Corazón De Hojalata Lyrics in English Camilo

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Corazón De Hojalata by Camilo from Spanish to English.

Verse 1

Upside down

You have me with my hands where my feet used to go

And on the tightrope you cut my harness

And I was afraid, and upon fearing I fell

And I went to look for you

Under the water and without knowing how to swim

And when I was dying I could breathe

And suddenly I found you again

Chorus 1

And the night lit up again

And I could see you in the darkness

You brought colors

You gave me reasons

Chorus 1

I was thirsty

In the middle of the desert

Chorus 1

Following your trail I got lost

In the labyrinth of the garden

My tin heart creaks

Verse 2

I wanted to shoot

My last flare to see it light up

And that nobody would come to rescue me

And suddenly I found you again

And the night lit up again

The turbulence calmed down again

And I could see you in the darkness

Chorus 2

You brought colors

You gave me reasons

Chorus 2

I was thirsty

In the middle of the desert

Chorus 2

Following your trail I got lost

In the labyrinth of the garden

My tin heart creaks

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Cruje — Creaks

Cruje means 'creaks' or 'crunches'. It's a vivid and somewhat unusual verb to describe a heart, making it instantly intriguing.

In the song, Camilo sings, "Cruje mi corazón de hojalata" (My tin heart creaks). This word perfectly captures the fragile, perhaps worn-out, and vulnerable state of the singer's heart, directly linking to the song's title and central metaphor.

Corazón De Hojalata paints the picture of a love so powerful that it flips life upside down. The singer feels tossed into daring situations - walking on a tightrope with the harness cut, diving under water without knowing how to swim - yet every scary moment leads him back to the same person who suddenly lights up the darkness. Each reunion is like fireworks: night turns bright, turbulence calms, and he can breathe again.

At the heart of the song is a fragile “tin heart” that creaks under the weight of emotion. Still, this love splashes the world with color, quenches thirst in the middle of a desert, and guides even when its path looks like a maze. In short, Camilo celebrates a relationship that transforms fear into courage, emptiness into purpose, and a rusty heart into something shining and alive.

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Camilo Corazón De Hojalata Lyrics