Lyrics translated into Español · See the original lyrics

You were a face in the crowdErabas un rostro en la multitud

I threw myself onto youMe lancé hacia ti

I tried to take you awayIntenté alejarte

I didn't know how to doNo sabía cómo hacerlo

But I could not give you the mostPero no pude darte lo máximo

Something's I said were never trueAlgunas cosas que dije nunca fueron verdad

Yet still we clung to a ghostAun así nos aferramos a un fantasma

I feel so bad you never knewMe siento tan mal que nunca lo supiste

I felt like you should knowSentí que debías saberlo

But I could not tell you soPero no pude decírtelo

When you walked awayCuando te alejaste

I breathed your nameRespiré tu nombre

As you walked awayMientras te alejabas

As you walked awayMientras te alejabas

We can never get back what we choose to throw awayNunca podemos recuperar lo que elegimos desechar

When you walked awayCuando te alejaste

I breathed your nameRespiré tu nombre

As you walked awayMientras te alejabas

As you walked awayMientras te alejabas

We can never get it back what we choose to throw awayNunca podemos recuperar lo que elegimos desechar

I don't know how to hold on to something, that seems determined to crow by the dayNo sé cómo aferrarme a algo que parece empeñado en crecer día a día

Every time, I think I can handle, you only seem to get farther awayCada vez que creo que puedo manejarlo, tú solo pareces alejarte más

I never realized just how hard it was, for a person like me to doNunca me di cuenta de lo difícil que era, para una persona como yo hacerlo

For a person like me to doPara una persona como yo hacerlo

When you walked awayCuando te alejaste

I breathed your nameRespiré tu nombre

As you walked awayMientras te alejabas

As you walked awayMientras te alejabas

We can never get back what we choose to throw awayNunca podemos recuperar lo que elegimos desechar

When you walked awayCuando te alejaste

I breathed your nameRespiré tu nombre

As you walked awayMientras te alejabas

As you walked awayMientras te alejabas

We can never get back what we choose to throw awayNunca podemos recuperar lo que elegimos desechar

I couldn't watch you, wishing for something that seemed more imposable by the dayNo pude verte, deseando algo que parecía más imposible día a día

Every time I saw your expression I only seemed to run farther awayCada vez que veía tu expresión, solo parecía alejarme más

I never realized just how hard this was, for a person like me to doNunca me di cuenta de lo difícil que era, para una persona como yo hacerlo

Obsessed with thoughts that deformObsesionado con pensamientos que deforman

Held on by hope to the oneAferrado a la esperanza de uno

Crippled because of chainsAtrapado por cadenas

That eclipse realityQue eclipsan la realidad

Crushing into truths we all perceiveAplastando verdades que todos percibimos

Without perceivingSin percibir

I couldn't hold on to, the things that matter to youNo pude aferrarme a las cosas que te importaban

It was my big mistakeFue mi gran error

Thinking there were two roads to takePensar que había dos caminos por tomar

As you walked away (x7)Mientras te alejabas (x7)