Pendiente De Usted Lyrics in English by Justin Quiles

Rehén translates to "hostage". It's a striking and intense word that immediately grabs attention because of its dramatic connotation.

In the context of this song, Justin Quiles uses it metaphorically when he sings, "Quiero agarrarte de rehén" (I want to take you hostage). While it might sound aggressive, it's used here to express an overwhelming desire to keep the person close and exclusively for himself, highlighting a passionate and possessive kind of love rather than a literal threat.

Justin Quiles spends this whole song addressing an ex as usted, the formal "you" you would save for a stranger or a boss. That is the joke and the ache of it at once. He opens on a denial rather than a confession, "No creas que ya me olvidé" ("Don't think I've forgotten"), and then keeps circling back to the title line, "Sigo pendiente de usted" ("I'm still thinking about you"), as if the polite distance makes the admission easier to get out.

What he actually remembers is nothing you would put on a greeting card. It is her perfume, "Me gusta tu elegancia, te distingue tu fragancia" ("I like your elegance, your fragrance sets you apart"), and his own swagger, "Si te gusta mi piquete, cero tolerancia" ("If you like my swag, there's no holding back"). A defensive streak runs underneath: "Baby, ven estoy, que estoy cansado de que digan que te utilicé" ("Baby, come here, I'm tired of them saying I used you"). He wants her back and he wants the gossip corrected, roughly in that order. Then the track simply dissolves into him naming his producers out loud, which after three minutes of formal pronouns is funnier than he probably meant it to be.