Criss Cross
Avishai Cohen with Nitai Hershkovits Lyrics
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Así que dejo esto
Para que te acuerdes de mí,
Hoy se rompen las campanas
Terminemos de una vez,
Desenfunda tus excusas,
Ya no hay más que hacer
No tienes oportunidad…
Mírame salir de aquí
Con las manos vacías
No me sigas, no me sigas
No más de tus mentiras,
No puedes regresar…!
El pasado me persigue,
Ya es muy tarde para arrepentirme,
Recordar le da sentido al dolor,
Hazlo antes de que pierdas el valor,
No tienes oportunidad…
Mírame salir de aquí
Con las manos vacías,
No me sigas, no me sigas,
No puedes regresar…!
In Nitai Hershkovits's song "Criss Cross," the lyrics reflect the emotions of someone who has come to terms with their past mistakes and is ready to move on. The first verse captures the sentiment of someone who accepts that they may never be better than they were before and is leaving behind something for the person they're addressing to remember them. The second verse hints at a relationship where the other person has been deceitful, and the singer is no longer willing to buy into their excuses. He urges the other person to let go of the relationship and not follow him as he leaves.
The chorus signifies that the person singing wants to depart from the relationship and all his past mistakes. He doesn't want the other person to follow him as he leaves because he is committed to leaving the past behind. He echoes that he is leaving with empty hands to indicate that he is not taking any baggage along with him. The past continuously haunts him, and it's too late to make amendments but reminiscing over them can be interpreted as a self-reflective process to make oneself better.
Overall, the lyrics of "Criss Cross" tell the story of someone who has reached a point in their life where they no longer want to hold on to the past and is ready to move on with a blank slate.
Line by Line Meaning
No voy a ser mejor de lo que fui,
I have come to terms with the fact that I cannot change who I once was
Así que dejo esto
Para que te acuerdes de mí,
Therefore, I leave you with this so you can remember me
Hoy se rompen las campanas
Terminemos de una vez,
Today the bells toll and it's time to put an end to things
Desenfunda tus excusas,
Ya no hay más que hacer
No tienes oportunidad…
Stop with the excuses, there's nothing left to do and you don't stand a chance
Mírame salir de aquí
Con las manos vacías
No me sigas, no me sigas
No más de tus mentiras,
Watch me leave empty handed and don't follow, I'm done with your lies
No puedes regresar…!
You cannot come back
El pasado me persigue,
Ya es muy tarde para arrepentirme,
My past haunts me and it's too late for me to repent
Recordar le da sentido al dolor,
Hazlo antes de que pierdas el valor,
No tienes oportunidad…
Remembering gives meaning to the pain, do it before you lose the courage, you don't stand a chance
Contributed by Jasmine I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.