LEARN LYRICS

SONG MEANING

"El Viejo Verano" is a heartfelt postcard from the end of a once-sunny romance. El Barrio paints the picture of a lover who stays behind on the seashore, counting every second since “amor se marchó”. Summer, once warm and carefree, now feels unfair as September creeps in. The lyrics swirl with flamenco-tinged nostalgia: missing kisses, sleepless waiting, and hoping the sea itself might carry back a lost perfume.

At its core, the song is about the ache of distance and the stubborn hope that love will return. The narrator—who once laughed at romantic clichés—finds himself trapped by them, discovering that refrains like “las aventuras son cosas de San Olvido” are painfully true. He pleads for a sign on the wind, leaves the window open just in case, and admits there is no happy goodbye when the verb amar is involved. “El Viejo Verano” turns the slow fade of a holiday fling into a dramatic, guitar-laced confession that summer may pass, yet longing can linger forever.

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