Copa Vacía Lyrics in English Shakira , Manuel Turizo

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Verse 1

Do you see it? Like this

I can't continue at this rhythm

I don't know what more to do

To get more from you

Why don't you want when I want?

You're colder than the month of January

I ask for warmth and you only give ice

Lit: I ask for warmth, and you don't give more than ice

Chorus 1

I've been thirsty for you for a while, I don't know why

I'm left wanting more

Wanting to drink from an empty glass

I've been thirsty for you for a while, I don't know why

I'm left wanting more

Wanting to drink from an empty glass

Verse 2

You're always busy with so much business

It would do you good, my love, a little leisure

Relax here, on the sofa, and give me your attention

You don't have to be a poet to sweet-talk me

Lit: You don't have to be a poet to sweeten my ear

Put down the phone, use your hand with me

I know that you're hot, but I'm even hotter

Chorus 2

I've been thirsty for you for a while, I don't know why

I'm left wanting more

Wanting to drink from an empty glass

Verse 3

As if I didn't feel anything

Now you look at me so differently

And I'm swimming against the current

It has me on the street searching

For something to fill this emptiness that I feel

I'm not a mechanic, but I try to fix it and it doesn't work

Reviving a heart that doesn't react

I don't want to try it with another person

Or: I don't want to try it with someone else

Chorus 3

I've been thirsty for you for a while, I don't know why

I'm left wanting more

Wanting to drink from an empty glass

I've been thirsty for you for a while, I don't know why

I'm left wanting more

Wanting to drink from an empty glass

Bridge

Your kisses are salty water

I drink and it doesn't calm me down

Or: I drink and it quenches nothing

I wait for you and you disappoint me

And it doesn't work like that

Or: And that's not how it works

But you don't want when I want

You're colder than the month of January

I give you warmth, but you always ice

I give you warmth, but you (give me) always ice

Chorus 4

I've been thirsty for you for a while, I don't know why

I'm left wanting more

Wanting to drink from an empty glass

I've been thirsty for you for a while, I don't know why

I'm left wanting more

Wanting to drink from an empty glass

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SONG MEANING

Get ready to dive into a love drought! In Copa Vacía, Colombian superstar Shakira teams up with the smooth voice of Manuel Turizo to describe a relationship that looks lush on the outside yet feels bone-dry inside. Shakira plays the part of a partner who is "thirsty" for affection, begging her always-busy lover to put down his phone, turn off the business calls, and pour some genuine warmth into their romance. The catchy beat bounces over lyrics that compare her desire to drink from an “empty cup,” highlighting the irony of craving more when there is nothing left to give.

Manuel Turizo answers from the other side, admitting he tries to fix the fading spark but keeps coming up short. Both singers juggle vivid images: January’s chill against warm embraces, salty kisses that fail to quench, mechanical repairs that can’t restart a stalled heart. Together they create a playful yet poignant snapshot of modern love, where constant distractions leave passion running on fumes. The song’s pop groove might make you sway, but its message is clear: attention and tenderness are the real fuel that keeps any romance overflowing.

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