DESPUES QUE TE PERDI Lyrics in English by Enrique Iglesias, Jon Z

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Verse 1

They told me that you're alone

That after me nobody else controls you

That you go out after twelve

Your old friends don't even know you anymore

Everyone blames me

Even your family says that I hurt you

And I declare myself guilty

For all the times that I betrayed you

Chorus 1

After I lost you

Now I want to give you what I didn't give you

After I screwed you

I made you cry, also I made you suffer

Your memory follows me

It mistreats me, babe, it haunts me

I let karma punish me

I'm cold and there's nobody to shelter me

Or: I'm cold and there's no one to keep me warm

After I lost you

Now I want to give you what I didn't give you

After I screwed you

I made you cry, also I made you suffer

Your memory follows me

It mistreats me, babe, it haunts me

I let the karma punish me

I'm cold and there's nobody to shelter me

Or: I'm cold and there's no one to keep me warm

Verse 2

I continue thinking about you

In all those times that I promised you

And I never fulfilled

In all the times that you made yourself pretty for me

In those moments when came the time to sleep

Or: In those moments when it was time to sleep

And your soul always on me

And it doesn't go away, I don't get over you

The verb 'pasar' has many meanings. Here it means a situation/feeling that does not disappear

Alone in my house, I feel that I'm dying

I have cash and I have money

'Plata' usually means 'silver', but here it is used as another word for 'money'

But not a heart of steel

Please come back babe I wait for you

Whatever happens I wait for you

You are mine since third class

Since you lent me the pencil

I thought I could

Live without having you in my life

Now I find myself suffering

I can't with this agony

Or: I can't keep going with this agony

Thinking of you every day

Lit: Thinking of you all the days

The calm punishes without pity

Or: The calm punishes mercilessly

I keep calling your friend

'Pasar + gerund' means the action is done repeatedly.

To see if it harasses you and obliges you

Or: To see if it [the calm] harasses you and forces you

Chorus 2

After I lost you

Now I want to give you what I didn't give you

After I screwed you

I made you cry, also I made you suffer

Your memory follows me

It mistreats me, babe, it haunts me

I let the calm punish

I'm cold and there's nobody to shelter me

Or: I'm cold and there's no one to keep me warm

Verse 3

Everything was my fault

Or: It was all my fault

I did you wrong

It was my fault

I made you change

I don't know if one day

You would want to forgive me

Quieras is the subjunctive tense for querer - to want - used to express a wish

But even if you don't

I never will forget you

I know that you suffered, I also cried

You became another woman

You're not the same anymore

You're cold apparently

That the feelings to your heart

Will not return

They told me that you're alone

That after me nobody else controls you

That you go out after twelve

Your old friends don't even know you anymore

Everyone blames me

Even your family says that I hurt you

And I declare myself guilty

For all the times that I betrayed you

After I lost you

Now I want to give you what I didn't give you

After I screwed you

I made you cry, also I made you suffer

Your memory follows me

It mistreats me, babe, it haunts me

I let the karma punish me

I'm cold and there's nobody to shelter me

Chorus 3

After I lost you

Now I want to give you what I didn't give you

After I screwed you

I made you cry, also I made you suffer

Your memory follows me

It mistreats me, babe, it haunts me

I let the karma punish me

I'm cold and there's nobody to shelter me

After I lost you

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abrigue — keep warm / shelter

Abrigue comes from the verb abrigar, which means to shelter, protect, or bundle up to keep warm. It is a comforting Spanish word that is typically associated with wearing a thick winter coat or wrapping up in a blanket.

In this song, Enrique Iglesias uses it metaphorically to describe his profound loneliness after a breakup. He sings, "Tengo frío y no hay quién me abrigue" (I am cold and there is no one to keep me warm), beautifully using the physical need for warmth to express how much he misses his partner's embrace.

In "DESPUES QUE TE PERDI", Spanish pop star Enrique Iglesias teams up with trap artist Jon Z for an unfiltered confession of regret. The narrator completely owns up to his mistakes without making any excuses. He admits straight away, "Y yo me declaro culpable / Por todas las veces que te traicioné" [And I plead guilty / For all the times I betrayed you]. Everyone from her friends to her family blames him for breaking her heart, and he agrees with them. Now that she is out staying past midnight and acting cold, he is left alone facing the consequences, saying "Dejo que el karma me castigue / Tengo frío y no hay quién me abrigue" [I let karma punish me / I am cold and have no one to keep me warm].

What makes the track stick is how blunt and everyday the memories are. He is not just sad; he is desperate enough to bother her circle, rapping "Me paso llamando a tu amiga / A ver si te hostiga y te obliga" [I spend my time calling your friend / To see if she pesters you and forces you to talk to me]. He even points back to childhood innocence, claiming their bond started back in grade school: "Tu eres mía desde tercero / Desde que me prestaste el lapicero" [You've been mine since third grade / Ever since you lent me that pencil]. He has cash now ("Tengo la plata y tengo el dinero" [I have the silver and I have the money], using plata as everyday Spanish slang for cash), but having money cannot fix the fact that he ruined the relationship. It is honest, a little pathetic, and totally direct about how badly he messed up.

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