Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Volando by Mora from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
I enjoy being able to see you, even if it's not with me
Or: I enjoy being able to see you even if it's not with me
What we have is something special and the bed was the witness
Of all those nights, of all those moans
I still hear your voice close to my ear
Further down the road there are other people, but I haven't moved
Lit: Further ahead, people live / Más alante vive gente is a Caribbean saying meaning there is more life and other people out there, so move on
I'm still stuck, lost in your memories
Lit: I continue (being) stuck, in your memories lost
My DMs are blown up, but I leave them on read
Or: My dm's are exploding, but I don't answer them
My lyrics always have your first and last name
Baby, I've got a thousand questions, my pencil has no point
For everything that I write, babe, you're to blame
Lit: Of everything that I write, babe, you have the fault
I've been paying the same fine for years
You're that bad thing I like and I don't know why
Not being able to forget you frustrates me
I swear to you that it frustrates me
Chorus 1
But if you call me, I'll come flying
In the Mercedes I'm riding around smoking
Capsulear is Puerto Rican slang for riding around in your car (the 'capsule') with the windows up, smoking, usually weed. English slang calls it hotboxing
And when you're not here, I keep imagining you
Without clothes in my bed, screaming my name
And if you call me, I'll come flying
In the Mercedes I'm riding around smoking
Capsulear is Puerto Rican slang for riding around in your car (the 'capsule') with the windows up, smoking, usually weed. English slang calls it hotboxing
And when you're not here, I keep imagining you
Without clothes in my bed, screaming my name
Verse 2
And if you call me I'll show up in the AMG
AMG is a reference to the Mercedes car
Baby, to finish what I left half-done
In bed we made a whole series, but not PG-rated
And although I walked away
I keep seeing your face when I'm sleeping with another girl
Or: I see your face when I have sex with another girl
I mean, I still have you as my wallpaper
I'm out here without a life jacket, swimming in the deep
I feel your heartbeat even if I go deaf
Bridge
And you tell me how this pain is supposed to heal
Or: And tell me you how is it that this pain is healed
I've already washed the sheets, but they still smell like you
And I only ask to feel your warmth again
I've tried a few others, but I miss your taste
Chorus 2
So if you call me, I'll come flying
Everything is better if you ignore what people are saying
And when you're not here, I keep imagining you
Without clothes in my bed, screaming my name
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Alejandro Ramirez Suarez, Gabriel Mora Quintero, Ricardo Jose Quintero Garzozi
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capsuleando — hotboxing (smoking in a closed car)
Capsuleando comes from capsulear, Puerto Rican street slang built on cápsula (capsule). A closed car is the capsule, and capsulear means smoking in it with the windows up, usually weed, until the inside fills with smoke. English slang calls this hotboxing.
In the song, Mora sings "En la Mercedes voy capsuleando": he is rolling around in his Mercedes, windows shut, smoking. It's a word you will hear in Puerto Rican reggaeton and trap, not in a textbook.
Mora is completely stuck on someone in this song, and he's not trying to hide it. He lays out his frustration from the very beginning, admitting he enjoys seeing this person even if they aren't together anymore. He's totally obsessed, telling her, "Mis letras siempre tienen tu nombre y apellido" (My lyrics always have your first and last name). He can't move on, even though he knows he should. He uses a great Puerto Rican phrase, "Más alante vive gente, pero no me he movido" (Life goes on, but I haven't moved), to show just how stuck he is in her memory.
The whole song builds to a simple, very direct point. Despite all his frustration and his attempts to forget her, he's completely at her mercy. If she calls, he's dropping everything. The chorus is a promise: "si me llamas, le llego volando" (if you call me, I'll get there flying). He'll speed over in his Mercedes, ready to pick up exactly where they left off. It's a classic reggaeton theme of being unable to resist a toxic attraction, driven by intense physical chemistry and memories he can't shake.
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