Duele Lyrics in English Jay Wheeler

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Duele by Jay Wheeler from Spanish to English.

I haven't been able to get over you even though I've tried

This forgetting you thing hasn't worked for me

I still feel that I'm yours even though you aren't by my side

I prefer to talk to you straight than keep it bottled up

And I'll still be here when you look for me

Still the same, so don't get scared

If it's not hard, it's not real

And I know that ours isn't bullsh*t because to me

Everything gets f*cked up for me if I'm not with you

That's why to see you again I always find reasons

I'm never gonna regret what we've lived

And even though it hurts

Waking up without you makes me want to be with you even more

Even though the days feel like a challenge

I trust in us

I refuse to abandon what we have or what might have been

And it hurts, but how good it hurts

And it hurts a lot

Having you far away always hurts a lot

With you it's prettier and that's why I fight

You're my favorite song

And it feels real every time I hear it

We're two crazies who love each other where nobody believes

That falling in love from afar isn't seen anymore

If they felt that peace that I found with you

I'm sure that they'd understand why I stayed

I wait for you at night when you look at the sky

It's the only time that I feel that you're close

Your name is the reason for my sleeplessness

And my name is the reason that wakes you up

And even though it hurts

Waking up without you makes me want to be with you even more

Even though the days feel like a challenge

I trust in us

I refuse to abandon what we have or what might have been

And it hurts, but how good it hurts

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SONG MEANING

“Duele” (which means It Hurts) is Jay Wheeler’s heartfelt confession that love can ache and still feel irresistible. In this mid-tempo reggaetón ballad, the Puerto Rican singer admits he has tried everything to forget an ex, yet every sunrise without her pulls him back into memories of their time together. He paints long-distance love as a beautiful contradiction: it “hurts” to be apart, yet the very pain reminds him how real the connection is. Jay’s lyrics play like a late-night text you were too shy to send, blending vulnerability, stubborn hope, and a touch of romantic stubbornness.

The song’s core message is perseverance. Jay refuses to abandon “lo nuestro”—their story—because even challenges, doubts, and sleepless nights prove its authenticity. He believes that if critics could feel the peace he finds with her, they would understand why he fights on. “Duele” invites listeners to embrace the bittersweet side of love, celebrating the idea that distance, struggle, and longing can deepen devotion rather than destroy it.

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Jay Wheeler Duele Lyrics