Manos De Tijera Lyrics in English Yiyo Sarante

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Manos De Tijera by Yiyo Sarante from Spanish to English.

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I told the sky that you left and it started to cry

Surely it remembered the day that I met you

You with your hair down

And I with that urge to make you laugh

Looking for a thousand ways not to be again

That I always was

And I no longer want to be

It hurts every time that I remember your kisses

It hurts because time goes one-way

And it goes with no route back

The day that you erased the heart from my contact

That day you erased my heart

And if I could do something different

I would have done everything different

You and I had a purpose

None of this was on purpose

It's no secret

Forgive me for not telling you that I'm not perfect

And now that you're alone

Tell me if you miss me, just a little bit

I want to know if it hurts you the same as it hurts me

As me

It's no secret

Forgive me for not showing you all my flaws

Now that you're alone

Tell me if you miss me, just a little bit

I want to know if it hurts you the same as it hurts me

Because I can't breathe without you

And I know that the years will pass

And that at any moment you'll post a photo

In the arms of a stranger

That is really going to hurt me

When it's someone else who sings you Happy Birthday

But I don't blame you

I know that you're going to rebuild your life

The only thing that I want you to know

Is that I can't rebuild mine

Tell me if you remember the first trip that we took

And if you remember it

Tell me if in your mind you still feel the same

And if not, it means that we lost each other

But I know that inside you still

The feeling stays alive

That the first day united us

I know that inside your heart still stirs

Go on, tell me no

It's no secret

Forgive me for not telling you that I'm not perfect

And now that you're alone

Tell me if you miss me, just a little bit

I want to know if it hurts you the same as it hurts me

As me

It's no secret

Forgive me for not showing you all my flaws

Now that you're alone

Tell me if you miss me, just a little bit

I want to know if it hurts you the same as it hurts me

Because I can't breathe without you

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SONG MEANING

Manos De Tijera invites us into the raw aftermath of a breakup where every memory feels freshly cut, just like the title’s “scissor hands” suggest. Yiyo Sarante sings from the viewpoint of someone who told the sky his lover left, only to have the heavens “cry” with him. Through nostalgic snapshots – her loose hair, his jokes, their first trip – he admits his own flaws and wonders if she aches too. The repeated plea “No es secreto” works like a confessional refrain: he knows he is imperfect, yet he cannot stop hoping that the love they sparked still beats inside her.

The song balances regret and wishful thinking. He pictures the future pain of seeing her celebrate birthdays with someone new, while insisting he can’t “breathe” without her. Deleting the heart emoji next to his name felt like deleting his real heart, but he still clings to the idea that their shared purpose was no accident. “Manos De Tijera” is therefore a bittersweet salsa about cutting ties, owning mistakes, and the stubborn belief that true love might survive the deepest wounds.

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