TINI brings a heartfelt story of love and heartbreak in ‘Cupido’. The track, written by Andrés Torres, ELENA ROSE, and others, and composed by Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, mixes a bittersweet melody with honest lyrics. The vocalist tells the story of a relationship that started perfectly but fell apart.
Released: February 14, 2023
Cupido
Tini
Cupido Lyrics English Translation by Tini
The poet asks, ‘What happened to us? Everything was fine, and then it got complicated.’ TINI uses the metaphor of Cupid’s failed arrow to describe how love can go wrong. The lyrics mention alcohol as a weak remedy, showing how deep the pain runs.
Tardo pa’ contestarteI’m slow to reply to you,
Y tú tardas pa’ madurarand you’re slow to grow up.
Algo me dice que ya es muy tardeSomething tells me that it’s already too late,
Pero no me dejo de preguntarbut I can’t stop asking myself.
¿Qué nos pasó?What happened to us?
Que cuando estábamos bien, se complicóEverything was fine, and then it got complicated.
Que nos queríamos tanto y ahora noWe loved each other so much, and now we don’t.
Cupido tiró la flecha y la cagóCupid shot his arrow and really ‘m#ssed’ things up.
¿Qué le pasó?What happened to him?
Porque ahora estoy sola en mi soledadBecause now I’m alone in my solitude.
Amor que se viene, amor que se vaLove comes, and love goes.
No me pidas tiempo, que eso no vaDon’t ask me for time, because that’s not how it works.
Tú pides y pides y no das na’You keep asking and asking, but you don’t give a thing.
Si pa’ olvidarte no me alcanza el alcoholIf alcohol isn’t enough to help me forget you,
No hay botella que aguante a borrar este dolorno bottle is strong enough to erase this pain.
Yo sí quiero una chance pa’ vivir sin tu amorI really want a chance to live without your love.
Pero esta tusa es tan grande, va de mal en peorBut this ‘heartbreak’ is so huge, it’s going from bad to worse.
¿Qué nos pasó?What happened to us?
Que cuando estábamos bien, se complicóEverything was fine, and then it got complicated.
Que nos queríamos tanto y ahora noWe loved each other so much, and now we don’t.
Cupido tiró la flecha y la cagóCupid shot his arrow and really ‘m#ssed’ things up.
¿Qué le pasó?What happened to him?
¿Qué nos pasó?What happened to us?
Que cuando estábamos bien, se complicóEverything was fine, and then it got complicated.
Que nos queríamos tanto y ahora noWe loved each other so much, and now we don’t.
Cupido tiró la flecha y la cagóCupid shot his arrow and really ‘m#ssed’ things up.
¿Qué le pasó? (¿Por qué falló?)What happened to him? (Why did he fail?)
Si yo te extraño, te extraño por la nocheBecause I miss you, I miss you through the night.
La noche me hace daño, yo todavía te extrañoThe night hurts me, and I still miss you.
Dicen que un clavo siempre saca a otro clavoThey say one nail always pulls out another ‘to forget a love’,
Pero este amor esclavo es difícil de olvidar (Difícil de olvidar)but this obsessive love is hard to forget. (Hard to forget)
Si yo te extraño, te extraño por la nocheBecause I miss you, I miss you through the night.
La noche me hace daño, yo todavía te extrañoThe night hurts me, and I still miss you.
Dicen que un clavo siempre saca a otro clavoThey say one nail always pulls out another,
Pero este amor esclavo es difícil de olvidarbut this obsessive love is hard to forget.
¿Qué nos pasó?What happened to us?
Que cuando estábamos bien, se complicóEverything was fine, and then it got complicated.
Que nos queríamos tanto y ahora noWe loved each other so much, and now we don’t.
Cupido tiró la flecha y la cagóCupid shot his arrow and really ‘m#ssed’ things up.
¿Qué le pasó?What happened to him?
¿Qué nos pasó?What happened to us?
Que estábamos bien y todo se jodió, eyWe were fine, and then everything went to ‘h#ll’, hey.
Que se enamoró y se desenamoróHe fell in love, and then he fell out of it.
Cupido tiró la flecha y la cagóCupid shot his arrow and really ‘m#ssed’ things up.
¿Qué le pasó? (La cagó)What happened to him? (He really ‘m#ssed’ it up)
Cupido Music Video
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