Atención Lyrics in English Ivan Cornejo

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Verse 1

I looked at you, and I couldn't ask for your name

I believe that you also saw me and after that

I saw our future, and about you I don't know anything

What was a second now I can't forget

Twenty-four seven I'm just thinking

If you'll know that I exist, or if perhaps you feel the same

I have an idea, I don't know if it's good or bad

And I don't sleep until

Your voice is the one that wakes me up in the mornings

Look at me and tell me where I can find you once again

Because in a rush I'm going

Look at me and tell me where I can find you once again

To finish what started

Prechorus 1

And I don't know how time slipped away from us

If I could bring it back, I'll do it today

So that my lips get filled with you

And your hands get filled with me

Chorus 1

I want your attention and not your back

If your eyes one day looked at me

Nothing would be missing

But you don't see me, baby

I'm not a ghost

I want your attention

Verse 2

Maybe it was your hands

Maybe it was your lips

Maybe it was your skin

Perhaps also it was your legs

Or something about your eyebrows

You're on another level

Prechorus 2

And I don't know how time slipped away from us

If I could bring it back, I'll do it today

So that my lips get filled with you

And your hands get filled with me

These desires, I don't know how much more they can endure

I don't think I can one more second

Chorus 2

I want your attention and not your back

Those eyes one day looked at me

Nothing would be missing

But you don't look at my face

I want your attention

Outro

And that's even though I don't know who you are

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SONG MEANING

Have you ever locked eyes with someone for just a second and suddenly imagined a whole future together? That lightning-bolt moment is exactly what Ivan Cornejo sings about in “Atención,” a heartfelt Regional Mexican track that blends youthful infatuation with raw norteño-soul vibes. The narrator spots a mysterious stranger, misses his chance to catch her name, and instantly spirals into daydreams of mornings where her voice is his alarm clock. He is caught in a 24-7 loop of “¿será que ella siente lo mismo?” while replaying that split-second meeting like a favorite TikTok clip on repeat.

Cornejo’s lyrics dance between sweet fantasy and restless urgency. He wants her attention, not her back, and he lists every detail—hands, lips, eyes, even eyebrows—that has him hooked. Time feels like the enemy: it “escaped,” and now he wishes he could rewind so his lips could meet hers and her hands could explore him. The song’s pleading chorus turns a simple crush into a high-stakes mission where only her gaze can make everything complete. It is a relatable anthem for anyone who has ever fallen head-over-boots for a stranger and refused to let that spark fizzle out.

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