¿Por Qué No Me Fui Antes? Lyrics in English Ela Taubert

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Now I see that it's clear that I lost when I lost myself for you

Or for a version of you that never existed

Maybe what truly hurts is that I denied reality

I masked it and I know, I realized late that

Saying I love you isn't loving, being halfway isn't being

I tried for both of us and I couldn't take it anymore

I was wrong, why didn't I leave earlier?

If it's already clear that from the start I didn't matter to you

I was wrong, now it's already too late for me

It angers me that I didn't leave in time and I fell in love

I was wrong

Ignoring what I felt, running away when you wanted

I'm sure you didn't even read the letters I wrote you

They say that love is blind, with you I confirmed it

I stayed, I failed myself, I know now

I was wrong, why didn't I leave earlier?

If it's already clear that from the start I didn't matter to you

I was wrong, now it's already too late for me

It angers me that I didn't leave in time and I fell in love

No-oh, no-oh

No, I was wrong

Saying I love you isn't loving, being halfway isn't being

I tried for both of us and I couldn't take it anymore

You arrived late when I needed you here the most

I gave you everything and I got tired of trying

I was wrong, why didn't I leave earlier?

If it's already clear that from the start I didn't matter to you

I was wrong, now it's already too late for me

It angers me that I didn't leave in time and I fell in love

No-oh, no-oh

No, no

No-oh, no-oh

No, I was wrong

I was wrong

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Ela Taubert, a rising Colombian singer-songwriter, turns heartbreak into a confession booth in “¿Por Qué No Me Fui Antes?”. Through vivid imagery she retraces the steps of a love that always felt lopsided: she invested, he coasted. The song captures that stomach-dropping moment when you realise you fell for an illusion, not a real person. Taubert repeats the question “Why didn’t I leave sooner?” as if shocked by her own patience, highlighting the painful mix of self-blame and belated clarity.

Behind its catchy melody lies a universal message: saying “I love you” is not the same as loving, and half-hearted presence is not real commitment. The chorus swings between regret and anger, showing how denial masked the truth until it was too late. By the end, the listener walks away with a bittersweet lesson about self-worth: when affection feels one-sided, leaving early is not quitting, it is self-respect.

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