Barco a Venus
Ana Torroja y Miguel Bosé Lyrics

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Dices que siempre estas viajando
Pero me estas engañando
Yo se que tu estas solo
Y que no sales de tu cuarto

Las luces de la calle
Te hacen daño cuando sales
Porque tu mundo es otro

Mucho más oscuro

Déjalo ya sabes
Que nunca has ido
A Venus en un barco

Quieres flotar
Pero lo único que haces
Es hundirte

Sabes que pasas por la vida
Sin salir de tu mentira
Que muchos alimentan
Y que crece día a día

La mafia te persigue
Y te coge la policía
Te encierran y te sueltan
Y todos te dicen

Déjalo ya
Sabes que nunca has ido
A Venus en un barco

Quieres flotar

Pero lo único que haces
Es hundirte

Overall Meaning

The lyrics for Ana Torroja and Miguel Bosé's song "Barco A Venus" depict a person who claims to always be traveling, but is actually lying and spending all their time in their room. The singer implies that this person is lost in their own world, which is darker than the reality of the outside world. The person wants to float, but ultimately only sinks deeper into their own lies and deception. The song suggests that this state is a lonely and miserable existence.

The chorus of the song reinforces the idea that this person will never be able to escape their own self-imposed prison. They have never been to Venus, and they will never experience the feeling of floating freely because they are weighed down by their own dishonesty. Despite this, the singer seems to be urging the person to break free from their cycle of deception and embrace the truth.

One possible interpretation of the lyrics is that they are a metaphor for addiction. The person who claims to always be traveling could be seen as someone who is constantly engaging in destructive behavior, while the idea of Venus as a distant paradise represents the possibility of recovery and healing. The mafia and police mentioned in the song could be seen as obstacles that the addicted person must overcome in order to break free from their addiction.

Line by Line Meaning

Dices que siempre estas viajando
You claim to always be traveling

Pero me estas engañando
But you are deceiving me

Yo se que tu estas solo
I know that you are alone

Y que no sales de tu cuarto
And that you do not leave your room

Las luces de la calle
The lights on the street

Te hacen daño cuando sales
Hurt you when you go out

Porque tu mundo es otro
Because your world is different

Mucho más oscuro
Much darker

Déjalo ya sabes
Leave it, you know

Que nunca has ido
That you have never been

A Venus en un barco
To Venus on a boat