La herida
Mikel Erentxun Lyrics
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Perdido tanto tiempo,
Después de ti,
Después de los disparos,
Como un abrazo a traición,
La herida vuelve a sangrar.
Detrás del sol,
Como pistolas
Robadas al atardecer,
Como el invierno en Madrid,
Así caeremos los dos.
Sa-la, lalá... Sa-la, lalá...
Como el invierno en Madrid.
Así caeremos los dos.
Con grandes gafas de sol
Y sin dejar de mirarnos
En los espejos,
Después de hacerte reír,
Después del sueño más lento,
Como la nieve.
El corazón
De un piso abandonado
Será el final
De todos los paisajes.
Sa-la, lalá... Sa-la, lalá...
Cuando después de perder
La herida vuelva a sangrar,
La herida vuelva a sangrar.
The lyrics of Mikel Erentxun's "La herida" tell the story of someone who has been lost for a long time and has finally found love, only to have that love unexpectedly taken away. The wounds that they thought had healed quickly reopen and bleed anew, as the person finds themselves falling once again into darkness and uncertainty. The song is full of vivid imagery, using metaphors like a "betrayal hug" and stolen guns to describe the pain and confusion the singer is feeling.
The first verse describes the sudden reopening of the singer's emotional wounds. They have been lost for a long time, possibly wandering through life without direction or purpose. Then they meet someone who transforms their life, but that person is taken away from them just as quickly as they appeared. The image of a "betrayal hug" is particularly striking, as it suggests that the singer's trust has been violated by the person they loved. The wounds they thought had healed are reopened once again, and the singer is left bleeding and alone.
The second verse is even more despondent, suggesting that whatever hope the singer had for the future has now evaporated. The image of "falling together" suggests a sense of fatalism, as if the eventual outcome was always going to be negative. The third verse brings things full circle, describing the pain of looking in the mirror and seeing a reflection of what has been lost. The image of a deserted apartment is a powerful one, evoking a sense of emptiness and loss.
Line by Line Meaning
Después de estar
After being lost for so long
Perdido tanto tiempo,
Lost for so long
Después de ti,
After you
Después de los disparos,
After the shots
Como un abrazo a traición,
Like a treacherous embrace
La herida vuelve a sangrar.
The wound starts to bleed again.
Detrás del sol,
Behind the sun
Detrás de los aviones,
Behind the planes
Como pistolas
Like guns
Robadas al atardecer,
Stolen at sunset
Como el invierno en Madrid,
Like winter in Madrid
Así caeremos los dos.
That's how we will both fall.
Sa-la, lalá... Sa-la, lalá...
Instrumental
Como el invierno en Madrid.
Like winter in Madrid.
Así caeremos los dos.
That's how we will both fall.
Con grandes gafas de sol
With big sunglasses
Y sin dejar de mirarnos
And without stopping looking at each other
En los espejos,
In the mirrors
Después de hacerte reír,
After making you laugh
Después del sueño más lento,
After the slowest dream
Como la nieve.
Like the snow.
El corazón
The heart
De un piso abandonado
Of an abandoned apartment
Será el final
Will be the end
De todos los paisajes.
Of all the landscapes.
Sa-la, lalá... Sa-la, lalá...
Instrumental
Cuando después de perder
When after losing
La herida vuelva a sangrar,
The wound starts to bleed again.
La herida vuelva a sangrar.
The wound starts to bleed again.
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