Regresen El Tiempo Lyrics in English by La Santa Grifa
Mecate is a fascinating word that literally means "rope" or "cord", but it's not a common word you hear every day in Spanish songs. It often carries a more rustic or informal connotation than cuerda.
In this song, the artist sings, "Enamorarte como loco sin mecate" (To make you fall in love like crazy without a rope). This phrase is a clever play on words, implying a love so free and unconstrained that it doesn't need to be tied down or forced, making it a unique and memorable expression.
La Santa Grifa's "Regresen El Tiempo" is a heartfelt and regretful look back at a lost love. The singer is stuck in the past, remembering a passionate relationship that has now ended. He asks, "Dímelo, mi amor, ¿cómo fue que terminó? Y, ¿por qué la llama se apagó?" [Tell me, my love, how did it end? And why did the flame go out?], wishing he could turn back time to when they were together.
He longs to relive those moments, from intimate nights to simple school pickups, imagining a future where they could escape together "Adonde nadie pueda molestarte" [Where no one can bother you]. But pride got in the way, and now he's left with nothing but memories, admitting, "Si lo nuestro terminó, yo le fallé y ella me falló" [If what we had ended, I failed her and she failed me]. It's a raw and honest reflection on how easily love can slip away when ego takes over, leaving him alone in his room, trying to forget with a drink and a blunt.
