Tormento Lyrics in English Babasónicos

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tormento by Babasónicos from Spanish to English.
Verse 1
Even though overseas
There's a tropical storm waiting for me
And I try to be funny for a bit longer
Let's pay for something that we still haven't broken
So that later they don't come to stop us
And we end up with the ship wrecked
And with the remains of the wreck foundering across the sea
Chorus 1
For now I feel like being alone
And I have little time left from now on
As long as my memory lasts in your eyes
And when you blink I won't be there anymore
Bridge
And you'll see me rise and fall
Verse 2
Even though the pharaoh
Puts a high price on my head
And I take a little longer to escape
Let's pay for something that we still haven't broken
So that later they don't come to stop us
And we end up with the ship wrecked
And with the remains of the wreck foundering across the sea
Chorus 2
For now I feel like being alone
And I have little time left from now on
As long as my memory lasts in your eyes
And when you blink I won't be there anymore
Outro
You'll see me rise and fall
I won't be a sheep-in-training, at least in this life
You'll see me rise and fall
You'll see me rise and fall
You'll see me rise and fall
You'll see me fall
Outro
I won't be a sheep-in-training, at least in this life
You'll see me rise and fall
You'll see me rise and fall
You'll see me rise, you'll see me fall
I won't be a sheep-in-training, at least in this life
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SONG MEANING

Tormento opens like a cinematic voyage: you are on a ship aimed straight at a tropical storm while the captain cracks one last joke. The lyrics talk about “paying for something we have not broken yet,” hinting at the band’s playful but fatalistic outlook — accept the damage before it happens, then no one can stop the adventure. Images of a wrecked boat and floating debris paint a vivid picture of self-sabotage wrapped in wanderlust, turning the sea into a metaphor for the chaos we sail through in life.

Beneath the salty spray, the song zooms in on an inner storm. The narrator craves solitude, knows his time in a lover’s eyes is short, and warns that he will rise and fall before the next blink. Even when a “pharaoh” puts a price on his head, he refuses to be “an apprentice sheep,” claiming his right to freedom at any cost. In just a few verses Babasónicos mixes romance, rebellion, success and collapse, reminding us that life’s highs and lows come in the same wave — and the thrill is choosing to ride it anyway.

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