El Fallo Positivo Lyrics in English Mecano

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Fallo Positivo by Mecano from Spanish to English.
The positive test announced
That the virus sailing in love
Advances releasing sails
Crushing defenses through your veins
You prohibited all passion
Without giving any kind of reason
Because you knew that I wouldn't
Pay any attention to caution
Weighing on the scale of love
Science and conscience
Was your sentence a knot of pain
Stupid verdict
And it's that you are what I want the most
And without you life is a zero
The ignorance of others
Dressed in puritan and saintly morals
Spoke of divine punishment
And the shame of what they will say
Pushed you until you hung in the end
Your body from a rope in the attic
Drowning feelings
And many more moments of loving
Weighing on the scale of love
Science and conscience
Was your sentence a knot of pain
Stupid verdict
And it's that you are what I want the most
And without you life is a zero
Weighing on the scale of love
Science and conscience
Was your sentence a knot of pain
Weighing on the scale of love
Science and conscience
Was your sentence a knot of pain
Stupid verdict
And it's that you are what I want the most
And without you life is a zero
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IGNACIO CANO
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SONG MEANING

In El Fallo Positivo, Mecano transforms a personal tragedy into a powerful social statement. The title refers to a positive HIV test result, portrayed in the lyrics as “the virus that sails through love.” The narrator’s partner, terrified of passing the disease on, bans any intimacy. Yet love refuses to obey cold precautions, leaving both of them caught between science and conscience. This tension turns into an unjust "sentence" that crushes their happiness.

The song then widens its lens to expose the cruelty of public opinion. Moralistic voices point fingers, calling the illness a “divine punishment.” Overwhelmed by shame and stigma, the partner ultimately ends their own life, “hanging from a rope in the attic.” Through heartbreaking lines and soaring melodies, Mecano condemns ignorance and fear, while reminding us that love remains the most vital force of all. The final refrain—“you are what I love most, and without you life is zero”—underscores the message: prejudice can kill, but compassion can save.

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