Hilito Lyrics in English Romeo Santos

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Verse 1

Tell time to forgive

To the years to delay

That the months have thirty extra days

Or: May the months have thirty days extra

I need another century, a pill of forgetfulness

Something useful to help me erase

Prechorus 1

Without you, I've become a clown

The clown of the room

I lie when I say I hate you

I, who was prevailing as a winner

Who was winning in love

And you gave me a checkmate

Chorus 1

I told my heart to forget you

Rudely, it shouted at me to shut up

I trusted myself as a trapeze artist on a thread

And I slipped due to arrogance, I admit it

I ordered my soul to erase

To not love you, and it laughed in my face

Chronicle of a foretold death

Without you, my life leads to nothing

Listen to the words

You're not half a lady

Verse 2

Tell a child not to cry

To the garden not to bloom

That the moon comes out together with the sun

If your requests are fulfilled

I won't write anymore songs

And I'll forget you without holding grudges

Prechorus 2

Here, there is loneliness in my room

I have a painting without color

Mona Lisa that you left

Mona Lisa that you left (behind)

She's the witness of the pain

Although it's my imagination

I see the sorrow in her face

Chorus 2

I told my heart to forget you

Rudely, it shouted at me to shut up

I trusted myself as a trapeze artist on a thread

And I slipped due to arrogance, I admit it

I ordered my soul to erase

To not love you, and it laughed in my face

Chronicle of a foretold death

Without you, my life leads to nothing

What a damn feeling

Outro

I didn't value your love and I felt like Tarzan

And all men cry, even Superman

And you leave, and I've remained alone

I'm awake, I don't close my eyes anymore

Hanging on a thread without your love

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SONG MEANING

Imagine hanging from a single, fragile thread while the clock keeps ticking and memories refuse to fade. That is exactly where Romeo Santos, king of modern bachata, places himself in “Hilito.” The title means little thread, and the song paints a vivid picture of a man who thought he was invincible in love but now begs time, seasons, and even his own heart to help him forget. He pleads for extra days in every month, a pill of oblivion, anything that might erase the pain. Yet, with every desperate request, he shows he is the bufón – the clown – of his own heartbreak circus, admitting he still loves the one who left him.

Metaphors fly like guitar flourishes in this track. Romeo compares himself to a trapeze artist slipping off a thin rope, Superman crying, and a colorless Mona Lisa witnessing his sorrow. His heart and soul rebel when he orders them to forget, laughing in his face instead. The song becomes a “chronicle of a foretold death,” where life loses all purpose without the missing love. In true bachata fashion, the rhythm invites you to dance while the lyrics remind you how raw heartbreak can feel, making “Hilito” a bittersweet anthem for anyone who has ever realized too late how precious love really was.

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