De Una Vez Lyrics in English by Selena Gomez

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Chorus 1

It doesn't hurt anymore like before, no

The wound of your love healed

Once and for all

I am stronger alone

And it's that I don't regret the past

I know that the time by your side cut off my wings

But now this chest is bulletproof

Verse 1

I don't have you, I have myself

It's not for you to think that this is for you

I left so that you don't forget

From a death like you one can be revived

That from a death like your love one can be reborn

When the last sea dries up

It's when I will think about returning

It's understood what I feel

You're not here, how good is the time

I'm healed of you, I told you already

I don't feel you here anymore, I don't feel you anymore

You never knew, you didn't know how to value me, and

Chorus 2

Once and for all

I am stronger alone

It's that I don't regret the past

I know that the time by your side cut off my wings

But now this chest is bulletproof

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Abner Jose Cordero Boria, Alberto Carlos Melendez, Alejandro Borrero, Andrea Elena Mangiamarchi, Christopher Ramos Carballo, Ivanni Rodriguez, Marcos Efrain Masis, Ricardo Lopez Lalinde, Selena Marie Gomez

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antibalas — bulletproof

Antibalas literally means "bulletproof," combining the prefix anti- (against) with balas (bullets). It's a powerful and uncommon word to find in a song.

In "De Una Vez," Selena Gomez uses it as a striking metaphor for emotional resilience. She sings, "ahora este pecho es antibalas" (now this chest is bulletproof), to declare that she's healed from a past love and her heart is now invulnerable to that pain.

Selena Gomez turns a painful breakup into a victory lap in this smooth Latin pop track. Right from the start, she makes it clear that the hurt is over: "Ya no duele como antes, no / La herida de tu amor sanó" [It doesn't hurt like before, no / The wound of your love healed]. The title phrase, "De una vez por todas" [Once and for all], sets the tone for moving on completely. While she admits that being together clipped her wings ("cortó mis alas"), she is now completely guarded against any future hurt, singing "este pecho es antibalas" [this chest is bulletproof]. She also delivers one of the best lines about self-reliance in pop: "No te tengo a ti, me tengo a mí" [I don't have you, I have myself].

She does not hold back when letting her ex know that there is zero chance of getting back together. She sets an impossible condition with "Cuando se seque el último mar / Es cuando pensaré en regresar" [When the last sea dries up / That is when I'll think about returning], which is a wonderfully dramatic way of saying "never." Throughout the track, the message stays firm: "Soy más fuerte sola" [I am stronger alone]. It is a bold, clear-headed declaration that time has fixed what was broken, and she is totally fine on her own.

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