Cuando Apagas La Luz
Sordromo Lyrics


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Las palabras llegarán
poco tarde
Cuando logres descifrar
lo que esconden

Las miradas
atrevidas
arrepentidas

Entre tanta libertad
destacada
se entrevera la verdad
olvidada en

Las miradas
atrevidas
arrepentidas

Y lo que descubrís lo destruís igual
y lo que encontrás lo enterrás igual
y cuando me matas te matas de la risa
y cuando apagás la luz te desarmás

Cuando aprendas a vivir
en la gloria
y tropieces sin querer
otra vez con las

Las miradas
atrevidas
arrepentidas

Tus canciones sonarán
despiadadas




cuando entiendas de verdad
que perdiste

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Sordromo's song "Cuando Apagas La Luz" convey a sense of introspection and self-discovery. The first few lines talk about the delayed arrival of words after one has finally deciphered their true meaning. It seems as though the song is speaking to someone who has been struggling to understand or communicate something important. The next few lines contrast bold and regretful looks, hinting at the complexity of emotions that the song's subject is feeling.


As the song progresses, the lyrics touch upon the idea of truth being mixed within an overwhelming amount of freedom. The song seems to suggest that the truth, despite being forgotten or ignored, is constantly present and needs to be recognized. The mood shifts in the second half of the song, where the lyrics express a sense of despair as the person singing reflects on their significant losses. They are haunted by the memories of their earlier failures and feel the weight of the songs they've written being merciless.


The repetitive chorus, "Y lo que descubrís lo destruís igual / y lo que encontrás lo enterrás igual / y cuando me matas te matas de la risa / y cuando apagás la luz te desarmás," adds to the reflections on life and self-discovery communicated through the verses. The song seems to suggest the idea that no truth or discovery can be held long enough to truly understand it, and every act of discovery and destruction leaves us vulnerable and broken.


Line by Line Meaning

Las palabras llegarán
The words will arrive


poco tarde
a little late


Cuando logres descifrar
When you manage to decipher


lo que esconden
what they hide


Las miradas
The looks


atrevidas
daring


arrepentidas
regretful


Entre tanta libertad
Among so much freedom


destacada
highlighted


se entrevera la verdad
the truth is mixed


olvidada en
forgotten in


Y lo que descubrís lo destruís igual
And what you discover, you destroy the same


y lo que encontrás lo enterrás igual
and what you find, you bury the same


y cuando me matas te matas de la risa
and when you kill me, you die laughing


y cuando apagás la luz te desarmás
and when you turn off the light, you fall apart


Cuando aprendas a vivir
When you learn to live


en la gloria
in glory


y tropieces sin querer
and stumble unintentionally


otra vez con las miradas
once again with the looks


atrevidas arrepentidas
daring and regretful


Tus canciones sonarán
Your songs will sound


despiadadas
merciless


cuando entiendas de verdad
when you truly understand


que perdiste
that you lost




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