“Morfina” (Morphine) by Humbe, English translation + meaning

“Morphine”
Album: Morfina (Morphine), 2025
Style: Alternative, indie. Introspective song about love and life. Per the artist, this song explores “el amor como una fuerza sanadora, casi medicinal” (love as a healing force, almost medicinal). The song is about how genuine connection can help overcome pain and insecurity. The music video shows a couple’s life from the start of their romance to their lives’ natural ends.
Country: Mexico
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

No es real, yo pensar,
Que amar limitaba hasta ahí.
No volaba sin ti.

It isn’t real, I thought,
That loving stopped just before that.
I couldn’t fly without you.

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“Fantasmas” (Ghosts) by Humbe, English translation

“Ghosts”
Album: fantasmas (ghosts), 2023
About: Soft melancholy pop with mariachi and folk elements. A song of nostalgia, grief, and pain that pulls into the abyss. A serenade to saudade. Trigger warning for dark thoughts of wanting to join the ghosts.
Country: Mexico
Listen: YouTube

Lyrics Translation:

Del gran sueño
No me quiero despertar,
Y me falla
Un poco más mi realidad
.

From this great dream,
I don’t want to wake,
And it fails me
A bit more, my reality.

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