Mon Laferte turns heartbreak into poetry in ‘Melancolía’ (English Lyrics)

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‘Melancolía’ by Mon Laferte from her latest album, Femme Fatale. This song is about the quiet pain that comes when a relationship starts to fade but still holds traces of love. It captures that strange middle ground between wanting to move on and not being ready to let go. When both people know things aren’t the same, yet keep trying to find small ways to feel alive together.

The lyrics mix tenderness and exhaustion. Lines like “maybe it’ll bring us back from the dead” or “we’ve already survived the winter” show two people who have been through a lot, holding on out of habit or nostalgia. The song doesn’t judge them. It just portrays the emotional stillness that comes after the chaos, when love turns into something quieter, heavier, and harder to define.

Musically and lyrically, ‘Melancolía’ feels like a reflection on endurance — how sometimes love isn’t about passion or perfection, but about trying again, even when it hurts. It’s vulnerable, honest, and deeply human. The kind of melancholy that comes with growing up and realizing that even love has its limits.

‘Melancholy’ English Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I wanted to be better
I promise it was never
In my plans to ruin it
This second of May hurts me
Breathing in the disaster
What a cruel X-ray
In the everyday, catastrophe is our place
And then, while I pretend to be asleep…

[Chorus]

My love, keep me company
Or let’s upload a video
Maybe it’ll bring us back from the dead
My love, what melancholy
We’ve already survived the winter
Maybe we can stand each other a little longer

[Verse 2]

I once had a heart
I swear, it was nuclear
It aspired to perfection
A life through the centuries of bones
And then, as I pass through your life…

[Chorus]

My love, keep me company
And let’s upload a video
Maybe it’ll bring us back from the dead
My love, what melancholy
If we survived the winter
Maybe we can stand each other a little longer

[Bridge]

My dear love, I dreamt I was losing you
Let’s try another winter
I love you through the centuries of bones

[Chorus]

My love, what melancholy
In a parallel world
Maybe we could take care of each other a little more

[Outro]

What melancholy.