Espada Lyrics in English Javiera Mena

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Espada by Javiera Mena from Spanish to English.

When I saw you appear

I still didn't know

That up till now I'd be

Digging into your life

When I saw you appear

With the sword in my backpack

It was the first time in the year

That heat was already felt

But now it's not worth it

To burn all my candle

I don't want to spend time competing anymore

In this universe

This mountain range

I want your sword to pierce me

Only me

When the whole night discovers the dark

At the center of me

And then the will

Ends like this

When I saw you appear

I still didn't know

That you were beginning

You answered to another voice

To decide

I withdraw from this battle

I sheathe my sword

I bear the dagger

Deep breath

I surrender to the law of existing

But now it's not worth it

To burn all my candle

I don't want to spend time competing anymore

In this universe

This mountain range

I want your sword to pierce me

Only me

When the whole night discovers the dark

At the center of me

Like in a disco of stars shining

Only me

The new moon that changes shape in the bed

At the center of me

And I lost my balance

Ends like this

Let's see

What are you here for?

If you said no

If you know that it's no

That it can't be done

No no no no no

No no no no

But I want your sword to pierce me

Only me

When the whole night discovers the dark

At the center of me

Only me

At the center of me

Ends like this

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SONG MEANING

Javiera Mena turns a seemingly medieval image—a sword tucked into a backpack—into an electro-pop metaphor for irresistible attraction. In Espada, the Chilean artist sings about spotting someone who instantly shifts her universe. She pictures love as a duel yet decides to sheathe her own blade and surrender, longing for the other person’s “sword” to pierce only her. That weapon symbolizes passion, desire, and the power another soul can have over us.

Across shimmering synths and celestial references—“a discotheque of stars,” a shape-shifting new moon—Mena contrasts cosmic wonder with intimate vulnerability. She confesses that competing or keeping her guard up no longer matters; what she craves is a total emotional eclipse, where the night uncovers the deepest, darkest center of who she is. The song celebrates giving in to love’s heat and mystery, letting equilibrium slip away so that passion can blaze in its place.

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Javiera Mena Espada Lyrics