Lastimado means 'hurt' or 'wounded'. While the verb 'lastimar' (to hurt) is common, its use as a past participle in this context is particularly poignant.
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Have you ever been in a relationship where you know you're being played, but you just can't seem to break free? That's exactly the vibe Charlie Zaa and KEVIN ROLDAN are giving us in "Por Una Vez" [For Once]. It's a song about being tired of being the one who gets hurt, the one who always has to forgive.
The lyrics tell a story of repeated disappointment: "Pasó otra vez / Dime que no tienes la culpa / Rápido invéntate otra excusa" [It happened again / Tell me it's not your fault / Quickly invent another excuse]. The singer knows the excuses – "Fueron los tragos o alguien más" [It was the drinks or someone else] – and he's sick of the "Besos que sobran en tu boca" [Kisses that are left over in your mouth]. He just wants to switch places, to be the one who inflicts the pain for once: "Quisiera ser el que lastima / Y no quien sale lastimado" [I wish I were the one who hurts / And not the one who gets hurt]. It's a raw and honest look at the frustration of being in a toxic cycle, and who hasn't felt that at some point?