8 Kalacas, a Ska-Core band from Orange County CA, has been playing since 20… Read Full Bio ↴8 Kalacas, a Ska-Core band from Orange County CA, has been playing since 2003. Inspiring youth with their lyrics of revolution and resistance, they quickly rose to the top. Their self-titled album, available on I-Tunes, was a huge success, spreading from the local scenes of Orange County and Los Angeles, all the way to the countries of Germany and Mexico.

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Dime
8 Kalacas Lyrics

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Ya estoy cansado de esta pinche miseria
solo lo que quiero es irme pa la sierra
que estoy cansado de este gobierno ignorante
solo lo que quiero es formar una guerra
recuerdas de esa wassa
quien es su señor
como a de para quien lo practico
aora muertos arriba ala tierra

Nos estamos preparando para una nueva guerra
dime dime dime si tu vas a pelear
dime dime dime si te vas a rajar
dime

dime dime dime
alsa la mano si tu eres mexicano
levanta las armas vamos a pelear
quedate sentadosi eres malinchista
aqui a esos culero los vamos a matar
dime

dime dime dime
este es mexico no seas malinchista
esto es mexico aste zapatista
que estas en mexico vamos a pelear
todos juntos no la van a pelar

te acuerdas de esa maldad
quien nos enseño
que lo tienen que pagar
quien lo practico

y aora todos arriba de la tierra
estamos preparando para una nueva guerra
dime dime dime si tu vas a pelear
dime dime dime si te vas a rajar
dime dime dime

(mexicanos y mexicanas
estamos aqui presentes
para decirles
e informarles
que nuestro gobierno
es un gobierno corrupto
lleno de mierda e injusticia
y asi seguiremos pisoteando
al pueblo mexicano
hasta que nos cansemos
muchas gracias jajaja
y buena suerte)

te acuerdas de esa maldad
quien nos enseño
tienen que pagar
quien lo practico

y aora muertos arriba de la tierra
se estan preparando para una nueva guerra
dime dime dime si tu vas a pelear
dime dime dime si te vas a rajar

dime dime dime dime

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Dime" by 8 Kalacas express frustration and anger towards the Mexican government and a desire for revolution. The opening lines refer to the songwriter being tired of poverty and wishing to go to the mountains, as he is fed up with the ignorance of the government. The lyrics then call for preparations for a new war, asking the listener if they are willing to fight or run away. The chorus repeats the phrase "dime," which means "tell me" in Spanish, and is used to ask the listener if they are willing to fight or not. The song also accuses the government of corruption and injustice, and calls for all Mexicans to band together and fight for their rights.

The song reflects a common theme in Mexican music of social and political criticism and a call for revolution. Many Mexican musicians have used their platform to express frustration with the government, corruption, and poverty. "Dime" specifically references the Zapatista movement, a leftist revolutionary group that emerged in the state of Chiapas in the 1990s.

Line by Line Meaning

Ya estoy cansado de esta pinche miseria
I am tired of the poverty and misery in this place.

solo lo que quiero es irme pa la sierra
All I want is to leave for the mountains.

que estoy cansado de este gobierno ignorante
I am tired of this ignorant government.

solo lo que quiero es formar una guerra
All I want is to start a war.

recuerdas de esa wassa
Do you remember that event?

quien es su señor
Who is in charge of that situation?

como a de para quien lo practico
How did it affect those who were involved?

aora muertos arriba ala tierra
Now they are dead and buried in the ground.

Nos estamos preparando para una nueva guerra
We are getting ready for a new war.

dime dime dime si tu vas a pelear
Tell me, tell me, tell me if you are going to fight.

dime dime dime si te vas a rajar
Tell me, tell me, tell me if you are going to back out.

alsa la mano si tu eres mexicano
Raise your hand if you are Mexican.

levanta las armas vamos a pelear
Pick up your weapons, we're going to fight.

quedate sentado si eres malinchista
Stay seated if you are a traitor to our country.

aqui a esos culero los vamos a matar
We are going to kill those bastards right here.

este es mexico no seas malinchista
This is Mexico, don't be a traitor.

esto es mexico aste zapatista
This is Mexico, you are a Zapatista.

que estas en mexico vamos a pelear
If you are in Mexico, we are going to fight.

todos juntos no la van a pelar
Together, they won't be able to handle us.

te acuerdas de esa maldad
Do you remember that evil act?

tienen que pagar
They have to pay for what they did.

y aora muertos arriba de la tierra
And now they are dead and buried in the ground.

se estan preparando para una nueva guerra
They are getting ready for a new war.

dime dime dime si tu vas a pelear
Tell me, tell me, tell me if you are going to fight.

dime dime dime si te vas a rajar
Tell me, tell me, tell me if you are going to back out.

mexicanos y mexicanas estamos aqui presentes para decirles e informarles que nuestro gobierno es un gobierno corrupto lleno de mierda e injusticia y asi seguiremos pisoteando al pueblo mexicano hasta que nos cansemos muchas gracias jajaja y buena suerte
Mexican men and women are present here to tell you that our government is corrupt and unjust. We will continue to trample on the Mexican people until we are tired. Thank you and good luck.

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