What is the song about?

The song speaks to someone who is very nervous: they are shaking, their hands are sweating, and they are afraid. Little by little, it encourages them to breathe, trust themselves, and take the step. In the end, the message is clear: eres valiente (you are brave).

Useful words and expressions

  • temblar (tú tiemblas): to shake uncontrollably from fear or cold.
  • sentirse fatal / sentirse mal: to feel terrible / bad. Fatal is colloquial and very common in Spain.
  • el miedo te atrapa: fear doesn't let you move.
  • sudar (tus manos sudan): when we are nervous, we sometimes sweat.
  • audaz: brave, daring to do difficult things.
  • mirar en tu interior: to think about what you feel and who you are.
  • respirar profundo: to slowly take in a lot of air to calm down.
  • dar un paso: to move forward, to start taking action.
  • confiar en: to believe in someone (confía en tu alma).
  • la tensión, las dudas, la confusión: words for talking about nerves.
  • es hora de + infinitive: it is now the moment to do something (es hora de actuar).
  • hacer de tripas corazón: idiomatic expression. It means to pluck up courage even if you are afraid or don't want to do something.

Grammar

  • Affirmative imperative (tú): respira, da, confía, empieza, siente, encuentra, mira, muestra, camina.
  • Imperative with a pronoun: levántate (from levantarse). The pronoun is attached to the end of the verb.
  • Negative imperative: formed with no + subjunctive: no tengas miedo (not no tienes miedo).
  • Poder + infinitive: puedes ser fuerte, puedes ser audaz.
  • Ir a + infinitive for the future: va a estar todo bien.
  • Object pronouns: el miedo te atrapa, te llenan las dudas, el mundo te espera.
  • Reflexive verbs: te sientes fatal (sentirse), levántate (levantarse).
  • Emphatic word order: el héroe eres tú puts the focus on tú.

Note: poetic license in the lyrics

Some phrases are adapted to fit the rhythm and rhyme, so it is best not to copy them word for word:

  • Pero este momento va a estar todo bien: the preposition is missing. The normal way to say this is «Pero en este momento todo va a estar bien» or, better yet, «todo va a salir bien».
  • Da un paso a la luz: «da un paso hacia la luz» sounds more natural.
  • Tú eres mejor: the comparison is left incomplete. In conversation we would say, for example, «eres mejor de lo que crees».
  • Luz and tú do not fully rhyme; it is a slant rhyme based on the u sound.