Sombra De Ti Lyrics in English Shakira

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Sombra De Ti by Shakira from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
I'm going to let
That my guitar says everything that I
I don't know how to say myself
Or maybe I should wait
That the insult of the clock
Finishes planning my end
The smiles hurt so much
It's so hard to breathe
Lit: It costs a world to breathe
It's just that not having you here already makes me bad
Chorus 1
It keeps surrounding me
The shadow of you
And they keep rolling around
All the words that we said
And the kisses that we gave each other
Like always
Or: As usual
Today I am
Thinking of you
Verse 2
You must know
That there are pieces of your mouth unintentionally
Scattered around here
And that I stumble every day without thinking
Of one more old memory
And some new gray story
If I can't be with you
I can't be without you anymore
Every time it gets harder to be happy
Or: It's getting harder and harder to be happy
Chorus 2
It keeps surrounding me
The shadow of you
And they keep rolling around
All the words that we said
And the kisses that we gave each other
Like always
Today I am
Thinking of you
All the words that we said
And the kisses that we gave each other
Like always
Today I am
Thinking of you
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SONG MEANING

“Sombra De Ti” finds Shakira picking up her guitar as a confidant, letting its strings confess everything her voice can barely hold inside. The song paints the picture of someone walking through life haunted by the shadow of a love that is gone but refuses to leave. Every tick of the clock feels like an insult, every smile is painful, and even breathing seems harder because the memories still cling to her like perfume.

The chorus repeats the idea that words once spoken and kisses once shared keep rolling around, refusing to settle. Shakira shows how heartbreak can be a paradox: she cannot be with this person anymore, yet she also cannot exist without them. “Sombra De Ti” captures that bittersweet state where love survives only as echoes and silhouettes, turning everyday moments into reminders of what was lost. Musically gentle yet emotionally fierce, the track invites listeners to acknowledge their own lingering shadows while finding solace in Shakira’s raw honesty.

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