Donde Estabas Lyrics in English Amaia Montero

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Donde Estabas by Amaia Montero from Spanish to English.
Verse 1
And now, well
You wait for my answer, and I don't know
Verse 1
So many things happened, you see
That now it's not the same as before
I learned
With no choice but to survive
Verse 1
That not even the shadow of what I was
Is what's left hanging in the air now
Chorus 1
And now sing to me slowly
The song where you tell me what happened
And don't lie to me now, please
Where were you when all my soul
Was breaking into pieces asking for you?
When the cold soaked me to the bone
And a deep silence was taking you away from me
Where were you when all my time
Was lost in looking for you to make you laugh?
When on so many nights, desperate
I begged your mouth to lie for me
Where were you when everything ended?
Where were you when the sun fell asleep?
Where were you when all my soul fell off the balcony?
Verse 2
Look at me
And understand that in the end it's like this
Verse 2
That even if I die I don't know how to lie
That even if I love you it's over
Chorus 2
And now sing to me slowly
The song where you tell me what happened
And don't lie to me now, please
Where were you when all my soul
Was breaking into pieces asking for you?
When the cold soaked me to the bone
And a deep silence was taking you away from me
Where were you when all my time
Was lost in looking for you to make you laugh?
When, on so many nights, desperate
I begged your mouth to lie for me
Bridge
I had to learn how to stumble
And to love myself a little more
When you left, I had no other choice
And I still ask my heart
Chorus 3
Where were you when all my soul
Was breaking into pieces asking for you?
When the cold soaked me to the bone
And a deep silence was taking you away from me
Where were you when all my time
Was lost in looking for you to make you laugh?
When, on so many nights, desperate
I begged your mouth to lie for me
Where were you when everything ended?
Where were you when the sun fell asleep?
Where were you when all my soul fell off the balcony?
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SONG MEANING

“Dónde Estabas” is Amaia Montero’s heartfelt interrogation of an absent love. With every chorus she asks “Where were you?” while painting vivid scenes of icy loneliness, sleepless nights, and a soul that seemed to shatter in silence. The singer revisits the moments when she searched for laughter, begged for comforting lies, and fought the creeping chill of abandonment. Her questions are sharp yet vulnerable, revealing the ache of someone who had to “learn to survive” when the person she trusted vanished at the very worst time.

Beneath the sorrow beats a message of resilience. By the end of the song Amaia admits that although she still cares, the story is finished. She has stumbled, healed, and learned to love herself a little more. The repeated “Dónde estabas…?” becomes both a demand for honesty and a declaration of strength, reminding listeners that facing the truth—even when it hurts—is the first step toward reclaiming your own light.

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