Perdida
Luz Casal Lyrics
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que puedes bajar
cuando andas olvidas
a donde vas.
Recuerda esas tardes infinitas
en las que había tanto que decir.
incluso de mi.
Las palabras te estorban
no quieres oír.
Tenías mil proyectos de futuro
que me jurabas que ibas a cumplir.
Estás perdida, perdida en tu noche cerrada
estás perdida, caída en tu trampa dorada.
Tus pupilas no engañan
asoma detrás
la locura que aturde
a tu voluntad.
No sé como ni cuando
quisiste elegir
el camino tortuoso
donde te perdí.
Tú ya no piensas alterar tu rumbo
y yo no puedo seguirte hasta allí.
Estás perdida, perdida en tu noche cerrada,
estas perdida, al límite y desorientada
estás perdida caída en tu trampa dorada
estás perdida.
Estás perdida, perdida en tu noche cerrada,
estás perdida, errática y desorientada
estás perdida, caída en tu trampa dorada
pero hay salida, la puerta aún no está cerrada.
cuando subes no sabes
que puedes bajar
cuando andas olvidas
a donde vas.
Luz Casal's song Perdida is a poignant ballad about losing someone who was once close to you. The lyrics speak of the disorientation and confusion that sets in when someone you care about starts to drift away. The first verse warns that when you're up, you never consider the possibility of coming back down again, and when you're moving forward, you forget to consider where you're headed. The second verse speaks of a past time in which the two parties had much to talk about and share but now the woman has distanced herself and is suspicious of everything, even of the person singing the song.
The chorus repeats that the woman is lost in her own darkness, trapped in a gilded prison of her own making. Her eyes give away her mental state- that of someone who is slowly losing their grip on reality. The third verse is more of a lament, with the singer wondering when exactly the woman had decided to take a difficult path that ultimately led to her being lost to the world and to those who care about her. The last lines of the chorus seem to suggest that there is still hope, that the door out of her darkness is not yet closed.
Line by Line Meaning
Cuando subes no sabes que puedes bajar
When you climb up, you don't realize that you might fall back down.
Cuando andas olvidas a donde vas.
When you walk, you forget where you are headed.
Recuerda esas tardes infinitas en las que había tanto que decir.
Remember those infinite evenings where there was so much to say.
Desconfías de todo incluso de mi.
You doubt everything, even me.
Las palabras te estorban no quieres oír.
You feel burdened by words and refuse to listen.
Tenías mil proyectos de futuro que me jurabas que ibas a cumplir.
You had a thousand future plans that you swore you would achieve.
Estás perdida, perdida en tu noche cerrada estás perdida, caída en tu trampa dorada.
You are lost, lost in your closed night, fallen into your golden trap.
Tus pupilas no engañan asoma detrás la locura que aturde a tu voluntad.
Your pupils don't lie, behind them, there's a madness that weakens your will.
No sé como ni cuando quisiste elegir el camino tortuoso donde te perdí.
I don't know how or when you chose the winding path where I lost you.
Tú ya no piensas alterar tu rumbo y yo no puedo seguirte hasta allí.
You don't plan on changing course, and I can't follow you there.
Estás perdida, perdida en tu noche cerrada, estas perdida, al límite y desorientada estas perdida, caída en tu trampa dorada estás perdida.
You are lost, lost in your closed night, at the limit and disoriented, fallen into your golden trap, you are lost.
Estás perdida, perdida en tu noche cerrada, estas perdida, errática y desorientada estas perdida, caída en tu trampa dorada pero hay salida, la puerta aún no está cerrada.
You are lost, lost in your closed night, errant and disoriented, fallen into your golden trap, but there's a way out, the door is still open.
Cuando subes no sabes que puedes bajar cuando andas olvidas a donde vas.
When you climb up, you don't realize that you might fall back down, and when you walk, you forget where you're headed.
Contributed by Aubrey E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.