Te Necesito Lyrics in English Shakira

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Te Necesito by Shakira from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
If it's the rain every day
That has increased its level
Now the music doesn't have the same effect
That it used to have
Maybe I've lived so much
In so little and such short time
That I don't even know what language I speak
Nor what candles I carry within this burial
I feel like I don't have strength anymore
To jump and grab the sun
And no matter how much I try
I don't even hear my own voice
Prechorus 1
I don't know if I've lived ten thousand days or one day ten thousand times
And I add you to my story
Wanting to exchange losses for growth
Chorus 1
I need you, I need you, my love
Wherever you are
I miss your warmth
I need you, I need you, my love
Because you're part of me
I need you here
And it's that I don't know how to live without you
I haven't learned
Verse 2
And I find myself like this, lost
Like a needle in a haystack
Like quicksand
I immerse myself in my loneliness
Prechorus 2
I don't know if I've lived ten thousand days or one day ten thousand times
And I add you to my story
Wanting to exchange losses for growth
Chorus 2
I need you, I need you, my love
Wherever you are
I miss your warmth
I need you, I need you, my love
Because you're part of me
I need you here
And it's that I don't know how to live without you
I haven't learned
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Shakira Mebarak Ripoll, Luis Fernando Ochoa
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SONG MEANING

Picture waking up to constant rain that has washed the color out of everything. The usual remedy, blasting your favorite song, no longer sparks joy. That is where Shakira starts in "Te Necesito", painting a scene of emotional fatigue where days blur together and even language feels foreign. She compares herself to quicksand and a needle lost in a haystack, capturing that sinking, disoriented feeling of a life lived too fast yet somehow standing still.

In the chorus, all roads lead to one confession: Te necesito, mi amor. The repeated plea shows that, despite her success and strength, she depends on the warmth of a specific love to anchor her. The song transforms from a personal lament into a universal anthem for anyone who has ever felt incomplete without their other half. It’s a heartfelt reminder that even global pop icons from Colombia can feel vulnerable, and that acknowledging this need is the first step out of the storm.

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