Efecto Doppler Lyrics in English Soda Stereo

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Efecto Doppler by Soda Stereo from Spanish to English.
Listen to the frequency decay
Every time you leave me
I would chase you to the sun
But today is just inertia
And a millennium passes
Listen, the bow sounds like tears
Every time you tense it
And listen to the sirens in the sea
If you still
Don't understand it
It's the Doppler effect
When you move away from me
It's the Doppler effect
When you move away from me
Come back, come back
Sustained by an illusion
Sustained by an illusion
Sustained by an illusion (the frequency of your love falls)
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SONG MEANING

Ever noticed how a siren’s whine drops in pitch as it zooms away? That acoustic trick is the Doppler effect, and Soda Stereo turns it into a poetic metaphor for love in Efecto Doppler. Throughout the song, the singer listens to the “frecuencia decaer” each time the beloved departs, feeling their affection shift to a lower, colder register just like sound waves stretching in space. Lines such as “Te perseguiría hasta el sol / Pero hoy es solo inercia” show him willing to chase any distance, yet stuck in emotional inertia, while the arching of a bow “sounds like tears” and sirens echo across the sea to warn of the growing gap.

Ultimately, Efecto Doppler is a bittersweet plea for return. The repeated “vuelve” reveals a hope stubbornly “sostenido por una ilusión,” even as the pitch of love keeps falling away. By fusing rock, romance, and a dash of physics, Soda Stereo paints the ache of distance in vibrant sonic colors, inviting listeners to feel both the science and the sorrow of separation.

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