Todos hemos sido
el ojo de un gran huracán
un perro ladra al cielo
es solo un fuego artificial

Olvida la leyenda
que te trajo hasta mí
no somos otra cosa
que lo que está por venir

Me enfrenté
a cien mil rayos
y viví en paz
en mi naufragio

Y ahora que
me he perdonado
a dónde irán
los años malos?

Todo lo que digo
vive ahora en donde esté
era tan bonito
que no lo podíamos creer

He perdido el pasaporte
seré testigo de mi suerte
no existe el miedo
si no existen los demás

Me enfrenté
a cien mil rayos
y viví en paz
en mi naufragio

Y ahora que
me he perdonado
a dónde irán
los años malos?

Y ahora que
me he perdonado
a dónde irán
los años malos?

Los años malos
los años malos
los años malos
los años malos

Ya no tengo ganas
de perderme a mí también.

Ya no tengo ganas
de perderme a mí también.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to El Faro's "Los Años Malos" speak to the idea of forgiving oneself and moving forward from difficult times. The first verse suggests that everyone has experienced a "great hurricane" and that sometimes, what seems like a significant threat (represented by a barking dog) is really just a fleeting, superficial danger (a firework). The second verse encourages the listener to forget the legend or story that brought them to the singer and to focus on what is yet to come. They describe themselves as having faced many hardships (one hundred thousand lightning bolts), yet finding peace amidst their struggle (living in peace in their shipwreck).

The chorus asks where the bad years (los años malos) will go now that the singer has forgiven themselves. The singer acknowledges that everything they have said in the past is now where it belongs (in the past) and that they were once so enamored by something that they couldn't believe it. In the third verse, the singer details a loss of their passport, but indicates that they will be a witness (perhaps to their own destiny) and that fear only exists in relation to others. The song concludes with a repetition of the chorus and the idea that the singer no longer wants to lose themselves.

Overall, the lyrics of "Los Años Malos" encourage forgiveness, acceptance, and forward momentum. It suggests that while difficult times may come and go, it is possible to find peace and move beyond them.

Line by Line Meaning

Todos hemos sido el ojo de un gran huracán un perro ladra al cielo es solo un fuego artificial
We have all experienced chaos and uncertainty like that of a hurricane, but sometimes things that seem significant are only temporary and not worth worrying about.

Olvida la leyenda que te trajo hasta mí no somos otra cosa que lo que está por venir
Forget the past stories and myths that brought us together and recognize that we are nothing more than what lies ahead in the future.

Me enfrenté a cien mil rayos y viví en paz en mi naufragio
I faced many obstacles and challenges, but I found inner peace and acceptance in my personal struggles.

Y ahora que me he perdonado a dónde irán los años malos?
Now that I have forgiven myself, where will the difficult times I've experienced go?

Todo lo que digo vive ahora en donde esté era tan bonito que no lo podíamos creer
Everything I say and do has an impact, and even though beautiful moments can seem too good to be true, they are still real and valuable.

He perdido el pasaporte seré testigo de mi suerte no existe el miedo si no existen los demás
I have lost my identity and will witness my own fate, but without others to compare or judge myself against, there is no room for fear.

Los años malos los años malos los años malos los años malos
The difficult and challenging times that we experience.

Ya no tengo ganas de perderme a mí también.
I no longer want to lose myself along with everything else, and I am determined to move forward and find a sense of purpose.