Demasiado Tarde Lyrics in English by Micro TDH, Lenny Tavarez
Condena translates to "sentence" or "condemnation," often used in a legal context. However, in this song, it takes on a more metaphorical and emotional meaning.
Micro TDH uses it to describe a state of emotional suffering or a difficult situation he feels trapped in, asking to be freed from this "condena." It's an evocative word that highlights the intensity of his feelings and his desire for release.
The whole song sits in the gap between wanting someone and knowing better. Micro TDH opens with the admission that does all the work: "A pesar de todo el daño que nos hemos hecho / Aún seguimos teniéndonos ganas" (Despite all the damage we've done to each other / we still want each other). Nobody here is pretending this is healthy. Then comes the line the title hangs on, and it arrives as a question rather than a verdict: "Si ya es demasiado tarde" (if it's already too late). He genuinely does not know, so he asks her instead: "Dime qué tengo que hacer" (tell me what I have to do).
What keeps it off the pile of ordinary breakup records is how physical the wanting stays. "Quisiera besarte y no quedar deshecho" (I'd like to kiss you and not end up a mess) is a small piece of honest self-knowledge. He knows the kiss will cost him, and he wants it anyway. Lenny Tavárez answers from the same place, and the softest line in the song is his: "Solo contigo es que mi alma se desnuda" (it's only with you that my soul bares itself). Over an Ovy On The Drums beat that never raises its voice, the two of them keep circling the same question and never land on an answer.
