fuimos amigos Lyrics English Translation by mafalda cardenal
On Sunday evenings, a movie halfway through
Two glasses of wine and a story we won’t tell
Because it’s no longer true
Two old friends and a “let me know when you arrive”
So unfamiliar, they no longer know how to love
And how to talk without shouting
Though we were the same, now hating each other
We were two children, now ignoring each other
We were paths that now collide
We were friends, now just acquaintances
Who don’t say “hello”
Family dinners, where you were just one more
Missed calls and a message I didn’t dare to send
So as not to bother you
And I know
Every day you search for something to make you forget
The “forever” that was cut in half
That broke
That didn’t return
That escaped
Without warning
Though we were the same, now hating each other
We were two children, now ignoring each other
We were paths that now collide
We were friends, now just acquaintances
Who don’t say hello
Who don’t want to talk
Who prefer lying to telling the truth
And who hate each other at times and want to kill each other
And don’t know how to love each other and don’t learn
And start over again
Who don’t say hello
Who don’t want to talk
Who prefer hurting each other instead of forgiving
Who hate each other at times but love each other more
And if one day they spoke
Everyone knows they would start over again
We were two children
Who now ignore each other
We were paths
That now collide
We were friends
And now acquaintances
Who don’t say hello