Estos Tragos Van Por Ti Lyrics in English by Carin León

Aferrarme comes from the verb aferrar, meaning 'to cling to', 'to hold on tightly', or 'to grasp'. It often implies a strong, sometimes desperate, attachment.

In the context of "Estos Tragos Van Por Ti," the singer says, "Mas no debería aferrarme / Porque sé que te perdí" (But I shouldn't cling / Because I know I lost you). This reveals his internal struggle: despite his pain and desire, he knows he must let go, making aferrarme a poignant and relatable word for anyone who has struggled to move on from a past love.

Carín León opens by breaking a promise he makes in the same breath: "Yo que juré que nunca tomaría" [I, who swore I would never drink], and two lines later "Ya llevo varios tequilas" [I've already had several tequilas]. He blames the tequila on her, which is exactly the drinker's logic. "Es por culpa de tus besos / Que aún no olvidé" [It's because of your kisses that I still haven't forgotten] puts the fault on a mouth he can't stop remembering, never on the hand holding the glass.

Then the drinking stops working. "Y entre más sigo tomando / Los recuerdos van llegando" [And the more I keep drinking, the memories keep coming], and instead of blurring her they sharpen: "Pero me están torturando" [But they're torturing me]. The real fight in this song is not with her at all. "El orgullo está peleando / Con mis ganas de llamarte" [Pride is fighting with my urge to call you], and pride wins. The phone stays on the table, and the toast he raises instead, "Y estos tragos van por ti" [And these drinks are for you], is as close as he lets himself get to dialling.