/ B2 |
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curar /kuˈɾaɾ/ B1 |
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recuerdo /reˈkweɾ.ðo/ B1 |
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siempre /ˈsjem.pɾe/ A1 |
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soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2 |
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destino /desˈti.no/ B1 |
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beso /ˈbe.so/ A2 |
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fracasado /fɾa.kaˈsa.ðo/ B2 |
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enamorado /e.na.moˈɾa.ðo/ B1 |
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sufrido /suˈfɾi.ðo/ B2 |
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corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1 |
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valorar /ba.loˈɾaɾ/ B2 |
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sembrar /semˈbɾaɾ/ B1 |
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veneno /beˈne.no/ B1 |
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droga /ˈdɾo.ɣa/ B1 |
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mentira /menˈti.ɾa/ B1 |
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ruina /ˈrwi.na/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Vivimos atrapados en el pasado
➔ Present tense of 'vivir' (to live) and past participle 'atrapados' (trapped) used as an adjective with 'estar' implied.
➔ This sentence uses the present tense to describe a continuous state of being trapped in the past. 'Atrapados' modifies 'nosotros' implied by 'vivimos'.
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No hago más que retroceder
➔ The construction 'no hacer más que + infinitive' meaning 'to do nothing but'.
➔ This emphasizes that the speaker is only moving backwards, implying a lack of progress.
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Puede que con el tiempo yo pueda curarme
➔ 'Puede que' + subjunctive mood. The subjunctive 'pueda' expresses doubt or possibility.
➔ 'Puede que' always introduces a clause in the subjunctive. The use of 'yo' is emphatic but not strictly necessary.
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Pero dudo que pueda olvidarte
➔ 'Dudar que' + subjunctive mood. The subjunctive 'pueda' is used because 'dudar' expresses doubt.
➔ When the main clause expresses doubt, disbelief, or uncertainty, the subordinate clause takes the subjunctive.
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Que va conmigo a todas partes
➔ 'Ir con' + pronoun/noun meaning to go with someone/something. 'A todas partes' means 'everywhere'.
➔ This describes that the memory (el recuerdo) is always with the speaker.
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Sueño que me quieres, que por mí te mueres
➔ 'Soñar que' + indicative mood. The indicative is used here because the speaker is describing a dream, treating it as a real occurrence within the dream.
➔ Normally verbs of emotion followed by 'que' require the subjunctive, but when referring to a dream or something that the speaker perceives as real, the indicative is used.
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Te quedas pero no a mi lado
➔ Use of 'pero' to contrast two opposing ideas; staying in proximity but not in a relationship ('a mi lado').
➔ 'A mi lado' implies intimacy and closeness, which is being negated by the 'pero'.
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Que quiere pero ya no puede Estar así enamorado
➔ 'Querer' (to want/love) + 'pero' + 'ya no puede' (can no longer). This expresses a contrast between desire and ability.
➔ The speaker still has the desire ('quiere') to be in love like that, but is no longer able to ('ya no puede'), likely due to the pain caused by the relationship.
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Debiste valorar, no esperes de mí Lo que nunca tú me diste
➔ 'Debiste' + infinitive expresses regret or reproach, meaning 'you should have'. 'No esperes' is a command form (negative imperative).
➔ The speaker is accusing the other person of not valuing them in the past and therefore shouldn't expect anything from them now.
