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Translation in Spanish
verse
Everything is quiet
Todo está tranquilo
Since you′re not around
Ya que no estás cerca
I live in numbness now
Ahora vivo en el entumecimiento
In the background
En el pasado
I do the things we did before
Hago las cosas que hicimos antes
I walk Haight Street to the store
Camino a Haight Street hasta la tienda
And they say, "Where's that crazy girl?
Y ellos dicen dónde está la chica loca
You don′t get drunk on red wine and fight no more"
No te embriagas en vino tinto y no peleas más
pre-chorus
I don't see you anymore since the hospital
No te veo más desde el hospital
The plans I make still have you in them
Y los planes que hago aún te tienen en ellos
'Cause you come swimming into view
Porque vienes nadando a la vista
chorus
And I′m hanging on your words
Y estoy pendiente de tus palabras
Like I always used to do
Como siempre lo hice
The words they use so lightly
Las palabras que usan a la ligera
I only feel for you
Solo siento por ti
I only know because I
Solo lo sé porque
Carry you around
Llevarte a todas partes
In the background
En el pasado
I′m in the background
Estoy en el pasado
verse
'Cause they come and memories all repeat
Las palabras vienen y todos los recuerdos se repiten
Lift your head while they change the hospital sheets
Levanto tu cabeza mientras cambian las sábanas del hospital
And I would never lie to you, no
Y nunca te mentiría, no
I would never lie to you, no
Nunca te mentiría
pre-chorus
I felt you long after we were through
Porque te sentí mucho después de que terminamos
But we were through
Pero ya habíamos pasado
The plans I make still have you in them
Y los planes que hago aún te tienen en ellos
′Cause you come swimming into view
Porque vienes nadando a la vista
chorus
And I'm hanging on your words
Y estoy pendiente de tus palabras
Like I always used to do
Como siempre lo hice
The words they use so lightly
Las palabras que usan a la ligera
I only feel for you
Solo siento por ti
I only know because I carry you around
Y solo lo sé porque te llevo a todas partes
In the background
En el pasado
bridge
′Cause I felt you long after we were through
Porque te sentí mucho después de que terminamos
When you come swimming into view
Bien tú vienes nadando a la vista
chorus
And I'm hanging on your words
Y estoy pendiente de tus palabras
Like I always used to do (swimming into view)
Como siempre solía hacer (nadando a la vista)
The words they use so lightly
Las palabras que usan a la ligera
I only feel to you (swimming into view)
Sólo te siento a ti (nadando a la vista)
I only know because
Solo lo sé porque
I′m way, I'm way in the background
Camino, camino en el pasado
I'm in the background
Estoy en el pasado
Writer(s): Kevin Cadogan, Stephan Jenkins
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Meaning
The song 'The Background' by Third Eye Blind portrays the lingering memories and emotions after a breakup, where the singer still feels connected to their past lover despite the relationship being over. The lyrics depict the struggle of moving on and the constant presence of the ex-partner in the singer's thoughts, symbolized by being 'in the background' of their life.
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Themes
Loss and longing
• I felt you long after we were through
• I don't see you anymore since the hospital
• Everything is quiet
• I live in numbness now
Memory and nostalgia
• I carry you around in the background
• And I'm hanging on your words
• The plans I make still have you in them
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Moods
Heartbreak, reflection, love, nostalgia, angst
Rating: PG
Lyrics to be enjoyed with parental supervision
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Third Eye Blind
Album • 1997 • 14 tracks
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