Vivo en el pasado – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Maka

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the emotional depths of Maka's "Vivo en el Pasado," a song that poignantly captures the struggle of moving on from a lost love. Through its heartfelt lyrics and fusion of flamenco and hip-hop, this song provides a unique window into Spanish musical expression and the universal experience of heartache, offering listeners a chance to connect with the language of emotion.

[English]

We live trapped in the past

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

[Spanish]

Vivimos atrapados en el pasado 

A veces siento ando perdido No hago más que retroceder

Convivo con la pena y la esperanza En la que pueda ser el mismo 

Debo quererme primero y segundo también

Puede que 

Con el tiempo yo pueda curarme Pero dudo que pueda olvidarte 

Tu recuerdo ha quedado tan dentro de mi Que va conmigo a todas partes 

Aunque pasen mil años de vida Y mi historia parezca mentira 

Tu será para siempre la única mujer La única que me conocía

Sueño que me quieres Que por mí te mueres 

Que aunque pase el tiempo Todavía me sientes 

Puede que el destino Cruce nuestros caminos 

Y que después de un beso Te vengas conmigo

Te quedas pero no a mi lado Sintiéndome un fracasado 

Que quiere pero ya no puede Estar así enamorado

Yo sé también valgo lo mío Mujer, no sabes lo que yo he sufrido también 

Dime quién me devuelve todo aquello Que tú te has llevado

De repente yo siento Que mi corazón lo has robado 

Lo has robado!!!

Debiste valorar, no esperes de mí Lo que nunca tú me diste 

Yo que sembraste recibes Y no veo nada donde mire 

Tú echaste a volar y yo puse fin A aquello que vendiste 

Todavía me sale caro Por tener malas raíces

Dicen que la mala hierba nunca muere Que solo es veneno to lo que tienes 

Pero yo sigo pensando en to eso Eres como droga que no me conviene 

Te sigo queriendo siendo quien eres Sigo soñando con lo que prometes 

Sabiendo que lo mismo es mentira Y que me buscaras la ruina

Te quedas pero no a mi lado Sintiéndome un fracasado 

Que quiere pero ya no puede Estar así enamorado

Yo sé también valgo lo mío Mujer, no sabes lo que yo he sufrido también 

Dime quién me devuelve todo aquello Que te has llevado

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pasado /paˈsa.ðo/ A2	noun - past adjective - past
perdido /peɾˈði.ðo/ B1	adjective - lost verb - lost (past participle of perder)
pena /ˈpe.na/ B1	noun - sorrow, pain
esperanza /es.peˈɾan.θa/ B2	noun - hope
curar /kuˈɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to heal, to cure
recuerdo /reˈkweɾ.ðo/ B1	noun - memory, souvenir
siempre /ˈsjem.pɾe/ A1	adverb - always
soñar /soˈɲaɾ/ A2	verb - to dream
destino /desˈti.no/ B1	noun - destiny, fate
beso /ˈbe.so/ A2	noun - kiss
fracasado /fɾa.kaˈsa.ðo/ B2	adjective - failed noun - failure
enamorado /e.na.moˈɾa.ðo/ B1	adjective - in love noun - lover
sufrido /suˈfɾi.ðo/ B2	adjective - suffered verb - suffered (past participle of sufrir)
corazón /ko.ɾaˈθon/ A1	noun - heart
valorar /ba.loˈɾaɾ/ B2	verb - to value, to appreciate
sembrar /semˈbɾaɾ/ B1	verb - to sow, to plant
veneno /beˈne.no/ B1	noun - poison
droga /ˈdɾo.ɣa/ B1	noun - drug
mentira /menˈti.ɾa/ B1	noun - lie
ruina /ˈrwi.na/ B2	noun - ruin

Key Grammar Structures

• 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'.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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'.

• 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.

• 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.