Te Pensé Lyrics English Translation by ELENA ROSE
I thought of you, not ’cause I wanted to
I thought of you and never told you
And I found myself staring at the photo
It hurt to see us both so happy
Sometimes I don’t get life and the way it works
I’m here and you’re there in Venezuela
The sun is setting pretty, wish you could see it
And I just think, “Damn, it’d hit different if you were here”
You cross my mind every sunrise
When the moon is full, and when it’s not, same thing
If I close my eyes, I see you again
If they catch me crying, it’s ’cause I thought of you
And I thought of that kiss, the one you gave me
Today I reached another dream and damn, I needed you there
You were my strength and you never knew it
If they catch me crying, it’s not ’cause I’m sad
It’s ’cause I thought of you, ’cause I thought of you
It’s ’cause I thought of you, ’cause I thought of you
It’s ’cause I thought of you, ’cause I thought of you
It’s ’cause I love you and ’cause I thought of you
I carry your light and your scent on my skin
No matter how far I go
No matter how much time passes
Your love is like beach sand
It sticks to your body
I’m learning to live
With this urge to kiss you
That’s all I have left
‘Cause I refuse to forget you
You cross my mind every sunrise
When the moon is full, and when it’s not, same thing
If I close my eyes, I see you again
If they catch me crying, it’s ’cause I thought of you
And I thought of that kiss, the one you gave me
Today I reached another dream and damn, I needed you there
You were my strength and you never knew it
If they catch me crying, it’s not ’cause I’m sad
It’s ’cause I thought of you, ’cause I thought of you
It’s ’cause I thought of you, ’cause I thought of you
It’s ’cause I thought of you, ’cause I thought of you
It’s ’cause I love you and ’cause I thought of you
Families got split up, everyone had to leave
That here, families aren’t whole
That’s what you miss—that you all aren’t here, that your mom isn’t here
That the everyday stuff isn’t here, the life we lived, you know?
When we’d spend afternoons at the house
When we’d make lunch together
When we were all together
That, that was life, that was beautiful, and it got cut off
And it’s not just me—it’s every Venezuelan family
The kids had to leave, everyone went looking for a better world
And that, that hurts, that, that leaves an empty space in the house
Family
Family is everything, Mom, I love you
I miss you like crazy too
But also, like I’ve always told you
Something good comes out of everything bad
Maybe it’ll bring good growth for people like you
Who are working, who are doing beautiful things
That make us feel happy, even from far away
Because there are young people working so this country can change and become what it was again
This is a beautiful country, this is a lovely country
This is a country where the people—there’s no comparison
You can live anywhere in the world
But a Venezuelan is a Venezuelan