Pa Olvidarte Lyrics in English ChocQuibTown

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pa Olvidarte by ChocQuibTown from Spanish to English.
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This is the truth
Verse 1
If you knew how many times
I've dreamed of you coming back
Surely you'd be here
It's just that not seeing you drives me crazy
And accepting that someone else kisses you
It wasn't in the script, baby
Chorus 1
Sometimes I drink to forget you
Because honestly it hurts to remember you
If you're not here, loneliness won the battle
The moon doesn't come out if I don't see you again
That's why I drink to forget you
Because honestly it hurts to remember you
If you're not here, loneliness won the battle
The moon doesn't come out if I don't see you again
Verse 2
I know that I'm under the influence, correct
Or: I know I'm high, right
But it's to be able to forget you, you're the only excuse
Of course, I'm a man with one hundred thousand flaws
But bad or good I took affection for you
Or: But for better or worse, I caught feelings for you
And I accept that I wasn't the best for you
But since I saw you in your eyes I got lost
I promised you, with you I was what I never was
The red eyes are from crying for you and not from the whiskey
Chorus 2
Sometimes I drink to forget you
Because honestly it hurts to remember you
If you're not here, loneliness won the battle
The moon doesn't come out if I don't see you again
That's why I drink to forget you
Because honestly it hurts to remember you
If you're not here, loneliness won the battle
The moon doesn't come out if I don't see you again
Verse 3
I drink to not know and to disappear
From reality and thus kill your absence
I have to admit, inside I was destroyed
Now I know what it is to live in abstinence
I gave you my love and you didn't value it
And I still miss you and I don't know
If this time was in vain
The alcohol drew my hand holding your hand
If you knew how many times
I've dreamed of you coming back
Surely you'd be here
It's just that not seeing you drives me crazy
And accepting that someone else kisses you
It wasn't in the script, baby
Chorus 3
Sometimes I drink to forget you
Because honestly it hurts to remember you
If you're not here, loneliness won the battle
The moon doesn't come out if I don't see you again
That's why I drink to forget you
Because honestly it hurts to remember you
If you're not here, loneliness won the battle
The moon doesn't come out if I don't see you again
ChocQuibTown baby
La Industria INC
Bull baby
Ily Wonder
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SONG MEANING

"Pa' Olvidarte" is ChocQuibTown’s hip-hop toast to heartbreak. From the very first line, the Colombian group admits the simple truth: every drink is an attempt to erase an ex who still dominates their thoughts. The chorus repeats that they “tomo pa' olvidarte” (drink to forget), yet memories keep flooding back—her absence turns nights cold, the moon refuses to rise, and loneliness “wins the fight.”

Behind the smooth beat lies a confession of vulnerability. The narrator owns his “cien mil defectos”, accepts he wasn’t the best partner, but can’t bear imagining another man kissing her. Vivid images—red eyes from tears, a hand drawn by alcohol that feels like hers, a breakup that was never in the “script”—create a cinematic portrait of nostalgia and regret. In the end, the song isn’t really about the liquor; it’s about how love’s aftertaste lingers long after the last glass is empty.

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