Amarillo Lyrics in English Joaquina

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Amarillo by Joaquina from Spanish to English.

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Months ago I'd have wanted

You to see me in this dress

Though I'm more into blue or red

I know how you like yellow

I went far from home for you

I learned your routine and your plans

But this just doesn't make me happy

Truth is, I've got slightly bigger dreams

I dreamed that I came back to your apartment

And you were dancing in the living room, but not with me

Now I'm the ghost that haunts your walls

Good thing she's got yellow hair

We wanted to match but it's not that easy

I'm gonna roll the windows down

And feel the wind

I'd say that I miss you

But it's that you and I

We don't even know each other anymore

You learn from everything

And in the end everything falls by its own weight

In the end everything falls

By its own weight

You look for something more traditional

A future that I can't give you

She'll be from your same city

Every night she cooks dinner and sits down to wait for you

And you buy her a house in the middle of your town

And you two dance in the living room until you're old

A quiet life, like your parents want

With fancy parties with all your friends

I hope that she's what I wasn't with you

I'm gonna roll the windows down

And feel the wind

I'd say that I miss you

But it's that you and I

We don't even know each other anymore

You learn from everything

And in the end everything falls by its own weight

In the end everything falls

By its own weight

I'm gonna turn off the screen

And let my hair down

Sometimes I miss you and then I force myself not to do it again

You learn from everything

And in the end everything falls by its own weight

In the end everything falls

By its own weight

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SONG MEANING

Amarillo turns the color of sunshine into a bittersweet symbol of compromise and self-discovery. Joaquina sings about a love that once made her swap her favorite blues and reds for the yellow her partner adored. She moved cities, memorized his routines, and imagined a future in his hometown, yet the relationship left her feeling like a ghost in his apartment, watching someone else dance where she used to stand.

Realizing her dreams are “un poco más grandes,” she rolls the car windows down, lets the wind hit her face, and repeats the mantra “todo cae por su propio peso.” The song celebrates the moment you decide to stop fitting into someone else’s palette and start painting life in your own colors. It is a heartfelt farewell to a traditional life she could never embrace, and an empowering anthem for anyone learning to let go, grow, and choose themselves first.

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