La Estrategia Perdida – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: PXNDX
• Album: Amantes Sunt Amentes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Mexican alternative rock with PXNDX! By listening to 'La Estrategia Perdida,' you can learn expressive Spanish vocabulary related to emotions, conflict, and relationships, making it a perfect song for intermediate learners looking to understand passionate and colloquial songwriting.

[English]

I don't understand how the subconscious

Still remembers the things I cast aside

You're winning, but I'll try

Somehow, I'll remember it

And I keep losing

All those games that

I swore that I would never

That I would never give in to again

...

Ah, ha-ha

I say that all this time

I've been avoiding this moment

It feels like it's fiction

It feels like you are fiction

I know, I'm not enough

I've forgotten how to make it work

Let the show begin

Enjoy the show

...

I don't know what to do with these hands anymore

When I talk to you, I don't know what to do

You don't know where to look

So my hands try to set my eyes free

I confess, in your dream

That I was watching you

While you slept, touching your face

But it's just more proof that I'm doing poorly

...

Ah, ha-ha

I say that all this time

I've been avoiding this moment

It feels like it's fiction

It feels like you are fiction

I know, I'm not enough

I've forgotten how to make it work

Let the show begin

Enjoy the show

I say that all this time

I've been avoiding this moment

It feels like it's fiction

It feels like you are fiction

I know, I'm not enough

I've forgotten how to make it work

Let the show begin

Enjoy the show

...

[Spanish]

Yo no entiendo cómo el subconsciente

Aún recuerda las cosas que yo descarté

Vas venciendo, pero trataré

De alguna manera lo recordaré

Y sigo perdiendo

Todos aquellos juegos que

Yo aseguré, que nunca

Que nunca volvería, volvería a ceder

Ah, ha-ha

Comento que todo el tiempo

He evitado este momento

Se siente que es ficción

Se siente que eres ficción

Yo sé, soy insuficiente

Ya olvidé cómo hacerle

Que empiece la función

Disfruten la función

Ya no sé qué hacer con estas manos

Cuando hablo contigo no sé qué hacer

Tú no sabes a dónde mirar

Entonces mi manos ves para mis ojos librar

Confieso, en tu sueño

Que yo te estaba viendo

Mientras dormías, tu cara tocar

Pero es solo otra prueba de que ando mal

Ah, ha-ha

Comento que todo el tiempo

He evitado este momento

Se siente que es ficción

Se siente que eres ficción

Yo sé, soy insuficiente

Ya olvidé cómo hacerle

Que empiece la función

Disfruten la función

Comento que todo el tiempo

He evitado este momento

Se siente que es ficción

Se siente que eres ficción

Yo sé, soy insuficiente

Ya olvidé cómo hacerle

Que empiece la función

Disfruten la función

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
subconsciente sub-kon-sjen-te C1	noun - subconscious
descarté des-kar-te B2	verb - discarded / dismissed
venciendo ben-sjen-do B2	verb - winning / defeating
aseguré a-se-gu-re B2	verb - ensured / affirmed
ceder se-der B2	verb - to give in / yield
comento ko-men-to A2	verb - to comment / mention
evitado e-bi-ta-do B1	verb - avoided
ficción fik-sjon B2	noun - fiction
insuficiente in-su-fi-sjen-te B2	adjective - insufficient / not enough
función fun-sjon B1	noun - function / performance
disfruten dis-fru-ten A2	verb - to enjoy
confieso kon-fje-so B1	verb - I confess
librar li-brar B2	verb - to set free / liberate / avoid
estrategia es-tra-te-hja B2	noun - strategy
perdida per-di-da A1	adjective - lost

Key Grammar Structures

• Yo no entiendo cómo el subconsciente aún recuerda las cosas que yo descarté

  ➔ Relative clause with 'que'

  ➔ The pronoun "que" acts as the object of the verb "descarté", connecting the main clause to the relative clause.

• Que nunca volvería, volvería a ceder

  ➔ Conditional tense (Pospretérito)

  ➔ The verb "volvería" expresses a hypothetical action or a future in the past.

• He evitado este momento

  ➔ Present perfect tense (Pretérito perfecto compuesto)

  ➔ The auxiliary "he" + past participle "evitado" is used for actions that have relevance in the present.

• Se siente que es ficción

  ➔ Passive 'se' / Impersonal construction

  ➔ The "se" here makes the statement general or impersonal (It is felt that...).

• Ya olvidé cómo hacerle

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun 'cómo' in an indirect question

  ➔ The word "cómo" is used to introduce the manner in which an action is performed.

• Que empiece la función

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Presente de subjuntivo)

  ➔ The subjunctive "empiece" expresses a desire, wish, or command.

• Mientras dormías

  ➔ Imperfect tense (Pretérito imperfecto)

  ➔ The "dormías" describes a continuous background action in the past.

• Es solo otra prueba de que ando mal

  ➔ Demonstrative adjective 'otra'

  ➔ "Otra" (feminine singular) modifies "prueba" (feminine noun).