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Demoliendo Hoteles
Charly García Lyrics


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Yo que crecí con Videla
Yo que nací sin poder
Yo que luché por la libertad
Pero nunca la pude tener (tener)
Yo que viví entre faschista
Yo que morí en el altar
Yo que nací con los que estaban bien
Pero a la noche estaba todo mal

Hoy paso el tiempo
Demoliendo hoteles
Mientras los plomos juntan los cables, cazan rehenes
Hoy paso el tiempo
Demoliendo hoteles
Mientras los chicos allá en la esquina, pegan carteles
(Gracias, chicos) (ah-oh-uh)

Yo fui educado con odio
Y odiaba la humanidad
Un día me fui con los hippies
Y tuve un amor y también mucho más
Ahora no estoy más tranquilo (siempre)
Y por qué tendría que estar (woh)
Todos crecimos sin entender
Y todavía me siento un anormal

Hoy paso el tiempo
Demoliendo hoteles
Mientras los plomos juntan los cables, cazan rehenes
Hoy paso el tiempo
Demoliendo hoteles
Mientras los chicos allá en la esquina pegan carteles

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Charly García's song, Demoliendo Hoteles, tell the story of a person (likely García himself) who grew up during the dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla in Argentina. This person was born into a life of no power and struggled for liberty, but was never able to achieve it. They lived among fascists and felt out of place among those who were privileged.


As time passed, the singer found themselves "demolishing hotels," likely a reference to breaking down the structures of society and its oppressive institutions. They do this while others are busy working to maintain these systems, as symbolized by "plomos juntan los cables, cazan rehenes" ("plumbers gather cables, hunt hostages"). The singer acknowledges their role in this struggle by thanking "los chicos" ("the kids") who are out there putting up posters and fighting alongside them.


But even as they fight for change, the singer is haunted by their past. They were raised with hate and didn't understand humanity, but their encounters with love and the counterculture have opened their eyes. Despite this, they still feel like an outsider, unsure of what comes next.


Overall, the song is about a person who has seen the darkness of their society and is working to dismantle it, but still struggles with their own personal demons and the feeling of being an outsider.


Line by Line Meaning

Yo que crecí con Videla
I grew up during the dictatorship of Videla in Argentina


Yo que nací sin poder
I was born without any power or privilege


Yo que luché por la libertad
I fought for freedom and justice


Pero nunca la pude tener (tener)
But I never truly achieved it


Yo que viví entre faschista
I lived among fascists and oppressors


Yo que morí en el altar
I died metaphorically, sacrificing myself for others' ideals


Yo que nací con los que estaban bien
I was born into a family of privilege and wealth


Pero a la noche estaba todo mal
But everything was still wrong and broken at night


Hoy paso el tiempo
Today, I spend my time


Demoliendo hoteles
Destroying the symbols of capitalist excess and oppression


Mientras los plomos juntan los cables, cazan rehenes
While the police and others use violence to maintain the status quo


Hoy paso el tiempo
Today, I spend my time


Demoliendo hoteles
Destroying the symbols of capitalist excess and oppression


Mientras los chicos allá en la esquina, pegan carteles
While the young people on the street try to spread a message of change through posters and flyers


(Gracias, chicos) (ah-oh-uh)
(Thanks, guys)


Yo fui educado con odio
I was taught to hate


Y odiaba la humanidad
And I hated all of humanity


Un día me fui con los hippies
One day, I joined the countercultural movement of the hippies


Y tuve un amor y también mucho más
And I found love and much more than that


Ahora no estoy más tranquilo (siempre)
But now, I am no longer at peace


Y por qué tendría que estar (woh)
And why should I be?


Todos crecimos sin entender
We all grew up without really understanding


Y todavía me siento un anormal
And I still feel like an outsider, like someone who doesn't fit in




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Carlos Alberto Garcia

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