Although Daddy Yankee had retired from music to focus on his faith, sometimes people are drawn back to where they’ve been happiest. The Puerto Rican star couldn’t resist making a quiet and subtle return to the music industry with the release of a new song. Quiet and subtle because he hasn’t promoted it on social media or commented publicly—he simply released it on digital platforms as a way to express himself.
The song, titled ‘En El Desierto,’ takes a different direction from the urban style we’re used to hearing from him. With a hip-hop-inspired beat and a commercial touch, Daddy Yankee pours his heart into every verse, reflecting on vulnerability, personal growth, and overcoming life’s darker moments.
This release also comes amid a legal battle with his now ex-wife, Mireddys González. The two co-founded El Cartel Records, and the fight over who will take control of the company has become a key issue in their divorce.
‘In the Desert’ English Lyrics
[Intro]
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When will this pain end? (This pain)
I feel like fear has stolen my courage
It strikes me with its power
And I have to overcome, I have to overcome, I have to overcome
The battle in my thoughts, I’m not lying
I have no strength to keep going, but I won’t give up
[Chorus]
In the desert, I keep growing
Despite what I’m going through, I’m still learning
What it means to have patience
I’m building my resilience
In the desert, I will leave my footprints
I will leave my footprints, I will leave my footprints
In the desert, I will leave my footprints
I will leave my footprints, I will leave my footprints in the desert
[Verse 1]
I have to win the war against anxiety
I have one life, and I’m going to fight for it
Like a lion roaring in the darkness
I will overcome, I will overcome (Lord)
Deliver me from panic and insomnia
Renew my mind, cast out the guilt and my demons
This is one day at a time without losing faith
What I don’t understand now, I’ll understand later
I’m creating new habits through sacrifice
Leaving behind vices and hitting the gym hard
The vultures won’t feast on my remains
The enemy is astonished
Because I am a warrior in the midst of the shadows
The wind whispers its words of fear
But I resist, I will win the battle within
No child of God loses the war against depression, I
[Chorus]
In the desert, I keep growing
Despite what I’m going through, I keep learning
What it means to have patience
I’m building my resilience
In the desert, I will leave my footprints
I will leave my footprints, I will leave my footprints
In the desert, I will leave my footprints
I will leave my footprints, I will leave my footprints in the desert
[Verse 2]
A lonely place (Here I am), a place of change (Still here)
A place of affliction, a place of transformation (For good)
A place of thirst (Thirst), a place of faith! (Faith!)
A place of experience (Yes), a place of resilience (Let’s go)
A place for the weak, a place for the strong (That’s me)
A place of life, a place of death
When I faced what I feared
I realized I wasn’t as weak as I thought
Lord, make me see that you’re always there
Clear my confusion, bring me back to you
Help me believe in your word, not in my emotions
You gave me the power to crush snakes and scorpions
Self-control guides my feelings
I keep renewing myself through the suffering
I feel like you’re making me new again
[Chorus]
In the desert, I keep growing
Despite what I’m going through, I keep learning
What it means to have patience
I’m building my resilience
In the desert, I will leave my footprints
I will leave my footprints, I will leave my footprints
In the desert, I will leave my footprints
I will leave my footprints, I will leave my footprints in the desert.
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