El Polvo de los Días Raros Lyrics (English Translation) – Leiva

El Polvo de los Días Raros (English Translation) Lyrics Meaning

[Verse 1]
This verse captures a deep sense of emotional and physical exhaustion. The “roof of my mouth falling asleep” suggests numbness, possibly from stress or grief. The singer feels disconnected from the past, as if the world he once knew is no longer his. He expresses frustration with the city, which might be full of painful memories. Losing weight and suffering non-stop hints at emotional distress. The phrase “entered circular mode” suggests being stuck in a loop of pain, unable to break free. The mention of “Tuesday the 13th” (a bad luck day in Spanish culture) reinforces a sense of doom. Overall, this verse paints a picture of someone drowning in sorrow and unable to find balance.

[Chorus]
The chorus emphasizes the difficulty of coping with loss. The singer reassures that “it’s nothing personal,” yet the pain feels overwhelming. Even the simple act of asking for comfort turns hostile, suggesting tension or unhealed wounds. “Juanchito doesn’t live here anymore” could symbolize a significant absence, either literal or metaphorical. The city, once familiar, now feels strange and unsettling, as if haunted by the presence of the lost person. The line “grief is usually like this, an exact algorithm” hints at how predictable and repetitive mourning can be. The recurring mention of the city “smelling too much” like the lost person suggests memories are everywhere, making moving on impossible.

[Verse 2]
The singer struggles to process his emotions, feeling miles away from understanding or accepting the loss. Fear continues to grip him, reinforcing his emotional paralysis. The city is still saturated with reminders of the person he lost, making it impossible to escape the past. His mourning is “strange,” perhaps because he doesn’t know how to grieve properly. Searching for the lost person in familiar places, from their neighborhood to rooftops, highlights desperation. He even “sniffs the dust of strange days,” as if trying to inhale their lingering presence, desperate for any trace of them. This verse captures the obsessive, almost irrational side of grief—where someone keeps looking for a person who is no longer there, unable to accept reality.

[Outro]
The outro reinforces the overwhelming nature of memories and loss. The repeated phrase “the city smells too much like you” suggests that no matter where the singer goes, reminders of the lost person follow him. The repetition creates a suffocating, inescapable feeling, as if grief is all-consuming. The final lines emphasize that this emotional burden isn’t fading—it lingers, ever-present, making healing seem distant.