Mil Pedazos Lyrics in English Juanes

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mil Pedazos by Juanes from Spanish to English.
It rains over the city
The lights turn on again
In the rearview mirror
Your portrait appears again
The anise won't suffice
The night's about to begin
With the razor ready to sharpen
In the land of the full moon
aaaah
I know that I have my hands tied
aaaah
And the blade of this ending
It cuts my soul into a thousand pieces
My body explodes
In a thousand pieces
The night's short
And drop by drop from a thousand pieces
I'm
Pieces of a love
I reach my room alone
Your clothes still hang on the wall
I walk the edge of this abyss at the same time
I'm a pawn in your chess game
I have to start cutting
Your almost immortal trace
With the razor ready to sharpen
In the land of the full moon
aaaah
I know that I have my hands tied
aaaah
And the blade of this ending
It cuts my soul into a thousand pieces
My body explodes
In a thousand pieces
The night's short
And drop by drop from a thousand pieces
I'm
Pieces of a love
In a thousand pieces
My body explodes
In a thousand pieces
The night's short
And drop by drop from a thousand pieces
I'm
Pieces of a love
In a thousand pieces
My body explodes
And drop by drop
I'm
Pieces of a love
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SONG MEANING

“Mil Pedazos” takes us straight into a rainy night where heartbreak feels as sharp as a freshly-stropped blade. Juanes paints the scene with cinematic detail: city lights blink on, a mirror flashes a memory, and the singer stands helpless, his “hands tied,” as the end of a relationship slices his soul “in a thousand pieces.” Each drop of rain mirrors a fragment of his shattered heart, while the pounding rhythm mirrors the rush of emotions that explode inside him.

At its core, the song is about trying to sever the almost-immortal trace of someone you loved. The wardrobe still holds her clothes, the mind still plays her chess game, and the night is “short” yet painfully intense. Every line captures the push-and-pull between wanting to forget and being unable to escape the lingering presence. With vivid imagery and raw energy, Juanes turns personal heartbreak into a powerful anthem that reminds us how love can both lift us up and tear us apart, leaving us to gather the scattered pieces one by one.

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