Costumbres

The speaker addresses a former lover and believes they will keep returning to each other, even though love may have faded. The feelings are mixed: there is resentment and emotional numbness, yet the speaker still misses the other person. The repeated prediction of a return gives the song a feeling of longing and a painful cycle rather than a clear reconciliation.

The central idea is that “custom” or habit can be stronger than love. Here, this suggests that familiar routines and attachment may keep two people connected after romantic feelings have weakened. The repeated phrase “again and again” emphasizes a pattern that seems hard to break. The line about having “nothing to feel” being worse than resentment suggests that anger, painful as it is, can still feel like a connection.

The speaker sounds certain that the former lover cannot forget them, but this may be confidence, hope, or an attempt to reassure themselves. Likewise, missing someone does not necessarily mean wanting the relationship back. The song leaves open whether their repeated returns express lasting love, loneliness, or simply the force of habit.