No Se Acaba Hasta Que Acabe Lyrics in English by Lagos, Reik
The word "Ojalá" is a beautiful and evocative Spanish word that expresses hope, desire, or a wish. It's derived from Arabic and carries a strong sense of longing.
In the context of the song, the lyric "Ojalá guardes las fotos" (Hopefully you keep the photos) conveys a deep yearning for the past to be remembered and cherished, despite the pain. It's a word that adds significant emotional weight and is less common than everyday verbs, making it memorable.
This is a song about refusing to let one argument decide everything. It opens with an admission: "Sé que a veces te preguntas" [I know that sometimes you wonder], "Si todavía te amo" [if I still love you], and admits right back that he's doubted it too. Instead of defending himself he asks for something specific: "Baby, por favor meet me halfway", "Porque estoy cansado de correr" [because I'm tired of running]. The one line he sings in English, borrowed straight from the person he's arguing with, works like a hand held out mid-sentence.
The chorus behaves more like a rule than a lyric: "No se acaba hasta que acabe" [It doesn't end until it ends], "Nunca es tarde hasta que es tarde" [it's never too late until it's too late]. In the second verse he asks her to keep the photos next to the wounds, "Ojalá guardes las fotos" [I hope you keep the photos], "Junto a las heridas" [along with the wounds], the whole record rather than an edited one. By the final minute the words thin out into "No se acaba, no se acaba" on repeat, worn down from a sentence into something closer to a chant.
