Melancolía Lyrics in English Mon Laferte

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Melancolía by Mon Laferte from Spanish to English.
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I wanted to be better
I promise it was never
In my plans to ruin it
This second of May hurts
Breathing in the disaster
What a cruel X-ray
In the everyday, catastrophe is our place
And then, while I play dead asleep
Babe, keep me company
Or let's post a video
Maybe it'll bring us back to life
Babe, what melancholy
We already made it through winter
Maybe we can bear each other a bit more
I once had a heart
I promise it was nuclear
It reached for perfect
A life for the ages, down to the bones
And then, while I pass through your life
Babe, keep me company
And let's post a video
Maybe it'll bring us back to life
Babe, what melancholy
If we made it through winter
Maybe we can bear each other a bit more
My dear love, I dreamed I lost you
Let's try another winter
I love you for the ages, down to the bones
Babe, what melancholy
In a parallel world
Maybe we can look after each other a bit more
What melancholy
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SONG MEANING

“Melancolía” feels like flipping through the pages of a bittersweet diary, where Mon Laferte paints love as a beautiful but crumbling house. Over pulsing beats and tender vocals, she admits “yo quería ser mejor” and confesses that wreckage was never part of the plan. Everyday life turns into catastrophe, yet there is a flicker of modern hope: maybe uploading a video together could pull the lovers back from “la muerte.” It is a clever nod to our online era, showing how we sometimes reach for digital lifelines when emotions are drowning.

Still, beneath the irony sits a raw devotion. The singer’s “corazón nuclear” once aimed for perfection, and even while she watches the relationship freeze over, she dreams of surviving another winter side by side. In the end, Mon Laferte wraps heartbreak, resignation, and quiet optimism into one aching chorus of “qué melancolía.” The song reminds us that love can be both ruinous and resilient, and that in a parallel world—or maybe just a braver tomorrow—we might learn to care for each other a little better.

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